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Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin Denied Basic Rights

SHOCKING: Thursday evening, after sitting through an hour-long recitation of the jury’s verdicts in Sioux Falls, Iowa, Reb Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin was detained pending a bail hearing at the insistence of Peter Deegan. If that were not shocking enough, the ordeal he was subsequently put through is positively offensive, contemptible, and a black mark on the justice system of the United States.

Reb Shalom Mordechai was taken by the US Marshals service to South Dakota State penitentiary in Sioux Falls pending transfer to Iowa. He was not allowed to make a phone call to inform his lawyers or his family of his location. One of the Marshals, upon learning of this, was nice enough to call the family. They would have otherwise not known where he was.

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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
New Engagement!

Leib Telsner (Crown Heights) to Sarale Scheiner (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Zushi Rivkin (Tampa, FL) to Shifra Weinstein (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Bracha Eizenbach from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Melly Chein (Crown Heights) to Sara Rivkah Duchman (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Betzalel Schanowitz (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Mushka Gurary (Simi Valley, CA)
New Engagement!

Yankel Raices (Chicago, IL) to Mushka Broner (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Mussie Rapaport from Hyde Park, IL had a baby boy.
New Engagement!

Zalman Stein (Northbrook, IL) to Nechama Dina Whitt (Oak Park, MI)
New Engagement!

Nosson Kuperman (Crown Heights) to Sheina Crespim (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
New Engagement!

Mendel Richter (Howard Beach, NY) to Shalhevet Teitelbaum (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Zalmy Chanowitz (Monticello, NY) to Rochele Klein (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street

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New Engagement!

Leibel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada) to Nechama Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Meir Katz (Brooklyn, NY) to Racheli Yerushalmy (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Yochi Scheiman from Carbondale, IL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Berel Simon (Crown Heights) to Mushky Kremer (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Eshel 272 Kingston Ave
By Paul Vitello for the New York Times

Emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement are a hardy lot — part envoys, part pioneers — who agree to settle anywhere in the world where their leaders decide that Jewish communities need bolstering, whether in Anchorage or Bangkok or northern Kyrgyzstan.

Often the only Lubavitchers for miles around, they are used to being gawked at and asked to explain themselves, usually in a nice way, though not always. “How long did it take to grow that beard, dude?” is a pretty common query in the United States, they say.

After Lubavitcher Tragedy, Spiritual Rebirth

By Paul Vitello for the New York Times

Emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement are a hardy lot — part envoys, part pioneers — who agree to settle anywhere in the world where their leaders decide that Jewish communities need bolstering, whether in Anchorage or Bangkok or northern Kyrgyzstan.

Often the only Lubavitchers for miles around, they are used to being gawked at and asked to explain themselves, usually in a nice way, though not always. “How long did it take to grow that beard, dude?” is a pretty common query in the United States, they say.

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by Dvora Lakein - Lubavitch.com

Construction Workers Preparing the Armory

The non-descript building occupying a square block on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, draws little attention of passersby and local residents. But this Sunday evening, thousands will file into the Troop C Armory for the banquet session, concluding the International Conference of Shluchim.

When Lieutenant Paul Grout petitioned the Ways and Means Committee for $150,000 to house his cavalrymen, he can hardly have pictured the troops who would dine in his drill hall 109 years later.

U.S. Military Armory is Transformed for Chabad Banquet

by Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

Construction Workers Preparing the Armory

The non-descript building occupying a square block on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, draws little attention of passersby and local residents. But this Sunday evening, thousands will file into the Troop C Armory for the banquet session, concluding the International Conference of Shluchim.

When Lieutenant Paul Grout petitioned the Ways and Means Committee for $150,000 to house his cavalrymen, he can hardly have pictured the troops who would dine in his drill hall 109 years later.

