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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Snow still covers the campground on Perch Lake Road, but for Rabbi Yitzchok Steinmetz, summer is already underway. The director of Camp L’man Achai has been gearing up for the camp season since October and now finds himself in a flurry of applications. The camp, which recently earned ACA accreditation, offers a unique niche in a world where there are camps to fill every interest.

Counting Down to Total Immersion Summer Camp

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Snow still covers the campground on Perch Lake Road, but for Rabbi Yitzchok Steinmetz, summer is already underway. The director of Camp L’man Achai has been gearing up for the camp season since October and now finds himself in a flurry of applications. The camp, which recently earned ACA accreditation, offers a unique niche in a world where there are camps to fill every interest.

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New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night’s, Thursday's 71st precinct council meeting was well attended with a number of Crown Heights Jewish Residents, including a large group of Bochurim from Chovevei Torah who were there following the incident where one of their classmates was injured after being hit by a brick, and approximately 15 Shomrim members. All in attendance had one concern in mind: the recent escalation of beatings and rock throwing at Jewish children.

This concern was apparently not just that of the Jewish crowd, but was also expressed by the NYPD's top cop, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, who attended the meeting, addressing the audience. Mr. Kelly said that despite the recent downturn in the economy, crime is down citywide.

Lies and Deception at the Precinct Council Meeting

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night’s, Thursday’s 71st precinct council meeting was well attended with a number of Crown Heights Jewish Residents, including a large group of Bochurim from Chovevei Torah who were there following the incident where one of their classmates was injured after being hit by a brick, and approximately 15 Shomrim members. All in attendance had one concern in mind: the recent escalation of beatings and rock throwing at Jewish children.

This concern was apparently not just that of the Jewish crowd, but was also expressed by the NYPD’s top cop, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, who attended the meeting, addressing the audience. Mr. Kelly said that despite the recent downturn in the economy, crime is down citywide.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Serraf (Montreal, Canada) and Sylvia Lubienietsky (Ottawa, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at Chabad Queen Mary, 4941 Chemin Queen-Mary, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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VIENNA, Austria [Reuters] — A former Nazi concentration camp guard who was deported from the United States on Thursday is now a free man because he cannot be prosecuted in Austria, the Austrian justice ministry said on Friday.

Josias Kumpf, 83, who has admitted to participating in a 1943 massacre of 8,000 Jews in the Trawniki labour camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, arrived in Austria on Thursday after the United States deported him following the revocation of his citizenship.

Deported Nazi Guard a Free Man in Austria

VIENNA, Austria [Reuters] — A former Nazi concentration camp guard who was deported from the United States on Thursday is now a free man because he cannot be prosecuted in Austria, the Austrian justice ministry said on Friday.

Josias Kumpf, 83, who has admitted to participating in a 1943 massacre of 8,000 Jews in the Trawniki labour camp in Nazi-occupied Poland, arrived in Austria on Thursday after the United States deported him following the revocation of his citizenship.

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By Raffi Rosenzweig for KosherToday

BROOKLYN, NY — Prices for the coveted Shmura (flour watched from planting) Matzohs rose only nominally despite the economy and the steep increases in commodity prices. Most of the bakeries reached by KosherToday said that they were cognizant of the hardship consumers faced in the continuing recession.

Shmura Matzah Prices Rise Ever So Slowly

By Raffi Rosenzweig for KosherToday

BROOKLYN, NY — Prices for the coveted Shmura (flour watched from planting) Matzohs rose only nominally despite the economy and the steep increases in commodity prices. Most of the bakeries reached by KosherToday said that they were cognizant of the hardship consumers faced in the continuing recession.

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Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Yanky and Rivkie (nee Polter) Goldstein.
IYH at 425 Brooklyn Ave [between Montgomery and Crown St].

Daniel and Sarah Melul.
IYH at 660 Eastern Pkwy [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin.
IYH at 646 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yossi and Chani (nee Vilenkin) Wilschanski.
IYH at 789 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Moshie and Devorah Leah (nee Chazan) Raitport.
IYH at 1739 49th St, Brooklyn NY 11204.

Nesanel and Rivka (nee Joseph) Rafaelov.
IYH at 16750 NE 10th Ave, Miami Beach, FL.

Hershel and Josepine Basher.
IYH at 16750 NE 10th Ave, Miami Beach, FL.

Yaakov and Nechama Dina (nee Demercur) Mizrachie (Coral Springs, FL) .

Danny and Chanie (nee Fishman) Gavin.
IYH at 10810 Shawnbrook Dr, Houston, TX 77071.

Sholom and Tzivia (nee Feldman) Wasserman.
IYH at 4975 Avenue Carlton, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Please stay tuned as we update this list as 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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Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
In the year 1910, the Czarist government convened a Rabbinical conference with the explicit aim of meddling in Jewish religious affairs. In good despotic tradition, the participating Rabbis were secretly exposed to a list of 102 Jewish communities where pogroms were to “likely occur” should the conference fail to produce the desired results.

Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (Rashab) saw the issue as a matter of spiritual life and death. Throughout the conference, he railed the government’s plan and even dared to expose the ministers who were kind enough to share the grim prophesy of the impending pogroms.

