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J Post
Aerial View of Kfar Chabad

ISRAEL — Police neutralized two explosive devices found separately in Yavne and Kfar Chabad on Tuesday.

The devices are not linked and are believed to be criminally-motivated, a police spokeswoman told The Jerusalem Post.

Police Neutralize Explosive Device Kfar Chabad

J Post
Aerial View of Kfar Chabad

ISRAEL — Police neutralized two explosive devices found separately in Yavne and Kfar Chabad on Tuesday.

The devices are not linked and are believed to be criminally-motivated, a police spokeswoman told The Jerusalem Post.

Jewish News
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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)

In a press release sent out today, PETA is advocating the use of money for the Kappores ritual, which customarily calls for a chicken, and is performed by tens of thousands of Jews worldwide for the upcoming Yom Kippur.

PETA Targeting Kappores, “Use Gelt, not Guilt”

In a press release sent out today, PETA is advocating the use of money for the Kappores ritual, which customarily calls for a chicken, and is performed by tens of thousands of Jews worldwide for the upcoming Yom Kippur.

Jewish News
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A confrontation between a black woman and a Lubavitcher girl on a subway ended with the theft of a cell phone, and a later attempt to retrieve it yielded a ransom request by the woman from the earlier confrontation. The victim thought of calling Shomrim, but didn’t at first thinking that it wouldn’t be right to trouble them with such a trivial matter, but later called and together they retrieved the phone. The following letter was sent to us by the victim:
To the Shomrim of Crown Heights:

I am writing this letter to express my thanks for what Shomrim did for me this week.

My phone was stolen, and I soon had given up hope on ever retrieving it. That was only until I decided to call Shomrim of course.

“They Took My Seemingly Small Loss Seriously, Thank You”

A confrontation between a black woman and a Lubavitcher girl on a subway ended with the theft of a cell phone, and a later attempt to retrieve it yielded a ransom request by the woman from the earlier confrontation. The victim thought of calling Shomrim, but didn’t at first thinking that it wouldn’t be right to trouble them with such a trivial matter, but later called and together they retrieved the phone. The following letter was sent to us by the victim:

To the Shomrim of Crown Heights:

I am writing this letter to express my thanks for what Shomrim did for me this week.

My phone was stolen, and I soon had given up hope on ever retrieving it. That was only until I decided to call Shomrim of course.

Crime
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A reader sent in the following photos of a Jewish owned minivan with Quebec license plates blocking a buildings multi car garage. The car was parked the night before and remained parked there throughout the Tuesday, blocking access to the 23 parking spaces underneath the building.

Inconsiderate Parking

A reader sent in the following photos of a Jewish owned minivan with Quebec license plates blocking a buildings multi car garage. The car was parked the night before and remained parked there throughout the Tuesday, blocking access to the 23 parking spaces underneath the building.

Communal Matters
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Earlier this week Hechts Kapores on Eastern Parkway advertised Kapores at a reduced price of $5, today we received notice that thanks to a generous contribution the price has been further reduced to $4 for the benefit of Crown Heightsers.

Reb Dovid Fisher along with Moshe Uri ben Malka and Cong. Anash at 770 Montgomery Street gave the contribution to make this happen.

Subsidized Kapores Today, $4 Chickens

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Earlier this week Hechts Kapores on Eastern Parkway advertised Kapores at a reduced price of $5, today we received notice that thanks to a generous contribution the price has been further reduced to $4 for the benefit of Crown Heightsers.

Reb Dovid Fisher along with Moshe Uri ben Malka and Cong. Anash at 770 Montgomery Street gave the contribution to make this happen.

Crown Heights News
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TORONTO, Canada [CHI] — Last night, September 21 the Lubavitch softball team of Toronto won the Bnai Brith Championship. Led by Shua Cole, Ari Weiss, Shmuli Wachtel and Nachman Forer and generously sponsored by State Farm Insurance, Lubavitch went 4 and 0 in the playoffs to capture the crown for the first time. When asked about prospects for next season all team Captain Ari Wiess had to say was “I just want to enjoy the moment”.

Toronto has a Softball League, and the Lubavitchers Won!

TORONTO, Canada [CHI] — Last night, September 21 the Lubavitch softball team of Toronto won the Bnai Brith Championship. Led by Shua Cole, Ari Weiss, Shmuli Wachtel and Nachman Forer and generously sponsored by State Farm Insurance, Lubavitch went 4 and 0 in the playoffs to capture the crown for the first time. When asked about prospects for next season all team Captain Ari Wiess had to say was “I just want to enjoy the moment”.

