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FJC

Thanks to the amazing revival of Russian Jewry throughout the FSU, there is an ever growing demand for vibrant Jewish life and religious services amongst Jews of all ages. Yesterday, another Synagogue and JCC was opened to serve the growing community of Raminsky, Moscow.

Beautiful New Synagogue Inaugurated in Moscow

FJC

Thanks to the amazing revival of Russian Jewry throughout the FSU, there is an ever growing demand for vibrant Jewish life and religious services amongst Jews of all ages. Yesterday, another Synagogue and JCC was opened to serve the growing community of Raminsky, Moscow.

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New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
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)

6,000 March for Friendship Circle in Detroit Suburbs

Detroit Free Press

Adam Arnold, 9, of Farmington Hills stretches Sunday with his mom Wendy Arnold, 41, and his sister Shoshana Arnold, 8, before the Walk4Friendship 5K. Shoshana lives with hypotonic cerebral palsy.

Five-year-old Allie Jacobs of West Bloomfield just learned to walk in December. Allie was diagnosed with infantile spasm syndrome — a seizure disorder that can cause developmental delays — when she was 4 months old, said her mother, Jodie Jacobs.

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Over 1500 Participate in Challah Baking Workshop

Friday mornings are a busy time at Chabad’s Krafts for Kids Workshop in Margate, NJ. Each Friday at 9:45am, long lines begin forming on the sidewalk of Ventnor Avenue as children and their families get ready to participate in one of the Jersey Shore’s well sough after traditions, baking challah with Chabad.

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by Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org

Nepal

Hundreds of supporters – most of whom were backpackers themselves at one time or another – gathered at the Diamond Theater in Ramat Gan, Israel, to pay tribute to the Kathmandu Chabad House that has provided a home away from home for the thousands of Jewish travelers who annually make their way through the Himalayan Mountains.

Backpackers Salute World ‘s Remotest Chabad House

by Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Nepal

Hundreds of supporters – most of whom were backpackers themselves at one time or another – gathered at the Diamond Theater in Ramat Gan, Israel, to pay tribute to the Kathmandu Chabad House that has provided a home away from home for the thousands of Jewish travelers who annually make their way through the Himalayan Mountains.

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Lubavitch of Scotland Hits the Road

Rabbi Chaim and Mrs. Sora Jacobs with their two children, Yossi (Birmingham, UK) and Sholom (Five Towns, NY), and grandchild Shmuel.

Lubavitch of Scotland has launched an ad trailer for the coming month to remind people about the upcoming Yommim Tovim and of the activities of Lubavitch. They have also mounted two very large banners at busy intersections in the community, wishing people a shona tova and giving the dates of the Yomimim Tovim.

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A Star Is Born in North Orlando

The Observer

Rabbi Majesky presided over an extra-special naming ceremony, one on behalf of his third daughter, just 5 days old, as she blissfully slept in her mother’s arms during the entire service.

What’s in a name? “Everything,” explained Rabbi Yanky Majesky of Chabad of North Orlando.

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9/11 Orphan Returns Kindness to Friendship Circle

Daily Record

L-R: Ariella Russin, 10, mom Andrea Russin, brother Alec and twin sister Olivia at the special needs siblings summer camp of the Friendship Circle at the Aidekman Jewish Community Center in Whippany, NJ.

Alec Russin turns 13 next month, and as is customary with a bar mitzvah community service project, Russin donated his time to an organization, in this case one that helps special-needs children. However, Russin’s involvement with The Friendship Circle, based out of Livingston, NJ, was deeply personal.

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Miracle Child Celebrates Bar Mitzvah

Canadian Jewish News

David Bregman reads from the Torah as his father, Howard Bregman, left, and Rabbi Zalmy Rader look on.

David Bregman’s survival after being born prematurely at 25 weeks weighing just 740 grams (1.63 pounds) was received as a miracle by his parents.

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New Shluchim to Queens

Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Hecht and their daughter Haddassah have recently been appointed as the Chabad Shluchim to North Forest Hills in the Borough of Queens, NY. They will be opening and directing a new Chabad House to serve the north side of Forest Hills.

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Shlucha Returns to Serve N.C. Hometown

South Charlotte News

Rabbi Yisroel and Leah (nee Groner) Levin

Being involved in Jewish life has always been a part of Leah Levin’s life. Growing up in Charlotte, her parents have been respected members of the Jewish community, who created the Charlotte Jewish Day School.

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Shwekey Rocks Cape Town

by Rabbi Asher Deren

For their third annual Gala Event, Chabad of South Africa’s West Coast in Cape Town took things to a whole new level on the 16th of August, as they hosted Cape Town’s largest ever crowd for a visiting Jewish performer.

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NBC Milwaukee

Milwaukee Shliach Rabbi Shmaya Shmotkin

The High Notes Performance Group brings together people of all abilities. They use chimes and percussion to create charming melodies. High Notes is just one part of the Adult Friendship Circle which serves those living with physical, mental and cognitive special needs.

Friendship Circle Unites People Through Music

NBC Milwaukee

Milwaukee Shliach Rabbi Shmaya Shmotkin

The High Notes Performance Group brings together people of all abilities. They use chimes and percussion to create charming melodies. High Notes is just one part of the Adult Friendship Circle which serves those living with physical, mental and cognitive special needs.

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New Shluchim to Washington, D.C.

Jews at American University will soon find themselves much closer to their local Shluchim. Rabbi Yehoshua and Esti Hecht will iy’h be moving to the American University Area in Northwest Washington, DC, which includes the campus of American University and adjoining neighborhoods.

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Beachgoers Reminded of Shabbos from the Sky

by Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

A paragliding advertisement reminds Jewish beachgoers of the approaching Sabbath at locations along Israel’s Mediterranean shore.

Years ago, a young Jewish woman from Argentina decided she needed to take a break from it all. She escaped to the resort town of Punta del Este in Uruguay, and was relaxing on the beach one Friday afternoon when she saw a sign, or rather a banner, from above. To her it was a welcome interruption: She was not alone.

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Florida Sun-Sentinel

Rabbi Sholom and Rebbetzin Dina Ciment of Chabad of Boynton Beach, FL.

The calls come in frequently to South Florida's rabbis: A relative demands to be cremated, contrary to Jewish law, while the family wants a traditional Jewish burial.

Shliach Starts Fund to Prevent Cremation of Jews

Florida Sun-Sentinel

Rabbi Sholom and Rebbetzin Dina Ciment of Chabad of Boynton Beach, FL.

The calls come in frequently to South Florida’s rabbis: A relative demands to be cremated, contrary to Jewish law, while the family wants a traditional Jewish burial.

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Oklahoma City Jews Welcome New Torah

Edmond Sun

From left, Johnathan Schecter, Edward Kaswan and rabbi and sofer (scribe) Rabbi Moshe Klein add one of the last few letters to the new Torah dedicated Sunday at the Chabad Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Oklahoma City.

In the Jewish community, completion of a Torah, a sacred text with 304,805 letters, marks a major accomplishment. Sunday afternoon, members of the local Jewish community gathered to celebrate and dedicate the Oklahoma Unity Torah at the Chabad Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Oklahoma City.

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