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MELBOURNE, Australia [AJN] — Izzy Ezaqui's dream was to join the Israeli army. So when the American-born student turned 18, he packed his bags, kissed his parents goodbye, left the comforts of Miami behind and made aliyah.

Months later, he was serving on Israel’s frontline in Gaza as part of Operation Cast Lead on January 8 this year, his life took an unexpected turn. A rocket fired by Hamas landed less than a meter above his left shoulder, sending shrapnel flying. Ezaqui lost his left arm above the elbow in the attack.

Injured IDF Soldiers Scale New Heights In Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia [AJN] — Izzy Ezaqui’s dream was to join the Israeli army. So when the American-born student turned 18, he packed his bags, kissed his parents goodbye, left the comforts of Miami behind and made aliyah.

Months later, he was serving on Israel’s frontline in Gaza as part of Operation Cast Lead on January 8 this year, his life took an unexpected turn. A rocket fired by Hamas landed less than a meter above his left shoulder, sending shrapnel flying. Ezaqui lost his left arm above the elbow in the attack.

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Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Moti Kulski (Paris, France) to Sharona Kuperman (Moscow, Russia)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Sulami (Beverly Hills, CA)

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New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
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!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Early Thursday morning, July 08th 2007 at 2:30am, Officers Herman Yan and Russel Timoshenko came under a hail of gunfire as the two stopped a stolen SUV on the streets of Crown Heights. Both officers where hit and injured, one of them gravely. Two days later Officer Russel Timoshenko succumbed to his wounds.

Memorial Marks Anniv. to the Murder of Russel Timoshenko

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Early Thursday morning, July 08th 2007 at 2:30am, Officers Herman Yan and Russel Timoshenko came under a hail of gunfire as the two stopped a stolen SUV on the streets of Crown Heights. Both officers where hit and injured, one of them gravely. Two days later Officer Russel Timoshenko succumbed to his wounds.

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Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Dovid and Elisheva (nee Glickman) Gaerman.
IYH at 1512 President St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Meir and Nechoma Dina Zarchi.
IYH at 446 Crown St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yossi and Fraida (nee Myer) Solomon.
IYH at 520 Crown St, Apt B6 [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Pinchas and Nechamie (nee Horowitz) Margolis.
IYH at 1318 Carroll St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Moshe and Ita (nee Greenberg) Wircberg.
IYH at 1485 President St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Hershy and Chanie (nee Levin) Hertzel.
IYH at 1165 S Johns Place [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Hershy and Sheva (nee Gurwitz) Stolik.
IYH at 387 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Yossi and Kenny Feigenson.
IYH at Kozy Acres, Unit 23.

Dovi and Chanie (nee Flint) Minkowitz.
IYH at Evergreen Estates.

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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MINEOLA, NY — Authorities are offering a $6,000 reward to catch whoever spray-painted swastikas on a Long Island synagogue.

The swastikas were left last week on the front doors of the Congregation Beth Shalom Chabad in Mineola.

Reward Offered in Mineola Swastika Incident

MINEOLA, NY — Authorities are offering a $6,000 reward to catch whoever spray-painted swastikas on a Long Island synagogue.

The swastikas were left last week on the front doors of the Congregation Beth Shalom Chabad in Mineola.

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The Rebbe says:

1. This week’s Torah portion tells us the famous story regarding Pinchas (Phinehas) and how he killed Zimri the prince of the tribe of Shimon (Simeon), thereby pleasing Hashem greatly Who declared that Pinchas deserves a reward for, “zealously avenging My vengeance”.

2. Our Sages tell us regarding the Oral Law (Torah Shebal Peh) that “it is impossible for scholars of the Study Hall to conduct a session without expounding a novel teaching”. If this is the case regarding the Oral Law, surely regarding the Written Law (Torah Shebichsav), from which our Sages learn numerous laws from even one letter, there must be a novelty in the story of Pinchas.

(3. Here is a summary of the story about Pinchas which is told at the end of last week’s Torah portion (Parshas Balak):

The Weekly Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Pinchas

The Rebbe says:

1. This week’s Torah portion tells us the famous story regarding Pinchas (Phinehas) and how he killed Zimri the prince of the tribe of Shimon (Simeon), thereby pleasing Hashem greatly Who declared that Pinchas deserves a reward for, “zealously avenging My vengeance”.

2. Our Sages tell us regarding the Oral Law (Torah Shebal Peh) that “it is impossible for scholars of the Study Hall to conduct a session without expounding a novel teaching”. If this is the case regarding the Oral Law, surely regarding the Written Law (Torah Shebichsav), from which our Sages learn numerous laws from even one letter, there must be a novelty in the story of Pinchas.

