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By Michelle Boorstein for the Washington Post
Illustration Photo - Orthodox Jews in Mea Shearim, Israel

A poll about Americans' views on Islam concludes that the strongest predictor of prejudice against Muslims is whether a person holds similar feelings about Jews.

The Gallup poll, released Thursday, also finds that people who report going to religious services more than once a week are less likely to harbor bias against Muslims.

Poll: Americans’ Bias Against Jews, Muslims Linked

By Michelle Boorstein for the Washington Post
Illustration Photo – Orthodox Jews in Mea Shearim, Israel

A poll about Americans’ views on Islam concludes that the strongest predictor of prejudice against Muslims is whether a person holds similar feelings about Jews.

The Gallup poll, released Thursday, also finds that people who report going to religious services more than once a week are less likely to harbor bias against Muslims.

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Baby Boy!

Aharon Tzvi and Chana (nee Reich) Altman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Levi and Rochel (nee Wolowik) Engel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

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Baby Girl!

Eli Nochum and Mushky Baron from Bowie, MD had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Yudi and Chana Gerber from Glen Mills, PA had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Motty and Raizy (nee Konikov) Rosenfeld from Vero Beach, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Youval Hezrony (Roosevelt, NJ) to Estie Green (Lancater, PA) L’Chaim: Monday, Oct. 27th, 7:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Sruly Rutman (Kyiv, Ukraine) to Chai Henna Friedman (Miami, FL)
Baby Girl!

Daniel and Sara (nee Mahpour) Wasserman from Crown Heights, had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Tzemach and Chaya Simon from Miami Gardens, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Moshe and Chana Esther (nee Brennan) Lewis from Dallas, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Schapiro (Crown Heights) to Shterna Garelik (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at 1468 Union Street
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Sara New from Atlanta/Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Shneor Zalmen Halperin (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to Blumi Marosov (Midwood, Brooklyn)
New Engagement!

Mendel Eidelman (Brunoy, France) to Sheina Gurary (Antwerp, Belgium) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.

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New Engagement!

Binyomin Plotkin (New Paltz, NY) to Mirel Bryski (Thousand Oaks, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:30pm at The Shul 481 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Yossi and Shiffy Rapp from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Twin Girls!

Yeheil and Chana Bracha Moscowitz from Detroit, MI had twin girls!

Come join us for a relaxing and enjoyable evening at the Woman & Girls Art Gala this Motzoei Shabbos. Don’t miss this fabulous event. There will be a boutique sale with over 20 vendors, a Chinese auction with fabulous prizes, and a sumptuous milchig buffet. Check out our beautiful art gallery! All happening at the Razag ballroom!

$10 admission includes $10 auction ticket and a chance to win a great prize by Judaica Creations.

$100 gets you 1 ticket in each box at the auction.

Motzoi Shabbos: Women and Girls Art Gala… Don’t Miss It!

Come join us for a relaxing and enjoyable evening at the Woman & Girls Art Gala this Motzoei Shabbos. Don’t miss this fabulous event. There will be a boutique sale with over 20 vendors, a Chinese auction with fabulous prizes, and a sumptuous milchig buffet. Check out our beautiful art gallery! All happening at the Razag ballroom!

$10 admission includes $10 auction ticket and a chance to win a great prize by Judaica Creations.

$100 gets you 1 ticket in each box at the auction.

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Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Boruch Dovid and Tzippy (nee Astulin) Lieder.
IYH at 720 Lefferts Ave [corner Troy Ave].

Mendy and Chaya (nee Goldstein) Zarchi.
IYH at 770 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Avenues].

Yisroel Noach and Slava (nee Edelman) Blank.
IYH at 888 Montgomery St Apt A7 [between Troy and Schenectady Avenues].

Levi and Sara (nee Piekarski) Hurwitz.
IYH at 1349 Union St [between New York and Brooklyn Avenues].

Faivish and Tamar (nee Elberg) Pewzner (Cederhaurst, NY)

Tzvi and Sara Bogomilsky (Miami Beach FL)

Yitzy and Chomi (nee Grossbaum) Schreiber (Melbourne, Australia)

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!!

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A new Tznius campaign has recently been launched in Crown Heights. Three Kolel yungerlite approached shop owners to present a petition with 500 signatures collected over the past few weeks from neighborhood residents.

