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The unique music of Jewish folk-rock singer Moshe Hecht draws inspiration from reggae, classic rock, folk music and Chassidic melodies. His lyrics are poetic, honest, and confident, complimented by a voice that displays a depth, wisdom and passion well beyond his years. Moshe considers music a tool for communicating and elevating ideas and lessons.

Video: JMR Interviews Singer Moshe Hecht

The unique music of Jewish folk-rock singer Moshe Hecht draws inspiration from reggae, classic rock, folk music and Chassidic melodies. His lyrics are poetic, honest, and confident, complimented by a voice that displays a depth, wisdom and passion well beyond his years. Moshe considers music a tool for communicating and elevating ideas and lessons.

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New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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

With Sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Judith Cohen, OBM of London at the age of 57.

The Levaya took place today, Wednesday and the family is sitting Shiva in London and Crown Heights.

Rabbi Naftali Cohen and children Mrs. Bryna Liberow - Manchester, England, Mrs. Bayla Spalter - Crown Heights, Rabbi Koppel Cohen - Crown Heights, Hatomim Mendy Cohen and Ms. Sarale Cohen - London are sitting shiva in London at 72 Leeside Crescent, London. Phone: 011-44-208-209-3160

Daughter Mrs. Chanale Brod and sister Mrs. Dobra Schlanger are sitting shiva in Crown Heights at 1599 Carroll St., first floor. Phone: 718-774-3065

Email: cohenfamily72@gmail.com

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B'soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V'yerushalayim

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Judith Cohen

With Sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Judith Cohen, OBM of London at the age of 57.

The Levaya took place today, Wednesday and the family is sitting Shiva in London and Crown Heights.

Rabbi Naftali Cohen and children Mrs. Bryna Liberow – Manchester, England, Mrs. Bayla Spalter – Crown Heights, Rabbi Koppel Cohen – Crown Heights, Hatomim Mendy Cohen and Ms. Sarale Cohen – London are sitting shiva in London at 72 Leeside Crescent, London. Phone: 011-44-208-209-3160

Daughter Mrs. Chanale Brod and sister Mrs. Dobra Schlanger are sitting shiva in Crown Heights at 1599 Carroll St., first floor. Phone: 718-774-3065

Email: cohenfamily72@gmail.com

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V’yerushalayim

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a Beautiful Photo of the Rebbe during a 1991 Private Audience. Special thanks to Rabbi Levertov for the Photo. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: PortraitOfALeader.org

Photo: The Rebbe in a ’91 Yechidus

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a Beautiful Photo of the Rebbe during a 1991 Private Audience. Special thanks to Rabbi Levertov for the Photo. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: PortraitOfALeader.org

Picture of the Day
By David Jacobs for the Reno Gazette-Journal

Rabbis Yosef Silverstein, left, and Shalom Cunin are part of a traveling rabbi program. Photo/Tim Dunn/RGJ.

With the High Holy Days approaching, two young rabbis are visiting the Reno area to bring Jewish life to residents.

Rabbi Yosef Silverstein, 24, and Rabbi Shalom Cunin, 23, are in town from Brooklyn, N.Y., through the international Roving Rabbi program of Chabad, a movement within Jewish tradition.

Roving Rabbis Carry Message of Judaism With Them

By David Jacobs for the Reno Gazette-Journal

Rabbis Yosef Silverstein, left, and Shalom Cunin are part of a traveling rabbi program. Photo/Tim Dunn/RGJ.

With the High Holy Days approaching, two young rabbis are visiting the Reno area to bring Jewish life to residents.

Rabbi Yosef Silverstein, 24, and Rabbi Shalom Cunin, 23, are in town from Brooklyn, N.Y., through the international Roving Rabbi program of Chabad, a movement within Jewish tradition.

Merkos Shlichus
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By Reuven Arazi

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL [CHI] — History comes to Hallandale Beach on Sunday, September 6th, as the day features the dedication of 3 Mikvahs (Ritualariums) accessible to the physically challenged and to the entire South Florida Community. It is the first Mikvah project of this nature in Florida with special ramps, prep rooms for the physically challenged, and hydraulic lifts, that will make the Mikvah experience pleasant and dignified for a large segment of South Florida's Jewish population.

Three Mikvahs for the Physically Challenged open in Florida

By Reuven Arazi

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL [CHI] — History comes to Hallandale Beach on Sunday, September 6th, as the day features the dedication of 3 Mikvahs (Ritualariums) accessible to the physically challenged and to the entire South Florida Community. It is the first Mikvah project of this nature in Florida with special ramps, prep rooms for the physically challenged, and hydraulic lifts, that will make the Mikvah experience pleasant and dignified for a large segment of South Florida’s Jewish population.

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By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register

DES MOINES, IA — Lawyers for an indicted Postville slaughterhouse executive asked a judge Monday to forbid the use of 32 plant workers as government witnesses because of lies they told to work in the United States illegally and pressure from federal authorities.

The former employees at Agriprocessors Inc. are included on a list of witnesses prosecutors may call in their case against former executive Sholom Rubashkin.

Rubaskin Asks to Bar Plant Workers from Testifying

By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register

DES MOINES, IA — Lawyers for an indicted Postville slaughterhouse executive asked a judge Monday to forbid the use of 32 plant workers as government witnesses because of lies they told to work in the United States illegally and pressure from federal authorities.

