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Daily Archives: November 6, 2006

Abandoned in Life, Dorothy’s Memory Now Inspires

Baila Olidort – Lubavitch.com
l-r: Aleph Institute Chairman, Michael Berger, Aleph Board Member Steve Robinsons, Lubavitch Regional Director, Rabbi Rosenfeld, Aleph NE Director Rabbi MM Vogel and his son Yechiel, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, Pitts. President City Cou

Pittsburgh, PA — It took a tragedy as heart-wrenching as Dorothy Schwadron’s, but someone’s finally listening.

In December of 2005, Rabbi Moshe Mayir Vogel, director of the Aleph Institute of the North East Region, received a call from the Polk State Hospital. Would he arrange for the burial of one of their patients?

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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)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
New Engagement!

Shmuly Golomb (Crown Heights) to Mushky Steinmetz (Briarwood, NY)

 

Students from the Head Start up trough the Elementary Division, Zal, and alumni gathered in front of 667 Eastern Parkway, to Melaveh Shloime Meshorer OB”M. he was buried in the Beth-David Cemetery in Elmont (Queens).

He leaves behind 3 sisters and 4 brothers.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Oholei Torah Mourns the Passing of Salomon

Students from the Head Start up trough the Elementary Division, Zal, and alumni gathered in front of 667 Eastern Parkway, to Melaveh Shloime Meshorer OB”M. he was buried in the Beth-David Cemetery in Elmont (Queens).

He leaves behind 3 sisters and 4 brothers.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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65 Campuses and Over 500 Students!

Chabad on Campus, the network connecting many students and Shluchim get together annually for a special Shabbaton spent here in Crown Heights. Students began arriving Friday Erev Shabbos where they were placed at houses of those who volunteered board for over 500 students that attended this year.

The program included tours of Manhattan, the Rebbes Library, The Rebbes Room, 770, The Jewish Childres Meuseum, Crown Heights and the Ohel. Throughout Shabbos the Tefilos and meals were spent together in Oholei Torah packed with Farbrengen’s. Motzoai Shabbos was the Melava Malka followed by musical performances by NIZ and Ta Shema, new Jewish/Chassidic hip-hop groups, and a surprise visitor, Matisyahu who performed a few songs.

More pictures and a video clip in the Extended Article!

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TenYad Auction Winners and Gallery of Pictures

All throughout Sunday afternoon and evening the Razag ballroom was open to all woman to come and see all the prizes that are being offered up for auction, following which was a program which included singing by Kineret and Caroline Cohen, a speech by Mrs. Esther Piekarski a renowned marriage and shalom bayis counselor from Tel Aviv following which was the auction drawing.

For the list of winners and a beautiful gallery of pictures click the Extended Article!

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Young Girl Hit by a Car

At around 5:00pm a young girl crossing Albany Ave at the intersection of Montgomery St was struck by an SUV that was making a right turn from Montgomery. Hatzalah responded to the incident and treated the girl for an injury to her leg and transported her to Kings County Hospital for further treatment and observation.

This incident brings the total number of pedestrians struck in the last 17 days to 4, a very disturbing number, one that is 4 to many. The first incident was on Friday the 20th of October when a student at the Darchei Menachem Yeshiva was crossing the service lane on Eastern Parkway at the Kingston Ave intersection where the Bochur was struck by a car, B”H his injuries were not severe.

More in the Extended Article.

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Motzoai Shabbos Father and Sons Learning Together

In a special worldwide program Fathers and their Sons got together in Shul’s around the neighborhood in order to sit down for an hour and study together. Quite the number participated.

The program is backed by major sponsors and supporters such as Kedem and is made possible by the collaboration of various schools combining efforts to make this possible.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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