Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York apparently earned admiration among onlookers when earlier this month, he "scaled" a stone wall to get to the Capitol Hill sukkah built by American Friends of Lubavitch. Quoting an unnamed GOP witness, Washington Post columnist and "The Sleuth" blogger Mary Ann Akers writes, perhaps a bit tongue in cheek, that Nadler, who had stomach-reduction surgery five years ago, displayed an "athleticism" worthy of a "pole vaulter." …

Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in Australia held a conference at the Chabad House of the North Shore in Sydney to unveil the latest Rohr Jewish Learning Institute course on Israel, "The Land and the Spirit." Rohr JLI director Rabbi Efraim Mintz and Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of Chabad-Lubavitch, participated via conference call from New York. …

Former Green Bay Packers' lineman Alan Veingrad joined Rabbi Shais Taub, associate director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Wisconsin, in hosting a tailgating party at Sunday's Packers vs. Washington Redskins game at Lambeau Field for eight other men, their children and anyone who wanted to join in the fun. The group, who were featured in Monday's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, held a morning prayer service, feasted on grilled meats and enjoyed the Packers' 17-14 win over Washington...

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