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The Crown Heights Jewish Community Council Invites all to celebrate Purim at the annual Community Purim Party for it's 13th year! It takes place on Sunday, Purim Day, March 4th at the Oholei Torah Ballroom located at 667 Eastern Parkway. Admission is Free!

The CHJCC Invites Everyone to the 13th Annual Purim Party!

The Crown Heights Jewish Community Council Invites all to celebrate Purim at the annual Community Purim Party for it’s 13th year! It takes place on Sunday, Purim Day, March 4th at the Oholei Torah Ballroom located at 667 Eastern Parkway. Admission is Free!

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Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Leib Telsner (Crown Heights) to Sarale Scheiner (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Zushi Rivkin (Tampa, FL) to Shifra Weinstein (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Bracha Eizenbach from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Melly Chein (Crown Heights) to Sara Rivkah Duchman (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Betzalel Schanowitz (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Mushka Gurary (Simi Valley, CA)
New Engagement!

Yankel Raices (Chicago, IL) to Mushka Broner (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

Gang of Teens Assault a Bochur Next to 770!

At around 3:00pm on Friday afternoon a group of around 10 Black teens walking up Kingston towards Eastern Parkway, loud and shouting racially motivated slurs at random to passing Jews ganged up on one Bochur and beat him in broad daylight. After the senseless assault the group fled into the Kingston Avenue subway station.

More in the Extended Article.

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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Hakohen Hendel of Montreal, Canada, from the first group of Shluchim the Frierdiker Rebbe sent to Canada, Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim - Montreal & Mara Deasra of Anash in Montreal and the Av Beis Din of the Vaad Ho'oir of Montreal. He was 90 years old.

More in Extended Article.

Boruch Dayan Haemes – Rabbi Yitzchok Hendel OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Hakohen Hendel of Montreal, Canada, from the first group of Shluchim the Frierdiker Rebbe sent to Canada, Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim – Montreal & Mara Deasra of Anash in Montreal and the Av Beis Din of the Vaad Ho’oir of Montreal. He was 90 years old.

More in Extended Article.

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EJ Press
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (L) and German Interior
Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (R) attend a prayer
service in a Berlin synagogue.
Berlin, Germany — German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support for the Jewish community following the attack over the weekend against a Jewish kindergarten.

The prayer service was also intended to express the community’s concern about the increase of hate related crime.

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, of the Berlin Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue which runs the Gan-Israel kindergarten, was astounded by the large showing despite the short time he had to organise the gathering.

Jewish official: “German civil society must mobilize against hate crime”

EJ Press
Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (L) and German Interior
Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (R) attend a prayer
service in a Berlin synagogue.

Berlin, Germany — German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support for the Jewish community following the attack over the weekend against a Jewish kindergarten.

The prayer service was also intended to express the community’s concern about the increase of hate related crime.

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, of the Berlin Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue which runs the Gan-Israel kindergarten, was astounded by the large showing despite the short time he had to organise the gathering.

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Chabad.org has launched a new Itche Kadoozy puppet show series. In this episode; is Purim a holiday or a preplanned strategy initiated by Mordechai and Queen Esther he was almost arrested by the FBI...

Click here to play clip.

Video of the Day – Itche Kadoozy Purim Episode

Chabad.org has launched a new Itche Kadoozy puppet show series. In this episode; is Purim a holiday or a preplanned strategy initiated by Mordechai and Queen Esther he was almost arrested by the FBI…

Click here to play clip.

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Rabbi Shea Hecht - NCFJE

The other night my son walked into my room and told me, “You know the recent rumors that so-and-so died of a heart attack or something like that? It really didn't make too much sense to me when I heard it because he was so young and now I just heard the real, harsh truth. He spent the night drinking and died of alcohol poisoning.”

The story my son told me hit me like a sledgehammer....

Just One More Cup

Rabbi Shea Hecht – NCFJE

The other night my son walked into my room and told me, “You know the recent rumors that so-and-so died of a heart attack or something like that? It really didn’t make too much sense to me when I heard it because he was so young and now I just heard the real, harsh truth. He spent the night drinking and died of alcohol poisoning.”

