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Vandals overturned tombstones in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia's historic Marina Roscha Jewish cemetery.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Members of the Jewish community of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, discovered several graves in the city's historic Marina Roscha Jewish cemetery that had been vandalized by unknown perpetrators.

Jewish Tombstones Vandalized in Central Russian City of Nizhny Novgorod

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Vandals overturned tombstones in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s historic Marina Roscha Jewish cemetery.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia — Members of the Jewish community of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, discovered several graves in the city’s historic Marina Roscha Jewish cemetery that had been vandalized by unknown perpetrators.

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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
Baby Girl!

Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

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

Mazal Tov! – 4 Sunday L’Chaims!

Moshe Cohen (Crown Heights) and Chana Grunblatt (Buenos Aires, Argentina) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Yudell Reiz (Overland Park, KS) and Leeba Leider (S Diego, CA)
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Evan Rosenhouse (Dallas, TX) and Susanne Goldstone (Huntington Beach, CA) .
IYH 4:00pm at 2501 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10033.

Matisyahu Diamond (Baltimore, MD) and Esther Frosburg (Lomita, CA) .
IYH 7:00pm at 2173 Lomita Blvd, Lomita, CA 90717

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Police Officer does nothing as Black Teen Strikes Woman, Man

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — As residents were returning home from Shul on Motzoai Shabbos one Black teen on a bicycle assaulted a Man and later a woman along Empire Boulevard, and witnesses claim that one police officer watched part of it and did nothing.

The incident began on Brooklyn and Empire where the man was kicked by the cycling teen, who than made another pass and pulled out a large ‘box cutter’ type knife and cursed at the man he has assaulted. A police officer who was posted on that corner witnessed the incident and immediately called for backup and began giving chase after the perp who fled towards Kingston.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Rabbi Hirsh Katz during a recent interview.

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Hirsh Katz, son of Reb Yankel Katz.

Tzvi Hirsh HaKohen Katz is known to many as the child who for many years asked the Ma Nishtana at the Rebbe’s Pesach Seder table. His father, Reb Yankel Katz from Chicago, was a stalwart supporter of both the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe.

Reb Yankel was one of the key supporters who funded of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s escape from the Nazis, and subsequently the Frierdiker Rebbe’s and then the Rebbe’s work in America. The Rebbe would speak with Reb Yankel Katz by telephone monthly, and called him “a true friend.”

Boruch Dayan Haemes – R. Hirsh Katz OBM

Rabbi Hirsh Katz during a recent interview.

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Hirsh Katz, son of Reb Yankel Katz.

Tzvi Hirsh HaKohen Katz is known to many as the child who for many years asked the Ma Nishtana at the Rebbe’s Pesach Seder table. His father, Reb Yankel Katz from Chicago, was a stalwart supporter of both the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe.

Reb Yankel was one of the key supporters who funded of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s escape from the Nazis, and subsequently the Frierdiker Rebbe’s and then the Rebbe’s work in America. The Rebbe would speak with Reb Yankel Katz by telephone monthly, and called him “a true friend.”

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Rivky (nee Grossbaum) Kotlarsky (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.

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

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The Pouring Rain didn’t Dampen our 800 Voices!

Father of victim talking with Police Chief Joseph Fox

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — against all odds, along with premature prediction of miserable failure, over 800 impassioned residents including men, woman, and children marched in solidarity under the banner of one voice, we will not be victims, and expressed their outrage.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (96 Pictures)

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From the Inbox
Following last nights vicious beating of a 16 year old boy we ask the entire community to stand together and show a united front to the police department and the media.

We ALL suffer from these atrocities. We will NOT let a single attack slip by unnoticed. We will ALWAYS stand up for our brothers and sisters in the community-- no matter our personal disputes.

We will be marching from the crime scene (Albany bet Empire and Lefferts) to the 71st precinct TODAY at 4:30pm.

Please everyone show up bring your families; please bring signs with you to make sure our message is heard.

Some concerned residents with one agenda, the SAFTEY OF OUR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY

Let US Stand Together Even in the Rain, Before it Turns to Blood

From the Inbox

Following last nights vicious beating of a 16 year old boy we ask the entire community to stand together and show a united front to the police department and the media.

