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Daily Archives: July 10, 2006

Santa Barbara News-Press

Santa Barbara, CA - Rock climbing and bicycle riding can be tricky in a floor-length skirt. A group of teenage girls who belong to Chabad, a Hasidic Jewish group, have learned to get around the obstacles of their faith's dress code requirement.

“We wear pants underneath,” said Devorah Goldberg, one of 46 sophomores on a trek up the West Coast. “You get used to it.”

Hasidic girls take journey of faith

Santa Barbara News-Press

Santa Barbara, CA – Rock climbing and bicycle riding can be tricky in a floor-length skirt. A group of teenage girls who belong to Chabad, a Hasidic Jewish group, have learned to get around the obstacles of their faith’s dress code requirement.

“We wear pants underneath,” said Devorah Goldberg, one of 46 sophomores on a trek up the West Coast. “You get used to it.”

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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
The New York Post
TRUE BLUE: Joel Witriol, 24, had been
on the NYPD's auxiliary force when
he decided to enroll in the academy.
“I figured it's a good future,” he says.
The NYPD has recruited an unorthodox new officer - its first Hasidic cop.

Joel Witriol, a 24-year-old Talmud scholar from Brooklyn, starts his training at the department's Police Academy today. “I realized there were so many things you could do [as a cop] - everything from community service to fighting narcotics,” Witriol said, coming off the heels of a stint with the department's auxiliary police force. “There are a hundred things, and every day is different.”

Witriol has a degree from United Talmudical Seminary in Monroe, where he studied “religious stuff, mostly.”

He's also held part-time jobs doing everything from driving a delivery truck to working for a furniture company.

Meet The New “Jewish Law”

The New York Post
TRUE BLUE: Joel Witriol, 24, had been
on the NYPD’s auxiliary force when
he decided to enroll in the academy.
“I figured it’s a good future,” he says.

The NYPD has recruited an unorthodox new officer – its first Hasidic cop.

Joel Witriol, a 24-year-old Talmud scholar from Brooklyn, starts his training at the department’s Police Academy today. “I realized there were so many things you could do [as a cop] – everything from community service to fighting narcotics,” Witriol said, coming off the heels of a stint with the department’s auxiliary police force. “There are a hundred things, and every day is different.”

Witriol has a degree from United Talmudical Seminary in Monroe, where he studied “religious stuff, mostly.”

He’s also held part-time jobs doing everything from driving a delivery truck to working for a furniture company.

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Photo: Shmais.com

Last week, campers in Camp Gan Yisroel, NY posed for a unique picture in the lineup area in front of the flagpole. As it was President Bush's 60th birthday they lined up in “Happy 60th Mr. President” formation.

CGI NY wishes the President a Happy 60th Birthday

Photo: Shmais.com

Last week, campers in Camp Gan Yisroel, NY posed for a unique picture in the lineup area in front of the flagpole. As it was President Bush’s 60th birthday they lined up in “Happy 60th Mr. President” formation.

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With profound sadness we regret to announce the passing of R' Yosef Boruch Backman in Yerushalayim- Father of R' Sholom, R' Shloma and R' Yona Backman. The Levaya was Motzei Shabbos on Har Hamanuchos.

R' Sholom and Shloma Backman are sitting shiva at 770 Lefferts Avenue, Apt # A-3R
Shacharis 6:50am Mincha 8:00pm Maariv 9:05 pm

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim. Vehukeetzu Veranenu Shochnay Ufur vehu besochom!

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Yosef Boruch Backman OBM

With profound sadness we regret to announce the passing of R’ Yosef Boruch Backman in Yerushalayim- Father of R’ Sholom, R’ Shloma and R’ Yona Backman. The Levaya was Motzei Shabbos on Har Hamanuchos.

R’ Sholom and Shloma Backman are sitting shiva at 770 Lefferts Avenue, Apt # A-3R
Shacharis 6:50am Mincha 8:00pm Maariv 9:05 pm

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim. Vehukeetzu Veranenu Shochnay Ufur vehu besochom!

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