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Elaine Durbach - NJ Jewish News
Rabbi Avrohom Blesofsky and his wife
Malky have started a Friendship Circle
program to connect teen volunteers with
special needs children.
Fanwood, NJ — For children with special needs who can sometimes be made to feel different or lonely, it is a real treat to have two bright and friendly teenagers come to their home to play with them.

That is what two high schoolers from Scotch Plains, Josh Lieberman and DJ Gordon, started doing this past spring, spending an hour each week with two siblings, ages seven and five, who have special needs. They read stories with the children, played with toy cars, took bike rides, or jumped on the trampoline together. When the school year starts, they plan to resume the friendship again.

A Friendly Circle of Teens and Special Needs Kids

Elaine Durbach – NJ Jewish News
Rabbi Avrohom Blesofsky and his wife
Malky have started a Friendship Circle
program to connect teen volunteers with
special needs children.

Fanwood, NJ — For children with special needs who can sometimes be made to feel different or lonely, it is a real treat to have two bright and friendly teenagers come to their home to play with them.

That is what two high schoolers from Scotch Plains, Josh Lieberman and DJ Gordon, started doing this past spring, spending an hour each week with two siblings, ages seven and five, who have special needs. They read stories with the children, played with toy cars, took bike rides, or jumped on the trampoline together. When the school year starts, they plan to resume the friendship again.

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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)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

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!
New Engagement!

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)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)

Squatters Cause Rubbish Fire in Vacant Building

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — At around 10:40 this morning a fire broke out in the vacant Colel Building on Union Street. Firefighters arrived at 1451-1453 Union St within moments of the call and began battling the fire and placing it under control soon thereafter.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shai Denburg (Miami, FL) and Brushi Liberov (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].

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NY1

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Tannersville, PA — The third and final suspect sought in the brazen shooting of two NYPD officers that left one officer gravely injured and his partner wounded early Monday morning was captured along a remote section of a Pennsylvania roadway early this morning.

Manhunt Over: Final Suspect Apprehended In Police Shooting

NY1

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Tannersville, PA — The third and final suspect sought in the brazen shooting of two NYPD officers that left one officer gravely injured and his partner wounded early Monday morning was captured along a remote section of a Pennsylvania roadway early this morning.

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This weeks Living Torah, titled “Learning Never Ends ” (Volume 38, Episode 149).

Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org

Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.

Video of the Day – the Weekly Living Torah Clip

This weeks Living Torah, titled “Learning Never Ends ” (Volume 38, Episode 149).

Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org

Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.

Videos
Greenwich Post
Greenwich, CT — Almost 200 people attended parenting conference on April 30 at the Englanders home in Greenwich to hear the lecture of Wendy Mogel’s the author of the book The blessing of the Skinned Knee.

The lecture was aimed for couples who want to learn about parenting.

Chabad hosts, once a month, guest lectures that address the congregation at the Kiddush (12:15 p.m.) on a wide variety of issues facing Jewish life today.

Chabad of Greenwich ‘skinned knee’ lecture draws 200

Greenwich Post

Greenwich, CT — Almost 200 people attended parenting conference on April 30 at the Englanders home in Greenwich to hear the lecture of Wendy Mogel’s the author of the book The blessing of the Skinned Knee.

The lecture was aimed for couples who want to learn about parenting.

Chabad hosts, once a month, guest lectures that address the congregation at the Kiddush (12:15 p.m.) on a wide variety of issues facing Jewish life today.

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Abigail Bimma - Canadian Jewish News
Saskatchewan, Canada — Two rabbinical students from New York’s Chabad Lubavitch movement are in Saskatchewan to meet Jews across the province.

“The main purpose is to electrify Judaism a little, bring in a fresh burst,” Shmuli Raitman, 22, who is originally from Melbourne, Australia, said in a phone interview.

“The Jewish population of Regina is like [the population of] one building on the Upper West Side [of Manhattan],” said his travel mate, Rabbi Yisrael Kugel, 23, who is from New York.

New York Chabadniks tour Saskatchewan

Abigail Bimma – Canadian Jewish News

Saskatchewan, Canada — Two rabbinical students from New York’s Chabad Lubavitch movement are in Saskatchewan to meet Jews across the province.

“The main purpose is to electrify Judaism a little, bring in a fresh burst,” Shmuli Raitman, 22, who is originally from Melbourne, Australia, said in a phone interview.

