Hurricane Katrina was the big draw at the 25th annual Chabad telethon, which raised $6.2 million for Chabad West Coast institutions. Celebrity guests and Chabad rabbis from the Gulf Coast implored donors during Sunday’s eight-hour live broadcast to add to their pledges to help hurricane victims through Chabad’s emergency relief program.
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