The story my son told me hit me like a sledgehammer….

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Please Say Tehillim for…

Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Mereh bas Raiza she is going into surgery on Friday morning.

Matel bas Chana Fruma

Shimshiom Hakohen ben Faiga

Miriam Beila bas Rochel

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Sitka, AK — With Yud-Aleph Nissan just a month away; giving a gift to the Rebbe is on every chossid's mind. Over 25 years ago, the Rebbe began a push that the Tanya be printed in any location where there is even one Jew. Ever since, Tanyas have been printed globaly, in nearly every city. The Rebbe explains that by printing; one accomplishes that not only are the “wellsprings” spread everywhere, but that the city itself, becomes a wellspring of its own (Lukkutei Sichos vol. 26).

Chassidus Shining by the Arctic Circle

Sitka, AK — With Yud-Aleph Nissan just a month away; giving a gift to the Rebbe is on every chossid’s mind. Over 25 years ago, the Rebbe began a push that the Tanya be printed in any location where there is even one Jew. Ever since, Tanyas have been printed globaly, in nearly every city. The Rebbe explains that by printing; one accomplishes that not only are the “wellsprings” spread everywhere, but that the city itself, becomes a wellspring of its own (Lukkutei Sichos vol. 26).

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The Rebbe says:

1. The Megillah (the scroll which we read the “Book of Esther” from) describes the wicked haman as “haman the agagite”. Agag was a King of the amelekites and the wicked haman descended from this King.

Question: Why is the wicked haman described as “haman the agagite”, and what does this have to do with Purim?

2. The Rebbe now builds the foundation for the explanation:

The Haftorah (a text selected from “The Prophets” which is read on Shabbat after the Torah reading) which we always read on the Shabbos before Purim tells us the story of king agag:

A Sichah for Purim

The Rebbe says:

1. The Megillah (the scroll which we read the “Book of Esther” from) describes the wicked haman as “haman the agagite”. Agag was a King of the amelekites and the wicked haman descended from this King.

Question: Why is the wicked haman described as “haman the agagite”, and what does this have to do with Purim?

2. The Rebbe now builds the foundation for the explanation:

The Haftorah (a text selected from “The Prophets” which is read on Shabbat after the Torah reading) which we always read on the Shabbos before Purim tells us the story of king agag:

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Josh Samples - Chabad.edu
Columbus, OH — There are plenty of reasons the Chabad house on campus has always been a home away from home, and so much more for me.

For instance, I can safely say that the best things in life are free, especially if you’re in need of a good kosher meal. When I first arrived at Ohio State University, thousands of miles away from home in Seattle – and hundreds of miles from anyone I knew for that matter – to say I was intimidated is an understatement. The Columbus, Ohio school boasts a very large student body, so I decided to look for something besides the typical ice-breaker in the hope of finding some people who were actually like me.

From Feeling Like a Nobody to Becoming a Somebody

Josh Samples – Chabad.edu

Columbus, OH — There are plenty of reasons the Chabad house on campus has always been a home away from home, and so much more for me.

For instance, I can safely say that the best things in life are free, especially if you’re in need of a good kosher meal. When I first arrived at Ohio State University, thousands of miles away from home in Seattle – and hundreds of miles from anyone I knew for that matter – to say I was intimidated is an understatement. The Columbus, Ohio school boasts a very large student body, so I decided to look for something besides the typical ice-breaker in the hope of finding some people who were actually like me.

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1: Megillas Esther w/ Silver Case – Mattisyahu Miller, Brooklyn, NY
2: Dell Computer w/ 19” Flat Monitor & Color Printer – Shai Advocat, Brooklyn, NY
3: Five Piece Sterling Silver Shabbos Table Set – Dr. Steven Rubel, Lawrence, NY
4: Men’s or Women’s Watch by Raymond Weil – Martin Bock, West New York, NJ

More in the Extended Article!

