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Daily Archives: June 21, 2008

The winners of the My Shliach Father and Son Mother and Daughter are….

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The My Shliach program announces the raffle winners of the Shavuos Father & Son/ Mother & Daughter Learning for young Shluchim. The lucky winners are Mendel Kaplan, 10 on Shlichus in Devon, Pa. and Aida Smoller, 12 a young Shlucha in San Diego, Ca.

Over 500 young Shluchim and Shluchos worldwide joined together by learning the same Sicha on Shavuos with their fathers and mothers. Upon completing the questionnaire to follow, each participant was entered into a raffle for an Ipod Nano and a set of L’kutei Sichos or “Talks & Tales.”

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New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
1. Hmm… I'm going to the waiting room (770).
2. Whatever...
3. Haven't thought about it yet...
4. Plans? Fe! The Aibishter firt di velt.
5. Jump from one L'chaim to another and dance at a Chasunah in between.
6. I'll take any job that'll come my way.
Hello friends,

After so many years living in the system, you're kinda sick of the 'system' and all that it stands for. So with shlichus, Semicha and a successful survival thorough the system all behind you, you feel that it's time to finally live the life, a.k.a. do whatever you want with zero responsibility and no productivity.

Continued in the Extended Article!

Op-Ed: So what are your Plans for Next Year?

1. Hmm… I’m going to the waiting room (770).
2. Whatever…
3. Haven’t thought about it yet…
4. Plans? Fe! The Aibishter firt di velt.
5. Jump from one L’chaim to another and dance at a Chasunah in between.
6. I’ll take any job that’ll come my way.

Hello friends,

After so many years living in the system, you’re kinda sick of the ‘system’ and all that it stands for. So with shlichus, Semicha and a successful survival thorough the system all behind you, you feel that it’s time to finally live the life, a.k.a. do whatever you want with zero responsibility and no productivity.

Continued in the Extended Article!

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In Sao Paulo, Thousands Line Up for a Kosher Big Mac

Lubavitch.com

McDonald’s goes kosher for a day. (photo:lubavitch.com)

S. PAULO, Brazil — They flipped 10,000 burgers at the local McDonald’s last Sunday, and Ronald McDonald was doing his usual thing. But this time, he was greeting kids in yarmulkas, and the beef was glatt kosher. No cheese.

In fact, the entire restaurant in S. Paulo’s Barra Funda neighborhood was strictly kosher for the day. 5,000 patrons curious to experience McDonald’s at its kosher best lined up for their own kosher big mac.

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Melanie M. Sidwell - Longmont Times-Call

Meir Borenstein has no qualms as friends and family take turns cutting his hair during his and Elan Barkenbus’ upshernish celebration at the D-Barn in Longmont on June 12. The upshernish, which literally means “to shear,” is a ceremony marking the formal introduction to Jewish education for 3-year-old boys. Until this point in their lives, neither boy had a formal haircut. Joshua Buck/Times-Call

LONGMONT, CO — As far as Meir Borenstein and Elan Barkenbus knew, the party meant sweet treats, gifts and loved ones.

But the June 12 community gathering at the D-Barn Reception Hall on South Main Street was more than a child’s birthday party. The celebration marked the boys’ third birthday earlier this month and symbolized their introduction to the Jewish faith through a custom known as an upshernish.

Ceremonial Haircut – Celebration Introduces Sons to Jewish Faith

Melanie M. Sidwell – Longmont Times-Call

Meir Borenstein has no qualms as friends and family take turns cutting his hair during his and Elan Barkenbus’ upshernish celebration at the D-Barn in Longmont on June 12. The upshernish, which literally means “to shear,” is a ceremony marking the formal introduction to Jewish education for 3-year-old boys. Until this point in their lives, neither boy had a formal haircut. Joshua Buck/Times-Call

LONGMONT, CO — As far as Meir Borenstein and Elan Barkenbus knew, the party meant sweet treats, gifts and loved ones.

But the June 12 community gathering at the D-Barn Reception Hall on South Main Street was more than a child’s birthday party. The celebration marked the boys’ third birthday earlier this month and symbolized their introduction to the Jewish faith through a custom known as an upshernish.

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By Tamar Runyan

Middle school students from Be'er Sheva, Israel, take part in a joint bar mitzvah organized by the city's Chabad-Lubavitch Center.

Be'er Sheva, Israel's ornate Pyramid Synagogue hosted a joint bar mitzvah ceremony for dozens of public school students, replete with a choral performance setting the tone.

Israeli Public School Students Celebrate Bar Mitzvahs as a Class

By Tamar Runyan

Middle school students from Be’er Sheva, Israel, take part in a joint bar mitzvah organized by the city’s Chabad-Lubavitch Center.

Be’er Sheva, Israel‘s ornate Pyramid Synagogue hosted a joint bar mitzvah ceremony for dozens of public school students, replete with a choral performance setting the tone.

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FJC.ru
OMSK, Russia — Just outside of Omsk, a youth seminar for over 50 Jewish youth has concluded. The event, which ran from June 11th through 15th, involved representatives from youth clubs run by Jewish communities across Siberia, the Urals Region, and the Russian Far East.

The program featured lectures with various guest speakers on the history of Israel and the Jewish people, Shabbat, and prayers, as well as faith and feelings from the perspective of Judaism. Chief Rabbi of Omsk Osher Krichevsky led a session on the first chapter of 'Perkei Avot' and Rachel Krichevsky baked Chala with the girls for Shabbat. The seminar also involved Yevgeniy Fishman, the Head of the Youth Department of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, which organized this event.

Youth Seminar Unites Russian Far East, Urals & Siberia

FJC.ru

OMSK, Russia — Just outside of Omsk, a youth seminar for over 50 Jewish youth has concluded. The event, which ran from June 11th through 15th, involved representatives from youth clubs run by Jewish communities across Siberia, the Urals Region, and the Russian Far East.

The program featured lectures with various guest speakers on the history of Israel and the Jewish people, Shabbat, and prayers, as well as faith and feelings from the perspective of Judaism. Chief Rabbi of Omsk Osher Krichevsky led a session on the first chapter of ‘Perkei Avot’ and Rachel Krichevsky baked Chala with the girls for Shabbat. The seminar also involved Yevgeniy Fishman, the Head of the Youth Department of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, which organized this event.

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