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By Jon Burstein for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Guma Aguiar with Rabbi Moshe M. Lipszyc

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — In the legal annals of Broward County, and the often furious back-and-forth between people suing one another for supposed lying, swindling, cheating, sleeping around and other misdeeds, this may be a first.

Uncle’s Suit Claims Nephew Misspent Foundation Money to Promote He Is ‘The Messiah’

By Jon Burstein for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Guma Aguiar with Rabbi Moshe M. Lipszyc

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — In the legal annals of Broward County, and the often furious back-and-forth between people suing one another for supposed lying, swindling, cheating, sleeping around and other misdeeds, this may be a first.

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Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
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Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Leib Telsner (Crown Heights) to Sarale Scheiner (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Zushi Rivkin (Tampa, FL) to Shifra Weinstein (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
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Mendel and Bracha Eizenbach from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Melly Chein (Crown Heights) to Sara Rivkah Duchman (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at The Arches
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Betzalel Schanowitz (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Mushka Gurary (Simi Valley, CA)
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Yankel Raices (Chicago, IL) to Mushka Broner (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
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Mendel and Mussie Rapaport from Hyde Park, IL had a baby boy.
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Zalman Stein (Northbrook, IL) to Nechama Dina Whitt (Oak Park, MI)
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Nosson Kuperman (Crown Heights) to Sheina Crespim (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
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Mendel Richter (Howard Beach, NY) to Shalhevet Teitelbaum (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The JCM
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Zalmy Chanowitz (Monticello, NY) to Rochele Klein (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street

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Leibel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada) to Nechama Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
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Meir Katz (Brooklyn, NY) to Racheli Yerushalmy (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
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Mendel and Yochi Scheiman from Carbondale, IL had a baby girl!
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Berel Simon (Crown Heights) to Mushky Kremer (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Eshel 272 Kingston Ave

NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — The MTA is reportedly moving ahead with one of the technologies that was originally proposed as part of the mayor's congestion pricing plan.

According to the New York Post, the agency is looking into putting cashless tolls on its bridges and tunnels.

MTA Considers Cashless Tolls

NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — The MTA is reportedly moving ahead with one of the technologies that was originally proposed as part of the mayor’s congestion pricing plan.

According to the New York Post, the agency is looking into putting cashless tolls on its bridges and tunnels.

NYC News

CNN International has done a documentary on the Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg and the events in Mumbai. The film airs on CNN International on Sunday at 0130 ET and 1830 ET. It will repeat again on 0900 ET and 1330 ET.

JEM and Chabad.org worked closely with the producers at CNN to ensure that the film would make a Kiddush Hashem. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky was interviewed for the film and also helped ensure that all the arrangements made for this film went smoothly.

CNN to Air Film on The Holtzbergs

CNN International has done a documentary on the Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg and the events in Mumbai. The film airs on CNN International on Sunday at 0130 ET and 1830 ET. It will repeat again on 0900 ET and 1330 ET.

JEM and Chabad.org worked closely with the producers at CNN to ensure that the film would make a Kiddush Hashem. Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky was interviewed for the film and also helped ensure that all the arrangements made for this film went smoothly.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Mendel Shushan (Paris, France) and Zohara Dery (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Sunday at FREE, 1383 President St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

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Historical Wedding in Smolensk Russia

SMOKENSK, Russia [CHI] — For the first time in 80 years, Smolensk, Russia witnessed a kosher Jewish wedding. Rabbi Levi Mondshine, Shliach and chief Rabbi of the Smolensk Region officiated at the wedding of two jewish couples who are members of the Smolensk Jewish community. Despite the cold and snowy weather, the couples decided that they would like to have the chuppas under the nightsky. A close knit group of family and friends gathered to participate in the historical occasion. Rabbi Avraham Lifshitz, a shlich in the area of Pushkina, Moscow, traveled to Smolensk especially to be one of the witnesses.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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By Sarah Zadok

Contrasting messages on a hastily-installed sewage pipe-cum-bomb shelter in Nitzan encapsulate the spirit of families removed from their Gaza Strip homes in 2006. Two words on the right translate to: “We told you.” On the left is a quote from the 23rd Psalm: “I will fear no evil, for You are with me.”

