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Arutz Sheva
ISREAL — It was disclosed Monday that the body found in a relatively advanced state of decay on Friday in an abandoned structure near Beit Dagan in central Israel was that of Rafael (Refoel) Miriashvilli, a 25-year-old Chabad Lubavitch yeshiva student from the city of Lod who had been missing for five weeks. Police say evidence at the scene points to Miriashvilli having been murdered although the circumstances are not clear.

There have been rumors in Chabad circles that he was murdered by Arabs in revenge for his anti-intermarriage efforts. Approximately four years ago, working for the Yad L’Achim anti-assimilation and anti-intermarriage organization, Miriashvilli and two colleagues were charged with kidnapping and impersonating security personnel in the course of saving a Jewish woman from marriage to an Arab.

Beit Dagan Victim ID’d as Missing Lod Chabad Activist

Arutz Sheva

ISREAL — It was disclosed Monday that the body found in a relatively advanced state of decay on Friday in an abandoned structure near Beit Dagan in central Israel was that of Rafael (Refoel) Miriashvilli, a 25-year-old Chabad Lubavitch yeshiva student from the city of Lod who had been missing for five weeks. Police say evidence at the scene points to Miriashvilli having been murdered although the circumstances are not clear.

There have been rumors in Chabad circles that he was murdered by Arabs in revenge for his anti-intermarriage efforts. Approximately four years ago, working for the Yad L’Achim anti-assimilation and anti-intermarriage organization, Miriashvilli and two colleagues were charged with kidnapping and impersonating security personnel in the course of saving a Jewish woman from marriage to an Arab.

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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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)
by S. Fridman - Lubavitch.com

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters officially appointed new Chabad representatives to St. Martin/St. Maarten in the Caribbean Islands.

With the arrival Monday, August 17, of Rabbi Moshe and Sara Chanowitz, and their baby boy, this tiny island becomes the fourth location in the region, following Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and the Dominican Republic, to benefit from the placement of permanent Chabad representatives.

First Chabad House Opens in St. Martin/St. Maarten

by S. Fridman – Lubavitch.com

Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters officially appointed new Chabad representatives to St. Martin/St. Maarten in the Caribbean Islands.

With the arrival Monday, August 17, of Rabbi Moshe and Sara Chanowitz, and their baby boy, this tiny island becomes the fourth location in the region, following Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and the Dominican Republic, to benefit from the placement of permanent Chabad representatives.

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by Dvora Lakein - Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, Downtown, LA

LOS ANGELES, CA — When Patti Berman moved into her sunny loft in downtown Los Angeles, the rough-and-tumble neighborhood was known as skid row. Her building, recently gentrified, was one of only three proper hi-risers in the city’s grim center. Berman’s doorman had to shoo away homeless people from her stoop and sidewalk, so that residents could leave to work each morning.

Downtown: Everything Jewish is Waiting for You

by Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Moshe Greenwald, Downtown, LA

LOS ANGELES, CA — When Patti Berman moved into her sunny loft in downtown Los Angeles, the rough-and-tumble neighborhood was known as skid row. Her building, recently gentrified, was one of only three proper hi-risers in the city’s grim center. Berman’s doorman had to shoo away homeless people from her stoop and sidewalk, so that residents could leave to work each morning.

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by Yonit Tanenbaum - Chabad.org

Soldiers assemble for a picture prior to the onset of Passover at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Col. David Everett, third from right, requested the Seder for personnel who were unable to make the harrowing journey to Bagram Air Base.

As the day winds down at coalition headquarters in Kabul and the Friday afternoon sun begins its descent in the Afghanistan sky, a group of Jewish soldiers gathers for a pre-Shabbat infusion of spiritual inspiration.

Troops Turn to NY Rabbi to Boost Morale

by Yonit Tanenbaum – Chabad.org

Soldiers assemble for a picture prior to the onset of Passover at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Col. David Everett, third from right, requested the Seder for personnel who were unable to make the harrowing journey to Bagram Air Base.

As the day winds down at coalition headquarters in Kabul and the Friday afternoon sun begins its descent in the Afghanistan sky, a group of Jewish soldiers gathers for a pre-Shabbat infusion of spiritual inspiration.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Lubavitcher man was attacked Friday night on his way home from Shul by a group of four Black teens, in an apparent hate crime.

The incident happened at around 9:30pm on President Street between Kingston and Albany Avenues, where the 28-year-old was grabbed by one of the group and put into a headlock or chokehold and the other three began punching him, he was then thrown to the ground and the four began kicking him. A Jewish woman who witnessed the attack began screaming and chased the group off.

Gang Assaults Lubavitcher Friday Night in Apparent Hate Crime

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Lubavitcher man was attacked Friday night on his way home from Shul by a group of four Black teens, in an apparent hate crime.

The incident happened at around 9:30pm on President Street between Kingston and Albany Avenues, where the 28-year-old was grabbed by one of the group and put into a headlock or chokehold and the other three began punching him, he was then thrown to the ground and the four began kicking him. A Jewish woman who witnessed the attack began screaming and chased the group off.

