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Daily Archives: May 1, 2008


Rave reviews are still pouring in about the JLI’s Mission to Israel. The mission comprised of 35 Shluchim and over 300 participants from JLI affiliates worldwide who just concluded a 6 week course entitled “The Land & the Spirit- Why We All Care About Israel”.

New Video Footage From JLI’s Mission to Israel

Rave reviews are still pouring in about the JLI’s Mission to Israel. The mission comprised of 35 Shluchim and over 300 participants from JLI affiliates worldwide who just concluded a 6 week course entitled “The Land & the Spirit- Why We All Care About Israel”.

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New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
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
By Joshua Runyan

Henry Mayer, left, of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum joined Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin, director of Jewish Educational Media; Sarah Stauderman, preservation manager for the Smithsonian Institute; Joshua Harris, chief archivist for the National Geographic Society; and Lucy G. Barber of the National Archives at a reception coinciding with a JEM presentation of its Living Archive, containing more than 4,000 hours of footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

A delegation of archivists representing several U.S. government and private institutions joined several dozen members of Jewish communities in suburban Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., for a rare presentation given by Jewish Educational Media, the Chabad-Lubavitch organization responsible for preserving and disseminating footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

Archival Community Witnesses Film Preservation Effort

By Joshua Runyan

Henry Mayer, left, of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum joined Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin, director of Jewish Educational Media; Sarah Stauderman, preservation manager for the Smithsonian Institute; Joshua Harris, chief archivist for the National Geographic Society; and Lucy G. Barber of the National Archives at a reception coinciding with a JEM presentation of its Living Archive, containing more than 4,000 hours of footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

A delegation of archivists representing several U.S. government and private institutions joined several dozen members of Jewish communities in suburban Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., for a rare presentation given by Jewish Educational Media, the Chabad-Lubavitch organization responsible for preserving and disseminating footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

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International Friendship Circle's teen-driven Leadership Club impresses with new initiatives.

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Much talk is heard about today's teens, corrupted more than ever by messages of how to dress, eat, think, socialize, shop, recreate or otherwise indulge in endless decadence to gross excess.

But should one have been in attendance at the recent annual convention of the Volunteer Leadership Club, quite the opposite picture emerges.

When Young Idealism Leads

International Friendship Circle’s teen-driven Leadership Club impresses with new initiatives.

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Much talk is heard about today’s teens, corrupted more than ever by messages of how to dress, eat, think, socialize, shop, recreate or otherwise indulge in endless decadence to gross excess.

But should one have been in attendance at the recent annual convention of the Volunteer Leadership Club, quite the opposite picture emerges.

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BROOKLYN, NY — If you find yourself in the foreseeable future in one of the synagogues or schools in the FSU you might have an illusion that you are by the Western Wall. Well this illusion is nearly reality! Tzivos Hashem of the C.I.S. under the directorship of Rabbi Yossi Glick is responsible for the vast amount of noise erupting lately in the FSU. Their Publishing House, directed by Rabbi Shmuli Brown has printed the first of a kind Siddur with Russian translation and transliteration.

The Siddur for daily prayers comes with a new translation geared to young adults, and with numbered paragraphs making it easy for the reader to switch from the Hebrew to the translation or transliterated text. Prayers are marked with symbols that let the reader know whether to sit or stand at that prayer.

The New Siddur causing a revolution in the FSU

BROOKLYN, NY — If you find yourself in the foreseeable future in one of the synagogues or schools in the FSU you might have an illusion that you are by the Western Wall. Well this illusion is nearly reality! Tzivos Hashem of the C.I.S. under the directorship of Rabbi Yossi Glick is responsible for the vast amount of noise erupting lately in the FSU. Their Publishing House, directed by Rabbi Shmuli Brown has printed the first of a kind Siddur with Russian translation and transliteration.

The Siddur for daily prayers comes with a new translation geared to young adults, and with numbered paragraphs making it easy for the reader to switch from the Hebrew to the translation or transliterated text. Prayers are marked with symbols that let the reader know whether to sit or stand at that prayer.

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By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky

Jewish children in Uruguay learn about the mitzvah of charity with a larger-than-life charity box during a program by Jewish Kids in Action, a Chabad-Lubavitch project.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Reaching Uruguay's thousands of Jews one kid at a time. That's what Rochel Shemtov's initiative does through a series of fun-filled educational programs it brings to local schools monthly.

