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By Shalom Goldberg
The Rebbe says:

1. During it’s description of the horrible Egyptian exile, the Torah says, “They embittered their lives with hard work, with mortar and with bricks…”.

2. The Rebbe analyzes this:

The true life of a Jew is not his physical life; it is his spiritual life. Therefore, when the Torah says that the Egyptians embittered the lives of the Jewish people it must also be referring to their spiritual lives, their true life.

3. The Rebbe now questions this:

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Shemos

By Shalom Goldberg

The Rebbe says:

1. During it’s description of the horrible Egyptian exile, the Torah says, “They embittered their lives with hard work, with mortar and with bricks…”.

2. The Rebbe analyzes this:

The true life of a Jew is not his physical life; it is his spiritual life. Therefore, when the Torah says that the Egyptians embittered the lives of the Jewish people it must also be referring to their spiritual lives, their true life.

3. The Rebbe now questions this:

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Velvel Reikhtman (Montreal, Canada) to Channah Kagan (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
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Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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The Avner Institute is happy to present an audio recorded yechidus that Reb Zalmon Jaffe--author of My Encounters with the Rebbe--and his wife Roselyn had with the Rebbe after mincha, Sivan 16, 5742 (1982), in Gan Eden Hatachton (the area right outside the Rebbe's office). Below is the audio recording. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.inspiringageneration.org

<%FlashMP3(5742-09-16 Yechidus Zalman Jaffe.mp3)%> 10 Minutes 49 Seconds

Present: Yechidus of Zalman and Roselyn Jaffe (of Manchester, England), after mincha, Sivan 16, 5742 (1982), in Gan Eden Hatachton (the area outside the Rebbe’s study).

Full transcript in the Extended Article!

Recording of a Beautiful Yechidus with the Rebbe in 1982

The Avner Institute is happy to present an audio recorded yechidus that Reb Zalmon Jaffe–author of My Encounters with the Rebbe–and his wife Roselyn had with the Rebbe after mincha, Sivan 16, 5742 (1982), in Gan Eden Hatachton (the area right outside the Rebbe’s office). Below is the audio recording. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.inspiringageneration.org

<%FlashMP3(5742-09-16 Yechidus Zalman Jaffe.mp3)%> 10 Minutes 49 Seconds

Present: Yechidus of Zalman and Roselyn Jaffe (of Manchester, England), after mincha, Sivan 16, 5742 (1982), in Gan Eden Hatachton (the area outside the Rebbe’s study).

Full transcript in the Extended Article!

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American Jews, beware. If you run afoul of the Justice Department, your chances for bail are slim to none. That's the new legal concept created by the office of U.S. Attorney Matt Dummermuth in northern Iowa. The policy singles out Jews as a special category to be denied bail due to Israel's “Law of Return.”

The Israeli law provides citizenship to any Jew immigrating to the country. It's much like the asylum clause in U.S. immigration law, designed to offer refuge to Jews fleeing oppressive regimes. It's never been used to give haven to American criminals. The United States and Israel have an active extradition treaty. Routinely, accused criminals are sent from one country to another.

Op-Ed: Rejecting Bail Denies Equal Protection

American Jews, beware. If you run afoul of the Justice Department, your chances for bail are slim to none. That’s the new legal concept created by the office of U.S. Attorney Matt Dummermuth in northern Iowa. The policy singles out Jews as a special category to be denied bail due to Israel’s “Law of Return.”

The Israeli law provides citizenship to any Jew immigrating to the country. It’s much like the asylum clause in U.S. immigration law, designed to offer refuge to Jews fleeing oppressive regimes. It’s never been used to give haven to American criminals. The United States and Israel have an active extradition treaty. Routinely, accused criminals are sent from one country to another.

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1. Join hundreds of Yaldei Hashluchim and Tzeirei Hashluchim throughout the world and take part in a hachana contest for Yud Shevat.

Fill out your daily checklists for a chance to win great prizes each week you participate.

Visit www.shluchim.org/hachonos to find out more or register.

It’s not too late to join the Yud Shevat Hachana!


