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by Daniel Estrin - BBC/PRI/WGBH

Last month marked the 17th anniversary of the death of a very influential rabbi. Called simply “The Rebbe,” Menachem Mendel Schneerson was the last leader of the orthodox Jewish Hassidic movement known as Chabad.

The Rebbe’s Anniversary and Legacy

by Daniel Estrin – BBC/PRI/WGBH

Last month marked the 17th anniversary of the death of a very influential rabbi. Called simply “The Rebbe,” Menachem Mendel Schneerson was the last leader of the orthodox Jewish Hassidic movement known as Chabad.

Chabad News
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New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
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!
Forward

Tax credits for property owners who install security cameras. Electronic tracking devices for children to wear. Signs designating storefronts as “safe havens” for lost kids.A number of child-safety proposals have been floated in the wake of the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.

One proposal might stand out to New York State residents as a commonsense initiative: mandatory background checks and fingerprinting for private school employees.

Should Yeshiva Staff Face Mandatory Fingerprinting?

Forward

Tax credits for property owners who install security cameras. Electronic tracking devices for children to wear. Signs designating storefronts as “safe havens” for lost kids.A number of child-safety proposals have been floated in the wake of the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn’s Boro Park neighborhood.

One proposal might stand out to New York State residents as a commonsense initiative: mandatory background checks and fingerprinting for private school employees.

Jewish News
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AP

Jimmy McMillan

A candidate who ran for New York governor because “the rent is too high” says he’s being evicted from his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment because his landlord wants to charge a new tenant more.

‘Rent Too High’ Candidate Faces Eviction

AP

Jimmy McMillan

A candidate who ran for New York governor because “the rent is too high” says he’s being evicted from his rent-controlled Manhattan apartment because his landlord wants to charge a new tenant more.

NYC News
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Moscow Yeshiva Graduates 40 New Shochtim

FJC

The Machon Ran Yeshiva of Moscow has conducted its final exams, culminating in the graduation of new shochtim and rabbis. This past week, 40 graduates received certification as shochtim and are now qualified for the kosher slaughter of poultry and cattle. These same young men also received their rabbinic ordination.

Chabad News
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CrownHeightsWatch, a website whose stated mandate is to expose predators in living in Crown Heights, and who first exposed the actions of accused child molester Moshe Keller, released a letter condemning the Vaad Hakohol for ignoring the Beis Dins letter encouraging victims to go to the authorities.

Letter: “It’s Disheartening that the Vaad Is Scaring [Victims] into Silence

CrownHeightsWatch, a website whose stated mandate is to expose predators in living in Crown Heights, and who first exposed the actions of accused child molester Moshe Keller, released a letter condemning the Vaad Hakohol for ignoring the Beis Dins letter encouraging victims to go to the authorities.

Communal Matters
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DNA

Illustration Photo

As many as 200 undercover NYPD cars are on the streets without proper Department of Motor Vehicle registrations because of a bizarre battle with the city’s Finance Department over $1 million in unpaid tickets owed by cops, DNAinfo.com has learned.

NYPD Owes $1 Million in Unpaid Tickets; Senator Schumer’s Car Towed

DNA

Illustration Photo

As many as 200 undercover NYPD cars are on the streets without proper Department of Motor Vehicle registrations because of a bizarre battle with the city’s Finance Department over $1 million in unpaid tickets owed by cops, DNAinfo.com has learned.

NYC News
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On Sunday, Chof-daled Sivan, June 26, 2011, members of Anash of Los Angeles joined with friends and supporters of the Yeshivas Bais Toras Menachem for a Tribute Reception celebrating the unique institution of higher learning’s completion of its third successful year.

Bais Torahs Menachem Readies for a 4th Year

On Sunday, Chof-daled Sivan, June 26, 2011, members of Anash of Los Angeles joined with friends and supporters of the Yeshivas Bais Toras Menachem for a Tribute Reception celebrating the unique institution of higher learning’s completion of its third successful year.

Chabad News
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by Rishe Groner - Chabad.org

University of Minnesota. Inset: New Chabad House at “fraternity row”

Dominated by fraternity housing, university buildings and student services, University of Minnesota’s “fraternity row” hasn’t seen a building change hands in more than 17 years. But this fall, the frat houses in the aptly-named “Dinkytown, USA,” will make way for a new type of home: a Chabad House.

Minnesota Jewish Center Moving to Prime University Location

by Rishe Groner – Chabad.org

University of Minnesota. Inset: New Chabad House at “fraternity row”

Dominated by fraternity housing, university buildings and student services, University of Minnesota’s “fraternity row” hasn’t seen a building change hands in more than 17 years. But this fall, the frat houses in the aptly-named “Dinkytown, USA,” will make way for a new type of home: a Chabad House.

Shlichus
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In His Own Hand, a Suspect’s Account of a Grisly Crime. [Update: Killer’s Handwritten Confession Added]

New York Times

Levi Aron at his arraignment

“My name is Levi Aron,” the writer began. Then, in small, distinct print, and in short prosaic sentences on one full page of lined paper he submitted to the police, Mr. Aron told the story of how he had kidnapped, killed and systematically dismembered an 8-year-old boy who had gotten lost one afternoon in Brooklyn on the way back from camp and had sought his help.

Jewish News
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