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‘Lost a brother’: Chabad community vows to press on with outreach after emissary’s killing

JL;DR SUMMARY The Chabad-Lubavitch community is mourning the loss of emissary Zvi Kogan, murdered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, but remains determined to continue its global outreach work. 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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Jewish CommunityChabadChabad LubavitchJewish OutreachSafetyRabbi Menachem Mendel SchneersonAbu DhabiEmissaryZvi KoganGlobal Mission

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
"They murdered the emissary in Abu Dhabi, Glasomitsky said on Monday outside of 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Judaism."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"They murdered the emissary in Abu Dhabi, Glasomitsky said on Monday outside of 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, the world headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Judaism."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Ynon Levi, from Jerusalem, said he met with Kogan while he was visiting New York for a couple of weeks earlier this year."
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"And one of the most traumatic events in recent Chabad history was the murder of the Chabad couple in Mumbai, India, in a 2008 terror attack."
Crown Heights, New York, United States
"But around the world and in Crown Heights, people affiliated with Chabad say they are redoubling their efforts to help Jews fulfill the commandments of Judaism, no matter where they live or travel."
Long Island, New York, United States
"Shlomo Naparstek, from Long Island, said he thought Kogans killing would add to the lessons learned after the Mumbai attack."
New York, United States
"Kogans death had an impact outside the Jewish community in New York, with officials including Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams, Attorney General Letitia James and local lawmakers expressing their sorrow."
New York, United States
"The killing was also reverberating across the Middle East and in Washington, D.C., where it represented a test of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel."

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