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Lubavitch.com

Five hundred Jews, many wearing armbands with the Star of David, marched on Rostov-on-Don yesterday, August 12, in remembrance of the Zmievskaya Balka massacre. The men, women and youth followed the same route that the Jews of Rostov in southern Russia were forced by the Nazis to march on August 11-12 in 1942 where 27,000 people, among them also Soviet citizens, were murdered at a ravine on the edge of the city.

Jews March on Rostov to Remember Massacre

Lubavitch.com

Five hundred Jews, many wearing armbands with the Star of David, marched on Rostov-on-Don yesterday, August 12, in remembrance of the Zmievskaya Balka massacre. The men, women and youth followed the same route that the Jews of Rostov in southern Russia were forced by the Nazis to march on August 11-12 in 1942 where 27,000 people, among them also Soviet citizens, were murdered at a ravine on the edge of the city.

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Uriel and Mushky (nee Dubov) Hillel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Dovid and Chaya (nee Gordon) Drizin from Los Angeles, CA had a baby boy!
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Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
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Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
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Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
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NYC Comptroller Calls on NYPD to Allow Beards

Fishel Litzman, a Hasidic Jew, was barred from entering the police force because he refused to shave his beard. He has filed a civil-rights lawsuit against the police department.

City Comptroller John C. Liu today called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reform NYPD policy to allow Orthodox Jewish and Sikh officers to serve without having to forsake their beards (and/or turbans).

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Renewing the Mezuzah Ritual

My San Antonio

Isabelle Forman greets Kopel Silberberg, left, and Eli Block, right, as they visit the Forman home to inspect and replace the mezuzahs that traditionally hangs at the entrance of Jewish homes.

Two student rabbis have been visiting San Antonio Jewish homes this past week, inspecting their mezuzahs — a ritual item posted on doorways — and offering to upgrade them for free.

Merkos Shlichus
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Is an IDF Attack Against Iran Imminent?

Yeshiva World News

The speculation in the media and among the so-called experts is mounting as the general consensus points to the likelihood of Israel ordering a military strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities sometime in the fall of 2012, in October. Military analysts are filling the news magazine programs with their analysis and predictions and newspapers are signaling the IAF attack against Iran is only weeks away.

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Op-Ed: Degeneration of Society Due to Lack of Tznius

by Anonymous

I was watching online the dedication of the new Chabad center in Kiryat Arbah named for the daughter of the shluchim there, Chaya Mushka Attiah, a”h. Besides shedding quite a few tears as I watched Chaya Mushka’s father dance with the sefer Torah and as I heard his voice break as he spoke a few words, suddenly a thought came to my mind: If a little girl could give up her life for the inyan of tznius, how much more so must we all make a huge effort to increase in tznius within ourselves, our children, our communities.

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Roving Rabbis Visit the North State

Chico News & Review

Shlomie Kagan, left, and Mendel Karczag ask passersby in downtown Chico, California, “Are you Jewish?”

Two wispy-bearded, tall, thin young men wearing long black coats and wide-brimmed hats walked the sidewalk in front of Chronic Tacos in downtown Chico, California on Friday, Aug. 3.

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Fox News

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, right, with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

Mitt Romney, after picking Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday, charges into the final pre-convention stretch giving voters a much sharper picture of where his campaign stands as he hits the reset button on the race.

Mitt Romney Resets Campaign with VP Pick

Fox News

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, right, with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin.

Mitt Romney, after picking Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday, charges into the final pre-convention stretch giving voters a much sharper picture of where his campaign stands as he hits the reset button on the race.

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