Santa Fe, Argentina — The toughest challenge for the new Chabad representatives to Santa Fe, in Santa Fe province, Argentina, is to gently dispel mistaken notions about Jewish identity pervasive to this community of 1500 Jews.
Montreal, Canada — The Rabbinical Council of Canada, Montreal region, has elected a Lubavitch Rabbi to serve as its new President. The newly elected president is Rabbi Asher Jacobson who serves as Rabbi at the Chevra Kadisha B’nei Jacob – Beis Hazikaron Shul in Montreal.
The R.C.C. has in the past several years increased their vital role for the Montreal Jewish community. Most recent is its geirot program which is under the auspices of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). The council works closely with the Va’ad Ha’ir, the MK, in areas of kashrus and policy for the Montreal community, that serves over 90,000 Jewish people.
Now underway is the 6th annual Kinus HaMechanchim. A full report and pictures will soon follow.
Accompanied by the Neginah Orchestra Yaakov Shwekey along with a number of performers entertained the crowd that gathered at the Monticello Raceway as has become custom on Motzoai Shabbos Nachamu.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Rabbi Elchonon Geisinsky, Crown Heights, Mrs. Rochel Butman, Crown Heights, Mrs. Pessi Minkowitz, Montreal, Canada, Mrs. Chanie Lipskier, Crown Heights, Rabbi Bentzion Geisinsky, Bethesda, Maryland and Rabbi Sholom Dovid Geisinsky, Crown Heights are sitting shiva after the passing of their dear mother Mrs. Riva Geisinsky OBM.
Address: 706 Eastern Parkway #3I, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Shacharis: 7:30 and 9:30, Mincha: 3:15, 7:30 and 8:00. Ma’ariv: b’zmano
Email: familygeisinsky@gmail.com
The family is sitting Shiva until Friday, 19 Menachem Av (August 3rd).
Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Toledo, OH — A group of Jews have rolled into town to be on call for your questions. For three weeks, rabbinical students are offering to come right to your door and study Torah, the Five Books of Moses.
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