SDEROT, Israel — As the Israeli army slogged through the Gaza Strip in the waning days of its three week offensive against Hamas targets, a delegation sponsored by the pro-Israel group Women in Green traveled to a location just beyond the fighting to strengthen the resolve of local residents. In the end, the multinational group of 50 returned strengthened, carrying a message of faith conquering all obstacles.

Former Gazans Reflect on Life During War

By Sarah Zadok

Contrasting messages on a hastily-installed sewage pipe-cum-bomb shelter in Nitzan encapsulate the spirit of families removed from their Gaza Strip homes in 2006. Two words on the right translate to: “We told you.” On the left is a quote from the 23rd Psalm: “I will fear no evil, for You are with me.”

SDEROT, Israel — As the Israeli army slogged through the Gaza Strip in the waning days of its three week offensive against Hamas targets, a delegation sponsored by the pro-Israel group Women in Green traveled to a location just beyond the fighting to strengthen the resolve of local residents. In the end, the multinational group of 50 returned strengthened, carrying a message of faith conquering all obstacles.

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The Rubashkin family and the members of the Anash community for Pidyon Shivuyim extend their heartful request to all Anash to join us for special prayers at the Ohel this Monday, January 26th, Rosh Chodesh Shvat at 9:30 a.m. which will correspond to 8:30 a.m. in Iowa when the hearing will begin. Busses have been arranged to leave 770 at 9:00 a.m. and will return at 11:00 a.m.

If you cannot join us at the Ohel please set aside a few moments in your home, school, or Shul to recite Tehillim and study Torah in the z'chus of Sholom Mordechai HaLevi Ben Rivkah.

Monday: Detention Hearing in Sholom Rubashkins Case

The Rubashkin family and the members of the Anash community for Pidyon Shivuyim extend their heartful request to all Anash to join us for special prayers at the Ohel this Monday, January 26th, Rosh Chodesh Shvat at 9:30 a.m. which will correspond to 8:30 a.m. in Iowa when the hearing will begin. Busses have been arranged to leave 770 at 9:00 a.m. and will return at 11:00 a.m.

If you cannot join us at the Ohel please set aside a few moments in your home, school, or Shul to recite Tehillim and study Torah in the z’chus of Sholom Mordechai HaLevi Ben Rivkah.

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Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Rabbi Yosef Greenberg OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yosef Greenberg ob“m of Bnei Brak, after a lengthy illness r”l, at the age of 77.

Rabbi Greenberg was one of the Ziknei Anash in Bnei Brak, who had true mesirus nefesh for Yiddishkeit and Chassidus in Russia as a bochur. He was constantly followed, and finally caught and convicted. When he was but seventeen years old, he was sentenced to death r”l. He was set free after serving “only” ten years, with the death of Stalin, yemach shmo.

Forty years ago he came to Eretz Yisroel, and served as Mashpia in the Lubavitcher shul in Neve Achiezer. He chazzered sichos of the Rebbe and shared his experiences in Russia with the mispallelim.

The Levaya took place on Thursday. The Niftar was laid to rest on Har Hazeisim.

Notices
By Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin Special to The Chronicle

Honestly, I would have felt disappointed if there had been no reaction to my statement, “There are no secular Jews,” in the article “Do U.S. Jews belong without believing?” in the Dec. 19 Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle.

I therefore welcome Michael Tarnoff’s remarks in his letter to the editor in the Jan. 9 issue.

Belonging is Believing

By Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin Special to The Chronicle

Honestly, I would have felt disappointed if there had been no reaction to my statement, “There are no secular Jews,” in the article “Do U.S. Jews belong without believing?” in the Dec. 19 Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle.

I therefore welcome Michael Tarnoff’s remarks in his letter to the editor in the Jan. 9 issue.

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