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Al Baker - The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — Every new police officer in New York City will be sent onto the streets of some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods as part of a broad anticrime operation that the authorities say has helped produce historic drops in crime, the city announced on Wednesday.

Click here to download the 71st Precinct Crime Stat Sheet (PDF)

City Is Doubling Police Program to Reduce Crime

Al Baker – The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — Every new police officer in New York City will be sent onto the streets of some of the city’s toughest neighborhoods as part of a broad anticrime operation that the authorities say has helped produce historic drops in crime, the city announced on Wednesday.

Click here to download the 71st Precinct Crime Stat Sheet (PDF)

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Mazal Tov's View More
New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Seth Mandel - The Jewish State

At the Menorah lighting ceremony outside Chabad Jewish Center Dec. 9, from left: Councilwoman Leslie Koppel-Egierd, Mayor Richard Pucci, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, Rabbi Moshe Herson, and Monroe Township Council President Gerald W. Tamburro.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — While the hundreds of public menorah lightings in New Jersey alone this year showed the state's Jews' commitment to fulfilling their obligation to publicize the miracle of Hanukkah, the Jewish community of Monroe Township celebrated the fact that those public lightings were miracles all their own.

Video in the Extended Article!

Religious freedom is theme of Monroe Hanukkah event

Seth Mandel – The Jewish State

At the Menorah lighting ceremony outside Chabad Jewish Center Dec. 9, from left: Councilwoman Leslie Koppel-Egierd, Mayor Richard Pucci, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, Rabbi Moshe Herson, and Monroe Township Council President Gerald W. Tamburro.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — While the hundreds of public menorah lightings in New Jersey alone this year showed the state’s Jews’ commitment to fulfilling their obligation to publicize the miracle of Hanukkah, the Jewish community of Monroe Township celebrated the fact that those public lightings were miracles all their own.

Video in the Extended Article!

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Chabad.org

Israel’s Arava wilderness bordering the Dead Sea draws millions of tourist visits annually. A new mikvah in the community of Neot Hakikar will spare women visitors – and locals – the hardship of not having the ability to ritually purify themselves.

ARAD, Israel — A new women's mikvah was unveiled about 1,378 feet below sea level at the village of Neot Hakikar just south of the Dead Sea. Built with public funding and under the direction of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yaakov Mendelzohn, the mikvah – deemed to be the lowest on earth – will also serve the neighboring community of Ein Tamar and the scattered desert hamlets in Israel's Arava region, including Ein Hazava and Ein Ofarim.

Lowest Mikvah on Earth To Serve Local Desert Communities, Vacationers

Chabad.org

Israel’s Arava wilderness bordering the Dead Sea draws millions of tourist visits annually. A new mikvah in the community of Neot Hakikar will spare women visitors – and locals – the hardship of not having the ability to ritually purify themselves.

ARAD, Israel — A new women’s mikvah was unveiled about 1,378 feet below sea level at the village of Neot Hakikar just south of the Dead Sea. Built with public funding and under the direction of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yaakov Mendelzohn, the mikvah – deemed to be the lowest on earth – will also serve the neighboring community of Ein Tamar and the scattered desert hamlets in Israel’s Arava region, including Ein Hazava and Ein Ofarim.

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Lubavitch.com

BAL HARBOUR, FL — Is Judaism’s belief in free will compatible with concepts of genetic predestination? Are there links between contemporary neuroscience and Kabbalistic concepts of consciousness? How does biblical Creation relate to evolutionary theory?

On Stem Cell and Other Matters: A Conference Explores the Torah-Science Nexus

Lubavitch.com

BAL HARBOUR, FL — Is Judaism’s belief in free will compatible with concepts of genetic predestination? Are there links between contemporary neuroscience and Kabbalistic concepts of consciousness? How does biblical Creation relate to evolutionary theory?

Shlichus

Today, Wednesday Yud Zayin Teves at 10:00 PM EST - 10:35 PM EST, there will be a Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jacobson which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on this weeks Parsha. There will also be a live Q+A following the shiur, email your questions to weeklylearning@gmail.com during the shiur.

Click here to watch this weeks Shiur online.

Or you can call 785-686-2400 Access code: 770770#

Parsha Shiur by Rabbi Jacobson Tonight

Today, Wednesday Yud Zayin Teves at 10:00 PM EST – 10:35 PM EST, there will be a Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jacobson which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on this weeks Parsha. There will also be a live Q+A following the shiur, email your questions to weeklylearning@gmail.com during the shiur.

Click here to watch this weeks Shiur online.

Or you can call 785-686-2400 Access code: 770770#

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Avi Webb - Chabad.org

Robin Schneiderman, right, and Chana Raizel Zaklikowski pose with their Gan Gani preschool class seven years ago.

