Sephardic Hachnasat Sefer Torah At Yeshiva Darchei TorahA buoyant crowd comprised of hundreds of rabbeim, talmidim, Yeshiva families and distinguished guests welcomed a new Sephardic Sefer Torah to Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York last Sunday, the first event of its kind in the yeshiva’s history.

Fire At Chabad World Headquarters, 770 Eastern Parkway [VIDEOS & PHOTOS]There was a small fire at Chabad World Headquarters on Friday morning.
The FDNY was called to 770 Eastern Parkway just after 9:30AM, after the smell of fire and smoke was seen in the basement of the building.
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EPA Proposes Rewrite Of Rules On Lead Contamination In WaterThe Trump administration on Thursday proposed a rewrite of rules for dealing with lead pipes contaminating drinking water, but critics say the changes appear to give water systems decades more time to replace pipes leaching dangerous amounts of toxic lead.
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Germany Probes Synagogue Suspect, Pledges Better SecurityGerman investigators puzzled Thursday over how the suspect in a botched attack on a synagogue on Judaism’s holiest day managed to amass at least 4 kilograms (nearly 9 pounds) of explosives and acquire four firearms, an arsenal they said he planned to use in a massacre.

 Jewish Psychologist Murdered During Yom Kippur Home InvasionWell-known psychologist and community member from the Jewish community of Johannesburg, Dr. Miriam Wilks, 69, was R”L stabbed and killed during a home invasion incident that took place on Yom Kippur.
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Cracks Were Found In A Key Structural Part On 38 Boeing JetsInspections of some older Boeing jets have turned up structural cracks in more than three dozen of them, raising a new safety issue for the company, which is already dealing with two deadly crashes involving a newer version of the same plane.
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Iran Says Oil Tanker Struck By Missiles Off Saudi ArabiaTwo missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S.
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Move To Rochester – Don’t Take Our Word For It, Read Testimonials From New Rochester FamiliesBaruch Hashem 30 new families have moved to Rochester since we began our marketing program back in the spring of 2015. 
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NYC Sues Online E-Cigarette Vendors Over Sales To Under-21sNew York City has filed a federal lawsuit against 22 online e-cigarette sellers, accusing them of selling their products to residents under the age of 21, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday.
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US Urges Shared Decisions With Pain Patients Taking OpioidsU.S. health officials are again warning doctors against abandoning chronic pain patients by abruptly stopping their opioid prescriptions.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services instead urged doctors to share such decisions with patients.

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