(3. Here is a summary of the story about Pinchas which is told at the end of last week’s Torah portion (Parshas Balak):

Something Jewish
By Alfonso A. Castillo for NY Newsday

NEW YORK, NY — Drivers in the New York area wasted nearly 380 million hours stuck in rush-hour traffic in 2007 - second only to those in Los Angeles - according to a traffic study released Wednesday.

The average motorist in the New York area lost 44 hours in 2007 because of rush-hour traffic congestion, according to the Urban Mobility Report conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute.

Report: Drivers in NY Rush Hour Wasted 380 Million Hours

By Alfonso A. Castillo for NY Newsday

NEW YORK, NY — Drivers in the New York area wasted nearly 380 million hours stuck in rush-hour traffic in 2007 – second only to those in Los Angeles – according to a traffic study released Wednesday.

The average motorist in the New York area lost 44 hours in 2007 because of rush-hour traffic congestion, according to the Urban Mobility Report conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute.

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ISRAEL — The extended hours at Be'er Sheva bars and restaurants have brought the proprietors an additional expense: paying kashrut supervisors. So the city's chief rabbi, Yehuda Deri, proposed a solution: placing cameras in restaurant kitchens in order to send video feeds straight to the supervisors of Jewish dietary law.

Deri, the brother of former Shas leader Aryeh Deri, believes the idea will save businesses money while improving kashrut supervision.

Rabbi Proposes ‘Virtual’ Kosher Supervision

ISRAEL — The extended hours at Be’er Sheva bars and restaurants have brought the proprietors an additional expense: paying kashrut supervisors. So the city’s chief rabbi, Yehuda Deri, proposed a solution: placing cameras in restaurant kitchens in order to send video feeds straight to the supervisors of Jewish dietary law.

Deri, the brother of former Shas leader Aryeh Deri, believes the idea will save businesses money while improving kashrut supervision.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Eliyahu Yona Benjaminson (Crown Heghts) and Ilanna Levy (Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at FREE 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

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NY Daily News
Police arrested a 21-year-old Brooklyn man last night after three Crown Heights women identified him as the serial slapper terrorizing the tight-knit neighborhood, cops said.

Frankie Hatton of Saratoga Ave., who sources said has confessed to five incidents and has a history of mental illness, was charged with forcible touching and [...] abuse.

A dozen women in the area have been slapped on the buttocks since June 19, police said. The slapper last attacked Tuesday.

Police arrest Brooklyn man in serial gropings of women in Crown Heights

NY Daily News

Police arrested a 21-year-old Brooklyn man last night after three Crown Heights women identified him as the serial slapper terrorizing the tight-knit neighborhood, cops said.

Frankie Hatton of Saratoga Ave., who sources said has confessed to five incidents and has a history of mental illness, was charged with forcible touching and […] abuse.

A dozen women in the area have been slapped on the buttocks since June 19, police said. The slapper last attacked Tuesday.

Crime
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Gan Yisroels of Metro Atlanta Unite!

ATLANTA, GA [CHI] — Three Gan Yisroels in the Metro Atlanta area united this week for a special gathering in honor of Shnas Hakhel. The rally was hosted by and took place at Gan Yisroel of Chabad of Georgia in Sandy Springs and was joined by CGI of Intown Atlanta and Alpharetta.

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The serial groper, Frankie Hatton, 21, captured on a surveillance camera on Carroll Street.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Detectives from the Special Victims Unit recently identified 21-year-old Frankie Hatton, as the serial groper who has been terrorizing Crown Heightsers for the past two weeks, and have had him in custody since Tuesday night.

Frankie Hatton, 21, the Serial Groper Arrested

The serial groper, Frankie Hatton, 21, captured on a surveillance camera on Carroll Street.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Detectives from the Special Victims Unit recently identified 21-year-old Frankie Hatton, as the serial groper who has been terrorizing Crown Heightsers for the past two weeks, and have had him in custody since Tuesday night.

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Thursday – The Fast of Shiva Asar BeTamuz

Chabad.org

The Fast begins at 3:47am and ends at 9:01pm (NYC Times)

The 17th of Tammuz is a fast day, which is devoted to mourning the breaching of Jerusalem’s walls and the other tragic events that occurred on this day, and repenting and rectifying their causes. We refrain from all food and drink from “daybreak” (about an hour before sunrise, depending on location) until nightfall. Special prayers and Torah readings are added to the day’s services.

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