We ALL suffer from these atrocities. We will NOT let a single attack slip by unnoticed. We will ALWAYS stand up for our brothers and sisters in the community– no matter our personal disputes.

We will be marching from the crime scene (Albany bet Empire and Lefferts) to the 71st precinct TODAY at 4:30pm.

Please everyone show up bring your families; please bring signs with you to make sure our message is heard.

Some concerned residents with one agenda, the SAFTEY OF OUR CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY

PSA
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Latest Beating gets Massive Media Attention

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI — After the latest beating in Crown Heights of a Jewish teen (Click Here for Story), tons of news vans from various stations, including CBS 2, NBC 4, FOX 5, ABC 7, CW 11, and News 12 BK, they were seen interviewing people at the scene of the incident, including some Shomrim members. Stay tuned as we will try to get some video from the interviews as soon as possible.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Yet Another Bochur Viciously Beaten and Robbed

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Thursday night at around midnight, a group of men walking down Albany Ave, between Empire Blvd and Leferts Ave, saw a Jewish teen lying on the floor, unconscious and bleeding from his head. They called Hatzalah and Shomrim, who quickly responded to the scene. Hatzalah revived the teen, who couldn’t remember his name or why his head hurt.

More in the Extended Article

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Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
Two men living in the same town came into significant wealth. Both decided to bury their fortune in their backyard. Each picked a landmark on their respective properties, paced 20 steps and dug a hole.

Chaim, the more anxious of the two, kept looking over his shoulder to make sure there was nobody watching as he placed his treasures in the ground. By contrast, the more trusting Berel didn’t bother with such precautions. Unbeknownst to him, he was spotted by a dishonest neighbor who eventually stole his entire nest egg.

A week later Chaim the worrier, whose fortune was fully intact, decided to check up on his hidey-hole. By accident he counted the wrong amount of paces from the landmark and dug into the ground. Imagine his horror when he realized that there was nothing there.

The Weekly Sedra – Behar – What Will We Eat?
Faith vs. Anxiety

Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

Two men living in the same town came into significant wealth. Both decided to bury their fortune in their backyard. Each picked a landmark on their respective properties, paced 20 steps and dug a hole.

Chaim, the more anxious of the two, kept looking over his shoulder to make sure there was nobody watching as he placed his treasures in the ground. By contrast, the more trusting Berel didn’t bother with such precautions. Unbeknownst to him, he was spotted by a dishonest neighbor who eventually stole his entire nest egg.

A week later Chaim the worrier, whose fortune was fully intact, decided to check up on his hidey-hole. By accident he counted the wrong amount of paces from the landmark and dug into the ground. Imagine his horror when he realized that there was nothing there.

Something Jewish
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What is a Rebbe? What is the secret to a Rebbe? And why does every Jew have to be connected to a Rebbe? The following is a Yechidus (Privet Audience) that took place with the Rebbe and a group of students from Colombia University; it's an excerpt from the new Book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit: InspiringAGeneration.com

Q: The Rebbe's energy is so instrumental in helping us serve Hashem properly. How is it possible that we still have free will?

Columbia University Visits the Lubavitcher Rebbe, A Historical Visit

What is a Rebbe? What is the secret to a Rebbe? And why does every Jew have to be connected to a Rebbe? The following is a Yechidus (Privet Audience) that took place with the Rebbe and a group of students from Colombia University; it’s an excerpt from the new Book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit: InspiringAGeneration.com

Q: The Rebbe’s energy is so instrumental in helping us serve Hashem properly. How is it possible that we still have free will?

Something Jewish

Hands-On Training at Rabbinical College

by Eitan Goldberg

MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — This past Wednesday a live demonstration on koshering meat was performed at the Rabbinical College of America. Rabbi Yakov Mendel Zirkind who is a Shochet (expert in the laws of slaughtering and preparing kosher meat) facilitated the purchase of a freshly slaughtered sheep, as well as the special USDA permit required to remove its intact carcass from the slaughter-house. With the assistance of Rabbi Chaim Schapiro, who directs the Semicha Program (training program for rabbinic ordination) at the college.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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