Boruch Dayan Haemes – Dovid Yona Dubinsky OB”M

With profound sadness, shock and deep pain we inform you of the tragic and very untimely passing of Ha’avreich R. Dovid Yona Dubinsky of Crown Heights. He got married just before the summer and is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim his wife Devorah Leah (nee Elishevitz), parents Rabbi & Mrs. Mendel Dubinsky (Los Angeles, CA), brothers and sisters and family. He will be sorely missed by all.

The Levaya will take place on Sunday 11:00am from Shomrei Hadas and will be passing by 770 at around 12:00pm.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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1300 Turn Out for Walk4Friendship

Rivka Chaya Berman – Lubavitch.com

West Bloomfield, MI – At the Walk4Friendship, where 1,300 participants walked, wheeled, rolled and strolled to raise close to $200,000 for the Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield, MI, there were two finish lines.

Chabad movement gaining followers in South Florida

Miami Herald

ONCE CONSIDERED OBSCURE, CHABAD LUBAVITCH IS FAST

BECOMING POPULAR WITH SOUTH FLORIDA JEWS.

From sundown Friday until sundown Saturday, members of Chabad Lubavitch synagogues are forbidden to drive, cook meals or even flip a light switch. Leaders wear old-fashioned, heavy black coats and hats and long beards.

Their need to be within walking distance of their members has sometimes brought Chabad into conflict with local government officials. Many cities have zoning laws prohibiting houses of worship in private homes or shopping centers.

But this once-small branch of Orthodox, Hasidic Judaism is now attracting thousands of new participants, and new synagogues are sprouting up in single-family homes and storefronts throughout South Florida.