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Daily Archives: May 18, 2007

West Coast Chabad Lubavitch
Rabbi Grossbaum and his famiy bring joy and enthusiasm to Chabad of Folsom.

Folsom, CA — For Rabbi Yossi Grossbaum, who was recently appointed to launch Chabad of Folsom, the Northern California town is only the latest stop on a journey that began half a world away.  Grossbaum was born and raised in Australia, studied in both Brooklyn and Toronto, and has performed outreach activities in countless small communities in between.

New Shluchim to California

West Coast Chabad Lubavitch
Rabbi Grossbaum and his famiy bring joy and enthusiasm to Chabad of Folsom.

Folsom, CA — For Rabbi Yossi Grossbaum, who was recently appointed to launch Chabad of Folsom, the Northern California town is only the latest stop on a journey that began half a world away.  Grossbaum was born and raised in Australia, studied in both Brooklyn and Toronto, and has performed outreach activities in countless small communities in between.

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New Engagement!

Mendel Weinbaum (Brooklyn, NY) to Menucha Dubov (Wimbledon, England) L’Chaim: Monday, May 6th, 8:30pm at the JCM Upstairs
New Engagement!

Mendel Ohayon (Paris, France) to Malka Meyer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 585 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Zarchi (Crown Heights) to Sara Gurkov (Oceanside, NY) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 7th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shmuel Leib and Chaya (nee Levy) Polter from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Mushky Ashkenazi from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 541 Montgomery Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Feldman (Odesa, Ukraine) to Ruth Feldeshrov (Moscow, Russia)
Baby Boy!

Shmuel Leib and Chaya Polter from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 628 Empire Blvd 10:00pm Upstairs
New Engagement!

Laizer Rosenberg (Monsey, NY) to Shaindel Gotlieb (Lomita, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street
Baby Boy!

Nachi and Chana (nee Seper) Gershovitz from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Moshe and Mimi Kulek from Chicago, IL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Ari Raskin (Melbourne, Australia) to Aliza Kravitz (Hollywood, FL)
Baby Boy!

Dov and Chani Misholovin from Miami, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yossi and Leah Moscowitz from Wimbeldon, England had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Yaffe (Longmeadow, MA) to Devorah Gindi (Brooklyn, NY)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Ahuva Coates from Chicago, IL had a baby boy!

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New Engagement!

Yaakov David Gordon (Melbourne, Australia) to Rivka Pink (Solihull, England)
New Engagement!

Mendel New (Crown Heights) to Sara Silverman (Marietta, GA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

NY1 reporters Stephanie Simon and Shazia Kahn co-host a one-of-a-kind evening, joined by Jewish stars including Gershon Veroba, and the famous Judah the Maccabee, and featuring an exclusive interview with Avraham Fried to pay tribute to the Friendship Circle volunteers.

BROOKLYN, NY -– In appreciation for the teenage girls and boys who volunteer several hours every week to spend time with their special needs “friends,” the Friendship Circle at the Jewish Children’s Museum is hosting a volunteer appreciation dinner at the Jewish Children’s Museum. But this won’t be just any, ordinary dinner. This is going to be a night of fun and laughter that takes place in…a makeshift TV studio! In keeping with their mission to provide a better tomorrow for children with special needs, the Friendship Circle dinner will feature the “Tomorrow Show.” The “Tomorrow Show,” modeled after the Today Show, will be complete with a TV-set, hosts, guest speakers, commercials and more!

Full Posted in the Extended Article!

The Tomorrow Show Debuts at the Jewish Children’s Museum

NY1 reporters Stephanie Simon and Shazia Kahn co-host a one-of-a-kind evening, joined by Jewish stars including Gershon Veroba, and the famous Judah the Maccabee, and featuring an exclusive interview with Avraham Fried to pay tribute to the Friendship Circle volunteers.

BROOKLYN, NY -– In appreciation for the teenage girls and boys who volunteer several hours every week to spend time with their special needs “friends,” the Friendship Circle at the Jewish Children’s Museum is hosting a volunteer appreciation dinner at the Jewish Children’s Museum. But this won’t be just any, ordinary dinner. This is going to be a night of fun and laughter that takes place in…a makeshift TV studio! In keeping with their mission to provide a better tomorrow for children with special needs, the Friendship Circle dinner will feature the “Tomorrow Show.” The “Tomorrow Show,” modeled after the Today Show, will be complete with a TV-set, hosts, guest speakers, commercials and more!

Full Posted in the Extended Article!

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The Winners of this years Shoneh Halachos Chidon!

The winners of this years Chidon were
1st Place: Berel Paltiel and Avrohom Minsky
2nd Place: Mendy Bindel, Mendel Oster and Menachem Shuchat
3rd Place: Naftoli Barber

Shoneh Halachos is a program for eighth grade boys to encourage and guide them in the study of Halacha with the Alter Rebbe’s Psak which is clearly explained through notations made by Rabbi Levi Bistritzky a”h – former Rav pf Tzfat. Established by the Igud Menahalei Yeshivos of Crown Heights for Oholei Menachem and United Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Crown Street in the goal to expand the knowledge of Halacha and Yiras Shamayim of the talmidim of our community.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Two New Shuls open in Crown Heights!

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — This past Shabbos (Parshas Behar-Bechukosai) was the grand opening of a 2 new Shuls in Crown Heights. Bais Eliezer Yitzchok, in memory of Rabbi Lazer Levy OBM, is located at 394 Kingston Avenue, near the corner of Montgomery Street, and another Shul called Mishkan Menachem.

More pictures in the Extended Article

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Joshua Runyan - Chabad.edu
Leeds, England — When the University of Leeds’ Jewish students return to classes come this fall, they’ll have more than one occasion to celebrate. The first: The arrival of Rabbi Michoel and Chana Sorah Danow to the northern England university will mark the opening of the third campus Chabad House in the United Kingdom this year. The second, flowing naturally from the first, will be the Danow’s oldest son’s bar mitzvah.

Leeds Now Home to United Kingdom’s Fifth Campus Chabad House

Joshua Runyan – Chabad.edu

Leeds, England — When the University of Leeds’ Jewish students return to classes come this fall, they’ll have more than one occasion to celebrate. The first: The arrival of Rabbi Michoel and Chana Sorah Danow to the northern England university will mark the opening of the third campus Chabad House in the United Kingdom this year. The second, flowing naturally from the first, will be the Danow’s oldest son’s bar mitzvah.

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From Party House to Chabad House

Darcy Silvers – Chabad.edu

S. Cruz, CA — Previously known as a “party house,” the three-story home still attracts dozens of students on Friday nights. But while the former location of the campus Frisbee team had been known for its raucous events, now students show up to do a lot more than party. That’s because the house is now home to Chabad at the University of California at S. Cruz. And it has undergone more than just a physical transformation.

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