1. Join hundreds of Yaldei Hashluchim and Tzeirei Hashluchim throughout the world and take part in a hachana contest for Yud Shevat.

Fill out your daily checklists for a chance to win great prizes each week you participate.

Visit www.shluchim.org/hachonos to find out more or register.

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Mazal Tov! – 6 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Nadiv and Toby (nee Ezagui) Kehaty
IYH at 1229 President St, Apt 2C, [between Nostrand and New York Ave].

Benny and Leeor (nee Hoffinger) Eliron.
IYH at 1703 Union St, [between Schenectady and Utica Ave].

Shimon and Chanie Gratzman
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Dovid and Basya (nee Richburg) Wolkenfeld.
IYH at 780 Montgomery St, 1st side door, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Levi and Leah Neubort.
IYH at 8-09 Plaza Rd, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410.

Mendel and Esther (nee Shusterman) Lifshitz.
IYH at 6114 N Cape Arago Pl, Garden City, ID 83714.

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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Please say Tehilim for Israelis Injured in Gaza War

In the Extended Article is a list of names of the injured soldiers and civilians who were injured by the Kassam attacks in the past days and are still hospitalized in various hospitals. It is our fervent prayer that the list the list only gets shorter as a result of their complete and speedy recoveries.

Click the Extended Article for Names and Tehilim

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Jet crashes into Hudson River, All Onboard Survive

Newsday

NEW YORK, NY — A US Airways plane with 151 people on board crashed into the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters and startling thousands of New Yorkers.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said all passengers were rescued safely from the crash.

More pictures and a video in the Extended Article.

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The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Friday, January 16 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.

Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar

Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Friday, January 16 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.

Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar

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A personal account from Webby as he took these photos.

SDEROT, Israel [CHI] — Amid bursts of artillery fire followed by the thunder of heavy bombing, throngs of reporters flanked by course onlookers came to observe the Israel Defense Forces offensive in Gaza. This was the scene at the 'Reporters Hill' less than one kilometer away from the border.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Webby)

Photo Gallery: A Trip to the Gaza Border, or Pretty Close to it

A personal account from Webby as he took these photos.

SDEROT, Israel [CHI] — Amid bursts of artillery fire followed by the thunder of heavy bombing, throngs of reporters flanked by course onlookers came to observe the Israel Defense Forces offensive in Gaza. This was the scene at the ‘Reporters Hill’ less than one kilometer away from the border.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Webby)

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Hundreds Attend Mumbai Lecture

WESTLAKE, CA — Dennis Prager addressed a crowd of over 800 people at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel in Westlake Village, CA. The lecture focused on the terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, that took the lives of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg obm. Prager also strongly defended the use of force in Gaza and underlined the principle of peace only coming through strength.

Shlichus

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Heeding the call of the Rebbeim that “Torah study ought to take place in the Beis Midrash specifically”, Yagdil Torah's Thursday night Beis Midrash program launched in Kollel Menachem with over 40 participants.

Yagdil Torah Beis Midrash Starts Strong

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Heeding the call of the Rebbeim that “Torah study ought to take place in the Beis Midrash specifically”, Yagdil Torah’s Thursday night Beis Midrash program launched in Kollel Menachem with over 40 participants.

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By Matthew Wagner for the Jerusalem Post

GAZA — Two soldiers made their way through the winding streets of Gaza City, carefully watching for booby traps. Their objective was to hunt down Hamas terrorists and locate caches of Kassam and Grad rockets and other arms.

As they deliberated whether to turn left or right at an intersection, a woman dressed from head to foot in black appeared from out of nowhere.

Soldiers Turn to Secret Weapon: Jewish Spirituality

By Matthew Wagner for the Jerusalem Post

GAZA — Two soldiers made their way through the winding streets of Gaza City, carefully watching for booby traps. Their objective was to hunt down Hamas terrorists and locate caches of Kassam and Grad rockets and other arms.

As they deliberated whether to turn left or right at an intersection, a woman dressed from head to foot in black appeared from out of nowhere.

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