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Mayor David Dinkins (center) and Deputy Mayor Bill Lynch (second from left) at the scene of the 1991 Crown Heights riots. De Blasio was Lynch’s pointman during the crisis.

Daily News: De Blasio Had Front Row Seat to Riots

It was a wrenching conflict that tore at the city’s fabric. The four days of violence known as the Crown Heights riots exposed a deep racial divide and arguably cost Mayor David Dinkins his reelection. A young City Hall aide named Bill de Blasio — today, the overwhelming front-runner for mayor — had a front-row seat to the crisis.

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New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Among the Rabbis arrested by the FBI in the ‘Forced Gittin for Agunos’ scandal that has captivated the nation is a young Crown Heights husband and father, a Dayan and Sofer who is experienced in Hilchos Gittin.

Appeal for Young Father Caught Up in Get Scandal

Among the Rabbis arrested by the FBI in the ‘Forced Gittin for Agunos’ scandal that has captivated the nation is a young Crown Heights husband and father, a Dayan and Sofer who is experienced in Hilchos Gittin.

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JEM Continues the Miracles

One year ago, when JEM released the video “A Glimpse Through the Veil,” it quickly became the fastest-selling of JEM’s ‘My Encounter with the Rebbe’ videos. A year later, a series of eight stories of the Rebbe are delivered in volume 2.

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Weekly Living Torah Video: Exceptional Soldiers

Mr. Yosef Lautenberg was injured in the battle for Jerusalem in 1948, and among the founders of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization. In 1976, he led the Israeli delegation, made up in large part by injured IDF veterans, to the Paralympics in Toronto, and decided to bring the group to New York to visit with the Rebbe.

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Court Affirms Zablo Ruling, Punts on Control of CHK

Two rulings issued by the Zablo Beis Din were upheld in a supreme court ruling this past Tuesday, but other claims regarding the control and operation of the Crown Heights Vaad HaKashrus were sent back to the Zablo. Among the issues yet to be resolved by the Zablo are the validity of R. Braun’s Smicha, as well as control of the Vaad Hakashrus, which for the time being will remain under the control of Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba.

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7 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Shlaime and Etty Mochkin
375 Crown St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]

Chaim and Malky (nee Haberman) Ostrov
719 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.]

Shmulik and Chayala (nee Golomb) Raices
1219 President St. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.]

Shaya and Shaina  (nee Gershowitz)  Gopin
444 Crown St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]

Dovid and Michal Zelman
612 Eastern Pkwy. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.]

Berel and Sheindel (nee Fajnland) Yarmush
799 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]

Levi and Rishi Raichik
1241 Carroll St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]

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Op-Ed: Pew Asked the Wrong Questions

Pew asked the wrong questions. First, its claims that the numbers of orthodox have dropped over the decades fly in the face of reality. Walk the streets of Pico/Robertson in Los Angeles, North Miami Beach or Flatbush in Brooklyn. Thirty or forty years ago it was tough to find a few religious Jews, and today these neighborhoods are bursting with young religious families. In 1975 there was one large orthodox synagogue in Pico/Robertson and a handful of small ones. Today there are ten times as many congregations, large and small.

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by David Eliezrie - Times of Israel

Shabbos at the Besht: Facing Life’s Tests

This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic: Reflections on the Akeida – Facing life’s tests with dignity. Please note: The Besht will be Davening at a new location: Turk’s Catering Hall – 822 Empire Blvd. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.]

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