“The Jewish population of Regina is like [the population of] one building on the Upper West Side [of Manhattan],” said his travel mate, Rabbi Yisrael Kugel, 23, who is from New York.

Merkos Shlichus

Lubavitch’s flagship website, Chabad.org, considered to be the most popular Jewish website on the Internet, has just added an English-language news section to its extraordinary repertoire of Jewish content.

Its crack news team will publish reports, articles, pictures and video clips from Chabad Houses and Lubavitch communities and personalities all over the world, for the benefit of hundreds of thousands worldwide who are not familiar with the movement.

New News Website to Improve World’s Knowledge of Lubavitch

Lubavitch’s flagship website, Chabad.org, considered to be the most popular Jewish website on the Internet, has just added an English-language news section to its extraordinary repertoire of Jewish content.

Its crack news team will publish reports, articles, pictures and video clips from Chabad Houses and Lubavitch communities and personalities all over the world, for the benefit of hundreds of thousands worldwide who are not familiar with the movement.

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NY Post
Dexter Bostic
Pocono Mountains, PA — Pennsylvania State Troopers have apprehended suspected New York City cop-shooter Dexter Bostic in the Poconos and are believed to be in hot pursuit of the other suspect.

Bostic, a 34-year-old ex-convict, and a second suspect, Robert J. Ellis, 34, have been the subjects of a far-reaching manhunt since the monday morning shooting that left one officer with life-threatening injuries.

The critically injured officer, Belarus-born Russel Timoshenko, 23, is paralyzed, has brain swelling and cannot breathe on his own, Assistant District Attorney Anna-Siegga Nicolazzi said at an appearance for the third suspect, held today in a courtroom packed with police officers.

Man wanted for shooting cop is found

NY Post
Dexter Bostic

Pocono Mountains, PA — Pennsylvania State Troopers have apprehended suspected New York City cop-shooter Dexter Bostic in the Poconos and are believed to be in hot pursuit of the other suspect.

Bostic, a 34-year-old ex-convict, and a second suspect, Robert J. Ellis, 34, have been the subjects of a far-reaching manhunt since the monday morning shooting that left one officer with life-threatening injuries.

The critically injured officer, Belarus-born Russel Timoshenko, 23, is paralyzed, has brain swelling and cannot breathe on his own, Assistant District Attorney Anna-Siegga Nicolazzi said at an appearance for the third suspect, held today in a courtroom packed with police officers.

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Rabbi Yitzchak and Mrs. Miriam (nee Eber) Sebbag of Crown Heights have just moved on Shlichus to Passaic, NJ where they will establish a new Chabad House and Chai Tots Preschool for the Jewish residents in Passaic and Clifton, New Jersey.

Then new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Michel Gurkov of Chabad of Passaic County.

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at Yitzysebbag@gmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim to New Jersey

Rabbi Yitzchak and Mrs. Miriam (nee Eber) Sebbag of Crown Heights have just moved on Shlichus to Passaic, NJ where they will establish a new Chabad House and Chai Tots Preschool for the Jewish residents in Passaic and Clifton, New Jersey.

Then new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Michel Gurkov of Chabad of Passaic County.

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at Yitzysebbag@gmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

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JTA
Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm
Zhitomir, Ukraine — Ukrainian youths attacked a rabbi and tried to break into a Jewish school.

Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm was attacked in the yard of his shul on Monday evening in the city of Zhitomir, in central Ukraine. Synagogue guards and local community members held off the unidentified attackers. The same day, a group of youths tried to break into the dormitory for girls at a local Jewish school, hurling verbal insults at the students. Police are investigating.

Wilhelm told JTA the attacks were not the first acts of anti-Jewish violence in town. Two years ago Wilhelm was verbally assaulted and beaten on one of the city's main streets.

Shliach attacked in the Ukraine

JTA
Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm

Zhitomir, Ukraine — Ukrainian youths attacked a rabbi and tried to break into a Jewish school.

Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm was attacked in the yard of his shul on Monday evening in the city of Zhitomir, in central Ukraine. Synagogue guards and local community members held off the unidentified attackers. The same day, a group of youths tried to break into the dormitory for girls at a local Jewish school, hurling verbal insults at the students. Police are investigating.

Wilhelm told JTA the attacks were not the first acts of anti-Jewish violence in town. Two years ago Wilhelm was verbally assaulted and beaten on one of the city’s main streets.

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