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by Jacob Immanuel Schochet

Rabbi Dr. Jacob Immanuel Schochet

Greeting and blessing. Regarding the recent controversy surrounding a book released by Shmuley Boteach entitled ‘Kosher J’ I am writing this letter to express my authoritative view in response to those who have sought my opinion on this matter.

“It Is Forbidden for Anyone to Buy or Read This Book”

by Jacob Immanuel Schochet

Rabbi Dr. Jacob Immanuel Schochet

Greeting and blessing. Regarding the recent controversy surrounding a book released by Shmuley Boteach entitled ‘Kosher J’ I am writing this letter to express my authoritative view in response to those who have sought my opinion on this matter.

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Moshe Noginski (Boston, MA) to Esther Colton (Yerushalayim)
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Yehuda Leib Staal (Chicago, IL) to Yocheved Brook (Coral springs, FL) L’Chaim: Monday, Sept. 29th, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
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Mendel Hazan (Rome, Italy) to Chana Shemtov (Bucks County, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Shua Slavin (S. Clemente, CA) to Toby Marlow (N. Miami Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
New Engagement!

Menachem Faygen (Crown Heights) to Chana Boyarskiy (Chicago, IL)
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Sarale Cohen from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachar: 1525 President St.
Baby Boy!

Schneur Zalman and Chana (nee Kosofsky) Heber from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachar: at 394 Kingston Ave
Baby Boy!

Motty and Rivky (nee Berkowitz) Sternberg from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 394 Kingston Ave
New Engagement!

Ari Havlin (Frankfurt, Germany) to Raizel Vigler (Flatbush, Brooklyn) L’Chaim: Motzei Shabbos Shuva, Sept. 27th, 9:00pm at 3315 Ave N, Brooklyn
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Zevi and Musy (nee Fradkin) New from S. Diego, CA had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Leiby and Mushka (nee Moscowitz) Brikman from Montreal, Canada had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Kulski (Paris, France) to Ro’hie Halperin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
New Engagement!

Chmouel Lézeirovitch (Netanya, EY) to Haya Bitton (Paris, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The French Shul 471 East New York Ave
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Menachem Farkash (Issaquah, WA) to Maya Rozenson (Jerusalem, EY) L’Chaim: Sunday, Sept. 14th, 8:00pm at The JCM Downstairs
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Yosef Aharon Karpilovsky (Toronto, CA) to Chayale Silberstein (London, UK)
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Zevi Granat (Edgware, UK) to Sophie Dubin (Baltimore, MD)
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Mordechai Lubecki (Paris, France) to Iscah Sarah Andrea (Jalisco, Mexico)

New ‘Torah in 10’ Video Series Launched

By Esther Ita Hirschhorn

Kol Menachem is excited and proud to announce the launch of a video series in response to the critical acclaim of Rabbi Chaim Miller’s new Lifestyle Prayers for Friday Night companion. The overwhelming and moving feedback from readers across the globe has inspired this new venture.

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Dr. Levi Reiter (left) is a Professor of Audiology at Hofstra University (right) in Long Island.

Crown Heights [CHI] — Professor of Audiology at Hofstra University, Dr. Levi A. Reiter, together with the collective creative genius of the engineers at Persona Medical Inc., have applied the latest technological developments in digital technology to the creation of the world’s most Sabbath friendly hearing aid.

Professor Invents Shabbos-Friendly Hearing Aid

Dr. Levi Reiter (left) is a Professor of Audiology at Hofstra University (right) in Long Island.

Crown Heights [CHI] — Professor of Audiology at Hofstra University, Dr. Levi A. Reiter, together with the collective creative genius of the engineers at Persona Medical Inc., have applied the latest technological developments in digital technology to the creation of the world’s most Sabbath friendly hearing aid.

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Photos: Shliach Crowned Chief Rabbi of Hamburg

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Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Hamburg, Germany, was officially coronated as the Rov of the city in an emotional and historic ceremony. An international contingency of Rabbonim and family members, including Rabbi Mordechai Bistritzsky of Kiryas Chabad Tzfas, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Rabbi Aryeh Goldberg, Rabbi Yonah Metzger and more, arrived in Hamburg for the event.

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Mrs. Fruma Schapiro to Deliver Keynote Address

For over 20 years, Mrs. Fruma Schapiro and her husband have connected to Jews around the North Shore of Sydney, Australia and brought the light of Yiddishkeit into their lives. If you were to walk into the Chabad House of the North Shore today, you might see Mrs. Schapiro teaching pre- or post-Bas Mitzvah lessons, giving shiurim to women of any age, fielding calls from parents in her preschool, or counseling visitors in need of guidance or a listening ear.

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ABC News Australia

Artist's impression of the phosphate plant proposed near Mount Isa.

A mining company owned by Joseph Gutnick has accused Mount Isa Mayor John Molony of standing in the way of a billion-dollar phosphate project in north-west Queensland, Australia.

Mayor Accused of Vendetta Against Yossel Gutnick

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Artist’s impression of the phosphate plant proposed near Mount Isa.

A mining company owned by Joseph Gutnick has accused Mount Isa Mayor John Molony of standing in the way of a billion-dollar phosphate project in north-west Queensland, Australia.

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