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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”.

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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!
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)

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.

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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.

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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?”

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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.

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Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet
Addressing a United Synagogue council meeting this past Monday night, made up of delegates from all the synagogues, Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue said, “when there is this whole challenge to the legality of Jewish identity – absurd as it may be – it compels us to challenge ourselves and to consider, what are we doing about the morality of Jewish identity?’”

An Appeals Court ruling last month said that Jewish schools in the UK could not discriminate against children with only a Jewish father who identify themselves as Jewish. In response, all Jewish schools implemeted a points system whereby one has to attend synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

School Admissions ‘a wake up call,’ says Rabbi

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Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet

Addressing a United Synagogue council meeting this past Monday night, made up of delegates from all the synagogues, Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue said, “when there is this whole challenge to the legality of Jewish identity – absurd as it may be – it compels us to challenge ourselves and to consider, what are we doing about the morality of Jewish identity?’”

An Appeals Court ruling last month said that Jewish schools in the UK could not discriminate against children with only a Jewish father who identify themselves as Jewish. In response, all Jewish schools implemeted a points system whereby one has to attend synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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“Tzivos Hashem 5770” has reported record recruitment levels. Almost every Lubavitch school has joined the program, uniting thousands of children worldwide. From Crown Heights to Melbourne, Los Angeles to London, children across the globe are being motivated to do numerous missions as part of “Operation Tishrei”. Never before have so many children been a part of one program, and parents and teachers are reportedly ecstatic with its success.

Record Recruitment Levels for Tzivos Hashem 5770

“Tzivos Hashem 5770” has reported record recruitment levels. Almost every Lubavitch school has joined the program, uniting thousands of children worldwide. From Crown Heights to Melbourne, Los Angeles to London, children across the globe are being motivated to do numerous missions as part of “Operation Tishrei”. Never before have so many children been a part of one program, and parents and teachers are reportedly ecstatic with its success.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — After much anticipation and excitement another masterpiece by Malka Touger together with JEM is being released. Take a tour of the holy cities of Israel - Jerusalem, Tiberias, Chevron and Sefad.

Feel a part of it as they lead you on an unforgettable journey with fun and song along with valuable lessons.

Video – ‘My Land’, the Movie is Finally Here!

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — After much anticipation and excitement another masterpiece by Malka Touger together with JEM is being released. Take a tour of the holy cities of Israel – Jerusalem, Tiberias, Chevron and Sefad.

Feel a part of it as they lead you on an unforgettable journey with fun and song along with valuable lessons.

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By Rebbetzin Sara Osdoba for the BBC

Hi, I'm Sara. As a Jewish Orthodox woman, I've been asked to write a diary during our Holy Days and Festivals.

For those of you who don't know, our new year begins tonight. It is then followed by Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement, and finally by Sukkot - which lasts a week.

So why was I asked to write a diary? Well, it all started 19 years ago on a trip to New York when I met my husband.

How we met is a topic for a different day, but the fact that he was a Rabbi was not something I thought a lot about at the time.

However (a word of caution to those planning to marry a man of the cloth), once I married a Rabbi, I soon came to learn that I would have to share him with a community. In fact, in the Jewish world, the wife of the Rabbi even gets a title - Rebbetzin.

The Rebbetzin’s Diary – Food, Family and the High Holy Days

By Rebbetzin Sara Osdoba for the BBC

Hi, I’m Sara. As a Jewish Orthodox woman, I’ve been asked to write a diary during our Holy Days and Festivals.

For those of you who don’t know, our new year begins tonight. It is then followed by Yom Kippur – the Day of Atonement, and finally by Sukkot – which lasts a week.

So why was I asked to write a diary? Well, it all started 19 years ago on a trip to New York when I met my husband.

How we met is a topic for a different day, but the fact that he was a Rabbi was not something I thought a lot about at the time.

However (a word of caution to those planning to marry a man of the cloth), once I married a Rabbi, I soon came to learn that I would have to share him with a community. In fact, in the Jewish world, the wife of the Rabbi even gets a title – Rebbetzin.

Jewish News
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