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In a community wide initiative encouraging women to make their health a top priority, the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights, in conjunction with Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and Brooklyn Healthy Living Partnership, invites the women of Crown Heights to participate in a Healthy Woman’s Screening; Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Kingsbrook’s newly renovated, state of the art Radiology Department on 585 Schenectady Avenue between Winthrop and Rutland.

Bikur Cholim PSA: Healthy Woman’s Screening

In a community wide initiative encouraging women to make their health a top priority, the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights, in conjunction with Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and Brooklyn Healthy Living Partnership, invites the women of Crown Heights to participate in a Healthy Woman’s Screening; Sunday, June 6, 2010 at Kingsbrook’s newly renovated, state of the art Radiology Department on 585 Schenectady Avenue between Winthrop and Rutland.

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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
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

ULY Students Awarded for Tanya Baal Peh Achievements

A view of the participating boys, with (from L to R), Rabbi Yoseph Y. Simpson, principal, Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky, Mrs. Shterney Kanelsky and their sons, Mendy and Zalmy, students at Lubavitcher Yeshiva/

Seventy one students of the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights learned Tanya Ba’al Peh as part of a program begun by Rabbi Mordechai and Mrs. Shterney Kanelsky of the Bris Avrohom Center in Hillside, New Jersey. The Bas Sheva Mitzvah Campaign to Greet Moshiach was launched in loving memory of their beloved daughter, Bat Sheva ob”m, who passed away seven years ago. The fact that there were seventy one students who participated in the program this year at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva is significant because this is the 71st anniversary of the institution in America.

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Haaretz

Activists on board a six-ship flotilla carrying aid to the Gaza Strip tried to lynch the Israel Navy commandos who boarded their Turkish-flagged boat early Monday, Israel Defense Forces sources told Haaretz on Monday afternoon. At least nine people were killed and several more were wounded in the fighting that erupted aboard one of the ships.

Israel Navy: Gaza Flotilla Activists Tried to Lynch Us

Haaretz

Activists on board a six-ship flotilla carrying aid to the Gaza Strip tried to lynch the Israel Navy commandos who boarded their Turkish-flagged boat early Monday, Israel Defense Forces sources told Haaretz on Monday afternoon. At least nine people were killed and several more were wounded in the fighting that erupted aboard one of the ships.

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NY Daily News

Google Maps warns computer users that some roads may not have sidewalks. Lauren Rosenberg is suing Google after being hit by a car, claiming that her BlackBerry app did not provide a similar warning.

Park County, CA — Lauren Rosenberg says that the Google Maps BlackBerry application told her to use Deer Valley Drive — a highway also called Utah State Route 224 — to walk from one Park City address to another.

Woman Sues Google for Being Hit by Car

NY Daily News

Google Maps warns computer users that some roads may not have sidewalks. Lauren Rosenberg is suing Google after being hit by a car, claiming that her BlackBerry app did not provide a similar warning.

Park County, CA — Lauren Rosenberg says that the Google Maps BlackBerry application told her to use Deer Valley Drive — a highway also called Utah State Route 224 — to walk from one Park City address to another.

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The Bais Din, headed by Rabbi Avrohom B. Rosenberg, has reversed its ruling from last week which disqualified two candidates from running in the elections for Vaad Hakohol. Rabbi Shea Hecht and Rabbi Zalman Wilhelem have been returned to the ballot.

Hecht and Wilhelm Reinstated as Candidates for Vaad

The Bais Din, headed by Rabbi Avrohom B. Rosenberg, has reversed its ruling from last week which disqualified two candidates from running in the elections for Vaad Hakohol. Rabbi Shea Hecht and Rabbi Zalman Wilhelem have been returned to the ballot.

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by Jessica Naiman - Chabad.edu

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath leads a popular class on Jewish mysticism at Chabad of NDG in Montreal, Canada’s West End.

If you’re young, hip, Jewish and living in Montreal, you might know Rabbi Yisroel Bernath.

He’s the 27-year-old Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi who makes a point of getting around town and connecting with the mostly young, unaffiliated Jews who call the trendy Monkland Village area home. Since opening in November 2008, his Chabad of NDG – a reference to the neighborhood’s official name on Montreal’s West End – has been packing them in, leading locals to speak in terms of a spiritual revival taking place.

