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Daily Archives: November 29, 2006

The Jewish press

Beijing, China — Jewish history in China traces all the way back to the 8th century when Jewish merchants working the “silk road” arrived from Persia. In 1163 the emperor of China ordered the Jews to live in Kaifeng, where they were welcomed and built the first Chinese synagogue. Marco Polo recorded that Kublai Khan celebrated the festivals of the Muslims, Christians, and Jews, indicating that there was a significant number of Jews in China during the 13th Century.

A Mikveh In Beijing

The Jewish press

Beijing, China — Jewish history in China traces all the way back to the 8th century when Jewish merchants working the “silk road” arrived from Persia. In 1163 the emperor of China ordered the Jews to live in Kaifeng, where they were welcomed and built the first Chinese synagogue. Marco Polo recorded that Kublai Khan celebrated the festivals of the Muslims, Christians, and Jews, indicating that there was a significant number of Jews in China during the 13th Century.

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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)

 

It Takes A Partnership: Boston and Dnepropetrovsk

Baila Olidort – Lubavitch.com

Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine — There’s an elderly Jewish woman named Anna Shevelev living in the lap of luxury, in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk. Anna is not heir to a fortune; she never owned more than the clothes on her back. In fact, her own financial assets amount to zero. By all accounts, Anna might well be another statistic of Ukraine’s elderly, below-poverty level demographic.

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Raving reviews are in for Chabad.org’s new Itche Kadoozy Chanukah Mini-Series, where Jono enters a donut eating contest, Gefilte Fish tries his entrepreneurial hand with two thousand plastic dreidels from China and Rabbi Kadoozy tries getting a permit for his menorah lighting.

Click here to watch the video (http://www.chabad.org/448135)

Chanukah Fun with Itche Kadoozy

Raving reviews are in for Chabad.org’s new Itche Kadoozy Chanukah Mini-Series, where Jono enters a donut eating contest, Gefilte Fish tries his entrepreneurial hand with two thousand plastic dreidels from China and Rabbi Kadoozy tries getting a permit for his menorah lighting.

Click here to watch the video (http://www.chabad.org/448135)

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With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Tzivia (Tzivke) Goldberg (Crown Heights) wife of Hrh”G R. Yosef Goldberg OB”M Rosh Yeshiva of Brunoy and daughter of Mume Sara Katzenelenbogen.

She is Survived by her Children R. Yaakov Goldberg (Crown Heights), Mrs. Bluma Osdoba (Crown Heights), Mrs. Rivka Cohen (Nachlas Har Chabad, IL), R. Yitzchok Goldberg (Migdal Haemek, IL), Mrs. Sara Klyne (Manchester, England) and Mrs. Brocho Wolf (Chicago, IL). And by her siblings R. Zalman Kazen (Clevland, OH), R. Moshe Katzenelenbogen (London, England) and R. Heishke Raskin (London, England).

UPDATE: The Levaya will take place Thursday and will be leaving from Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at around 1:30pm and will be passing 770 at around 2:00pm

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Baruch Dayan Haemes – Mrs Tzivia Goldberg O”BM

With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Tzivia (Tzivke) Goldberg (Crown Heights) wife of Hrh”G R. Yosef Goldberg OB”M Rosh Yeshiva of Brunoy and daughter of Mume Sara Katzenelenbogen.

She is Survived by her Children R. Yaakov Goldberg (Crown Heights), Mrs. Bluma Osdoba (Crown Heights), Mrs. Rivka Cohen (Nachlas Har Chabad, IL), R. Yitzchok Goldberg (Migdal Haemek, IL), Mrs. Sara Klyne (Manchester, England) and Mrs. Brocho Wolf (Chicago, IL). And by her siblings R. Zalman Kazen (Clevland, OH), R. Moshe Katzenelenbogen (London, England) and R. Heishke Raskin (London, England).

UPDATE: The Levaya will take place Thursday and will be leaving from Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at around 1:30pm and will be passing 770 at around 2:00pm

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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Hascholas Safer Torah in Memory of R. Moshe & Devorah Hershkop OB”M

Family and friends gathered in the ‘Aliya’ Shul on East New York Ave. in honor of the third Yortziet of R. Moshe Noach ben R. Shloime and his wife Devorah Raizel bas R. Yitzchok OB”M. In their honor the crowd sat down for a Seudas Mitzvah and the learning of Mishnayos following which the Sofer, R. Moshe Klein began the writing of a Safer Torah.

The Torah is being donated to the ‘Chabad Israeli Center of Rockville, MD’ under Rabbi Shlomo Beitsh.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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New Shiur in Inyonai Geula & Moshiach in 770

photos by col.org.il

In response to the horrific incident which took place last week in 770 Kvutse Bochurim started a new initiative, to push away darkness with light. A new Shiur in Inyonai Geula & Moshiach to be delivered by Rabbi Yisroel Shimon Kalmenson of ‘Vaad Hanochos B’lahak’ on a weekly basis. One of the organizers of the Shiur said “this is best response we can give to the incident tat took place last week”.

The Shiur was attended by a majority of the Kvutse student body and was a great success!

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The picture taken at the Kinus HaShluchim group picture is entitled “Bewhiskered Gathering”, an odd way of calling a group full of Rabbi’s. there are 13 pictures in this collection, readers can vote for them.

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MSNBC’s the Week in Pictures

The picture taken at the Kinus HaShluchim group picture is entitled “Bewhiskered Gathering”, an odd way of calling a group full of Rabbi’s. there are 13 pictures in this collection, readers can vote for them.

Click Here to view the picture!
Click Here to vote!

