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Chabad Shluchim in New Jersey voted to elect 5 members on the state’s Vaad Hashluchim following the passing of Head Shliach, Rabbi Moshe Herson OBM. Full Story

Anticipating a significant expansion this coming year, Yeshivas Tzeirei Hashluchim of Tzfas has purchased an abandoned hotel, which will be renovated and repurposed for the yeshiva’s growing needs. Full Story

Veteran educator Rabbi Zalmy Kudan partners with Merkos 302’s CKids International to launch online staff training platform to empower Gan Israel Camps to address the needs of today’s youth.
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Police and FBI in Colorado are responding to “targeted terror attack” in Boulder, Colorado on Sunday against a gathering raising awareness of the plight of the Israeli hostages in Gaza.
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A catalytic converter was stolen from a parked vehicle early Shabbos morning in Crown Heights.
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Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights was bustling on Erev Shavuos with residents and guests busily preparing for the Yom Tov. Photos

The story about how Rebbetzin Chave Hecht OBM wisely put the political activist Reverend Al Sharpton in his place during a meeting at a hotel in New York, facilitated by the boxing promoter Don King. Full Story

COLlive presents a guest Erev Shavuos gallery by photographer Binyamin Zilberstrom: the sights and scenes of preparations for the Shavuot holiday in the holy city of Jerusalem. Photos, Video

From the COLlive inbox: A resident of Crown Heights who regularly davens at the main shul of 770 Eastern Parkway writes an open letter to the tzedakah collectors and mushulachim who visit from outside the neighborhood. Full Story

The L’Chaim of Sholom Yemini of Los Angeles, CA and Nechama Zukin of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil took place at Chevra Ahavas Yisrael in Crown Heights. Photos