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By Ron Kampeas for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

WASHINGTON, DC [JTA] — Barack Obama's pledge to use his presidency to revive the black-Jewish alliance starts on Day (minus) One — the day before he becomes president.

The president-elect's inaugural committee has asked Jewish groups to make black-Jewish dialogue and joint outreach to the poor a focus of Martin Luther King Day commemorations Jan. 19. Renewing the classic civil rights alliance is part of the inauguration's “big picture,” a senior inauguration official told JTA.

Obama Pushes Ahead with Plan to Rejuvenate Black-Jewish Alliance

By Ron Kampeas for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

WASHINGTON, DC [JTA] — Barack Obama’s pledge to use his presidency to revive the black-Jewish alliance starts on Day (minus) One — the day before he becomes president.

The president-elect’s inaugural committee has asked Jewish groups to make black-Jewish dialogue and joint outreach to the poor a focus of Martin Luther King Day commemorations Jan. 19. Renewing the classic civil rights alliance is part of the inauguration’s “big picture,” a senior inauguration official told JTA.

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Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
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Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
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)
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Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
By Joshua Runyan and Tamar Runyan

An injured is evacuated from Gaza- Illustration Photo

GAZA — The parents of an Israeli soldier injured Tuesday during anti-terror operations in the Gaza Strip is terming as miraculous their son’s relatively moderate injuries following a mine explosion.

Rabbi Yehuda Rubin, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Elon More, says that his son, paratrooper Nechemia Rubin, was clearing a house outside of Gaza City as part of Israel’s 18-day-old offensive against Hamas targets, dubbed Operation Cast Lead. He was standing next to his commander when the mine went off, sending shrapnel everywhere.

Shliach’s Son, a Newlywed is Wounded in Gaza Operation

By Joshua Runyan and Tamar Runyan

An injured is evacuated from Gaza- Illustration Photo

GAZA — The parents of an Israeli soldier injured Tuesday during anti-terror operations in the Gaza Strip is terming as miraculous their son’s relatively moderate injuries following a mine explosion.

Rabbi Yehuda Rubin, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Elon More, says that his son, paratrooper Nechemia Rubin, was clearing a house outside of Gaza City as part of Israel’s 18-day-old offensive against Hamas targets, dubbed Operation Cast Lead. He was standing next to his commander when the mine went off, sending shrapnel everywhere.

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ALBANY, NY [NY1] — The New York State Board of Regents is set to vote this week on a proposed Hebrew charter school in Brooklyn. The New York Times says the school would open in the fall if approved.

Under the proposal, the school would start with 150 kindergartners and first graders and be located in District 22 – which encompasses Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, and Mill Basin.

State to Vote on Jewish Hebrew Public School for Brooklyn

ALBANY, NY [NY1] — The New York State Board of Regents is set to vote this week on a proposed Hebrew charter school in Brooklyn. The New York Times says the school would open in the fall if approved.

Under the proposal, the school would start with 150 kindergartners and first graders and be located in District 22 – which encompasses Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, and Mill Basin.

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Shliach Rabbi Mendel Belinow and other people were inside the synagogue when the fire broke out, but no one was injured, inset. Background: The Centre Communautaire Ohr Menahem in Saint-Denis, a northern Paris suburb.

PARIS, France [AFP] — French politicians and religious leaders on Monday condemned a petrol bomb attack on a synagogue, the latest incident in a spate of anti-Semitic violence since the start of Israel's Gaza offensive.

Vandals hurled nine firebombs at the Ohr Menahem community centre and synagogue in the ethnically mixed Paris suburb of Saint-Denis late Sunday, sparking a fire in the next-door kosher restaurant, local police said.

Chabad House in France Fire Bombed

Shliach Rabbi Mendel Belinow and other people were inside the synagogue when the fire broke out, but no one was injured, inset. Background: The Centre Communautaire Ohr Menahem in Saint-Denis, a northern Paris suburb.

PARIS, France [AFP] — French politicians and religious leaders on Monday condemned a petrol bomb attack on a synagogue, the latest incident in a spate of anti-Semitic violence since the start of Israel’s Gaza offensive.

Vandals hurled nine firebombs at the Ohr Menahem community centre and synagogue in the ethnically mixed Paris suburb of Saint-Denis late Sunday, sparking a fire in the next-door kosher restaurant, local police said.

