Fwd: Attack in Buffalo; Stones With Soul; Is Window Shopping a Halachic Problem?

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From: Shabbat Shalom <shabbatshalom@ounetwork.org>
Date: Thu, May 19, 2022, 7:56 PM
Subject: Attack in Buffalo; Stones With Soul; Is Window Shopping a Halachic Problem?
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