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By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.edu

Students and organizers mingle at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference. (Photo: Yonit Tanenbaum)

WASHINGTON — Among the more than 6,500 people who flocked to Washington, D.C., this week to attend the annual Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee were more than 1,000 college students, who on the first day of the gathering, had their own reception on the balcony of the Washington Convention Center.

AIPAC Conference Brings 1,000 Students to Washington

By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.edu

Students and organizers mingle at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference. (Photo: Yonit Tanenbaum)

WASHINGTON — Among the more than 6,500 people who flocked to Washington, D.C., this week to attend the annual Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee were more than 1,000 college students, who on the first day of the gathering, had their own reception on the balcony of the Washington Convention Center.

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Baby Girl!

Leiby and Mushka (nee Moscowitz) Brikman from Montreal, Canada had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Kulski (Paris, France) to Ro’hie Halperin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
New Engagement!

Chmouel Lézeirovitch (Netanya, EY) to Haya Bitton (Paris, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The French Shul 471 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Menachem Farkash (Issaquah, WA) to Maya Rozenson (Jerusalem, EY) L’Chaim: Sunday, Sept. 14th, 8:00pm at The JCM Downstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Aharon Karpilovsky (Toronto, CA) to Chayale Silberstein (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Zevi Granat (Edgware, UK) to Sophie Dubin (Baltimore, MD)
New Engagement!

Mordechai Lubecki (Paris, France) to Iscah Sarah Andrea (Jalisco, Mexico)
Baby Girl!

Yariv and Malkie (nee Kershner) Sharabi from Parkland, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chava (nee Notik) Rendler from Riverwoods, IL on the birth of a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Eli Mochkin (Melbourne, Australia) to Risa Drizin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Levi Its’hak Ben Soussan (Courbevoie, France) to Sterna Sarah Gagueche (Brunoy, France)
New Engagement!

Shea Shmotkin (Crown Heights) to Chaya Jacobs (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 585 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Ariel Benchimoun (Levallois, France) to Rivka Bouzna (Sarcelles, France)
Baby Boy!

Moshe Leib and Chaya Mushka (nee Friedman) Yaras from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Futerfas (Crown Heights) to Mussy Goldstein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Shemtov (Crown Heights) to Mushka Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1345 President Street
New Engagement!

Moshe Maiman (Mequon, WI) to Hinda Teich (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl

MTA Bailout Package Would Curb Spendthrift Agency

By Juan Gonzalez for the NY Daily News

ALBANY, NY — Lawmakers in Albany may have finally put some brakes on the runaway MTA.

Millions of transit riders can breathe a little easier now that the Legislature and Gov. Paterson have – seemingly – come up with more money to avoid massive service cuts, reduce a looming fare hike and fund a portion of its capital budget.

NYC News

CROWN HEIGHTS — Close to 200 friends and alumni of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies enjoyed a wine and cheese dessert reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Haysha and Bassie Deitsch in Crown Heights this past Sunday evening.

Friends and Alumni Support Mayanot

CROWN HEIGHTS — Close to 200 friends and alumni of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies enjoyed a wine and cheese dessert reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Haysha and Bassie Deitsch in Crown Heights this past Sunday evening.

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By Corrie MacLaggan for Marshall News Messenger

WASHINGTON — When Monica Lundeen Smith and Michael Smith got a letter from their condo owners association asking them to take down “the item” on their doorframe, they assumed it was a simple misunderstanding.

The association, the couple figured, must not have known that the object was a mezuzah, a small box with a scroll inside that Jews traditionally affix to their doorposts.

Lawmakers Seek to Prevent Banning of Mezuzahs

By Corrie MacLaggan for Marshall News Messenger

WASHINGTON — When Monica Lundeen Smith and Michael Smith got a letter from their condo owners association asking them to take down “the item” on their doorframe, they assumed it was a simple misunderstanding.

The association, the couple figured, must not have known that the object was a mezuzah, a small box with a scroll inside that Jews traditionally affix to their doorposts.