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By Fernanda Santos for the New York Times

A car pulled over on Kingston Ave. - Illustration photo.

NEW YORK, NY — Several City Council members announced on Sunday that a bill had been introduced that would create a five-minute grace period before drivers are issued summonses for parking violations like expired meters and alternate-side parking rules.

The bill addresses a longstanding pet peeve among many city lawmakers, whose constituents often complain of feeling victimized by unforgiving traffic agents.

City Council Seeks Grace Period for Parking Violations

By Fernanda Santos for the New York Times

A car pulled over on Kingston Ave. – Illustration photo.

NEW YORK, NY — Several City Council members announced on Sunday that a bill had been introduced that would create a five-minute grace period before drivers are issued summonses for parking violations like expired meters and alternate-side parking rules.

The bill addresses a longstanding pet peeve among many city lawmakers, whose constituents often complain of feeling victimized by unforgiving traffic agents.

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Last week Yechiel Cagen sat down for a My Encounter with the Rebbe interview with Dr. Elliot Udell, who served as the Rebbe’s podiatrist in the late 80’s and early 90’s. From the JemNationBlog.com.

A ground invasion in an urban area is tricky business. Things can get hairy real fast. But as has been demonstrated whenever Israel takes the correct attitude in defending itself, the casualties are miraculously low. Bli ayin horah, and may it ever remain so. The guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.

Video – Dr. Elliot Udell – Praying for Israel in 1991

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Last week Yechiel Cagen sat down for a My Encounter with the Rebbe interview with Dr. Elliot Udell, who served as the Rebbe’s podiatrist in the late 80’s and early 90’s. From the JemNationBlog.com.

A ground invasion in an urban area is tricky business. Things can get hairy real fast. But as has been demonstrated whenever Israel takes the correct attitude in defending itself, the casualties are miraculously low. Bli ayin horah, and may it ever remain so. The guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.

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DUBUQUE, IA [KCRG]-- About a dozen rabbis from New York and across the country are asking for the release of former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin.

Rubashkin is being held without bail in the Dubuque County Jail, on charges stemming from an immigration raid at the meat packing plant back in May.

Video – Rabbis Speak out for Sholom Rubashkin

DUBUQUE, IA [KCRG]– About a dozen rabbis from New York and across the country are asking for the release of former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin.

Rubashkin is being held without bail in the Dubuque County Jail, on charges stemming from an immigration raid at the meat packing plant back in May.

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By Matthew Wagner for the Jerusalem Post

A haredi man gets his luggage checked by security personnel at Ben Gurion Airport, inset. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski. Background: El Al Plane in the skies.

TEL AVIV, Israel — In another example of how market forces serve religious faith, El Al is in advanced negotiations with representatives of the haredi community to provide super kosher or “Mehadrin” flights.

If the deal between the sides is sealed, the flights, which would begin this Pessah season, would adhere to strict gender separation, Glatt kosher food and no secular on-flight movies.

Ultra-Orthodox Negotiate Mehadrin El Al Flights

By Matthew Wagner for the Jerusalem Post

A haredi man gets his luggage checked by security personnel at Ben Gurion Airport, inset. Photo: Ariel Jerozolimski. Background: El Al Plane in the skies.

TEL AVIV, Israel — In another example of how market forces serve religious faith, El Al is in advanced negotiations with representatives of the haredi community to provide super kosher or “Mehadrin” flights.

If the deal between the sides is sealed, the flights, which would begin this Pessah season, would adhere to strict gender separation, Glatt kosher food and no secular on-flight movies.

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By Maureen Fulton for the Toledo Blade Sports

University of Toledo freshman Naama Shafir is believed to be the first female Orthodox Jew to earn an NCAA Division I scholarship. She can’t practice from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday but can play in games.

TOLEDO, OH — Every Saturday, as the afternoon begins to draw to an end, some of the University of Toledo women’s basketball players prepare to make a phone call.

When the sun finally sets, they dial their teammate, Naama Shafir. “Naama, it’s time to come out and play!” they sing to her.

