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by Surie Herskovics

It is quite shocking that the knee-jerk reaction of the Jewish community is automatically conditioned to be appalled at accusations and feel sorry for the accused without first thinking for even a moment about the horrendous implications for the victim.

Op-Ed: In Support of the Victim

by Surie Herskovics

It is quite shocking that the knee-jerk reaction of the Jewish community is automatically conditioned to be appalled at accusations and feel sorry for the accused without first thinking for even a moment about the horrendous implications for the victim.

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Shalom Assouline (Paris, France) to Bracha Labi (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 9:00pm at 1185 Lincoln Pl
Baby Girl!

Yossi and Mushky (nee Parnes) Teleshevsky from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Esther (nee Fajnland) Scharf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Aharon and Rivka (nee Felberman) Simon from Dallas, TX had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Chaim and Chaya Pape from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Levi and Miri Tenenbaum from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Chanie Mogilevsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moshe and Sarah Spalter from Lake Forest, IL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Itshak Cohen (Versailles, France) to Hanni Sitruk (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Meir Yabra (Crown Heights) to Chaya Spritzer (Monroe Township, NJ) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 8:30pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

David and Elka (nee Boymelgreen) New from Miami, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Mechy and Dini (nee Riechman) Weiss from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Srulik Perlman (Canadensis, PA) to Shoshi Wertheimer (Queens, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Mendel Kopf (Nice, France) to Haya Touitou (Yerres,France)
New Engagament!

Levi Sudak (Edgware, UK) to Muka Sandhaus (Thornhill, Ontario) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Dovid Dworcan (Montreal, Canada) to Mushka Lieberman (West Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Yisroel Meir Kasowitz (Lauderhill/Hollywood, FL) to Sima Steifel (Longmeadow, MA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 6:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs

Op-Ed: Is He Missing or Is He Not?

by Anonymous

I am a member of the volunteer corps organized by Shomrim yesterday in search of Yakov Gourin, the missing French Twin. I penned this op-ed to describe the hardships we experienced over the uncertainty and conflicting reports that emerged from various news outlets over the course of the day, and the potential dangers posed by them.

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Op-Ed: Is Chabad Lubavitch?

by Levi Cooper – Jerusalem Post

Is Chabad Lubavitch? Is Lubavitch Chabad? Are the two terms – “Chabad” and “Lubavitch” – synonymous? Chabad is an acronym; Lubavitch is a town. Chabad represents a hassidic philosophy; Lubavitch the ancestral home of a hassidic court. They are not synonymous. Cryptic though it may sound, Lubavitch is Chabad, but Chabad is not only Lubavitch.

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Op-Ed: Degeneration of Society Due to Lack of Tznius

by Anonymous

I was watching online the dedication of the new Chabad center in Kiryat Arbah named for the daughter of the shluchim there, Chaya Mushka Attiah, a”h. Besides shedding quite a few tears as I watched Chaya Mushka’s father dance with the sefer Torah and as I heard his voice break as he spoke a few words, suddenly a thought came to my mind: If a little girl could give up her life for the inyan of tznius, how much more so must we all make a huge effort to increase in tznius within ourselves, our children, our communities.

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by Dovid Efune - Algemeiner

Two years ago, following the release of the Jerusalem Post’s first list of the world’s 50 most influential Jews, I was inspired to initiate an annual list of my own. Not of Jews, but of non- Jews, specifically those who are most positively influencing the Jewish future.

Op-Ed: Top 10 Non-Jews Influencing the Jewish Future

by Dovid Efune – Algemeiner

Two years ago, following the release of the Jerusalem Post’s first list of the world’s 50 most influential Jews, I was inspired to initiate an annual list of my own. Not of Jews, but of non- Jews, specifically those who are most positively influencing the Jewish future.

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Op-Ed: Taking Stock of Where We Stand

by Anonymous

There is a tendency within Chabad to be quick to call out and put down another sector of the orthodox community when something is being done within Chabad that one may not approve of. For example, a report on someone taking a hard stance on Tznius usually results in comments such as “who do you think we are, Satmar?”

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by Morton A. Klein

Mitt Romney at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been assailed for saying at a fundraiser in Jerusalem that “culture” plays a large part in Israel's superior “economic vitality” over the Palestinians, just as it does “between other countries that are near or next to each other. Chile and Ecuador, Mexico and the United States.” For this commonsensical statement of the obvious, he has been pilloried, not least by the Palestinian Authority's Saeb Erekat, who described his remarks as “racist.”

Op-Ed: Israel’s Economic Success Due to Culture

by Morton A. Klein

Mitt Romney at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been assailed for saying at a fundraiser in Jerusalem that “culture” plays a large part in Israel’s superior “economic vitality” over the Palestinians, just as it does “between other countries that are near or next to each other. Chile and Ecuador, Mexico and the United States.” For this commonsensical statement of the obvious, he has been pilloried, not least by the Palestinian Authority’s Saeb Erekat, who described his remarks as “racist.”

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Jews in Sports: Modern-Day Moses

by Yossi Goldstein

Sir Ludwig Guttmann

Through the glorious grandeur that is the Modern Day Olympiad, and, more specifically so, its Opening Ceremony, the world as a whole recently embarked on what is sure to be a fun-filled and exciting next couple of athletics-viewing weeks.

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by Dovid Efune - Algemeiner

Mitt Romney posts a note in a crack in the Western Wall.

Comments have been circulating, accusing Mitt Romney of ‘disrespect’ and poor choice in selecting Tisha Be’Av, a day of national Jewish mourning over the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, for his photo-op tour of the Jewish State. Frankly, I personally can’t think of a better day for him to visit.

Op-Ed: Romney Picked the Right Day to Visit Israel

by Dovid Efune – Algemeiner

Mitt Romney posts a note in a crack in the Western Wall.

Comments have been circulating, accusing Mitt Romney of ‘disrespect’ and poor choice in selecting Tisha Be’Av, a day of national Jewish mourning over the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, for his photo-op tour of the Jewish State. Frankly, I personally can’t think of a better day for him to visit.

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by Sarah Schochet

Just as there is a mitzvah to eat, there is a mitzvah to take care of your health. The Torah states, “Guard yourself and guard your soul very much (Deut. 4:9)” and “You shall guard yourselves very well (Deut. 4:15).” The Sages explain that these verses refer to the mitzvah of protecting one's physical health.

Op-Ed: The Importance of Exercise

by Sarah Schochet

Just as there is a mitzvah to eat, there is a mitzvah to take care of your health. The Torah states, “Guard yourself and guard your soul very much (Deut. 4:9)” and “You shall guard yourselves very well (Deut. 4:15).” The Sages explain that these verses refer to the mitzvah of protecting one’s physical health.

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Op-Ed: Crown Heights Needs an Old-Age Home

by Anonymous

The Crown Heights Community can be justifiably proud in the wonderful work of Hafatzus Hamayinus that they do worldwide. A prime example is your recent article of photographer Meir Alfasi, who traveled to the mountains of Bolivia, where he brought Judaism to fellow Yidden some of the most remote places on earth. However, with the many elderly and vulnerable residents that we now have in Crown Heights, one does not have to go to the remotest places on earth to help another Jew.

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Op-Ed: Our Schools Must Teach Derech Eretz

by Anonymous

Recently I took a trip with my nieces and nephews to visit my parents, their grandparents. The kids are two, four, and six years old, which means their enrollment in the Crown Heights school systems has varied from one year to three years, to none. They are sweet children, reminding me of all that is pure and good, and of complete naivety. On this trip, they also reminded me of something else.

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