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Swastika found in Crown Heights

Detectives taking information from the owner of the car.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Thursday afternoon a woman found a Swastika drawn on the passenger side door of her car, parked on the corner of Lefferts Ave and Troy and Ave, not knowing what to do she called Shomrim.

Toronto Federation Highlights Children With Special Needs

By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky – Chabad.org

Lt. Gov. David Charles Onley of Ontario, right, presented the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Inclusion Initiative Award to Esther Grossbaum, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Toronto, and Chaya Perman, coordinator of the local Friendship Circle.

Toronto’s local Jewish federation singled out the Friendship Circle, a Chabad-Lubavitch organization that partners teenage volunteers with children with special needs, for its work making sure that children of all abilities participate in communal activities.

Staff Camp Hamidbar Tzfas Announced

After another successful summer we proudly announce our staff for this
coming summer.

Head Counselor – Moishe Orimland (Tzfas)

Counselors: Mendy Cohen (London)
Yossi Lewis (Crown Heights)
Zalman Lever (Sydney)
Shlomo Yager (Florida)

All the counselors are currently the shluchim at YNS in Tzfas.

Director – Rabbi ‘O’

More info in the Extended Article!

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Torah Learning Center Expands

TLC held a Purim se’udah last week. (Photo by Beth Lipoff)

“Welcome to the friendly confines of the Torah Learning Center,” the saying goes at TLC.

That was an ironic comment on the Lubavtich institution’s home in a former single-family home. But now, with a just-completed $1.5 million expansion, TLC’s confines have gotten a bit bigger.

Launch of New Birthday Site in Honor of the Rebbetzin’s Birthday

It was the 25th of Adar 5748 (1988), some five weeks after the passing of the Rebbetzin. And it was her birthday. In a public address delivered that day, the Rebbe inaugurated a “Jewish Birthday Campaign,” suggesting guidelines for appropriate and spiritual birthday celebrations. In honor of the 20-year anniversary of this historic event, Chabad.org has rolled out a brand new birthday section.

Registration for Yeshivas Kayitz Detroit Begins!

Beginning after Gimmel Tammuz the program will extend for 6 weeks with the option of attending either the full six week program or only the first session. The Yeshivas Kayitz is geared for Bochurim ages 14-16 looking to spend a most enjoyable summer in an environment of warm chasidishkeit and learning. As in the previous year there will continued improvements to the grounds, activities, trips and most importantly to the learning program.