University of Toledo Basketball Player Faces the Challenge of Honoring her Religious Beliefs while Competing

By Maureen Fulton for the Toledo Blade Sports

University of Toledo freshman Naama Shafir is believed to be the first female Orthodox Jew to earn an NCAA Division I scholarship. She can’t practice from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday but can play in games.

TOLEDO, OH — Every Saturday, as the afternoon begins to draw to an end, some of the University of Toledo women’s basketball players prepare to make a phone call.

When the sun finally sets, they dial their teammate, Naama Shafir. “Naama, it’s time to come out and play!” they sing to her.

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By Avi Shauly for Globes Publisher Itonut

TEL AVIV, Israel — With sales deals collapsing, personal guarantees are raised. Shaya Boymelgreen, the controlling shareholder in Boymelgreen Capital Ltd. (TASE:BMGN), is being forced to increase his personal guarantees to Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) to $50 million from $25 million. Other terms of the guarantees remain unchanged.

Boymelgreen Capital reported the item to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) after its board of directors and its audit committee authorized the increase in the guarantees as a deal between the company and its controlling shareholder. Shaya Boymelgreen owns 89.8% of the shares in the company

Sales Collapsing, Boymelgreen Increases Mizrahi Guarantees

By Avi Shauly for Globes Publisher Itonut

TEL AVIV, Israel — With sales deals collapsing, personal guarantees are raised. Shaya Boymelgreen, the controlling shareholder in Boymelgreen Capital Ltd. (TASE:BMGN), is being forced to increase his personal guarantees to Mizrahi Tefahot Bank (TASE:MZTF) to $50 million from $25 million. Other terms of the guarantees remain unchanged.

Boymelgreen Capital reported the item to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) after its board of directors and its audit committee authorized the increase in the guarantees as a deal between the company and its controlling shareholder. Shaya Boymelgreen owns 89.8% of the shares in the company

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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

KEY LARGO, FL — People use the expression ‘out of this world,’ and I never understood it before,” says Lauren Kraft, a senior at Arizona State University. “But this was definitely an out of this world experience: it was like an eight-day Shabbat.”

Snorkel and Study, a project of Bais Chana International, completed its fourth annual college women’s retreat in Key Largo, Florida, Thursday. Coordinator Estee Behrman says that the event, the largest ever, included 90 students from campuses around the globe. Behrman recruited participants at the annual campus Shabbaton in Crown Heights, via Facebook, and by visiting several universities. In fact, explains Behrman, “the program is successful only because organizers and campus shluchim work hand in hand, encouraging and supporting girls to attend.”

Jewish Women Find Self Through Study and Snorkel

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

KEY LARGO, FL — People use the expression ‘out of this world,’ and I never understood it before,” says Lauren Kraft, a senior at Arizona State University. “But this was definitely an out of this world experience: it was like an eight-day Shabbat.”

Snorkel and Study, a project of Bais Chana International, completed its fourth annual college women’s retreat in Key Largo, Florida, Thursday. Coordinator Estee Behrman says that the event, the largest ever, included 90 students from campuses around the globe. Behrman recruited participants at the annual campus Shabbaton in Crown Heights, via Facebook, and by visiting several universities. In fact, explains Behrman, “the program is successful only because organizers and campus shluchim work hand in hand, encouraging and supporting girls to attend.”

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By Pamela McLoughlin for the New Haven Register

Auraham Deitsch, 10, donates some change as Sarah Stock, 10, collects in her fifth-grade classroom at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy for the Mumbai Children’s Relief Fund. (Peter Casolino/Register)

ORANGE, CT — The terrorist killings in Mumbai, India, over the Thanksgiving weekend brought out the best in students at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy.

The loss of more than 100 people, including six Jews, two of them a rabbi and his pregnant wife there to spread the message of the Chabad movement, struck the children hard.

Pupils Take Up Good Deeds After Mumbai

By Pamela McLoughlin for the New Haven Register

Auraham Deitsch, 10, donates some change as Sarah Stock, 10, collects in her fifth-grade classroom at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy for the Mumbai Children’s Relief Fund. (Peter Casolino/Register)

ORANGE, CT — The terrorist killings in Mumbai, India, over the Thanksgiving weekend brought out the best in students at the Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy.

The loss of more than 100 people, including six Jews, two of them a rabbi and his pregnant wife there to spread the message of the Chabad movement, struck the children hard.

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