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By Georgette Roberts and Tom Namako for the NY Post

Say what?!

Noise from screeching brakes and roaring trains on subway platforms is so harsh on the ears that it can cause “permanent, irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss,” a new study in a top medical journal found.

Researchers said that sound levels in some stations can reach up to 102.1 decibels — that's at least 23 points above what human ears should safely endure, the American Journal of Public Health's study said.

Screeching Subway Noise Can Cause Permanent Damage

By Georgette Roberts and Tom Namako for the NY Post

Say what?!

Noise from screeching brakes and roaring trains on subway platforms is so harsh on the ears that it can cause “permanent, irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss,” a new study in a top medical journal found.

Researchers said that sound levels in some stations can reach up to 102.1 decibels — that’s at least 23 points above what human ears should safely endure, the American Journal of Public Health’s study said.

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Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

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

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New Engagement!

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

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

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Black woman twice attempted to pass fake currency in Crown Kosher, a butcher shop on Kingston Avenue, once successfully. One day later a Black man attempted to do the same in another store on the Avenue.

Storeowners Beware: Fake Bills Circulating

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Black woman twice attempted to pass fake currency in Crown Kosher, a butcher shop on Kingston Avenue, once successfully. One day later a Black man attempted to do the same in another store on the Avenue.

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by Naomi Levin

Merkos on Campus Rabbi Yankel Rapp with La Trobe Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Johnson.

AUSTRALIA [AJN] — La Trobe University Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson and senior university officials have pledged to make the university campus a more welcoming place for Jewish students.

University Acts on Anti-Jewish Sentiment on Campus

by Naomi Levin

Merkos on Campus Rabbi Yankel Rapp with La Trobe Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Johnson.

AUSTRALIA [AJN] — La Trobe University Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson and senior university officials have pledged to make the university campus a more welcoming place for Jewish students.

Shlichus

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Another Jewish girl was attacked this Shabbos afternoon, marking the 2nd week of this new bizarre spree in which over six women were victimized in a violating and degrading fashion.

The latest incident took place on Crown Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at around 5:00pm on Shabbos afternoon where the perpetrator, a Black man in his late teens or early 20’s, matching the description in both past incidents, slapped the girl, 25, so hard that it left a full imprint of his hand on her.

Serial Slapper Strikes Again

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Another Jewish girl was attacked this Shabbos afternoon, marking the 2nd week of this new bizarre spree in which over six women were victimized in a violating and degrading fashion.

The latest incident took place on Crown Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at around 5:00pm on Shabbos afternoon where the perpetrator, a Black man in his late teens or early 20’s, matching the description in both past incidents, slapped the girl, 25, so hard that it left a full imprint of his hand on her.

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Chabad of Mineola Target of Hate Crime

By Yonit Tanenbaum

MINEOLA, NY [CHI] — Hate-crime grabs government and police attention in the civic county of Mineola, NY after a 3-foot swastika was discovered this morning painted across the front doors of the local Chabad House.

Early this morning, synagogue caretakers called the Shul rabbi, Rabbi Anchelle Perl, co-director of Chabad of Mineola, N.Y., to inform him that there was fresh graffiti on the front doors of the Chabad House.

Chabad News
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chesky (ben R. Moshe and Chaya) Klein (Crown Heights) and Brocha Grossman (Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

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Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Yaakov and Chaya (nee Hyman) Hoffinger.
IYH at 440 Brooklyn Ave Apt 3H [between Empire Blvd and Sterling St].

Moshe and Goldy (nee Rosenstein) Reichman.
IYH at 770 Empire Blvd, Apt 5L [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Menachem and Esty Lasker.
IYH at 1544 President St, Apt L [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Michael and Mushkie Katan.
IYH at 400 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Nochum and Chana Brocho Weisfish.
IYH at 491 Brooklyn Ave [between Sterling St and Lefferts Ave].

Shneur and Yocheved Minsky (Crown Heights) .

Dan and Sara Atkins.
IYH at 145 Rock Glen Rd, Wynnewood, PA 19096.

Yudi and Rivky Steiner.
IYH at 2440 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037.

Zalmy and Estee Berkowitz (Long Beach, CA) .

