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The Chess Grandmaster and the Lubavitcher Rebbes

Samuel Herman Reshevsky (1911-1992) won the U.S. Chess Championship seven times, and at one point he put together an incredible streak, between 1936 and 1942, of 75 games without a loss in U.S. Championship competition. He scored spectacular victories in international tournaments, defeating seven world champions including Bobby Fischer (Fischer’s only loss in tournament competition). He was also a close acquaintance of the previous and current Lubavitcher Rebbes, reveals The Jewish Press.

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New Engagement!

Mendel Mergui (Paris, France) to Chani Galperin (Winsor, Ontario) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Rubashkins 1349 President street
New Engagement!

Arik Deren (Greenwich, CT) to Elkie Havlin (Dresden, Germany) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
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Mendel Sternberg (New London, CT) to Devora Lea Amar (Seine Et Marne, France) L’Chaim: Thursday, Nov. 5th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
Baby Girl!

Uriel and Mushky (nee Dubov) Hillel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya (nee Gordon) Drizin from Los Angeles, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shmuel Helman (Brazil) to Stella Washingston (Alpharetta, GA)
New Engagement!

Doniel Preston (Edgware, UK) to Chayale Russel (Edgware, UK)
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Dovi Borochov (Crown Heights) to Mirel Vogel (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Binyomin Beilin (Boston, MA) Rivkah Bracha Ross (Waterbury, CT)
Baby Girl!

Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Zaetz (Crown Heights) to Hanni Ladayov (Paris, France)
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Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
Baby Girl!

Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Menahem Mendel Bredoire (Paris, France) to Haya Mouchka Sebag (Paris,France)
Baby Boy!

Menachem and Rivka (nee Kamnitzer) Rotenberg from East Flatbush had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 663 Lenox Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Kamman (Toronto, Canada) Miriam Prus (Doylestown, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Shmuel Rosenblatt (Brooklyn, NY) to Devora Twersky (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

8:00pm: Did the Rebbe Say Anything That Can Help Us Understand 9/11?

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 131, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Did the Rebbe Say Anything That Can Help Us Understand 9/11 and Today’s War on Terror? Is it a Crime to Ignore Another? What Lessons Can California Redwoods Teach Us? Being Constantly Aware of a Higher Purpose: Realistic or Fanciful? Do Women Have More Faith Then Men?

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Weekly Story: It Disappeared

Two hours passed, and then three and no one was coming out of the surgery room. “You could understand how our emotions and fear grew from minute to minute being in the dark for so long.” Mr. R. D. paused for a moment as he tried to control his emotions, recalling the events of eight years ago, and then continued; about four hours after the operation began the doctor came out with a puzzled look on his face.

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8:00pm: Are We Allowed to Study Kabbalah?

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 130, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Are We Allowed to Study Kabbalah? What Is the Proper Balance Between Science and Religion? Can Our Minds Actually Control Our Hearts? Since G-d is Indivisible How Can We Call a Soul a Chelek Elokah M’Maal Mamash?

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Weekly Story: The King Is in the Field

During the entire year, the king is in his palace. Most of his subjects in the capital city, know there is no possibility of them gaining an audience to see and speak to the king. Even from those who hope and apply for an audience, only a select few are actually allowed in. And there is no guarantee that the King would grant their request.

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Laws and Customs: Elul

Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the period of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.

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8:00pm: What Is the Jewish View on Meditation?

This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 129, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What Is the Jewish View on Meditation? Could the Purpose of Creation Be Fulfilled on Mars? What Does Torah Say About Owning a Pet? Could One Travel for Leisure to a Place With No Minyan?

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