General
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Bill Fisch (Left), Regional Chair of York Region, meets with Rabbi Avraham Plotkin to endorse the Markham-Thornhill Eruv.

THORNHILL, Ontario [CHI] — A brand new Eruv has recently been completed for the Jewish community of Northeastern Toronto. This exciting development has this Jewish community of Eastern Thornhill in the municipality of Markham very excited.

New Eruv has Toronto’s Jewish Community Buzzing!

Bill Fisch (Left), Regional Chair of York Region, meets with Rabbi Avraham Plotkin to endorse the Markham-Thornhill Eruv.

THORNHILL, Ontario [CHI] — A brand new Eruv has recently been completed for the Jewish community of Northeastern Toronto. This exciting development has this Jewish community of Eastern Thornhill in the municipality of Markham very excited.

Shlichus
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The Globe and Mail

Arieh Perecowicz received six tickets for a total of $1,400 from the Bureau du taxi, a municipal agency whose inspectors ordered the cabbie to remove the items. ‘In 43 years, no one has said they were offended or opened the door to take another taxi,’ he says.

MONTREAL, Canada — Anyone entering Arieh Perecowicz's taxi in Montreal quickly knows what's close to the man's heart. At various places around the dashboard, he's posted photos of his family, religious artifacts, a couple of flags and a Remembrance Day poppy.

The items have never sparked a customer complaint or interfered with his work, the 65-year-old cabbie says. But it did provoke a series of tickets from Montreal's taxi agency, which have resulted in a court battle that could test the line between personal and public space.

How A Cabbie’s Dashboard Sparked A Court Battle

The Globe and Mail

Arieh Perecowicz received six tickets for a total of $1,400 from the Bureau du taxi, a municipal agency whose inspectors ordered the cabbie to remove the items. ‘In 43 years, no one has said they were offended or opened the door to take another taxi,’ he says.

MONTREAL, Canada — Anyone entering Arieh Perecowicz’s taxi in Montreal quickly knows what’s close to the man’s heart. At various places around the dashboard, he’s posted photos of his family, religious artifacts, a couple of flags and a Remembrance Day poppy.

The items have never sparked a customer complaint or interfered with his work, the 65-year-old cabbie says. But it did provoke a series of tickets from Montreal’s taxi agency, which have resulted in a court battle that could test the line between personal and public space.

Jewish News
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by Aidan Jones - The CS Monitor

East London Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin founded Drugsline,
devoted to educating youths about the dangers of
drugs and helping people of any faith who have
become addicted.
(Noah Decosta/Special to The CS Monitor)
LONDON, England- Picking his way through the smoke-filled London Underground and beyond the mangled subway car, Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin was unsure of what had just happened. Only later, when the news bulletins revealed that the explosion had been caused by a suicide bomber, did he begin to understand.

It was July 7, 2005, the day that four Muslim extremists detonated backpacks filled with explosives on London's public transit system, indiscriminately killing 52 commuters.

“The carriage [the bombers were in] was just one in front of me. What if the guy had seen me when he was getting on?” the Rabbi asks. “Would he have chosen my carriage? Would he have stood next to me?”

People Making a Difference: Aryeh Sufrin

by Aidan Jones – The CS Monitor

East London Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin founded Drugsline,
devoted to educating youths about the dangers of
drugs and helping people of any faith who have
become addicted.
(Noah Decosta/Special to The CS Monitor)

LONDON, England- Picking his way through the smoke-filled London Underground and beyond the mangled subway car, Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin was unsure of what had just happened. Only later, when the news bulletins revealed that the explosion had been caused by a suicide bomber, did he begin to understand.

It was July 7, 2005, the day that four Muslim extremists detonated backpacks filled with explosives on London’s public transit system, indiscriminately killing 52 commuters.

“The carriage [the bombers were in] was just one in front of me. What if the guy had seen me when he was getting on?” the Rabbi asks. “Would he have chosen my carriage? Would he have stood next to me?”

Shlichus
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ABC

It's a story that will forever change the way you think of the phrase, “Get Out of Jail Free.”

During World War II, as the number of British airmen held hostage behind enemy lines escalated, the country's secret service enlisted an unlikely partner in the ongoing war effort: The board game Monopoly.

Get Out of Jail Free: Monopoly’s Hidden Maps

ABC

It’s a story that will forever change the way you think of the phrase, “Get Out of Jail Free.”

During World War II, as the number of British airmen held hostage behind enemy lines escalated, the country’s secret service enlisted an unlikely partner in the ongoing war effort: The board game Monopoly.

General
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