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Ynet

INDIA — US citizen of Pakistani origin arrested in Chicago on suspicion of planning Denmark attack, but investigation reveals David Coleman Headley's involvement in 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Authorities believe he pretended to be Jewish to enter Chabad center which was bombed

Mumbai Terrorist Pretended to be Jewish

Ynet

INDIA — US citizen of Pakistani origin arrested in Chicago on suspicion of planning Denmark attack, but investigation reveals David Coleman Headley’s involvement in 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Authorities believe he pretended to be Jewish to enter Chabad center which was bombed

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Akiva Isenberg (Morristown, NJ) and Chaya (bas R. Michoel) Chazan (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].

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The New York Times

Foreman, left, won by decision, leading by at least 6 points on all three cards (two judges scored the fight 117-109; another had it 116-110).

LAS VEGAS, NV — Yuri Foreman, the fighter from Brooklyn who is studying to become a rabbi, joined the list of Jewish boxing champions Saturday.

Aspiring Rabbi From Brooklyn Wins Title in Upset

The New York Times

Foreman, left, won by decision, leading by at least 6 points on all three cards (two judges scored the fight 117-109; another had it 116-110).

LAS VEGAS, NV — Yuri Foreman, the fighter from Brooklyn who is studying to become a rabbi, joined the list of Jewish boxing champions Saturday.

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Special Thanks to Shturem.net

Without a doubt one the climaxes of each years Kinus is when all the Shluchim gather in front of 770 for the group photo, as the thousands sing in unison. This event is set to take place on Sunday morning, in less then 12 hours.

We are happy to present a special collection of the group photos spanning from the years 1984 through 2008 [less 1989 and 1990 which are missing] marking the significant growth each year!

Special: Kinus Hashluchim Group Photos, 1984-2008

Special Thanks to Shturem.net

Without a doubt one the climaxes of each years Kinus is when all the Shluchim gather in front of 770 for the group photo, as the thousands sing in unison. This event is set to take place on Sunday morning, in less then 12 hours.

We are happy to present a special collection of the group photos spanning from the years 1984 through 2008 [less 1989 and 1990 which are missing] marking the significant growth each year!

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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Hand in hand with the concurrent Kinus HaShluchim and Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim, dozens of young Shluchim who attend The Shluchim Office’s Online School converged on Chovevei Torah's social hall on Thursday for a grand luncheon and class reunion, with many meeting their virtual classmates and teachers in person for the first time in real life.

Photos: The Shluchim Office’s Online School’s Reunion!

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Hand in hand with the concurrent Kinus HaShluchim and Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim, dozens of young Shluchim who attend The Shluchim Office’s Online School converged on Chovevei Torah’s social hall on Thursday for a grand luncheon and class reunion, with many meeting their virtual classmates and teachers in person for the first time in real life.

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by Getzy Markowitz - Opinion of the Masses

Shluchim registering for the Kinus. {Inset: Getzy Markowitz)

A friend of mine raised the irony of my standing along a column of rabbis who were waiting to register themselves for this year's International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries. His sarcasm was not so much directed at my not being a celebrated shliach, as much as at my usual frill of skipping queues as a frequent flyer elite.

However, standing among rabbis and leaders who are my heroes, and champions of the Jewish people, meant lingering in the midst of the elite enlisted.

Op-Ed: Confessions of a Pro Tem Elitist

by Getzy Markowitz – Opinion of the Masses

Shluchim registering for the Kinus. {Inset: Getzy Markowitz)

A friend of mine raised the irony of my standing along a column of rabbis who were waiting to register themselves for this year’s International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries. His sarcasm was not so much directed at my not being a celebrated shliach, as much as at my usual frill of skipping queues as a frequent flyer elite.

However, standing among rabbis and leaders who are my heroes, and champions of the Jewish people, meant lingering in the midst of the elite enlisted.

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A First in Crown Heights, a Mishmor, ULY in OT

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — This past Thursday night about 50 boys of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s 7th and 8th grades packed the zal of Oholei Torah for the first night of an inter-Yeshiva Mishmor learning program. Each boy was carefully matched up with a zal bocher, with whom he learned a sicha of the Rebbe. Followed by a wild Jewperdy game to which one team managed to pull ahead despite the very close game.

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