Spiritual Seekers Find a Home at Hip, Center in Montreal

by Jessica Naiman – Chabad.edu

Rabbi Yisroel Bernath leads a popular class on Jewish mysticism at Chabad of NDG in Montreal, Canada’s West End.

If you’re young, hip, Jewish and living in Montreal, you might know Rabbi Yisroel Bernath.

He’s the 27-year-old Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi who makes a point of getting around town and connecting with the mostly young, unaffiliated Jews who call the trendy Monkland Village area home. Since opening in November 2008, his Chabad of NDG – a reference to the neighborhood’s official name on Montreal’s West End – has been packing them in, leading locals to speak in terms of a spiritual revival taking place.

Shlichus
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Illustration Photo - Rabbi Osdoba inspects a knife used to slaughter cows at a meat plant - 2006

The New Zealand government has banned kosher slaughter within its borders, according to a new law that is to immediately take effect. The law requires stunning before slaughter, despite the known fact that the severing of the carotid artery and trachea causes immediate loss of consciousness. Arutz Sheva reports that these measure were taken by Agriculture Minister, David Carter against the advice of his advisors.

New Zealand Bans Shechita

Illustration Photo – Rabbi Osdoba inspects a knife used to slaughter cows at a meat plant – 2006

The New Zealand government has banned kosher slaughter within its borders, according to a new law that is to immediately take effect. The law requires stunning before slaughter, despite the known fact that the severing of the carotid artery and trachea causes immediate loss of consciousness. Arutz Sheva reports that these measure were taken by Agriculture Minister, David Carter against the advice of his advisors.

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Building on the incredible success of the past four years, this year’s National Jewish Retreat by JLI promises to be the best yet. Situated at the magnificent Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia, the national retreat will feature world renowned dynamic speakers, a five-star menu and interactive workshops and seminars in an enhanced and expanded program.

The 5th National Jewish Retreat, A retreat unlike any other

Building on the incredible success of the past four years, this year’s National Jewish Retreat by JLI promises to be the best yet. Situated at the magnificent Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virginia, the national retreat will feature world renowned dynamic speakers, a five-star menu and interactive workshops and seminars in an enhanced and expanded program.

Chabad News

From the inbox: I am not against all secular magazines, but when I went to a Jewish owned beauty salon in CH I was surprised to see among the reading material, some magazines that have virtually no redeeming value whatsoever and the only reason that someone would read such as magazine would be to see what the less moral side of the world is doing.

Op-Ed: Non–Tznius Magazines in Frum Establishments

From the inbox: I am not against all secular magazines, but when I went to a Jewish owned beauty salon in CH I was surprised to see among the reading material, some magazines that have virtually no redeeming value whatsoever and the only reason that someone would read such as magazine would be to see what the less moral side of the world is doing.

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A major tragedy befell the Jewish community in Boro Park, 11-Year-Old Boruch Mordechai Berliner was struck by a bus and pinned underneath at 7:00pm on Thursday. He succumbed to his wounds just before Shabbos at Lutheran Trauma Center.

TRAGEDY: 11-Year-Old Boy Struck and Killed Friday

A major tragedy befell the Jewish community in Boro Park, 11-Year-Old Boruch Mordechai Berliner was struck by a bus and pinned underneath at 7:00pm on Thursday. He succumbed to his wounds just before Shabbos at Lutheran Trauma Center.

Accidents
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AP

Wal-Mart is counting on $1 ketchup bottles and sub-$4 cases of Coke to get its low-price mojo back.

The sharp cuts at its U.S. Walmart stores, which came ahead of Memorial Day weekend, have already pushed rivals such as Target into price wars. And the markdowns are expected to keep coming throughout the summer.

Wal-Mart Makes Splashy Price Cuts To Get Mojo Back

AP

Wal-Mart is counting on $1 ketchup bottles and sub-$4 cases of Coke to get its low-price mojo back.

The sharp cuts at its U.S. Walmart stores, which came ahead of Memorial Day weekend, have already pushed rivals such as Target into price wars. And the markdowns are expected to keep coming throughout the summer.

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