Jewish News

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is happy to present, a unique audience that took place between the Rebbe and a Jew from France. Yosef, a Sorbonne professor, was a ba’al teshuva [returnee to Judaism] exploring his heritage and bursting with questions about Chabad and the Rebbe himself. The Rebbe’s answers convey his heartfelt concerns not only toward his new guest but for all of his fellow Jews. Special thanks to Rabbi Yosef Gurevitch for his reminiscence of the encounter. to learn more about the Rebbe visit: portraitofaleader.org

A Yechidus with the Rebbe

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is happy to present, a unique audience that took place between the Rebbe and a Jew from France. Yosef, a Sorbonne professor, was a ba’al teshuva [returnee to Judaism] exploring his heritage and bursting with questions about Chabad and the Rebbe himself. The Rebbe’s answers convey his heartfelt concerns not only toward his new guest but for all of his fellow Jews. Special thanks to Rabbi Yosef Gurevitch for his reminiscence of the encounter. to learn more about the Rebbe visit: portraitofaleader.org

Something Jewish

This week, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) launched its spring course, “Biblical Reflections: Finding Yourself in the Book of Genesis.” The six-session course examines classic stories from Bereishis in-depth, shedding a modern light on their timeless lessons.

JLI Video – Biblical Reflections Lesson 1

This week, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) launched its spring course, “Biblical Reflections: Finding Yourself in the Book of Genesis.” The six-session course examines classic stories from Bereishis in-depth, shedding a modern light on their timeless lessons.

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NY Post
There was ominous news buried deep in the financial plan released last week by Gov. Paterson's budget office: Five years hence, one in every four New Yorkers will be on Medicaid.

And that will drive the state's Medicaid spending — at nearly $50 billion a year, already the most lavish in the land — to even more astronomical levels.

True, some of this is due to the current climate: More people unemployed means more people forced onto the taxpayer-financed medical program.

Op-Ed: MEDICAID MADNESS

NY Post

There was ominous news buried deep in the financial plan released last week by Gov. Paterson’s budget office: Five years hence, one in every four New Yorkers will be on Medicaid.

And that will drive the state’s Medicaid spending — at nearly $50 billion a year, already the most lavish in the land — to even more astronomical levels.

True, some of this is due to the current climate: More people unemployed means more people forced onto the taxpayer-financed medical program.

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In the main shul in 770, the Rebbe is seen giving out coins to counselors of Tzivos Hashem, the Lubavitch youth movement. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Rebbe! – Distributing Coins for Tzedaka!

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In the main shul in 770, the Rebbe is seen giving out coins to counselors of Tzivos Hashem, the Lubavitch youth movement. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Day
Tonight marks the Shloshim [30 days since the passing] of Doctor Susan Zilkha, ob-gyn to many women in crown heights.

There will be a gathering in her memory tonight, Wednesday at 8:30pm anyone who wants information about this get together can call (347) 881-6126.

PSA: Gathering in Memory of Doctor Susan Zilkha OBM

Tonight marks the Shloshim [30 days since the passing] of Doctor Susan Zilkha, ob-gyn to many women in crown heights.

There will be a gathering in her memory tonight, Wednesday at 8:30pm anyone who wants information about this get together can call (347) 881-6126.

PSA

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CrownHeights.info received a picture in which 10 Shluchim the Rebbe sent to ‘Beit Sefer L’mlacha’ in Kfar Chabad following the massacre.

In the photo (R-L): Rabbi Eliezer Horowitz, Hatomim Yehuda Kirnsky and the Yeshivas secretary Rabbi Chanoch Glitzinshtien. Shluchim: Rabbis Avrohom Korf. Sholom Ber Butman, Sholom Ber Shemtov, Zushe Posner, Shraga Feivish Hertzog, and Sholom Eidelman.

Picture of the Day! – Shluchim to Kfar Chabad 1956

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CrownHeights.info received a picture in which 10 Shluchim the Rebbe sent to ‘Beit Sefer L’mlacha’ in Kfar Chabad following the massacre.

In the photo (R-L): Rabbi Eliezer Horowitz, Hatomim Yehuda Kirnsky and the Yeshivas secretary Rabbi Chanoch Glitzinshtien. Shluchim: Rabbis Avrohom Korf. Sholom Ber Butman, Sholom Ber Shemtov, Zushe Posner, Shraga Feivish Hertzog, and Sholom Eidelman.

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Queens Judge Dismisses Eruv slip-and-fall Suit

by Mark Fass – NY Law Journal
Constructing an Eruv (Illustration Picture)

QUEENS, NY — A Queens judge has thrown out a slip-and-fall case filed by a woman who allegedly tripped over a temple’s “eruv” wire. Eruvs, thin wires strung about 15 to 18 feet above ground, are used by Orthodox Jewish communities to create a symbolic walled courtyard in which the strictures against carrying things in public on the Sabbath are relaxed.

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