Daily Archives: March 2, 2006

Chabad Stamp Souvenir Card

The Shluchim Office working closely with IGPC has created a number of gifts and souvenir items for the new Chabad stamp which the Israel Postal Authority issued this week.

The stamp has a drawing of 770 on the background of the world with the words Chochma Bina Daas printed on it, as well as a pair of Tefillin and Shabbos Candles.

This stamp celebrates the major impact the Rebbe and Chabad have had in Israel and their social and religious contributions to Judaism globally. It is a major step for the secular Israeli government to acknowledge the enormous efforts of Lubavitch.

Should this stamp be made available by every Chabad House worldwide (even only by request), it will mark the first time in history that a government issued postage stamp has been so widely available.

Hollywood Meets Tefillin Bank

After having spent many years in Hollywood, working as a producer and a director on a panoply of high-profile projects, Paul Mones had seen almost everything imaginable. However, just last week, his own heritage treated him to something entirely new.

Rabbi Chaim Drizin, recently met Paul and they became fast friends. After an initial exposure to Yiddishkeit, Mr. Mones joined Rabbi Drizin for a trip that would change his life.

The two traveled to the Rebbe’s Ohel, where Mr. Mones, for the first time in his life, donned Tefillin. Paul expressed that he, “enjoyed it immensely, I really love to do it.” The impact of the experience was so strong that he decided to make it a part of his daily life.

Woman Rescued From Roof Of Burning Building

Husband, Bystander And FDNY Combine To Make Save

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A woman’s husband, a stranger and three firefighters all helped to rescue a woman who was dangling from the roof of a 25-story building, forced outside because of heavy smoke.

The woman, Cherylann John, on vacation from Trinidad with her husband, Robert John, held onto his hands and those of another man on the roof, after heavy smoke engulfed the top floors of the Ebbets Field Houses at 1700 Bedford Ave. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Fire officials say it was a fire in a trash compactor that went up the shaft around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Chabad Nears End In Village Board

Edging closer to a final decision on the Chabad of Southampton Jewish Center, the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals heard what might be the final arguments from opponents last Thursday.

In order for Chabad to operate as a house of worship and community center on Hill Street, it needs a special exception permit from its current residential zoning status. Among other variances, the applicants are seeking relief from the requirement to provide total onsite parking.

Representing a handful of residents opposed to the center, attorney David Peirez primarily rebutted arguments made by the applicant’s attorney Jeff Bragman and the team of experts he produced last month.
Peirez said Bragman’s presentation was misleading, taking particular offense to the “mumbo jumbo” talk that Chabad has constitutional protection concerning local zoning laws.