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By Stefanos Evripidou for the Cyprus Mail

Shliach Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin with the Chabad house in the background.

LARNACA, Cyprus — The island's chief rabbi, Arie Zeev Raskin, has claimed that the 350 members of the Jewish community in Cyprus have become targets of “hate crimes” and “anti-Semitic offenses”, mainly by Muslims, and that the local authorities are not doing enough to protect them.

Shliach Says Jewish Community Needs Protection from ‘Hate Crimes’

By Stefanos Evripidou for the Cyprus Mail

Shliach Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin with the Chabad house in the background.

LARNACA, Cyprus — The island’s chief rabbi, Arie Zeev Raskin, has claimed that the 350 members of the Jewish community in Cyprus have become targets of “hate crimes” and “anti-Semitic offenses”, mainly by Muslims, and that the local authorities are not doing enough to protect them.

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Baby Girl!

Uriel and Mushky (nee Dubov) Hillel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya (nee Gordon) Drizin from Los Angeles, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shmuel Helman (Brazil) to Stella Washingston (Alpharetta, GA)
New Engagement!

Doniel Preston (Edgware, UK) to Chayale Russel (Edgware, UK)
New Engagement!

Dovi Borochov (Crown Heights) to Mirel Vogel (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Binyomin Beilin (Boston, MA) Rivkah Bracha Ross (Waterbury, CT)
Baby Girl!

Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Zaetz (Crown Heights) to Hanni Ladayov (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
Baby Girl!

Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Menahem Mendel Bredoire (Paris, France) to Haya Mouchka Sebag (Paris,France)
Baby Boy!

Menachem and Rivka (nee Kamnitzer) Rotenberg from East Flatbush had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 663 Lenox Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Kamman (Toronto, Canada) Miriam Prus (Doylestown, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Shmuel Rosenblatt (Brooklyn, NY) to Devora Twersky (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Dovid Lifchitz (Boise, Idaho) to Mussie Moscowitz (Bucktown, IL)
New Engagement!

Yossi Kalman (Riverdale, NY) to Roizy Krausz (Lakewood, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Shlomo Zeilig Kupfer (Boro Park, Brooklyn) to Moussia Cooper (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — A transit worker was injured Saturday while doing repairs on the number 3 subway line in Brooklyn.

The accident happened at the Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway station in Brooklyn, where switches are being renewed.

Crown Heights Subway Explosion, Worker Injured

CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — A transit worker was injured Saturday while doing repairs on the number 3 subway line in Brooklyn.

The accident happened at the Nostrand Avenue and Eastern Parkway station in Brooklyn, where switches are being renewed.

Crown Heights News
By Carol Balinski for the Reading Eagle

Rabbi Yosef Lipsker with the new sign for the Chabad Center, formerly Congregation Shomrei Habrith, 2310 Hampden Blvd.

READING, PA — Faced with dwindling membership and financial challenges, Congregation Shomrei Habrith, Berks County's only Orthodox Jewish synagogue, has been transformed into Chabad Lubavitch of Berks County.

Shomrei Habrith Reborn as Chabad House

By Carol Balinski for the Reading Eagle

Rabbi Yosef Lipsker with the new sign for the Chabad Center, formerly Congregation Shomrei Habrith, 2310 Hampden Blvd.

READING, PA — Faced with dwindling membership and financial challenges, Congregation Shomrei Habrith, Berks County’s only Orthodox Jewish synagogue, has been transformed into Chabad Lubavitch of Berks County.

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Video of FDNY working inside of the School.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — An electrical fire broke out in the ceiling of a home on Eastern Parkway. The incident took place at around 9:00pm on Motzoai Shabbos inside of 821 Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Albany on the third floor.

The father of the household first noticed the fire while he was exercising when he smelled the acrid smell of smoke and quickly evacuated the entire house and called 911. FDNY arrived as flames and thick smoke was pouring out of the ceiling of the house and the quickly went to work on dousing the fire.

More in the Extended Article.

Fire Displaces Large Jewish Family Last Night

Video of FDNY working inside of the School.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — An electrical fire broke out in the ceiling of a home on Eastern Parkway. The incident took place at around 9:00pm on Motzoai Shabbos inside of 821 Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Albany on the third floor.

The father of the household first noticed the fire while he was exercising when he smelled the acrid smell of smoke and quickly evacuated the entire house and called 911. FDNY arrived as flames and thick smoke was pouring out of the ceiling of the house and the quickly went to work on dousing the fire.

More in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov! – 5 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Shneur Zalmen Gruzman (Vienna, Austria) and Chani Labkowski (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Yehuda Marrus (Monsey, NY) and Raizel Rosenthal (Toronto, Ontario) .
IYH at Beis Eliezer Yitzchok, 394 Kingston Ave, [between Crown and Montgomery].

Menachem Gold (Crown Heights) and Rochel Esti Shloush (Crown Heights) .
IYH the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].

Mendel Levin (Palo Alto, CA) and Rochie Levin (Kensington, NY) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Dovid Feld (Berkeley, CA) and Rivkie Ferris (Berkeley, CA) .
IYH at Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St, [corner Schenectady Ave].

Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!

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My dear Wife,

As I sit at home with the kids while you are away at the Kinus Hashluchos, I thought it would be a good time to put my thoughts on paper.

I would like to make a tribute to you;
To your constant work (yes I think it is real work)
To your constant smile (even when there is no reason to)
To the constant hosting (and they get excited at 15 guests for Rosh Hashanah dinner)
To your constant example to our children (I can tell by the look in their eyes)
To inspiring a whole town about the truths of life (think of all the people you have touched)
For dealing with a less than perfect husband (no comment on that)

Op-Ed: My dear Shluchah…

My dear Wife,

As I sit at home with the kids while you are away at the Kinus Hashluchos, I thought it would be a good time to put my thoughts on paper.

I would like to make a tribute to you;
To your constant work (yes I think it is real work)
To your constant smile (even when there is no reason to)
To the constant hosting (and they get excited at 15 guests for Rosh Hashanah dinner)
To your constant example to our children (I can tell by the look in their eyes)
To inspiring a whole town about the truths of life (think of all the people you have touched)
For dealing with a less than perfect husband (no comment on that)

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New JLI Course at Court House with NY Supreme Court Justices

SUFERN, NY [CHI] — As JLI’s new winter course You be the Judge got underway this week in 300 cities worldwide, JLI in Suffern, NY headed by Rabbi Shmuel Gancz, hosted its opening class at the Town of Ramapo Justice Court with special guests NY Supreme Court Justice Robert M. Berliner, Town Court Judge Arnold Etelson and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence.

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By Dan Stamm for MSNBC

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Some local rabbis noticed something strange when they signed onto their Facebook accounts Friday morning — their title was gone from their profile.

Just in time for Shabbat they've taken the “Rabbi” away from the social network.

Taking the “Rabbi” Out of Facebook

By Dan Stamm for MSNBC

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Some local rabbis noticed something strange when they signed onto their Facebook accounts Friday morning — their title was gone from their profile.

Just in time for Shabbat they’ve taken the “Rabbi” away from the social network.

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