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Daily Archives: November 16, 2007

Jon Gold - Chabad.edu

BERKELEY, CA — Friday night: A time for family, a time for unity, a time for food, a time for 50 people to cram into a one-bedroom apartment … at least for Rabbi Gil and Bracha Sara Leeds of the Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of California at Berkeley.

Berkeley Chabad House Wins Over Students With Welcoming Warmth

Jon Gold – Chabad.edu

BERKELEY, CA — Friday night: A time for family, a time for unity, a time for food, a time for 50 people to cram into a one-bedroom apartment … at least for Rabbi Gil and Bracha Sara Leeds of the Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of California at Berkeley.

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New Engagement!

Reuven Krichevsky (Russia) to Rina Konsipulski (S. Paulo, Brazil) L’Chaim: Sunday, Nov. 16th, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Chaim Andrusier (Miami, FL) to Rikki Kasmir (Manchester, UK)
New Engagement!

Mendel Fischer (Montreal, Canada) to Chaya Esther Hildeshaim (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s 1439 President Street
New Engagement!

Binyamin Vishetsky (Kiev, Ukraine) to Mushka Bruk (North Ridge, CA) L’Chaim: Thursday, Nov. 13th, 8:30pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Michel Blotner (Arizona) to Goldie Rosenberg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Nov. 12th, 8:00pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Coby Rosenberg (New Jersey/EY) to Rivka Brown (Manchester, UK)
Baby Boy!

Osher and Esti Gutnick from Remsen Village, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Cozocaru (Montreal, Canada) to Miriam Copeliovitch (S. Paulo, Brazil) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Nov. 5th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Ari Herzog (Encino, CA) to Mushkie Broshevitzky (Doral, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Small Hall
New Engagement!

Moshe Turk (Chicago, IL) to Chani Rav-Noy (Los Angeles, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Caytak (Ottawa, Canada) to Chanchie Lowenthal (Copenhagen, Denmark) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Nov. 4th, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Yossi Jacobs (Cleveland, OH) to Moussia Shmotkin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Dovvi Gopin (Hartford, CT) to Rochelle Katzman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, Nov 9th, 7:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Mendel Belhamon (Cretail, France) to Nechami Malka (Kfar Chabad, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:00pm at 4 Rechov Baal Hatanya, Kfar Chabad
New Engagement

Shalom Marton (Beitar, EY) to Chavi Weber (Dnipro, Ukraine)
New Engagement!

Moshe Maness (Crown Heights) to Hinda Mendelow (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Aharon Tzvi and Chana (nee Reich) Altman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
by Moshe Friedman
After reading the article on this site, in which a Jew was targeted with Naziesque slurs, I was reminded of a similar one, in which I witnessed a group of bochurim on Tahalucha who were shouted at with the similar chants of “Heil Hitler!”

Surprisingly, I was perplexed and shocked more than I was angry. Had the youth been neo-Nazis, Germans, skinheads, or the like, I would have been predictably upset that such illegal hate, racism and anti-Semitism occurred. What perplexed me was the fact that the perpetrators in this instance were fellow victims of Hitler and the Nazi regime. It had may as well be a Reform Jew shouting “Heil Hitler” an Orthodox Jew – something which would never occur, as both Reform and Orthodox Jews were victims of Hitler and the Nazis.

Op-Ed: The Irony of Blacks Yelling “Heil Hitler”

by Moshe Friedman

After reading the article on this site, in which a Jew was targeted with Naziesque slurs, I was reminded of a similar one, in which I witnessed a group of bochurim on Tahalucha who were shouted at with the similar chants of “Heil Hitler!”

Surprisingly, I was perplexed and shocked more than I was angry. Had the youth been neo-Nazis, Germans, skinheads, or the like, I would have been predictably upset that such illegal hate, racism and anti-Semitism occurred. What perplexed me was the fact that the perpetrators in this instance were fellow victims of Hitler and the Nazi regime. It had may as well be a Reform Jew shouting “Heil Hitler” an Orthodox Jew – something which would never occur, as both Reform and Orthodox Jews were victims of Hitler and the Nazis.