The former employees at Agriprocessors Inc. are included on a list of witnesses prosecutors may call in their case against former executive Sholom Rubashkin.

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Photo Gallery: JLI Retreat Comes to a Close

The National Jewish Retreat concluded Sunday after five days of learning and inspiration.The sold out crowd of 600 enjoyed close to 200 lectures and seminars led by Rabbi Manis Friedman who stimulated deep thinking, Rabbi Dr. Immanuel Schochet who demonstrated the philosophical profundity of Yiddishkeit and Rabbi Moshe Bryski who inspired laughter and tears in his packed classrooms.

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BROOKLYN, NY [CBS] — It's amazing, it's peculiar, and it's dangerous. So says a Brooklyn man who's experiencing some weird occurrences with his cell phone and his stove.

These days it seems like cell phones or smart phones can do just about anything. Just ask Andrei Melnikov, whose smart phone apparently has an unintended “app” unlike any other.

Video – Ring Of Fire? Cell Phone Turns On Oven!

BROOKLYN, NY [CBS] — It’s amazing, it’s peculiar, and it’s dangerous. So says a Brooklyn man who’s experiencing some weird occurrences with his cell phone and his stove.

These days it seems like cell phones or smart phones can do just about anything. Just ask Andrei Melnikov, whose smart phone apparently has an unintended “app” unlike any other.

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NY Daily News and CrownHeights.info

Two New York City Jewish teenagers accused of drag racing have been charged in the death of a 12-year-old boy who was injured when the cars collided.

Queens prosecutors say the 16- and 18-year-olds are charged with second-degree manslaughter, among other charges, in the death of Avi Babayev.

Two Jewish Teens Charged in Drag Race that Killed Cousin

NY Daily News and CrownHeights.info

Two New York City Jewish teenagers accused of drag racing have been charged in the death of a 12-year-old boy who was injured when the cars collided.

Queens prosecutors say the 16- and 18-year-olds are charged with second-degree manslaughter, among other charges, in the death of Avi Babayev.

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By Debbie Maimon for Yated Ne'eman
Allegations of anti-Semitism surfaced recently about a 2004 FBI sting that entrapped two Jewish members of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in espionage-related charges.

The allegations raised fresh concerns about the FBI’s true motives in the case which, to the government’s embarrassment, collapsed after four years of pre-trial maneuvers due to lack of evidence.

Because the FBI operation invoked an archaic law to indict the men, attempting to criminalize activities that are acceptable and routine for lobbyists, the Bureau’s actions invite suspicion that its real aim in the bizarre sting was to curb the influential pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC.

By falsely discrediting some of its most prominent members, many now think the FBI was really seeking to weaken and discredit the entire organization.

Is the FBI Targeting Jews?

By Debbie Maimon for Yated Ne’eman

Allegations of anti-Semitism surfaced recently about a 2004 FBI sting that entrapped two Jewish members of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) in espionage-related charges.

The allegations raised fresh concerns about the FBI’s true motives in the case which, to the government’s embarrassment, collapsed after four years of pre-trial maneuvers due to lack of evidence.

Because the FBI operation invoked an archaic law to indict the men, attempting to criminalize activities that are acceptable and routine for lobbyists, the Bureau’s actions invite suspicion that its real aim in the bizarre sting was to curb the influential pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC.

By falsely discrediting some of its most prominent members, many now think the FBI was really seeking to weaken and discredit the entire organization.

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By Tami Kamin-Meyer for Chabad.edu

Rabbi Yishaya and Shira Rose, and their two-year-old daughter Shayna Leah will welcome Jewish students at the new Chabad House serving the University of Toronto.

Little did Yishaya Rose know when he enrolled at New York University nearly six years ago that not only would he meet his future wife, he’d find the deep religious connection that led him to the city in the first place.

Graduates Return to Campus as Jewish Leaders in Ontario

By Tami Kamin-Meyer for Chabad.edu

Rabbi Yishaya and Shira Rose, and their two-year-old daughter Shayna Leah will welcome Jewish students at the new Chabad House serving the University of Toronto.

Little did Yishaya Rose know when he enrolled at New York University nearly six years ago that not only would he meet his future wife, he’d find the deep religious connection that led him to the city in the first place.

Shlichus
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Please say Tehilim for…

Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Aaron Reuvain Ben Hinda He is major surgery today, Tuesday.

Yehudis Bas Chaya Ita She is having open heart surgery today, Tuesday.

Malka Chana bas Tzvia

Notices

Chief Rabbi: Holland is Becoming Too Progressive

By A. Gold

Rabbi Binyamin Jacobs, Head Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Holland

Rabbi Jacobs was speaking in reaction to the protests and demonstrations that are surrounding the Fifth World Congress of Families in Amsterdam where he is a keynote speaker.

During the conference he discussed the issue of family as the cornerstone of society. The Congress is an international interreligious and interracial conference on family issues.

Jewish News

JLI Retreat Explores Themes of Jewish Empowerment

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

The Rebbe intended for all of us to be leaders, not followers,” Mr. George Rohr charged a packed hall at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich, Connecticut. “We may not understand the power we have to impact the world, but it is up to all of us to make this world heavenly. We can’t leave it to the teachers and rabbis.”

The call to action summed up the general sentiment at the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s fourth annual retreat, which ended Sunday. Though attendees undoubtedly came to soak up as much wisdom as possible, their purpose was greater than hitting the books.

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