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Rebecca Rosenthal - Lubavitch.com

CITY ISLAND, NY — “Culturally Jewish” is the self-described label offered up by Russell Harmon, a 19-year-old City Island, NY, native currently pursuing a degree in computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Increasingly, American Adult Jewish Males Request Ritual Circumcision

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

CITY ISLAND, NY — “Culturally Jewish” is the self-described label offered up by Russell Harmon, a 19-year-old City Island, NY, native currently pursuing a degree in computer science at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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Mendel Matuf (Crown Heights) to Mushka Fajnland (Herndon, VA)
Baby Girl!

Eli and Ruty (nee Brand) Steinhauser from Fairlawn, NJ had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Shmuly and Geula (nee Katzman) Gniwisch from Houston, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Memke Goldshmid (Valley Stream, NY) to Mushky Gancz (West Palm Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Mendel Minkowics (Crown Heights) to Sara Fajnland (Herndon, VA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Sender Gurewitz (Lyon, France) to Malki Lipskier (S. Petersburg, Russia)

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New Engagement!

Shalom Assouline (Paris, France) to Bracha Labi (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 9:00pm at 1185 Lincoln Pl
Baby Girl!

Yossi and Mushky (nee Parnes) Teleshevsky from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Esther (nee Fajnland) Scharf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Aharon and Rivka (nee Felberman) Simon from Dallas, TX had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Chaim and Chaya Pape from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Levi and Miri Tenenbaum from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Chanie Mogilevsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moshe and Sarah Spalter from Lake Forest, IL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Itshak Cohen (Versailles, France) to Hanni Sitruk (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Meir Yabra (Crown Heights) to Chaya Spritzer (Monroe Township, NJ) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 8:30pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

David and Elka (nee Boymelgreen) New from Miami, FL had a baby boy!
Carleigh Kate Knight - Marietta Daily Journal

Rabbi Zalman Charytan and his wife Nechami moved to Acworth to establish the Chabad Jewish Center of Acworth. Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen

ACWORTH, GA — Michelle Gilbert of Kennesaw drives her son Mitchell to Sandy Springs every morning so he can attend the Jewish-based The Epstein School.

Chabad is Opening New Doors

Carleigh Kate Knight – Marietta Daily Journal

Rabbi Zalman Charytan and his wife Nechami moved to Acworth to establish the Chabad Jewish Center of Acworth. Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen

ACWORTH, GA — Michelle Gilbert of Kennesaw drives her son Mitchell to Sandy Springs every morning so he can attend the Jewish-based The Epstein School.

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Amy Taxin - OC Register

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Arye Kramsky sits by the window Thursday afternoons, waiting for his “buddy” to come over and put together a puzzle or go for a bike ride.

It's an excitement his mother Allison says she hasn't seen before in her 14-year old son, who is autistic.

Special Needs Children Bond With Young Buddies

Amy Taxin – OC Register

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Arye Kramsky sits by the window Thursday afternoons, waiting for his “buddy” to come over and put together a puzzle or go for a bike ride.

It’s an excitement his mother Allison says she hasn’t seen before in her 14-year old son, who is autistic.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem and Rena (nee Berkowitz) Traxler (Shluchim to Tzfat, Israel) 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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Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org

Businessman Mel Landow dances with a Torah scroll at the 1974 opening of the new Landow Yeshivah Center.

Mel Landow, a self-made South Florida millionaire and benefactor of Jewish education in the region, died Feb. 4 after suffering a heart attack while playing a game of tennis. He was 81.

Self-Made Millionaire Who Supported Education Dead at 81

Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

Businessman Mel Landow dances with a Torah scroll at the 1974 opening of the new Landow Yeshivah Center.

Mel Landow, a self-made South Florida millionaire and benefactor of Jewish education in the region, died Feb. 4 after suffering a heart attack while playing a game of tennis. He was 81.

