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Settlements shot up to a near-record this year.

The city shelled out a near-record $563 million in 2009 to settle thousands of lawsuits ranging from car crashes to employee discrimination — and even made a six-figure payout to a criminal who sued the cops.

Alleged Queens drug dealer Roger Bissoon pocketed $150,000, the result of a nine-year-old police-brutality case in which he claimed cops broke his jaw while he was handcuffed.

City ‘Looted’ for $563M

NY Post

Settlements shot up to a near-record this year.

The city shelled out a near-record $563 million in 2009 to settle thousands of lawsuits ranging from car crashes to employee discrimination — and even made a six-figure payout to a criminal who sued the cops.

Alleged Queens drug dealer Roger Bissoon pocketed $150,000, the result of a nine-year-old police-brutality case in which he claimed cops broke his jaw while he was handcuffed.

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Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

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
Baby Boy!

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
Baby Girl!

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!
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!
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The walls of Jerusalem

On the 10th of Tevet of the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Thirty months later — on Tammuz 9, 3338 — the city walls were breached, and on Av 9th of that year, the Holy Temple was destroyed. The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia for 70 years.

10th of Tevet – Jerusalem Under Siege

Chabad.org and CrownHeights.info

The walls of Jerusalem

On the 10th of Tevet of the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Thirty months later — on Tammuz 9, 3338 — the city walls were breached, and on Av 9th of that year, the Holy Temple was destroyed. The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia for 70 years.

Something Jewish
by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org

Heavy machinery takes down the former home of Chabad-Lubavitch of South Texas piece by piece to make room for an expanded Center for Jewish Life in S. Antonio.

The smiles and cheers at the recent tearing down of a Texas synagogue and community center may seem out of character for a people still mourning the 2,000-year-old destruction of Jerusalem’s Holy Temple.

Texans Celebrate as Synagogue Demolished, Cornerstone Laid

by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky – Chabad.org

Heavy machinery takes down the former home of Chabad-Lubavitch of South Texas piece by piece to make room for an expanded Center for Jewish Life in S. Antonio.

The smiles and cheers at the recent tearing down of a Texas synagogue and community center may seem out of character for a people still mourning the 2,000-year-old destruction of Jerusalem’s Holy Temple.

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Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Shmaya and Rochi (nee Silver) Galperin.
IYH at 388 Kingston Ave [between Crown and Montgomery St].

Hershke and Chaya Rochel (nee Minkowitz) Skoblo.
IYH at 362 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Betzalel and Chaya (nee Weinstein) Bassman.
IYH at 321 S Grandview Ave, Monsey, NY 10952.

Mendy and Rochel (nee Baumgarten) Goldberg (Shluchim to Coram, NY) .

Meir and Chanie (nee Tarlow) Perelstein.
IYH at the Morristown Yeshiva, 226 Sussex Avenue, Morristown, NJ.

Eli and Rachel (nee Denburg) Kornfeld (Shluchim to Clinton, NJ) .

Yarden and Bayla Blumstein (West Bloomfield, MI) .
IYH at 5630 Arborview Ct, West Bloomfield, MI.

Menachem and Nechama (nee Laber) Tauber.
IYH at 1015 NE 171st Terrace, Miami, FL 33162.

Yosef and Chani (nee Borenstein) Konikov (Shluchim to Orlando, FL) .

Mendi and Dobi (nee Ende) Koncepolski (Shluchim to S Paulo, Brazil) .

Please stay tuned as we update this list when information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info. Thank You!!

Mazel Tov's
By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax. FL
The unmistakable echo of hulking boots pounding the outdoor pavement was enough to strike terror into the hearts of the small band of Chassidim gathered in a dimly lit basement in the Russian city of Samarkand.

The purpose of the gathering was a “Farbrengen,” a Chassidic get-together meant to encourage and inspire one another in the pursuit of spirituality and Divine service. Such gatherings were obviously utterly outlawed in communist Russia and punishable by unthinkable penalty.

As the Farbrengen lingered into the wee hours of the morning the atmosphere became increasingly somber. With tears in their eyes a number of younger Chassidim unburdened their heavy hearts on the presiding Mashpia (spiritual mentor) regarding their deficient spiritual state.

It was at this climactic moment that the thumping from outside caught the attention of the group of Farbrengers now gripped by sudden fear. Who else would be parading the streets at this ungodly hour if not the NKVD? Alas, their secret was uncovered; their game was up. Only G-d knows what would be with them now. Would they ever see their families again?

Tears to an End – A Time to Cry, A Time to Act

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax. FL

The unmistakable echo of hulking boots pounding the outdoor pavement was enough to strike terror into the hearts of the small band of Chassidim gathered in a dimly lit basement in the Russian city of Samarkand.

The purpose of the gathering was a “Farbrengen,” a Chassidic get-together meant to encourage and inspire one another in the pursuit of spirituality and Divine service. Such gatherings were obviously utterly outlawed in communist Russia and punishable by unthinkable penalty.

As the Farbrengen lingered into the wee hours of the morning the atmosphere became increasingly somber. With tears in their eyes a number of younger Chassidim unburdened their heavy hearts on the presiding Mashpia (spiritual mentor) regarding their deficient spiritual state.

It was at this climactic moment that the thumping from outside caught the attention of the group of Farbrengers now gripped by sudden fear. Who else would be parading the streets at this ungodly hour if not the NKVD? Alas, their secret was uncovered; their game was up. Only G-d knows what would be with them now. Would they ever see their families again?

Something Jewish
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Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday

Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Friday, December 25. Because it is is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended.

On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).

The 2010 alternate side parking (street cleaning) rules suspension calendar is available now, click below.

The 2010 Alternate Side Parking Suspension Calendar

PSA
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At McGill University, Students Host Inaugural Shabbat Dinner

By David Lipson for Lubavitch.com

On a recent Friday night, Rabbi Shmuly Weiss and his wife Rashi were guests in their own Montreal home. Roles were reversed as university students at Chabad of McGill became the masters of ceremony during the Inaugural Host Shabbat Dinner.

It was up to the students to create a menu, choose the night’s theme, and make Kiddush to “try to inspire the crowd,” Weiss says. “I’m on the backburner; I’m one of the guests.”

Shlichus
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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Refael Peretz Rivkin, 6 year old son of Shimon and Sternie Rivkin (Rivkin Yerakot) of Kfar Chabad Israel.

Three weeks ago Peretz contacted with a virus that spread to his brain.

His levaya was held today at 6:00 in Kfar Chabad.

His family is sitting shiva in their home in Kfar Chabad.

Baruch Dayan Emes.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Refael Peretz HaKohen Rivkin OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Refael Peretz Rivkin, 6 year old son of Shimon and Sternie Rivkin (Rivkin Yerakot) of Kfar Chabad Israel.

Three weeks ago Peretz contacted with a virus that spread to his brain.

His levaya was held today at 6:00 in Kfar Chabad.

His family is sitting shiva in their home in Kfar Chabad.

Baruch Dayan Emes.

Notices
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Over the last few days a text message has been spreading around the Jewish communities in Crown Heights, Boro Park, and Flatbush about “a 3-year-old boy being abducted by a man driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse”, is confirmed to be a hoax and has appeared via text messages along with Twitter and other social networking sites as much as 4 months ago.

Fake ‘Child Abduction’ Text Message Circulating

Over the last few days a text message has been spreading around the Jewish communities in Crown Heights, Boro Park, and Flatbush about “a 3-year-old boy being abducted by a man driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse”, is confirmed to be a hoax and has appeared via text messages along with Twitter and other social networking sites as much as 4 months ago.

General
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