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by Mindy Rubenstein - Chabad.org

Illustration photo: A S. Francisco group opposed to circumcision tried to outlaw the practice by bringing the question up for a referendum.

A proposed ban on circumcision failed a legal test Thursday as a S. Francisco judge, ruling that the initiative conflicted with a state law prohibiting local governments from regulating doctors, struck the item from the upcoming municipal ballot.

City’s Defense of Jewish Community a Factor as Circumcision Ban Falls

by Mindy Rubenstein – Chabad.org

Illustration photo: A S. Francisco group opposed to circumcision tried to outlaw the practice by bringing the question up for a referendum.

A proposed ban on circumcision failed a legal test Thursday as a S. Francisco judge, ruling that the initiative conflicted with a state law prohibiting local governments from regulating doctors, struck the item from the upcoming municipal ballot.

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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!

Brazilian Students Experience Jewish History

by Karen Schwartz – Chabad.org

Jewish students from Brazil toured a Moroccan cemetery as part of a recent European trip.

A group of 120 Jewish students from Brazil wrapped up their international Jewish history tour, poring over a slideshow of their journey amidst clapping and cheers at the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Midtown Manhattan. After travelling through Spain, Portugal, Morocco, France, Italy, Greece and Turkey over the course of three weeks, they spent last weekend in New York, visiting Jewish institutions in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and seeking inspiration and blessings at the Cambria Heights resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.

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The Vadd Hakohol of Crown Heights has broken its silence regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, and that discussion on the internet adds nothing positive.

Vaad Shatters Silence Amid Molestation Allegations

The Vadd Hakohol of Crown Heights has broken its silence regarding the arrest of alleged child molester Moshe Keller. In their letter, which bears the names of all three elected Vaad members, they urge people to remember that he is innocent until proven guilty, and that discussion on the internet adds nothing positive.

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TSA to Debut ‘Israeli-Style’ Airport Screening

Boston Herald

Boston’s TSA screeners — part of a security force whose competency has come under fire nationwide — soon will be carrying out sophisticated behavioral inspections under a first-in-the-nation program that’s already raising concerns of racial profiling, harassment of innocent travelers and longer lines.

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More Than Just Fun at Camp Gan Israel

Swampscott Patch

Rabbi Shmaya Friedman sits back and watches the game of elimination with campers (l). Nika Golinder, 4, and Eli Levy, 4, enjoy playing music during the drum circle (r).

Camp Gan Israel isn’t just a camp where busy parents can send their kids for the summer.

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by Mindy Rubenstein - Chabad.org

Joshua and Robin Berry and their three children in an undated family photo.

Jarred by the news of a Houston family shattered in the blink of an eye in a West Texas car accident, thousands of people from all over the world have rallied to support the three orphaned children.

Support Pours in After Traffic Accident Rips Apart Texas Family

by Mindy Rubenstein – Chabad.org

Joshua and Robin Berry and their three children in an undated family photo.

Jarred by the news of a Houston family shattered in the blink of an eye in a West Texas car accident, thousands of people from all over the world have rallied to support the three orphaned children.

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