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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By Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida
If you didn’t know that the Torah has a sense of humor, you probably missed the story of Balak and Bilaam, a tale of two highly influential leaders, who, driven by fear and greed, team up against the perceived threat of a rising nation with G-d on their side. They devise a sinister plot to tap the power of dark forces in order to eliminate the menace.

The great spin artist, Bilaam – a self proclaimed world organizer and do-gooder, professing great ideals while at the same time available for hire – and his royal friend Balak, make complete clowns of themselves as they refuse to accept the fact that they are up against the more powerful force of holiness and will not take no for an answer. Their arrogance and greed leaves them spiraling downward in humiliation and disgrace.

You got to admit that the notion of a speaking donkey, who finally sets his highfalutin yet clueless master straight, makes for some great sitcom material. But, as you can imagine, there is more to this story than humor. As with every Torah narrative, it contains a profound and relevant lesson.

The Prophet Who Was Out To Lunch – The Demeaning Affects Of Obsession And Greed

By Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Florida

If you didn’t know that the Torah has a sense of humor, you probably missed the story of Balak and Bilaam, a tale of two highly influential leaders, who, driven by fear and greed, team up against the perceived threat of a rising nation with G-d on their side. They devise a sinister plot to tap the power of dark forces in order to eliminate the menace.

The great spin artist, Bilaam – a self proclaimed world organizer and do-gooder, professing great ideals while at the same time available for hire – and his royal friend Balak, make complete clowns of themselves as they refuse to accept the fact that they are up against the more powerful force of holiness and will not take no for an answer. Their arrogance and greed leaves them spiraling downward in humiliation and disgrace.

You got to admit that the notion of a speaking donkey, who finally sets his highfalutin yet clueless master straight, makes for some great sitcom material. But, as you can imagine, there is more to this story than humor. As with every Torah narrative, it contains a profound and relevant lesson.

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By Janice Arnold for the Candian Jewish News

MONTREAL — The 68-year-old Rabbinical College of Canada (RCC), the Lubavitcher yeshiva, has launched an “emergency” campaign because it is facing a financial crisis.
The school delayed payment of salaries to its approximately 60 teachers as a result of its cash-flow problems, administrator Linda Rosenblum acknowledged.

She said $600,000 is needed to get out of the current crunch.

Montreal Tomchei Temimim in Financial Crisis

By Janice Arnold for the Candian Jewish News

MONTREAL — The 68-year-old Rabbinical College of Canada (RCC), the Lubavitcher yeshiva, has launched an “emergency” campaign because it is facing a financial crisis.
The school delayed payment of salaries to its approximately 60 teachers as a result of its cash-flow problems, administrator Linda Rosenblum acknowledged.

She said $600,000 is needed to get out of the current crunch.

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The NYPD released a 103-page tome so private sector security officials can better safeguard their buildings against terrorists. Only about 1,000 copies of the book, “Engineering Security: Protective Design for High Risk Buildings,” have been printed. In other news; the Jewish Children's Museum in Crown Heights and the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Pkwy were awarded anti-terror security grants this year.

Video – NYPD Releases Security Book for NYC Buildings

The NYPD released a 103-page tome so private sector security officials can better safeguard their buildings against terrorists. Only about 1,000 copies of the book, “Engineering Security: Protective Design for High Risk Buildings,” have been printed. In other news; the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights and the United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Pkwy were awarded anti-terror security grants this year.

Videos

ALBANY, NY [CHI] — The Capital Region Friendship Circle noted the efforts of its 65 teen, college and adult volunteers at a recent dinner at Beth Abraham-Jacob Synagogue. Over 180 friends and supporters attended a program that included Lydia Kulbida, emcee; Karen Carpenter-Palumbo of the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, honoree; and Ted Saint James, entertainer.

Capital Region Friendship Circle Thanks Volunteers

ALBANY, NY [CHI] — The Capital Region Friendship Circle noted the efforts of its 65 teen, college and adult volunteers at a recent dinner at Beth Abraham-Jacob Synagogue. Over 180 friends and supporters attended a program that included Lydia Kulbida, emcee; Karen Carpenter-Palumbo of the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services, honoree; and Ted Saint James, entertainer.

Shlichus