“Kids in Action” Brings Holidays to Life for Uruguayans

By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky

Jewish children in Uruguay learn about the mitzvah of charity with a larger-than-life charity box during a program by Jewish Kids in Action, a Chabad-Lubavitch project.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Reaching Uruguay’s thousands of Jews one kid at a time. That’s what Rochel Shemtov’s initiative does through a series of fun-filled educational programs it brings to local schools monthly.

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The Rebbe says:

1. The first three Mitzvos (commandments) mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are:
1) “You should be holy”.
2) “Every person should fear his mother and father”.
3) “You should observe my Sabbaths”.

2. Everything in Torah is perfectly exact. Therefore, if the Torah puts these three Mitzvos consecutively one after the other, they must be connected to each other. Let us try and find out how they are connected to each other and what lessons they are coming to teach us.

3. The Rebbe now sets out to explain each of these three Mitzvos and their connection with each other, beginning with the first one (“You should be holy”):

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Kedoshim

The Rebbe says:

1. The first three Mitzvos (commandments) mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are:
1) “You should be holy”.
2) “Every person should fear his mother and father”.
3) “You should observe my Sabbaths”.

2. Everything in Torah is perfectly exact. Therefore, if the Torah puts these three Mitzvos consecutively one after the other, they must be connected to each other. Let us try and find out how they are connected to each other and what lessons they are coming to teach us.

3. The Rebbe now sets out to explain each of these three Mitzvos and their connection with each other, beginning with the first one (“You should be holy”):

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police car designated to pull motorist over for driving infractions was spotted a short while ago on Montgomery and Kingston. As we have reported a little while back the car was involved in an accident and hasn’t been around since.

Drivers should always wear their seatbelts and not talk on their cell phones without a hands free device, but should now take extra care!

PSA: Car 1733 is back on the Road

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police car designated to pull motorist over for driving infractions was spotted a short while ago on Montgomery and Kingston. As we have reported a little while back the car was involved in an accident and hasn’t been around since.

Drivers should always wear their seatbelts and not talk on their cell phones without a hands free device, but should now take extra care!

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Chabad.org

TEL AVIV, Israel — A technical fault may have been the cause of the original delay of the launch of Israel's AMOS-3 communications satellite, but engineers decided to delay the liftoff until after Passover in deference to a member of the launch team who is a Chabad-Lubavitch Chasid.

Chasid Among Satellite’s Launch Team

Chabad.org

TEL AVIV, Israel — A technical fault may have been the cause of the original delay of the launch of Israel’s AMOS-3 communications satellite, but engineers decided to delay the liftoff until after Passover in deference to a member of the launch team who is a Chabad-Lubavitch Chasid.

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The Rebbe's Tears and a Moshol for Golus

The Rebbe speaks on 15 Shevat, 5739.

Living Torah subscribers also saw the rest of the special edition for 28 Nissan, including the opening narration to the Sicha. To subscribe today, click here.

Video of the Day – Father, where are you?

The Rebbe’s Tears and a Moshol for Golus

The Rebbe speaks on 15 Shevat, 5739.

Living Torah subscribers also saw the rest of the special edition for 28 Nissan, including the opening narration to the Sicha. To subscribe today, click here.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Late Wednesday night Efraim Okonov (20), a member of the now infamous Shmira, was caught red handed by professional radio technicians as he was driving around in a blue ’96 Crown Victoria and ‘jamming’ Crown Heights Shomrim’s radio frequencies.

Jamming is a term used for when someone transmits an unauthorized transmission over a radio, such as those used by Police, Fire Department and Shomrim, with the intent of interfering with the legitimate transmissions. Radios have the ability to carry just one transmission at a time, thereby locking out any other attempts to broadcast messages.

Continued in the Extended Article.

6 Days of Persistent Torment Comes to a Screeching Halt for Crown Heights Shomrim

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Late Wednesday night Efraim Okonov (20), a member of the now infamous Shmira, was caught red handed by professional radio technicians as he was driving around in a blue ’96 Crown Victoria and ‘jamming’ Crown Heights Shomrim’s radio frequencies.

Jamming is a term used for when someone transmits an unauthorized transmission over a radio, such as those used by Police, Fire Department and Shomrim, with the intent of interfering with the legitimate transmissions. Radios have the ability to carry just one transmission at a time, thereby locking out any other attempts to broadcast messages.

Continued in the Extended Article.

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