Storekeepers Fume as Group Attempts to Enforce ‘Tznius’

A spray painted advertisement on Kingston and Eastern Parkway. Radicalizing Tznius?
Photo by: CHPicturesBlog

A new Tznius campaign has recently been launched in Crown Heights. Three Kolel yungerlite approached shop owners to present a petition with 500 signatures collected over the past few weeks from neighborhood residents.

Communal Matters
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On Monday, Chassidim the world over will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rebbe’s Nesius. During the years that marked the decades of the Rebbe’s leadership, the Rebbe gave special recognition to the celebrations of the Chassidim marking the special year. Many times the Rebbe would expound upon the importance of the number of that years anniversary.

60 Years of the Rebbe’s Nesius – Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim to host Panel

On Monday, Chassidim the world over will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rebbe’s Nesius. During the years that marked the decades of the Rebbe’s leadership, the Rebbe gave special recognition to the celebrations of the Chassidim marking the special year. Many times the Rebbe would expound upon the importance of the number of that years anniversary.

Chabad News
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TevelFamily.com
At 1:30 AM on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 – Gimmel Shvat in the Hebrew calendar, our father, Rabbi Yosef Tevel passed away. He was 55 years old and it was his birthday. His sudden death, caused by a bursted blood vessel in his brain has left us in complete shock.

A Cry for Help – Reach Out and Support a Family in Need

TevelFamily.com

At 1:30 AM on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 – Gimmel Shvat in the Hebrew calendar, our father, Rabbi Yosef Tevel passed away. He was 55 years old and it was his birthday. His sudden death, caused by a bursted blood vessel in his brain has left us in complete shock.

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Ambassador Yehuda Avner

JEM is pleased to announce that over the next several months they will be conducting an additional 60 interviews with Israeli security, intelligence, journalists and government officials who had meetings and correspondence with the Rebbe about protecting Israel. This round of interviews will be made possible through an additional grant by Rabbi Yossel Gutnick, the Rebbe’s emissary for Shleimus Ha’aretz.

JEM Asks: Help us Find Israeli Security Interviewees

Ambassador Yehuda Avner

JEM is pleased to announce that over the next several months they will be conducting an additional 60 interviews with Israeli security, intelligence, journalists and government officials who had meetings and correspondence with the Rebbe about protecting Israel. This round of interviews will be made possible through an additional grant by Rabbi Yossel Gutnick, the Rebbe’s emissary for Shleimus Ha’aretz.

Chabad News
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by Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In the wake of recent tragedies affecting the tight-knit Chabad-Lubavitch community based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a seminar was held Wednesday evening to address the Hassidic response to death and misfortune.

Seminar: the Yiddishe Response to Tragedies

by Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In the wake of recent tragedies affecting the tight-knit Chabad-Lubavitch community based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a seminar was held Wednesday evening to address the Hassidic response to death and misfortune.

Communal Matters
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Rabbi Manis Friedman Lectures – Intimacy for Dummies

TARZANA, CA [CHI — On Tuesday Rabbi Manis Friedman gave a lecture at Chabad of the Valley, titled “Intimacy for Dummies.” Using Jewish teachings from Kabbalah and other mystical works, Rabbi Friedman explained how to tap into ones constructive emotions. Many people attended the hour lecture and thanks to The Menachem Institute is available online. Those of us who couldn’t attend this lecture, can listen to by clicking the green play button below.

Listen to Manis Friedman Lecture:
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By Kobi Nahshoni for YNet News

ISRAEL — 400 Chabad emissaries in Israel participate this week in annual conference in Nir Etzion, receive reinforcements on spreading Torah in Israel’s cities. Ynet reporter takes part in some of workshops offered, learns how to integrate into community, and learns difference between mission in Mumbai and mission in Maccabim; gains insight into what went wrong in Ramat Aviv.

Israeli Reporters Take on Chabad Shluchim

By Kobi Nahshoni for YNet News

ISRAEL — 400 Chabad emissaries in Israel participate this week in annual conference in Nir Etzion, receive reinforcements on spreading Torah in Israel’s cities. Ynet reporter takes part in some of workshops offered, learns how to integrate into community, and learns difference between mission in Mumbai and mission in Maccabim; gains insight into what went wrong in Ramat Aviv.

Chabad News