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From far corners of the Jewish world, the women of Chabad gather in freezing Brooklyn

JL;DR SUMMARY Female Chabad emissaries from over 100 countries convened in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for the annual International Conference of Shluchos. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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KosherJewish EducationChabadJewish OutreachCommunity SupportJewish WomenCrown HeightsShluchosSydney AttackChabad Security

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"It was close to 90 degrees back home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, but Chani Aziza said she was thrilled to be freezing on a sidewalk in Brooklyn."
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
"It was close to 90 degrees back home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, but Chani Aziza said she was thrilled to be freezing on a sidewalk in Brooklyn."
Leeds, United Kingdom
"Kalmenson moved to Leeds, England, three years ago when she was 22 to help lead the Chabad centers youth programs, including five day camp sessions per year."
Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
"While Kalmenson said she had experience helping her parents run the Hebrew school and camps at the Chabad center in Vilnius, Lithuania, she said she had received training from CKids, the Chabad movements youth programming arm."
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
"A month earlier, two gunmen had killed 15 people at a Chabad Hanukkah party in Sydney."
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
"Perel Krasnjansky was 25 when she first moved to Honolulu in 1987 to serve Hawaiis only Chabad center at the time."

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