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(IsraelNN.com) Details of the tragic aftermath of the terrorist massacre in Mumbai's Chabad House have become available. WARNING: some readers may find the descriptions disturbing. The bodies of Chabad-Lubavitch emissary, Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, and kashrus inspector Aryeh Leibish Teitelbaum, were found in the Mumbai Chabad House library, with holy books in front of them. According to ZAKA emergency service, the body of the Rabbi's wife Rivka was found covered with a tallit, which her husband had managed to cover her with. The bodies of the two other women who were killed along with Rivka Holtzberg were found tied with telephone...

Creating Judaic Hand Weaved Tallit Jewish Prayer Shawls In Israel By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Jerusalem ----July 9 ..... Carine Kleiman first established Shizre Kodesh at the end of 1985 and began weaving her first collection of beautiful hand woven Jewish tallitot early in 1986. Carine already had a background in weaving French style Gobelins tapestries in her father's, Georges Goldsteins, Tapestry studio. This studio was one of the first studios to open in the Arts and Crafts Lane ( Khutzot Hayotzer) located underneath the ancient city walls of Jerusalem and opposite the famous Jaffa Gate. The Torah commands...