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Daily Archives: January 21, 2010


A new Tznius campaign has recently been launched in Crown Heights. Three Kolel yungerlite approached shop owners to present a petition with 500 signatures collected over the past few weeks from neighborhood residents.

Storekeepers Fume as Group Attempts to Enforce ‘Tznius’

A spray painted advertisement on Kingston and Eastern Parkway. Radicalizing Tznius?
Photo by: CHPicturesBlog

A new Tznius campaign has recently been launched in Crown Heights. Three Kolel yungerlite approached shop owners to present a petition with 500 signatures collected over the past few weeks from neighborhood residents.

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New Engagement!

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

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

Sholom Ber Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Mussie Baumgarten (Rockaway, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 7th, 8:00pm at the JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Binyomin Wilhelm (Zhitomir, Ukraine) to Chaya Sosonkin (Brooklyn, NY)
Twins!

Two girls were born to Zalman and Chaya (nee Slonim) Phillips from East Flatbush!
New Engagement!

Levi Deitsch (Perm, Russia) to Tehilah Holtzberg (Pomona, NY)
New Engagement!

Menachem Mendel Amer (Moshave Mivtachim, EY) to Feiga Leah Norton (Los Angeles, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chana Genya Goodman had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Moshe Cunin (Reno, NV) to Doba Brikman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: L’Chaim: Sunday, April 14th, 8:00pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Bezalel and Devory Broh from Remsen Village had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 63 E. 91st Street between E. New York Ave and Rutland Road
New Engagement!

Reuben Greenberg (Crown Heights) to Sara Brown (Liverpool, UK) L’Chaim: Sunday, April 14th, 8:00pm at the JCM Downstairs
New Engagement!

Daniel Namdar (Crown Heights) to Sossie Shain (Tenefly, NJ)
New Engagement!

Ari Levitin (Los Angeles, CA) to Frayda Flint (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:0pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avremy Wolosh (Morristown) to Avigial Sacks (Chicago, IL)

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New Engagement!

Aryeh Wells (New York, NY) to Chana Laber (Rensselaer, NY) L’Chaim: Tuesday, April 9th, 7:30pm at Ulam Chana

On Monday, Chassidim the world over will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rebbe’s Nesius. During the years that marked the decades of the Rebbe’s leadership, the Rebbe gave special recognition to the celebrations of the Chassidim marking the special year. Many times the Rebbe would expound upon the importance of the number of that years anniversary.

60 Years of the Rebbe’s Nesius – Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim to host Panel

On Monday, Chassidim the world over will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rebbe’s Nesius. During the years that marked the decades of the Rebbe’s leadership, the Rebbe gave special recognition to the celebrations of the Chassidim marking the special year. Many times the Rebbe would expound upon the importance of the number of that years anniversary.

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TevelFamily.com
At 1:30 AM on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 – Gimmel Shvat in the Hebrew calendar, our father, Rabbi Yosef Tevel passed away. He was 55 years old and it was his birthday. His sudden death, caused by a bursted blood vessel in his brain has left us in complete shock.

A Cry for Help – Reach Out and Support a Family in Need

TevelFamily.com

At 1:30 AM on Tuesday Jan 19, 2010 – Gimmel Shvat in the Hebrew calendar, our father, Rabbi Yosef Tevel passed away. He was 55 years old and it was his birthday. His sudden death, caused by a bursted blood vessel in his brain has left us in complete shock.

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Ambassador Yehuda Avner

JEM is pleased to announce that over the next several months they will be conducting an additional 60 interviews with Israeli security, intelligence, journalists and government officials who had meetings and correspondence with the Rebbe about protecting Israel. This round of interviews will be made possible through an additional grant by Rabbi Yossel Gutnick, the Rebbe’s emissary for Shleimus Ha’aretz.

JEM Asks: Help us Find Israeli Security Interviewees

Ambassador Yehuda Avner

JEM is pleased to announce that over the next several months they will be conducting an additional 60 interviews with Israeli security, intelligence, journalists and government officials who had meetings and correspondence with the Rebbe about protecting Israel. This round of interviews will be made possible through an additional grant by Rabbi Yossel Gutnick, the Rebbe’s emissary for Shleimus Ha’aretz.

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by Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In the wake of recent tragedies affecting the tight-knit Chabad-Lubavitch community based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a seminar was held Wednesday evening to address the Hassidic response to death and misfortune.

