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News about Chabad-Lubavitch Dedicate an email <> � <> Downgraded Quickly, Irene's Punch Not as Strong as Feared By Joshua Runyan East Coast Cleans Up and Dries Out After Irene Residents all along the American East Coast cleaned up and dried out Sunday and Monday as power returned and the waters subsided after the first hurricane to strike the mainland United States since 2008 fizzled into oblivion in the North Atlantic. Post Comment  |  Read Story As Sabbath Approached, Hurricane Bore Down As authorities extended hurricane warnings up the Eastern Seaboard in advance of the slow-moving, but strong Hurricane Irene, thousands of people began evacuating from low-lying coastal areas along New York's Long Island, in Lower Manhattan, on the New Jersey shore, down the Delmarva Peninsula, and across the outer banks of North Carolina. Post Comment  |  Read Story Determination Prevails Amidst Rocket Attacks Israelis in the country's vast southern desert and along the coast are preparing for the long haul amidst a seemingly endless barrage of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Post Comment  |  Read Story Jewish Classes Gain Popularity at University of Wisconsin Since Rabbi Mendel and Henya Matusof moved to campus in 2005, it's just as common to find Jewish students studying for their final exams as delving into a classical work of Jewish thought. Post Comment  |  Read Story Talk of the Planet Traditional Jewish Wedding Signals Return to Historic German City After a spell of more than 70 years without such a Jewish celebration as a traditional wedding, the ancient German city of Speyer witnessed the wedding of two Jewish students beside the community's historic synagogue and ritual bath. Western Massachusetts Schools Embark on Leadership Curriculum Students, teachers and administrative staff at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow, Mass., will embark on a new curriculum component that educators say will help students be effective in their lives, achieve their goals, and become competent, confident leaders. Italian News Crew Records Special Citron Harvest Italian television station RAI sent a news crew to the citron orchards supervised by Rabbi Shmuel Rodal and Moshe Lazar of Milan to cover operations at the Calabria fields that produce some of the finest fruit used by Jewish worshippers during Sukkot. More News Briefs   Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Days of Awe, Days of Joy Chassidic Insights into the Festivals of the Month of Tishrei. By Rabbi Eli Friedman Price: $24.95 SALE: $22.45 More from Chabad.org • Society & Living • Lifecycles • Daily Life • Jewish Holidays • Ideas & Beliefs • Spirituality • Parshah • Audio Classes • Video • Women • News • Kids • Calendar • Daily Study • Find A Center • Donate • Ask the Rabbi • Contact Us • Subscribe Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy