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Daily Archives: February 16, 2012

Oprah’s Documentary Showcases Rabbi’s Art Show

New Jersey Jewish News

Rabbi Yitzchok Moully with fellow artists at the gallery in Brooklyn that was featured in Oprah Winfrey’s new documentary on the hasidic community.

When a camera crew stopped in to film the exhibition of hasidic art he organized in Brooklyn during Sukkot last year, Rabbi Yitzchok Moully was pleased. When they mentioned that they were working with Oprah Winfrey on her documentary about hasidic life, he was, he said, intrigued — but not particularly excited.

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Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
New Engagement!

Shmuly Golomb (Crown Heights) to Mushky Steinmetz (Briarwood, NY)

 
New Engagement!

Moshe Gordon (Crown Heights) to Chaya’le Movsikov (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Gopin (Miami, FL) to Rochie Gourarie (Toms River, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, the 5th of Nissan, 8:30pm at the JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Meir Itzinger (Londres, Angleterre) to Pechi Gorodetsky (Paris, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s

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New Engagement!

Shmuli Lesches (Brooklyn, NY) to Chaya Mushka Hodakov (Coral Springs, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
Baby Boy!

Elchanan and Shterny (nee Dubov) Lerrer from Lod, Israel had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Chazan (Manchester, UK) to Chana Junik (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Perl (nee Faygen) Groner from East Flatbush, Brooklyn had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Reuven and Nechama (nee Trappler) Giter from Lauderhill, Florida, had a baby girl!

Shabbaton Brings New Jewish Experiences to Many

Photos by Bentzi Sasson

It was a weekend of firsts for the 420 teens and shluchim attending the International Teen Shabbaton last Shabbos. At the Shabbaton banquet, Yarin Benaloul, the president of the CTeen’s boys division of Las Vegas Nevada, shared that his community has drastically changed as a result of the dedication of CTeen rabbi, “Rabbi Oz” AKA Chaim Ozer Metal.

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From Cucumber to Tomato

A few months ago, shoppers walking along Kingston Ave. noticed something different on the block between Montgomery St. and Empire Blvd: Q-Cumber Café was closed. In its place was a hip new Pizza shop with a [not too] different name – Pomodori [Italian plural for Tomato].

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A new red box with a telephone was installed in downstairs 770 with a direct line to Hatzalah for use in case of an emergency. CrownHeights.info was told that this was done after the payphones had been removed and should Hatzalah's assistance be needed, there is a way - aside from shouting - to call for their help.

Picture of the Day: A Red Telephone in 770

A new red box with a telephone was installed in downstairs 770 with a direct line to Hatzalah for use in case of an emergency. CrownHeights.info was told that this was done after the payphones had been removed and should Hatzalah’s assistance be needed, there is a way – aside from shouting – to call for their help.

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The Skverer Rebbe from Boro Park, Rabbi Yechiel Michl Twersky, recently visited the Shul in Bal Harbour, FL. After davening Shachris, he had a meeting with Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskier in his study, where he spoke about the Lubavitcher Rebbe, OBM.

Video: Skverer Rebbe Visits the Shul in Bal Harbour

The Skverer Rebbe from Boro Park, Rabbi Yechiel Michl Twersky, recently visited the Shul in Bal Harbour, FL. After davening Shachris, he had a meeting with Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskier in his study, where he spoke about the Lubavitcher Rebbe, OBM.

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Sefer Torah for Nosson Deitsch Completed

Bloomingdale Patch

It was a sight that turned more than a few heads in the Bloomingdale area. On Sunday, a group of rabbis danced through the streets, taking turns carrying a newly completed Torah in a celebratory parade that ended at at 3005 Waylon Ln., Valrico, the home of the new Torah.

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by Sandy Eller - VosIzNeias

Plans for a women’s division of Hatzalah dedicated to assisting in emergency births have been scrapped as the women, after consulting with a respected Brooklyn rabbi, have instead decided to create their own independent volunteer service, titled Ezras Nashim, that will be staffed entirely by women.

Instead of Joining Hatzala, Women Form Ezras Noshim

by Sandy Eller – VosIzNeias

Plans for a women’s division of Hatzalah dedicated to assisting in emergency births have been scrapped as the women, after consulting with a respected Brooklyn rabbi, have instead decided to create their own independent volunteer service, titled Ezras Nashim, that will be staffed entirely by women.

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Yeshiva World News

As a result of the New Delhi and Georgia bombs, security has been stepped up in Israeli diplomatic missions around the world. In addition, security has been stepped up for Jewish institutions in the United States and elsewhere, with a focus being placed on Chabad houses due to the increased Iranian effort to strike Israeli targets everywhere.

Iran Seeking to Target Israelis Around the World

Yeshiva World News

As a result of the New Delhi and Georgia bombs, security has been stepped up in Israeli diplomatic missions around the world. In addition, security has been stepped up for Jewish institutions in the United States and elsewhere, with a focus being placed on Chabad houses due to the increased Iranian effort to strike Israeli targets everywhere.

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