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Chanoch Henoch and Chaya Mushka (nee Goldstein) Junik (Chicago, IL)

Shliach Discovers First Namesake of the Rebbe’s Father
This past Shabbos, Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad of Southwest Florida, called up an unfamiliar face in Shul for an Aliyah. When he asked the man his Hebrew name, he replied Levi Yitzchok ben Chaim Yosef Dovid.

Canadian Prime Minister Vows to Stand by Israel
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke fiercely in defense of Israel Monday, accusing critics of anti-Semitism, vowing to stand with the country, and drawing heckles from two legislators who eventually stormed out of his speech to the Knesset.

Chabad of Berlin to Display Nuremberg Documents
Documents from the Nuremberg Trials recently found in a flea market in Israel are to go on display at the Chabad Jewish Educational Center in Berlin.

Children of Single Mothers Treated to Day of Fun
This past Sunday, Jan 19th (18 Shvat), My Extended Family held its 2nd event under the leadership of Rabbi Yoseph Vigler at Mayan Yisroel of Flatbush. My Extended Family is a new division of Mayan Yisroel, and was created to become a support group for frum single mothers and their children in the 5 boroughs.

Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Tuesday, January 21, to faciitate snow preparation. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Winter Storm to Hit NYC With 10 Inches of Snow
A winter storm headed for our area could dump up to 10 inches of snow in New York City and even more on parts of Long Island, bringing along with it a blast of arctic winter weather that is expected to freeze the region for nearly a week.

Op-Ed: The Warped Perspective on Tznius
It seems that there has been much written about Tznius over the years and, in most cases, it has to do with skirt length, head covering and various rabbis professing to know the thoughts of G-d. And yet, with all that has been written, so few seem to fully “get” what Tznius is.

Turn Signal Adds Safety at Eastern Parkway Intersection
This past Rosh Hashanah, a horrific accident at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Ave. left two female Tishrei visitors severely injured. The accident was subsequently blamed on an eastbound traveling SUV that tried to complete a left turn onto Kingston Ave., only to be t-boned by a sedan traveling westbound along the parkway.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Shira Levin, 2, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Shira Levin, OBM, the 2-year-old daughter of a Chabad family in Safsufa, a small town in northern Israel.

Supermarket Aisles Named for Crown Heights Streets
Over the past few months the KosherTown Supermarket has undergone a major renovation and refresh, with the addition of a charming touch: the aisles are now named after Crown Heights’ streets and Avenues.
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Choni and Kayla (nee Perlstein) Kazen (Montreal, Canada)

Tuesday Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Canceled
The Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive scheduled for Tuesday afternoon and evening has been canceled due to the weather.

Seminars on Family Purity Leave Tourists Inspired
Last week, the popular Chabad lecturer Mrs. Nathalie Riess gave a series of seminars and workshops on Taharas Hamishpacha for groups of young female tourists from Brazil and Argentina in Tzfas, Israel.

Jews in Sports: Literary and Ice Worlds Collide
The road to National Hockey League fame and glory is often pock-marked by a myriad of stories among prospects and players alike in the manner for how each reached the summit of the ice sport, sprinkled in with a few interesting tidbits along the way.

Dismembered Wild Pig Left at Chabad House Door
The remains of a slaughtered wild boar were left on the steps of the Chabad of Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt synagogue, north of Paris, on Saturday, the SPCJ, Service de Protection de la Communauté Juive, said on Facebook.
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Shua and Shterna Sara (nee Notik) Rosenstein (New Haven, CT)