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Today, Wednesday, June 15, between 1:30 and 4:00 PM EST, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri will be hearing the appeal and rendering a life-altering decision in the trial of Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.

2:30pm: Hearing for Sholom M. Rubashkin

Today, Wednesday, June 15, between 1:30 and 4:00 PM EST, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri will be hearing the appeal and rendering a life-altering decision in the trial of Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.

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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle

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JJ Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) to Nechama Solomon (Montreal, Canada)
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Dovid Ezagui (Brooklyn, NY) to Chava Sorkin (Brooklyn, NY)
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Hushi Kot (Tallinn, Estonia) to Chani Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) L’Chaim: Today, Monday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
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Velvel Reikhtman (Montreal, Canada) to Channah Kagan (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
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Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
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Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
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Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
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Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
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Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
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Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
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Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
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Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is now an area that is no longer predominantly black. According to the 2010 census, the black population in Fort Greene and neighboring Clinton Hill shrunk by about one-third over the last 10 years.

Black Population of NYC Shrinks for First Time

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Fulton Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn is now an area that is no longer predominantly black. According to the 2010 census, the black population in Fort Greene and neighboring Clinton Hill shrunk by about one-third over the last 10 years.

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By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes in NYC exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, and motorists plowing through crosswalks. By focusing on one intersection as a case study, this video aims to show our interconnection and shared role in improving the safety and usability of our streets.

Video: Cars, Bikes and Pedestrians – A 3-Way-Street

By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes in NYC exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, and motorists plowing through crosswalks. By focusing on one intersection as a case study, this video aims to show our interconnection and shared role in improving the safety and usability of our streets.

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Governor Cuomo’s To’eiva Marriage Bill Now Just One Vote Shy of Becoming Law in New York State

NY Daily News

Thirty two votes are needed to approve the bill Gov. Cuomo formally introduced on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Sen. Roy McDonald (R-Saratoga) – in a dramatic reversal from his earlier opposition – became the second Republican in as many days to give his blessing to To’eiva marriage, bringing Senate support to 31 votes – Just one vote shy of becoming law in New York.

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Jerusalem Post

For the past three weeks, Lior Finkel hasn’t needed to set an alarm clock – she’s gotten a wake-up SMS at 7 a.m. each day. Finkel, an aide to MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz), and many other parliamentary aides have been receiving daily text messages from an organization whose goal is to encourage Jews to put on tefillin in the morning.

Female Aide to Knesset Complains About Tefilin SMS

Jerusalem Post

For the past three weeks, Lior Finkel hasn’t needed to set an alarm clock – she’s gotten a wake-up SMS at 7 a.m. each day. Finkel, an aide to MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz), and many other parliamentary aides have been receiving daily text messages from an organization whose goal is to encourage Jews to put on tefillin in the morning.

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Mrs. Tanya Dina Jacobson from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her mother Asya Lokshin OBM at 535 Crown St., until Friday afternoon, the 17th of June. Shiva hours are from 11am-10:30pm.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Tanya Dina Jacobson

Mrs. Tanya Dina Jacobson from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her mother Asya Lokshin OBM at 535 Crown St., until Friday afternoon, the 17th of June. Shiva hours are from 11am-10:30pm.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

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Mrs. Basia Wolff from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her mother Perl (Phyllis) Kolk OBM at 1533 President Street, until Sunday morning, the 19th of June.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Basia Wolff

Mrs. Basia Wolff from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her mother Perl (Phyllis) Kolk OBM at 1533 President Street, until Sunday morning, the 19th of June.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

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