“It is beyond the capacity of any power on earth,” declared the Rebbe, “to decree over matters of our faith,”even if they might claim jurisdiction over material issues.”

A Wing and A Prayer – The Combination of Effort and Faith

Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

In the year 1910, the Czarist government convened a Rabbinical conference with the explicit aim of meddling in Jewish religious affairs. In good despotic tradition, the participating Rabbis were secretly exposed to a list of 102 Jewish communities where pogroms were to “likely occur” should the conference fail to produce the desired results.

Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch (Rashab) saw the issue as a matter of spiritual life and death. Throughout the conference, he railed the government’s plan and even dared to expose the ministers who were kind enough to share the grim prophesy of the impending pogroms.

“It is beyond the capacity of any power on earth,” declared the Rebbe, “to decree over matters of our faith,”even if they might claim jurisdiction over material issues.”

Something Jewish
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Mazal Tov! – it’s A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chayim Baruch and Sarah Alevsky (Shluchim to the Upper West Side of Manhatten) on the birth of their daughter, Maryasha Esther.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

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DES MOINES, IA [AP] — A supervisor at an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse raided by immigration agents has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his part in hiring illegal immigrants.

Juan Carlos Guerrero-Espinoza was sentenced Thursday in Cedar Rapids federal court. He agreed to plead guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to hire illegal immigrants and one count of aiding and abetting the hiring of illegal immigrants.

Iowa Meat Plant Supervisor Sentenced to 3 Years

DES MOINES, IA [AP] — A supervisor at an Iowa kosher slaughterhouse raided by immigration agents has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his part in hiring illegal immigrants.

Juan Carlos Guerrero-Espinoza was sentenced Thursday in Cedar Rapids federal court. He agreed to plead guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to hire illegal immigrants and one count of aiding and abetting the hiring of illegal immigrants.

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This past Chanukah, Chabad of Oregon held a special Chanukah event and the Rose Quarter home of the NBA Portland Trailblazers. Between the quarters, Rabbi Dovi Bialo of Chabad of Portland Campuses was given the opportunity to shoot some free throws from the line with a chance to win $250. Watch the video and see what happens.

Shliach Shoots Free Throws, Trying get Donation from NBA

This past Chanukah, Chabad of Oregon held a special Chanukah event and the Rose Quarter home of the NBA Portland Trailblazers. Between the quarters, Rabbi Dovi Bialo of Chabad of Portland Campuses was given the opportunity to shoot some free throws from the line with a chance to win $250. Watch the video and see what happens.

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By Jim Meyers for Newsmax

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal officials and the airline pilots union are denying a report that the Obama administration is seeking to end a program that trains pilots to carry guns in jetliner cockpits.

An editorial published in the Washington Times on Tuesday stated that “President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.”

Feds Deny Obama Will Take Guns Away from Pilots

By Jim Meyers for Newsmax

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal officials and the airline pilots union are denying a report that the Obama administration is seeking to end a program that trains pilots to carry guns in jetliner cockpits.

An editorial published in the Washington Times on Tuesday stated that “President Obama is quietly ending the federal firearms program, risking public safety on airlines in the name of an anti-gun ideology.”

General
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shnaz Laufer (Providence, RI) and Devorah Weinman (Manchester, UK ) on their engagement.

The L’chaim will IYH be Tonight Thursday at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].

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By Dr. Yitzchok Levine for the Jewish Press

A still from the Frierdiker Rebbe's Levaya video

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn was the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (widely known as the Frierdiker - Yiddish for “previous” - Rebbe). He served in that position for 30 years, from 1920 until his passing on Shabbos morning, January 28, 1950. He was buried at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New York.

Recently, someone sent me a link to a video clip of his levaya. From the clip one can see a number of external differences between Orthodoxy circa 1950 and Orthodoxy today.

A Look Back at What used to be called Orthodox Judaism

By Dr. Yitzchok Levine for the Jewish Press

A still from the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Levaya video

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn was the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (widely known as the Frierdiker – Yiddish for “previous” – Rebbe). He served in that position for 30 years, from 1920 until his passing on Shabbos morning, January 28, 1950. He was buried at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New York.

Recently, someone sent me a link to a video clip of his levaya. From the clip one can see a number of external differences between Orthodoxy circa 1950 and Orthodoxy today.

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By Michael Howie for the Scotsman

Left, Muslims on guard in Seattle, WA. Right, the shul in Edinburgh.

EDINBURGH, UK — Muslim leaders have offered to stand guard outside a Scottish synagogue after it was vandalised in an alleged anti-Semitic attack.

Two men have appeared in court in connection with the attack on the synagogue in Edinburgh last week, when several window panes were smashed.

Muslim Leaders Offer to Guard Scottish Shul

By Michael Howie for the Scotsman

Left, Muslims on guard in Seattle, WA. Right, the shul in Edinburgh.

EDINBURGH, UK — Muslim leaders have offered to stand guard outside a Scottish synagogue after it was vandalised in an alleged anti-Semitic attack.

Two men have appeared in court in connection with the attack on the synagogue in Edinburgh last week, when several window panes were smashed.

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