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Yeshivah Gedolah Bochurim make Siyum

This past Motzaei Shabbos, Anash and Bochurim of the Melbourne Jewish Community gathered for a Melave Malka at the Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah), to celebrate the completion of Maseches Kesubos. The event was arranged in honor of Avrohom Kaminetsky and Shimon Szmerling, who had recited the Shakle V’taria of the entire Masechta Ba’al Peh (as opposed to being spot-checked), in increments of approximately five Blatt.

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Illustration Photo

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Vacation Crown Heights offered continues programming throughout this summer. Hundreds of women took advantage of this wonderful opportunity, as the program attracted more and more interest. Vacation Ch got lots of requests to expand their program and include classes for men. Upon those requests inserted into the program are classes available for men. The first class on the program, open to both men and women was a Highlight of this week. The Chinuch workshop gave lots of participants the opportunity to hear Rabbi Yossi Simpson, Principal of Lubavitch Yeshivah. Rabbi Simpson addressed the challenges of Chinuch, “Keeping the Outside Influences Out” Given on Thursday August 6, 2009. Many more Chinuch and Sholom Bais workshops welcome men to join the program.

Vacation Crown Heights Now Offers Classes For Men

Illustration Photo

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Vacation Crown Heights offered continues programming throughout this summer. Hundreds of women took advantage of this wonderful opportunity, as the program attracted more and more interest. Vacation Ch got lots of requests to expand their program and include classes for men. Upon those requests inserted into the program are classes available for men. The first class on the program, open to both men and women was a Highlight of this week. The Chinuch workshop gave lots of participants the opportunity to hear Rabbi Yossi Simpson, Principal of Lubavitch Yeshivah. Rabbi Simpson addressed the challenges of Chinuch, “Keeping the Outside Influences Out” Given on Thursday August 6, 2009. Many more Chinuch and Sholom Bais workshops welcome men to join the program.

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

When Robert A. Rockaway, a recognized authority on Jewish-American history, decided to chronicle the story of the Jewish mob, he sought out Jewish old-timers in order to gather information on this less than reputable element.

Rockaway even interviewed his own mother, a native of Detroit, Michigan, who personally knew some friends and family members of the nefarious subjects of his research.

Line in the Sand – Religion Vs Moral Relativism

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL

When Robert A. Rockaway, a recognized authority on Jewish-American history, decided to chronicle the story of the Jewish mob, he sought out Jewish old-timers in order to gather information on this less than reputable element.

Rockaway even interviewed his own mother, a native of Detroit, Michigan, who personally knew some friends and family members of the nefarious subjects of his research.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A teenage punk attempted to mug a Jewish woman of her purse Wednesday afternoon, but was unsuccessful thanks to an unrelenting victim. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and President Street, where a Black teen approached the woman and grabbed the strap of her purse and tried to snatch it.

Unwilling to give in, the woman held on and called for help. A number of Yidden came to her aid and the would-be purse snatcher fled. An attempt to chase the punk failed after they lost him in a crowd at Troy Avenue and Union Street.

Attempted Purse Snatching, Foiled

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A teenage punk attempted to mug a Jewish woman of her purse Wednesday afternoon, but was unsuccessful thanks to an unrelenting victim. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and President Street, where a Black teen approached the woman and grabbed the strap of her purse and tried to snatch it.

Unwilling to give in, the woman held on and called for help. A number of Yidden came to her aid and the would-be purse snatcher fled. An attempt to chase the punk failed after they lost him in a crowd at Troy Avenue and Union Street.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Lubavitcher Yeshiva is investing heavily to make sure the most frequently used Simcha hall in our community looks befitting. Over the past week a team of talented painters have been working round the clock; decorating the walls and meticulously painting every detail to make it look its finest.

Lubavitcher Yeshiva Simcha Hall Undergoing Renovations

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Lubavitcher Yeshiva is investing heavily to make sure the most frequently used Simcha hall in our community looks befitting. Over the past week a team of talented painters have been working round the clock; decorating the walls and meticulously painting every detail to make it look its finest.

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The Biston family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear mother, Ettel Biston OBM of Crown Heights. She was 81 years old.

They are sitting at 565 Crown St, Apt 1C today, Thursday Friday and Sunday.
Shacharis at 7:30 8:15 and 9:00 Sharp
Mincha at 7:30 7:45 8:00
Maariv Bizmana
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Info to be Menachem Avel the Biston Family

The Biston family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear mother, Ettel Biston OBM of Crown Heights. She was 81 years old.

They are sitting at 565 Crown St, Apt 1C today, Thursday Friday and Sunday.

Shacharis at 7:30 8:15 and 9:00 Sharp
Mincha at 7:30 7:45 8:00
Maariv Bizmana

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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For 10 years Taglit-Birthright Israel has been offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; an all-expense paid trip to Israel for students ages 18-26. Yeladim-Netivot has made this incredible experience available to the frum community as well-we send frum, all-male and all-female Birthright trips to Israel every summer and every winter.

PSA: The Winter (or Summer) Experience of a Lifetime!

For 10 years Taglit-Birthright Israel has been offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; an all-expense paid trip to Israel for students ages 18-26. Yeladim-Netivot has made this incredible experience available to the frum community as well-we send frum, all-male and all-female Birthright trips to Israel every summer and every winter.

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