S ANTONIO, TX — Members of south Texas' Jewish community remembered Robin Schneiderman - who died last Wednesday at the age of 62 - as a dear friend, a true inspiration and a mentor. Schneiderman, who was fondly referred to as Morah Robin - morah means teacher in Hebrew - taught the pre-K class in S. Antonio's Gan Gani Day School until two months before her passing.

Texas Community Hails Late Preschool Teacher as Mentor

Avi Webb – Chabad.org

Robin Schneiderman, right, and Chana Raizel Zaklikowski pose with their Gan Gani preschool class seven years ago.

S ANTONIO, TX — Members of south Texas’ Jewish community remembered Robin Schneiderman – who died last Wednesday at the age of 62 – as a dear friend, a true inspiration and a mentor. Schneiderman, who was fondly referred to as Morah Robin – morah means teacher in Hebrew – taught the pre-K class in S. Antonio’s Gan Gani Day School until two months before her passing.

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Mazal Tov! – 2 Wednesday Night L’Chaims!

Pinny Pink (Manchester, England) and Rochie Weinbaum (London, England) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Menachem Mendel Blecher (Melbourne, Australia) and Leah Charytan (Winnipeg, Canada) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Mazel Tov's

Chabad of North Broward Takes Over Historic Florida Synagogue

PARKLAND, FL [CHI] — Temple Beth Israel in Deerfield Beach is a historic South Florida Jewish institution that unfortunately had fallen on hard times. Temple Beth Israel was the very first synagogue in Deerfield, and was a once-thriving mecca for Jewish seniors, Beth Israel saw its Minyan getting progressively smaller and no longer had the required funds to pay the monthly expenses. Its days seemed numbered.

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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Torah Studies, a JLI program designed to spark prominence, prestige and professionalism to weekly Parsha classes at Chabad Centers worldwide, is now being launched in over 180 cities around the world and started this week with a new 11-week series on Sefer Shemos.

Torah Studies Launched by 180 Shluchim Worldwide

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Torah Studies, a JLI program designed to spark prominence, prestige and professionalism to weekly Parsha classes at Chabad Centers worldwide, is now being launched in over 180 cities around the world and started this week with a new 11-week series on Sefer Shemos.

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Ahavas Chesed International in conjunction with the New York Methodist Hospital urges you to come and donate blood.

The mobile unit will be at the Beth Rivkah School for girls, 310 Crown St, [between New York and Nostrand Ave], Wednesday, December 26th 2007, the 17th of Tevet 5768 at 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

Full flyer with more info in the Extended Article

Wednesday – Ahavas Chesed Women Blood Drive

Ahavas Chesed International in conjunction with the New York Methodist Hospital urges you to come and donate blood.

The mobile unit will be at the Beth Rivkah School for girls, 310 Crown St, [between New York and Nostrand Ave], Wednesday, December 26th 2007, the 17th of Tevet 5768 at 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM.

Full flyer with more info in the Extended Article

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Joyce Cohen - The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — In the fall, when Yael and Eli Hanover planned to move to the Upper West Side to be within walking distance of Mrs. Hanover’s new job, real estate agents warned that it would be tough to find large enough rental space that also allowed dogs.

Crown Heights Couple Featured in NY Times – The Hunt

Joyce Cohen – The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — In the fall, when Yael and Eli Hanover planned to move to the Upper West Side to be within walking distance of Mrs. Hanover’s new job, real estate agents warned that it would be tough to find large enough rental space that also allowed dogs.

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Brian Harris - JTA

Gerald Smith carries the country's first Torah in 28 years at a ceremony in Managua on Dec. 16, 2007.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — After 28 years without a Torah scroll, Nicaraguan Jews joyously welcomed a new Torah in a ceremony community members say helped rekindle the Jewish spirit in this turbulent Central American country.

Scroll Power: Nicaraguan Jews Celebrate First Torah in 28 Years

Brian Harris – JTA

Gerald Smith carries the country’s first Torah in 28 years at a ceremony in Managua on Dec. 16, 2007.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — After 28 years without a Torah scroll, Nicaraguan Jews joyously welcomed a new Torah in a ceremony community members say helped rekindle the Jewish spirit in this turbulent Central American country.

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FJC.ru
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine –- In Dnepropetrovsk, the 'Golden Rose' Synagogue has introduced an innovative idea aimed at promoting the mitzvah of giving Tzedaka or Charity. In its entrance hall now stands an automated machine, which enables congregants and visitors to donate funds for charitable purposes by transferring funds from their credit or debit cards to the Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk – a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine.

Dnepropetrovsk Community Introduces Groundbreaking ‘Tzedaka ATM’

FJC.ru

DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine –- In Dnepropetrovsk, the ‘Golden Rose’ Synagogue has introduced an innovative idea aimed at promoting the mitzvah of giving Tzedaka or Charity. In its entrance hall now stands an automated machine, which enables congregants and visitors to donate funds for charitable purposes by transferring funds from their credit or debit cards to the Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk – a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine.

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