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Bris Avrohom celebrates 27 year of service to the Jewish Russian Community

Board of Directors of Bris Avrohom the honorees and the Rabbi’s of Bris Avrohom

Bris Avrohom held its twenty seventh Annual Dinner on November 12th at the Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, New Jersey. The night was dedicated to celebrating the many achievements of Bris Avrohom which was founded over twenty seven years ago by Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky under the direction of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

They cater to the needs of the Jewish Russian community by providing Brissin, Bar Mitzvos, and Weddings as well as ESL and other classes. They sponsor holiday gatherings around the year, including Chanukah parties and Pesach Seders. Packages are prepared and delivered to the community, so that everyone will have the necessary items to properly celebrate each holiday. They visit families and provide one-on-one counseling when needed. In addition, Bris Avrohom has printed a full assortment of Jewish texts, Siddurim, Chumashim and holiday guides, all translated into the Russian language.

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Chabad of Boca Raton, Parkland, and Weston each have a teen program called JET (Jewish Experience for Teens). The teens get together every two weeks to learn, have fun, and to spend quality Jewish time together. The youth directors from these Chabad houses, Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick, Rabbi Shuey Biston, and Rabbi Chezky Unsdefer organized a phenomenal unity program.

The three teen groups joined together for a night of fun at the Miami Heat basketball game. The evening was a tremendous success. About 65 teens attended the program. The teens interacted with each other, and made connections with teens from other cities. The teen groups will continue to meet throughout the year. If you have a teen group in Florida and would like to join our unity events, please contact one of the youth directors.

Chabad Unity Teen Program

Chabad of Boca Raton, Parkland, and Weston each have a teen program called JET (Jewish Experience for Teens). The teens get together every two weeks to learn, have fun, and to spend quality Jewish time together. The youth directors from these Chabad houses, Rabbi Shmuly Gutnick, Rabbi Shuey Biston, and Rabbi Chezky Unsdefer organized a phenomenal unity program.

The three teen groups joined together for a night of fun at the Miami Heat basketball game. The evening was a tremendous success. About 65 teens attended the program. The teens interacted with each other, and made connections with teens from other cities. The teen groups will continue to meet throughout the year. If you have a teen group in Florida and would like to join our unity events, please contact one of the youth directors.

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On the corner of Albany and Empire a stubborn SUV driver attempted to pass a bus and ended up scraping alongside it damaging his vehicle. The driver got out and got into an argument with the driver demanding the he pay him for his damages people that witnessed the incident attempted to convince the driver that he should just leave it, that the damage was minimal, but he insisted.

Police were called and 4 ambulances responded along with a police car, at which point the driver decided that it really wasn’t a good idea to peruse the matter, but Officers and EMT’s said the children that were on the bus needed to be taken to a local hospital to be checked out, and an accident report needed to be filed. There were 2 child passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Aggressive Driving leads to 2 School Bus Accidents

On the corner of Albany and Empire a stubborn SUV driver attempted to pass a bus and ended up scraping alongside it damaging his vehicle. The driver got out and got into an argument with the driver demanding the he pay him for his damages people that witnessed the incident attempted to convince the driver that he should just leave it, that the damage was minimal, but he insisted.

Police were called and 4 ambulances responded along with a police car, at which point the driver decided that it really wasn’t a good idea to peruse the matter, but Officers and EMT’s said the children that were on the bus needed to be taken to a local hospital to be checked out, and an accident report needed to be filed. There were 2 child passengers on the bus at the time of the accident.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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The Coloradoan
A faith-based coalition again is calling on Fort Collins to allow the menorah and other religious symbols in the city's holiday displays.

The Inter Faith Dialogue Group will send a letter to City Council today asking members to reconsider its July decision to stick solely with the X-mas tree at city public displays. The group says the tree, clearly a Christian symbol, shows an “inappropriate” preference for one religion.

“As an interfaith group, we don't feel like that's an appropriate decision, at least not in our community,” said Phil Koster, a dialogue group member and chaplain at Poudre Valley Hospital.

Another plea over holiday city display

The Coloradoan

A faith-based coalition again is calling on Fort Collins to allow the menorah and other religious symbols in the city’s holiday displays.

The Inter Faith Dialogue Group will send a letter to City Council today asking members to reconsider its July decision to stick solely with the X-mas tree at city public displays. The group says the tree, clearly a Christian symbol, shows an “inappropriate” preference for one religion.

“As an interfaith group, we don’t feel like that’s an appropriate decision, at least not in our community,” said Phil Koster, a dialogue group member and chaplain at Poudre Valley Hospital.

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Monday afternoon at around 1:45 an elderly Jewish woman was crossing over Eastern Pkwy. and was struck by a sedan and injured, witnesses called Hatzalah who responded immediately and began treating the woman then rushed her of to Kings County Hospital for further treatment.

Witnesses told CrownHeights.info that they had observed a small black sedan, probably a Chevy, making a left turn from Kingston at a high rate of speed and stuck the woman, the driver hesitated for a few seconds then just sped off towards Brooklyn Ave. one witness had managed to get the plate number off the car and turned the information over to the police.

More pictures in the Extended Article

Hit & Run on Eastern Parkway and Kingston

Monday afternoon at around 1:45 an elderly Jewish woman was crossing over Eastern Pkwy. and was struck by a sedan and injured, witnesses called Hatzalah who responded immediately and began treating the woman then rushed her of to Kings County Hospital for further treatment.

Witnesses told CrownHeights.info that they had observed a small black sedan, probably a Chevy, making a left turn from Kingston at a high rate of speed and stuck the woman, the driver hesitated for a few seconds then just sped off towards Brooklyn Ave. one witness had managed to get the plate number off the car and turned the information over to the police.

More pictures in the Extended Article

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