Seminar: the Yiddishe Response to Tragedies

by Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In the wake of recent tragedies affecting the tight-knit Chabad-Lubavitch community based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a seminar was held Wednesday evening to address the Hassidic response to death and misfortune.

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Rabbi Manis Friedman Lectures – Intimacy for Dummies

TARZANA, CA [CHI — On Tuesday Rabbi Manis Friedman gave a lecture at Chabad of the Valley, titled “Intimacy for Dummies.” Using Jewish teachings from Kabbalah and other mystical works, Rabbi Friedman explained how to tap into ones constructive emotions. Many people attended the hour lecture and thanks to The Menachem Institute is available online. Those of us who couldn’t attend this lecture, can listen to by clicking the green play button below.

Listen to Manis Friedman Lecture:
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By Kobi Nahshoni for YNet News

ISRAEL — 400 Chabad emissaries in Israel participate this week in annual conference in Nir Etzion, receive reinforcements on spreading Torah in Israel’s cities. Ynet reporter takes part in some of workshops offered, learns how to integrate into community, and learns difference between mission in Mumbai and mission in Maccabim; gains insight into what went wrong in Ramat Aviv.

Israeli Reporters Take on Chabad Shluchim

By Kobi Nahshoni for YNet News

ISRAEL — 400 Chabad emissaries in Israel participate this week in annual conference in Nir Etzion, receive reinforcements on spreading Torah in Israel’s cities. Ynet reporter takes part in some of workshops offered, learns how to integrate into community, and learns difference between mission in Mumbai and mission in Maccabim; gains insight into what went wrong in Ramat Aviv.

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Todd Venezia and Ikimulisa Livingston for the NY Post

Is no stroller safe?

Yet another brand of popular strollers has issued a recall after a dangerous part chopped off the fingertips of several children, government officials said.

Video – Finger Amputations Prompt Graco Stroller Recall

Todd Venezia and Ikimulisa Livingston for the NY Post

Is no stroller safe?

Yet another brand of popular strollers has issued a recall after a dangerous part chopped off the fingertips of several children, government officials said.

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NEW YORK — The NYPD has announced its first 2010 citywide crackdown on drivers using hand-held devices.

The initiative is aimed at promoting safe driving. In a statement, the NYPD said “texting or talking on a cell phone is dangerous and endangers both drivers and pedestrians.”

NYPD Cracking Down on Drivers on Cell Phones

NEW YORK — The NYPD has announced its first 2010 citywide crackdown on drivers using hand-held devices.

The initiative is aimed at promoting safe driving. In a statement, the NYPD said “texting or talking on a cell phone is dangerous and endangers both drivers and pedestrians.”

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By Rivka Chaya Berman for lubavitch.com

NEW YORK — Legal thrillers have nothing on the recession, a doozy of a plotline imperiling the future of law school grads. With law firm layoffs and cutbacks in new attorney hires worrying the students at Cardozo Law School in New York, the campus Chabad center has begun offering networking events to connect students with successful attorneys.

At Chabad’s recent Attorneys and Law Students Networking Event, 75 students got to know powerbrokers like real-estate mogul and attorney Leon Charney, Jones Day partner Andy Green, and president the New York Legal Assistance Group Yisroel Schulman.

Chabad Gives Cardozo Law Students an Edge in the Job Hunt

By Rivka Chaya Berman for lubavitch.com

NEW YORK — Legal thrillers have nothing on the recession, a doozy of a plotline imperiling the future of law school grads. With law firm layoffs and cutbacks in new attorney hires worrying the students at Cardozo Law School in New York, the campus Chabad center has begun offering networking events to connect students with successful attorneys.

At Chabad’s recent Attorneys and Law Students Networking Event, 75 students got to know powerbrokers like real-estate mogul and attorney Leon Charney, Jones Day partner Andy Green, and president the New York Legal Assistance Group Yisroel Schulman.

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By Roni Sofer for YNet News
Illustration Photo - The Shul before it was torched.

GEECE — Israel expressed its concern to Greece on Tuesday over the arson of the old synagogue in the Crete town of Hania, and asked for help preventing repeat attacks. In addition, Israel issued a request with the Greek government for aid in repairing the site.

Israel Asks Greece for Aid in Repairing Torched Shul

By Roni Sofer for YNet News
Illustration Photo – The Shul before it was torched.

GEECE — Israel expressed its concern to Greece on Tuesday over the arson of the old synagogue in the Crete town of Hania, and asked for help preventing repeat attacks. In addition, Israel issued a request with the Greek government for aid in repairing the site.

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