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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Kiryas Joel flag dispute landed a Satmar man in ICE custody

Also on today's calendar: Estate Planning: 5 Essential Things You Should Know.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: A morning shower; humid, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Warmer; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hasidic Jew Who Protested Israeli Flag Faces Deportation (commstrader.com) — A Kiryas Joel resident, Satmar Hasid Yehonatan Ovadia, is now in ICE detention after loudly opposing the display of an Israeli flag in the village, turning a local religious dispute into a federal immigration case. The story explains Satmar's anti‑Zionist beliefs, outlines how a flag protest may have led to immigration enforcement, and highlights growing concern among civil liberties advocates and some neighbors about free speech and religious freedom implications.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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