An 83-year-old Israeli rabbi was struck and killed by a driver in Brooklyn yesterday. Voz Iz Neias reports that Rabbi Mosha Adler, from Jerusalem, was hit on Avenue J and East 10th Street in Midwood, and died at Lutheran Medical Center. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed a Wednesday collision at that location, and said the victim…

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