Winners of Hadar Hatorah’s Annual Purim Raffle

1: Megillas Esther w/ Silver Case – Mattisyahu Miller, Brooklyn, NY
2: Dell Computer w/ 19” Flat Monitor & Color Printer – Shai Advocat, Brooklyn, NY
3: Five Piece Sterling Silver Shabbos Table Set – Dr. Steven Rubel, Lawrence, NY
4: Men’s or Women’s Watch by Raymond Weil – Martin Bock, West New York, NJ

More in the Extended Article!

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Fuel Explosion in a Mechanic Shop

At around 9:10 this morning there was an explosion in a Mechanic shop on Troy Ave between East New York and Lefferts, the area quickly filled with smoke and flames were visible from inside the shop. FDNY arrived on scene only moments after the fire broke out and quickly raised the fire to a 2nd alarm, brining a lot more firefighters and EMS workers to the scene.

It took around 30 minutes to completely subdue the fire during which the school Bnos Menachem who is adjacent to the rear of the mechanic shop began filling with smoke. Numerous Shomrim members who were on scene quickly evacuated the school in an orderly fashion. Some children were seen in their Purim costumes.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The Rebbe says:

1. At the conclusion of this week’s Torah portion, the Torah tells us about the Mizbe’ach Ha’za’hav (the Altar covered in gold).

2. Our Sages tell us that the Altar covered in gold, and the Altar covered in copper which the Torah told us about in last week’s Torah portion, cannot become impure (Tamei) no matter what touches it.

There are 2 reasons given as to why the Altars cannot become impure:

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Tetzaveh

The Rebbe says:

1. At the conclusion of this week’s Torah portion, the Torah tells us about the Mizbe’ach Ha’za’hav (the Altar covered in gold).

2. Our Sages tell us that the Altar covered in gold, and the Altar covered in copper which the Torah told us about in last week’s Torah portion, cannot become impure (Tamei) no matter what touches it.

There are 2 reasons given as to why the Altars cannot become impure:

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In this weeks Living Torah excerpt (Volume 33 Episode 129):
“Hop Kazak”, “Jump, Cossack, Jump”. Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Shpoleh, the “Shpoler Zeide”, danced to this song in competition against a Cossack to gain the freedom of a poor, Jewish innkeeper.

Video of the Day – Weekly Living Torah Clip

In this weeks Living Torah excerpt (Volume 33 Episode 129):
“Hop Kazak”, “Jump, Cossack, Jump”. Rabbi Aryeh Leib of Shpoleh, the “Shpoler Zeide”, danced to this song in competition against a Cossack to gain the freedom of a poor, Jewish innkeeper.

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Chabad.org
Because Adar 13 (the day before Purim) falls on a Shabbos this year, the “Fast of Esther,” usually observed on that date, is moved back to Thursday, the 11th of Adar, March 1st.

Fast Begins: 5:09 AM
Fast Ends: 6:26 PM

The fast — which is observed on Adar 11 by all adults (i.e., over bar or bat mitzvah age) — is in commemoration of the three-day fast called at Esther's behest before she risked her life to appear unsummoned before King Achashveirosh to save the Jewish people from Haman's evil decree (as related in the Book of Esther, chapter 4). The fast also commemorates Esther's fasting on the 13th of Adar, as the Jews fought their enemies (see “Today in Jewish History” for Adar 13). No food or drink is partaken of from daybreak to nightfall. Pregnant, nursing women or people in ill health are exempted from fasting.

Tomorrow – Taanit Esther – the Fast of Esther

Chabad.org

Because Adar 13 (the day before Purim) falls on a Shabbos this year, the “Fast of Esther,” usually observed on that date, is moved back to Thursday, the 11th of Adar, March 1st.

Fast Begins: 5:09 AM
Fast Ends: 6:26 PM

The fast — which is observed on Adar 11 by all adults (i.e., over bar or bat mitzvah age) — is in commemoration of the three-day fast called at Esther’s behest before she risked her life to appear unsummoned before King Achashveirosh to save the Jewish people from Haman’s evil decree (as related in the Book of Esther, chapter 4). The fast also commemorates Esther’s fasting on the 13th of Adar, as the Jews fought their enemies (see “Today in Jewish History” for Adar 13). No food or drink is partaken of from daybreak to nightfall. Pregnant, nursing women or people in ill health are exempted from fasting.

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