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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.

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.

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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!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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10 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Tzvi and Rikki (nee Gurevitch) Altein (Crown Heights)
555 Crown St. #3H [between Albany and Kingston Aves]

Boruch Dovid and Tzippy (nee Astulin) Leider
720 Lefferts Ave [between Troy and Albany Aves]

Yehuda and Brynie (nee Caplan) Silverstein
1263 Carroll St [between New York and Brooklyn Aves]

Shmulie and Bracha (nee Minsky) Lokshin
In the Shul at Mountain Lodge Estates

Uriel and Shevy Vigler
Marriott Hotel, 410 E. 92nd St New York, NY

Nachman and Chayala Segal (Staten Island, NY)

Daniel and Mimi (nee Goldberg) Eleff
2200 Kerwin Rd Cleveland, OH 44121

Levi and Chani (nee Kaplan) Druk (Baltimore, MD)

Berel and Chaya Wolvovsky (Sillver Spring, MD)

Josh and Debbie Feigelstock (Los Angeles, CA)

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Site of Holy Ark Uncovered in Excavations

Lubavitch.com

Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius (left) looks on as a student from Beis Menachem recites a prayer. At the student’s right is MP Emmanuel Zingeris who inspired the excavation. At his left is Chabad-Lubavitch representative to Lithuania, Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky.

Lithuanian Prime Minister Visits Excavations

VILNIUS, Lithuania — The site of the Aron Kodesh, or Holy Ark of The Great Synagogue of Vilnius dating back to the end of the 16th century, was recently uncovered in the excavations of this historically significant synagogue. Lithuania’s Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visited the site Friday to view the synagogue’s excavated fragments and attend as 25 Jewish Lithuanian students of the local Beis Menachem school prayed there.

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Op-Ed: Standing at Leibby’s Funeral

Standing at the funeral last night my mind was flooded with thoughts. There was just too much to think about, what happened is incomprehensible and it defies logic. In the midst of thousands of people who came to respect the young boy there was a collective sorrow and our hearts were at a proverbial half mast. An innocent child was literally butchered. What a nightmare. There were sobs throughout the ceremony, many coming from people who did not know the boy as the tragedy shook our innermost being and our core. Life is so precious; we know that through being a parent and a sibling, and we know that as we see youngsters grow and celebrate life. There are so many joys throughout life. But then there was this. Our heart as human beings is hurting badly.

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