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NYC, Still Rattled from Storm, Faces More Snow

NEW YORK CITY [AP] — Another storm is taking aim at New York City, where Mayor Michael Bloomberg is still under fire for slow cleanup of a stubborn winter blast that kept streets clogged for days and delayed trash pickups, causing uncollected garbage to pile up for more than a week.The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for the New York City, plus parts of New Jersey, Connecticut and suburban Long Island, beginning Friday morning. Two to 5 inches of light snow could come overnight Thursday with heavier snow possible Friday into Saturday.

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Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
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Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
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Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
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
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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
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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!
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Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
NY Times
David G. Trager, a federal judge in Brooklyn whose rulings were pivotal in a racially charged case in Crown Heights and in the first civil suit to challenge the Bush administration’s practice of sending terrorism suspects to countries that employ torture, died on Wednesday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 73.

The cause was pancreatic cancer, his wife, Roberta E. Weisbrod, said.

After three decades as a lawyer, state investigation commissioner, federal prosecutor and law school professor and dean, Mr. Trager was named to the United States District Court for the Eastern District by President Bill Clinton in 1993. After assuming senior status in 2006, Judge Trager worked full time until recently. The district encompasses Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

David G. Trager, Judge in Crown Heights Case, Dies at 73

NY Times

David G. Trager, a federal judge in Brooklyn whose rulings were pivotal in a racially charged case in Crown Heights and in the first civil suit to challenge the Bush administration’s practice of sending terrorism suspects to countries that employ torture, died on Wednesday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 73.

The cause was pancreatic cancer, his wife, Roberta E. Weisbrod, said.

After three decades as a lawyer, state investigation commissioner, federal prosecutor and law school professor and dean, Mr. Trager was named to the United States District Court for the Eastern District by President Bill Clinton in 1993. After assuming senior status in 2006, Judge Trager worked full time until recently. The district encompasses Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Jewish News
The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) sends the tenth and final plague upon the Egyptian people and every firstborn in the land of Egypt died.

2. When Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) forewarned Pharaoh about the impending catastrophe that was about to befall him and his people, he told him that the plague would happen “Ki’cha’tzos Ha’lie’lah – at around midnight”.

Rashi explains that the actual prophecy which Moshe Rabbeinu received from Hashem to tell over to Pharaoh was that the plague of the firstborn would happen precisely at midnight, however Moshe Rabbeinu changed the wording to “at around midnight” because if he would say “precisely at midnight” and Pharaoh and his stargazers would make a mistake as to when the exact time of midnight is, they would say that Hashem was late or early (Heaven Forbid) in bringing the plague.

Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Bo

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) sends the tenth and final plague upon the Egyptian people and every firstborn in the land of Egypt died.

2. When Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) forewarned Pharaoh about the impending catastrophe that was about to befall him and his people, he told him that the plague would happen “Ki’cha’tzos Ha’lie’lah – at around midnight”.

Rashi explains that the actual prophecy which Moshe Rabbeinu received from Hashem to tell over to Pharaoh was that the plague of the firstborn would happen precisely at midnight, however Moshe Rabbeinu changed the wording to “at around midnight” because if he would say “precisely at midnight” and Pharaoh and his stargazers would make a mistake as to when the exact time of midnight is, they would say that Hashem was late or early (Heaven Forbid) in bringing the plague.

Something Jewish

The Talmud Train Troop

Back in 1991, Rabbi Pesach Lerner, 56, was approached by Aryeh Markovich on the LIRR. He wanted to know if the Orthodox rabbi would be willing to teach the Talmud on the 7:51 a.m. train from Far Rockaway to Manhattan. (The Talmud is one of Judaism’s main texts, and it takes about 7½ years to complete one’s studies of it, Lerner says.) “I used to see a lot of people playing cards on the train,” says Markovich, 51, president of EyeMark Media. “And it really bothered me. I said, ‘Why don’t we do something for people to utilize their time productively and learn something, too?’ ”

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This Motzai Shabbos will mark the first Yohrtzeit of the passing of Reb Yossi Tevel, a man that was truly loved by all and touched many lives. His untimely passing shocked the community. Marking this day the family is hosting an evening in his memory in Lubavitcher Yeshiva this Motzai Shabbos.

Motzai Shabbos: Remembering Reb Yossi Tevel OBM

This Motzai Shabbos will mark the first Yohrtzeit of the passing of Reb Yossi Tevel, a man that was truly loved by all and touched many lives. His untimely passing shocked the community. Marking this day the family is hosting an evening in his memory in Lubavitcher Yeshiva this Motzai Shabbos.

Communal Matters
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This week we are pleased to present our ninth episode of our advanced weekly shiur which deals with the weekly Parasha and Halacha. Hosted by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, the Rosh Yeshiva of OnlineSemicha.com, each week the class draws the attention of an average 500 viewers. And this week its all new, and improved!

ALL NEW! Halacha and the Parasha: Toichen that Counts Most!

This week we are pleased to present our ninth episode of our advanced weekly shiur which deals with the weekly Parasha and Halacha. Hosted by Rabbi Nachman Wilhelm, the Rosh Yeshiva of OnlineSemicha.com, each week the class draws the attention of an average 500 viewers. And this week its all new, and improved!

Something Jewish
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BROOKLYN [NY1] — In an exclusive interview with NY1, a high-level executive for Wal-Mart confirmed Tuesday that the retail giant is exploring opportunities to bring their big box stores to New York City, but says the corporate retailer has not settled on a specific location within the five boroughs.

Wal-Mart Explores Possibilities For Brooklyn Store

BROOKLYN [NY1] — In an exclusive interview with NY1, a high-level executive for Wal-Mart confirmed Tuesday that the retail giant is exploring opportunities to bring their big box stores to New York City, but says the corporate retailer has not settled on a specific location within the five boroughs.

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