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Daily Archives: May 6, 2008

Irwin Block - Montreal Gazette

MONTREAL, Canada — A veteran Montreal cabbie who's been fined a total of $764 for having photos of his daughter and the founder of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, two mezuzahs and a remembrance poppy in his car is going to court with a special request.

On June 9, Arieh Perecowicz will ask a Montreal Municipal Court judge to delay a ruling on his four tickets until the Quebec Human Rights Commission examines his complaint.

Man Contests Fines for Having Mezuzah, Photos in his Cab

Irwin Block – Montreal Gazette

MONTREAL, Canada — A veteran Montreal cabbie who’s been fined a total of $764 for having photos of his daughter and the founder of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, two mezuzahs and a remembrance poppy in his car is going to court with a special request.

On June 9, Arieh Perecowicz will ask a Montreal Municipal Court judge to delay a ruling on his four tickets until the Quebec Human Rights Commission examines his complaint.

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!

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New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Moti Kulski (Paris, France) to Sharona Kuperman (Moscow, Russia)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Sulami (Beverly Hills, CA)

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New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
Lia Lehrer - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Rabbi Mendy Rosenfeld, left, of Chabad Jewish Center in Lake Worth is assisted by Moshe Klein, as he fills in letters in the Torah. The Chabad Jewish Center dedicated a Torah (five books of Moses) scroll at the synagogue. Community members took part in the writing of the first few lines of the Torah. (Sun-Sentinel/Carline Jean / May 5, 2008)

GREENACRES, FL — Menachem Mendel Korf, 8, was an integral part of the creation of a holy, sacred document.

He wrote the Hebrew letter mem in the word “vayomer,” Hebrew for “and he said,” in the third line of a new Torah scroll, the Jewish holy book.

Jewish Center in Greenacres Starts Writing New Torah Scroll

Lia Lehrer – South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Rabbi Mendy Rosenfeld, left, of Chabad Jewish Center in Lake Worth is assisted by Moshe Klein, as he fills in letters in the Torah. The Chabad Jewish Center dedicated a Torah (five books of Moses) scroll at the synagogue. Community members took part in the writing of the first few lines of the Torah. (Sun-Sentinel/Carline Jean / May 5, 2008)

GREENACRES, FL — Menachem Mendel Korf, 8, was an integral part of the creation of a holy, sacred document.

He wrote the Hebrew letter mem in the word “vayomer,” Hebrew for “and he said,” in the third line of a new Torah scroll, the Jewish holy book.

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R. C. Berman - Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Berel Levertov and Dr. Steven Gitomer

His travels are related to preoccupying concerns of international political leaders, but this nuclear scientist says that it's his encounters with Chabad around the world that inspire him in his travels.

SANTA FE, NM — Steven Gitomer’s State Department funded missions to prevent nuclear scientists from selling their knowledge to rogue states takes him to distant outposts of the former Soviet Union. Whether his plane lands in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, or Russia, Gitomer makes a point of spending Shabbat with Chabad.

On State Dept. Missions, Nuclear Scientist Checks in With Chabad

R. C. Berman – Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Berel Levertov and Dr. Steven Gitomer

His travels are related to preoccupying concerns of international political leaders, but this nuclear scientist says that it’s his encounters with Chabad around the world that inspire him in his travels.

SANTA FE, NM — Steven Gitomer’s State Department funded missions to prevent nuclear scientists from selling their knowledge to rogue states takes him to distant outposts of the former Soviet Union. Whether his plane lands in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, or Russia, Gitomer makes a point of spending Shabbat with Chabad.

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Chabad.org

Montreal's Beth Rivkah Academy was founded in 1956

MONTREAL, Canada — Canada's Fraser Institute named Beth Rivkah Academy of Montreal, a Jewish day school operated by Chabad-Lubavitch, as one of the top performing secondary schools in Quebec.

Montreal Day School Singled Out for Academic Excellence

Chabad.org

Montreal’s Beth Rivkah Academy was founded in 1956

MONTREAL, Canada — Canada’s Fraser Institute named Beth Rivkah Academy of Montreal, a Jewish day school operated by Chabad-Lubavitch, as one of the top performing secondary schools in Quebec.

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FJC.ru
DONETSK, Ukraine — In the lead-up to the Day of Catastrophe and Heroism, which is marked in Ukraine in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk hosted a solemn meeting.

Multiple Jewish organizations operating in this industrial region united forces with local authorities to organize this event. Among them were the Jewish community of Donetsk - a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine - the regional Chesed, the 'Ukraine-Israel' Society, the Donetsk City Administration, and the Regional Administration.

Donetsk Citizens Commemorate Holocaust Victims

FJC.ru

DONETSK, Ukraine — In the lead-up to the Day of Catastrophe and Heroism, which is marked in Ukraine in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk hosted a solemn meeting.

Multiple Jewish organizations operating in this industrial region united forces with local authorities to organize this event. Among them were the Jewish community of Donetsk – a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine – the regional Chesed, the ‘Ukraine-Israel’ Society, the Donetsk City Administration, and the Regional Administration.

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March in Crown Heights for Sean Bell

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Students and teachers marched for justice today in Crown Heights for Sean Bell, who was killed by NYPD officers in November of 2006, after the officers involved in the shooting were acquitted of all charges.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that Crown Heights store owners will not be making the Mishpacha Magazine available for sale this week, this in response to the attack the magazine published on Chabad in an interview.

The stores participating are Kahan’s, Kol-tuv/Empire Kosher, Post-Mark-It and The Shuk.

Mishpacha Magazine not Available in Crown Hts

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that Crown Heights store owners will not be making the Mishpacha Magazine available for sale this week, this in response to the attack the magazine published on Chabad in an interview.

The stores participating are Kahan’s, Kol-tuv/Empire Kosher, Post-Mark-It and The Shuk.

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Accident Causes SUV Rollover

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A loud crash rang though the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Kingston Avenue at around 12:15am last night. According to witnesses the blue Ford SUV was seen crossing the intersection at a high speed when a white sedan hit the SUV in its rear, spinning it out of control then rolling over and coming to a rest on its roof.

Pictures and Video in the Extended Article

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