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Yehuda L. Ceitlin - Chabad.org
Moroccan consul Mohamed Karmoune sits down with the family of the late Rabbi Shlomo Matusof. (Photo: Eli Kahn)

BROOKLYN, NY — Mohamed Karmoune, the Moroccan consul in New York, visited the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y., this week to pay his respects to the family of Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, who passed away during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. In the visit, the diplomat gave credit to Chabad-Lubavitch as a major contributor to the country's educational system and the maintaining of Jewish life in North Africa.

Moroccan Consul Consoled Family of Deceased Lubavitch Emissary

Yehuda L. Ceitlin – Chabad.org
Moroccan consul Mohamed Karmoune sits down with the family of the late Rabbi Shlomo Matusof. (Photo: Eli Kahn)

BROOKLYN, NY — Mohamed Karmoune, the Moroccan consul in New York, visited the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y., this week to pay his respects to the family of Rabbi Shlomo Matusof, who passed away during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. In the visit, the diplomat gave credit to Chabad-Lubavitch as a major contributor to the country’s educational system and the maintaining of Jewish life in North Africa.

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Chesterton Tribune

Man wearing Tefillin - Stock Photo

CHICAGO, IL — A Jewish passenger on a South Shore commuter train prompted a bomb scare on Wednesday when the traditional prayer box worn on his forehead was mistaken for an explosive device.

Tefillin Prompts Bomb Scare in Chicago

Chesterton Tribune

Man wearing Tefillin – Stock Photo

CHICAGO, IL — A Jewish passenger on a South Shore commuter train prompted a bomb scare on Wednesday when the traditional prayer box worn on his forehead was mistaken for an explosive device.

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The Coloradoan

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik
FT COLLINS, CO — The owner of Old Town Square decided Thursday to keep its current holiday display policy of allowing only secular symbols on the plaza - at least until next year.

“All our agreements for the holidays are in place for this year, and (the board is) not going to consider the issue until next year,” said Chip Steiner, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority.

Chabad of Fort Collins no Menorah in Plaza this Year

The Coloradoan

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik

FT COLLINS, CO — The owner of Old Town Square decided Thursday to keep its current holiday display policy of allowing only secular symbols on the plaza – at least until next year.

“All our agreements for the holidays are in place for this year, and (the board is) not going to consider the issue until next year,” said Chip Steiner, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority.

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Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
A cow once stumbled upon a wounded bird lying on the ground in pain and discomfort. Doing what cows do best, the bird was left covered in a heap of manure. Suddenly she felt warm and cozy. So happy was the bird with her newfound comfort, she began to sing.

Drawn by the sweet sounds, a farmer working in a nearby field made his way to the singing bird. The farmer was dismayed to find the poor bird lying on the ground submerged in dung.

The farmer immediately removed the bird from her wretched surroundings. Painstakingly he cleaned the bird and carefully placed her down. To his great surprise the little bird would no longer sing, in fact, she was noticeably withdrawn.

Realizing that he had upset the bird by removing her from her comfortable and cozy surroundings, the kind farmer looked at the bird and said: “Little bird, little bird, let me teach you some very important lessons in life:

First of all: Not everyone that makes you feel comfortable is necessarily your friend. Secondly: Not everyone that makes you feel uncomfortable is necessarily your enemy. Finally, Dear Birdie: When you are wallowing in manure, it is not the time to sing.”

The Weekly Sedra – Vayeitzei – Ladies First

Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

A cow once stumbled upon a wounded bird lying on the ground in pain and discomfort. Doing what cows do best, the bird was left covered in a heap of manure. Suddenly she felt warm and cozy. So happy was the bird with her newfound comfort, she began to sing.

Drawn by the sweet sounds, a farmer working in a nearby field made his way to the singing bird. The farmer was dismayed to find the poor bird lying on the ground submerged in dung.

The farmer immediately removed the bird from her wretched surroundings. Painstakingly he cleaned the bird and carefully placed her down. To his great surprise the little bird would no longer sing, in fact, she was noticeably withdrawn.

Realizing that he had upset the bird by removing her from her comfortable and cozy surroundings, the kind farmer looked at the bird and said: “Little bird, little bird, let me teach you some very important lessons in life:

First of all: Not everyone that makes you feel comfortable is necessarily your friend. Secondly: Not everyone that makes you feel uncomfortable is necessarily your enemy. Finally, Dear Birdie: When you are wallowing in manure, it is not the time to sing.”

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