By COLlive and news wires
The cities of New York and Washington remain on alert Sunday as authorities say there is a “credible” terror threat as the nation marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks.
There has been no reported terrorist activity in the cities, but security has been greatly increased in both sites of the Sept. 11, 2001 deadly terrorist attacks by al-Qaida.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are in New York for a major memorial service at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site where the Twin Towers fell.
At Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn no vehicles are allowed near 770 Eastern Parkway all day.
“There is no specific threat (to 770). This is a only precautionary safety measure,” a Lubavitch official told COLlive.com Sunday.
Chabad Houses around the country are marking the day with various programs and activities, all dedicated to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks in New York, Washington, and when Flight 93 crashed in Shanksville, PA.
For Rabbi Sholom Leverton, director of Chabad of the Windsors in West Windsor, NJ, the commemoration of 9/11 is not only an opportunity to remember those who were murdered, but to serve as a reminder of the collective responsibility to bring as much light into the world.
“Because of our close proximity to New York City, for many people in this community the pain and the loss is personal,” Leverton told Chabad.org.
He is scheduled to deliver an invocation at a public memorial service Sept. 11 at Ronald R. Rogers Arboretum in West Windsor Township.
West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh will be at attendance at the event.
“We don’t get rid of darkness by confronting it head-on,” proffers Leverton. “We get rid of darkness by doing good and creating a sense of spirituality and holiness in the world, and then the darkness vanishes on its own.”
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