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NYS PR
Second Grant Available to Those in Crisis

Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that additional emergency home heating assistance is being made available to New York’s most vulnerable residents, in response to rising energy costs. The state has approved offering a second emergency benefit to qualified applicants through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP, a federally-funded program administered by the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), assists eligible households in meeting their home energy needs. So far this winter heating season, HEAP has issued benefits to more than 719,000 families, totaling more than $178 million.

OTDA Commissioner David A. Hansell appeared today at Senior Services of Albany on Delaware Avenue to help publicize the additional benefits.

Gov Spitzer Announces Additional Heating Assistance To Combat Rising Energy Prices

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Second Grant Available to Those in Crisis

Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that additional emergency home heating assistance is being made available to New York’s most vulnerable residents, in response to rising energy costs. The state has approved offering a second emergency benefit to qualified applicants through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP, a federally-funded program administered by the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA), assists eligible households in meeting their home energy needs. So far this winter heating season, HEAP has issued benefits to more than 719,000 families, totaling more than $178 million.

OTDA Commissioner David A. Hansell appeared today at Senior Services of Albany on Delaware Avenue to help publicize the additional benefits.

NYC News

With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Ezriel Zelig Sharfstein of Cincinnatti, OH. Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein, 79, one of the oldest Rabbis of Chabad in North America, was sent to Cincinnati over 50 years ago where he served as Rabbi of the City and was a member of the Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch Hakloli.

The Levaya will be Tuesday, 9:00 AM at Shomrei Hadas and passing by 770 at 9:30 AM

Boruch Dayan Haemes

Baruch Dayan HoEmes – Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Ezriel Zelig Sharfstein of Cincinnatti, OH. Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein, 79, one of the oldest Rabbis of Chabad in North America, was sent to Cincinnati over 50 years ago where he served as Rabbi of the City and was a member of the Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch Hakloli.

The Levaya will be Tuesday, 9:00 AM at Shomrei Hadas and passing by 770 at 9:30 AM

Boruch Dayan Haemes

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The excitement is growing as the next addition of the KIDS Magazine is getting ready for print. Just over the past few days, over 25,000 orders have been placed from nine new shluchim. The Chanukah edition reached 273,000 families worldwide and the Pesach issue is expected to reach over 300,000.

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The excitement is growing as the next addition of the KIDS Magazine is getting ready for print. Just over the past few days, over 25,000 orders have been placed from nine new shluchim. The Chanukah edition reached 273,000 families worldwide and the Pesach issue is expected to reach over 300,000.

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Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org

Assisted by Rabbi Menachem Kutner, right, of the Chabad Terror Victims Project, Mayor Meir Cohen of Dimona, Israel, writes a letter in a Torah scroll to be dedicated to Israeli victims of terror.

DIMONA, Israel — One week after a suicide bombing in the central Negev desert town of Dimona, Israel, claimed the life a Russian immigrant and seriously injured her husband, Chabad-Lubavitch of Dimona and the municipality held a ceremony near the site of the tragedy.

Dimona Holds Vigil at Site of Suicide Bombing

Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Assisted by Rabbi Menachem Kutner, right, of the Chabad Terror Victims Project, Mayor Meir Cohen of Dimona, Israel, writes a letter in a Torah scroll to be dedicated to Israeli victims of terror.

DIMONA, Israel — One week after a suicide bombing in the central Negev desert town of Dimona, Israel, claimed the life a Russian immigrant and seriously injured her husband, Chabad-Lubavitch of Dimona and the municipality held a ceremony near the site of the tragedy.

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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The national weather service issues a severe weather alert today covering most of New York City, warning residents of winds gusting up to 60mph, this advisory is in affect till 6:00am Monday.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Trees, Scaffoldings and Building Walls Damaged in Severe Winds

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The national weather service issues a severe weather alert today covering most of New York City, warning residents of winds gusting up to 60mph, this advisory is in affect till 6:00am Monday.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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