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by a Crown Heights Resident

Dear Reb Moshe Kotlarsky,

First of all, Yasher Koach for all the hard work that you do on a daily basis for all the Shuluchim. You and the Shluchim you care for are a true inspiration for all of us here in Crown Heights.

Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky

by a Crown Heights Resident

Dear Reb Moshe Kotlarsky,

First of all, Yasher Koach for all the hard work that you do on a daily basis for all the Shuluchim. You and the Shluchim you care for are a true inspiration for all of us here in Crown Heights.

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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

Student Fashion Show Celebrates Jewish Femininity

Ever ready to showcase student talent and emphasize Jewish ideas, the Chabad House for Students of the Arts created ‘Inner Expressions,’ a unique student fashion show, to inspire students and the greater Jewish community of Philadelphia about the essence of Jewish femininity. The women-only event took place on Thursday evening, November 17 in the Gershman Y’s Levitt Auditorium, in Center City Philadelphia.

Shlichus
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Judge Linda Reade Ym“s

...to convicted child predator. ”This is one of the most aggravating circumstances and crimes that I've ever seen. This, I must say, is the most depraved I have had for some time," said Linda Reade before the sentencing. Really Linda!? Was Sholom Rubashkin's case that long ago? after all, he must have been equally evil, having received an (almost) equal sentence.

Judge Linda Reade Dishes Out 30 Year Sentence…

Judge Linda Reade Ym“s

…to convicted child predator. ”This is one of the most aggravating circumstances and crimes that I’ve ever seen. This, I must say, is the most depraved I have had for some time,” said Linda Reade before the sentencing. Really Linda!? Was Sholom Rubashkin‘s case that long ago? after all, he must have been equally evil, having received an (almost) equal sentence.

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500 Supporters Celebrate with Chabad of Alaska

The Eighth Annual Auction of Chabad in Alaska has attracted again more than 500 business leaders and government officials thanks to the hard work of the friends of Chabad in Alaska, Gala Co-Chairs, Liz Ashlock and Shani Green. The “Event of the Year” in Alaska took place at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage and raised funds in support of the Esformes Campus in Alaska, which includes Chabad House, Synagogue, School, and Jewish Museum, led by the Shluchim Rabbi Yosef and Esty Greenberg.

Shlichus
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Besht Launches New Weekly Gemara Shiur

Starting today, the Besht Center will be hosting a weekly shiur on Gemara every Tuesday. The Shiur will be given by a renowned Torah scholar, and will be connected to the Parshah of the week. Today’s shiur will be given by Rabbi Shmuel Kuperman, and will be on the subject “Can one transfer ownership of an object which has not yet come into existence?”

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In unseasonably mild weather, The Friendship Circle’s recent Walk 4 Friendship drew more than one thousand participants and raised $430,000 to support its mission of continually cultivating friendships through their wide range of ever-evolving programming. Decked out in bright blue t-shirts, the walkers marched the symbolic 1.5 KM route around Hampstead Park allowing everyone to take part in the fun.

Montreal Unites for Friendship

In unseasonably mild weather, The Friendship Circle’s recent Walk 4 Friendship drew more than one thousand participants and raised $430,000 to support its mission of continually cultivating friendships through their wide range of ever-evolving programming. Decked out in bright blue t-shirts, the walkers marched the symbolic 1.5 KM route around Hampstead Park allowing everyone to take part in the fun.

Chabad News
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Jerusalem Vaad Tznius Member Heading to Prison

Yeshiva World News

The High Court of Justice on Monday, 24 Cheshvan, rejected an appeal filed on behalf of Shmuel Weissfish, a member of the Geula neighborhood’s Vaad HaTznius. Shmuel was convicted of a number of acts of violence in targeting an area business that he deemed unsuitable. He was sentenced to two years imprisonment, which he will be beginning before Chanukah. In addition, he must reimburse the store’s owner for damage to the tune of 50,000 Shekels ($13,300).

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