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Newton Chabad Prepares for Move to New Home

Newton Tab

At the Beth Menachem Chabad on Dedham Street in Newton, Massachusetts, the Rebbetzin Nechama Prus, Rabbi Chaim Prus and Fred Chanowski, chairman of the Building Committee, look over blueprints of the almost finished building. The building is 8,500 square feet of usable area and some additional utility space.

Say “Chabad,” and many people likely picture men in dark suits, black hats and long beards. But Beth Menachem Chabad (BMC) in Newton isn’t your father’s Chabad. On any given Saturday, the men arrive ready to pray, dressed in everyday clothing: jeans, corduroys, trousers or suits.

2:00am: Shomrim Apprehend Two for Breaking into Cars

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Jewish woman called Shomrim at 2:00am on Motzai Shabbos after she spotted two Black men in her car on Carroll Street. Through amazing collaboration between the NYPD and Shomrim the two were apprehended and arrested – later discovering that they were responsible for multiple break-ins that same night.

Water Ferries Not Welcoming for Hasidic Families

NY Post

Hermann Schwartz and his brood are among many large Orthodox families angry that East River ferries have a kid limit.

It’s the many-child-left-behind policy. Furious Hasidic parents claim the 25-child limit on the new East River ferries is unfair — because it can’t accommodate their extra-large broods.

Jews and Politics: Is Libya a Just War?

by Avi Lesches

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” (Abraham Lincoln)

Over the past few weeks a dozen or so congressional leaders have sued the President in federal court for violating the War Powers Act. The War Powers Act allows the President to commit troops overseas for 90 days; should the President want a continued military presence, he would need a declaration of war from Congress.

Sicko Murderer Tried to Kidnap Other Children

NY Post

SCARY BLOCK: A woman who lives in the home at left — three doors from Levi Aron’s on the right, where the admitted killer butchered Leiby Kletzky — says he tried to grab her son, too.

A woman who lives three doors down from “the Butcher of Brooklyn” said yesterday that the madman had tried to kidnap her young son right off their block, but that she scared him away with her screams.

WSJ Article Highlights Tension Between Shomrim and NYPD

Esther Kletzky, the mother of Leiby, first call was not to the police, frantic and worried after her child went missing her first call was to the Boro Park Shomrim, the local neighborhoods Jewish volunteer patrol.

Chabad House Growth Traced to Energetic Teens

With minimal effort, Chabad of Tampa has managed to increase attendance and participation at events and services. Simply by enrolling in CTeen, Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch’s national teen program, not only have they attracted numerous teenagers to the Chabad House, but they have also drawn in their parents and families.

AGAIN: Bochur Beaten in 770 by Tzfatis

Schneur Pugatch (inset), on the background of past Tzfati violence. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A Bochur was beaten yesterday in 770 while davening Shacharis by a Tzfati bochur. He was grabbed by his ear and slapped across the face, while others just watched and did not intervene. Hanholo refused to comment or take action.