TZFAS, Israel [CHI] — It all began after Shavuous when six bochurim made Siyumim on Mesechta Sota and one bochur on Meseches Brochos. Mazel Tov to Hatomim Danny Abush, Hatomim Eli Marks, Hatomim Shloime Litvin, Hatomim Chaim Cowen, Hatomim Meir Roetter, Hatomim Menachem Olensky and Hatomim Avi Habousha. Yasher Koach to the Shluchim who helped these bochurim accomplish this milestone.
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PHOENIX, AZ — On Thursday, June 12th, a gathering in excess of 150 people celebrated the accomplishments of the Friendship Circle of Arizona, focusing on those achieved over the past year. The “2nd Annual Evening of Recognition” took place at Chabad Of Phoenix and honored 44 teen volunteers – more than ever before! Here is some additional detail on the highlights.
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VANCOUVER, WA — More than 100 people gathered in Vancouver, Wash., to watch Rabbi Levi Kagan write the first verses of a new Torah scroll that will be dedicated to the Clark County Jewish community.
The Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County hosted Kagan, a scribe from Detroit, to begin the scroll, which is expected to be completed in the next year.
Community members have the opportunity to participate by dedicating columns, chapters, portions or books in the Torah, in honor of family, special occasions or the memory of a loved one.
It’s almost a tradition in the mid-Atlantic states: When summer arrives, head for the shore.
But for the last few years, another tradition has steadily been taking hold in the New Jersey town of Ventnor, where Jewish community members and vacationers just celebrated the opening of a permanent home for Chabad-Lubavitch at the Shore.
ALPHARETTE, GA — Jewish residents in north metro Atlanta will celebrate the grand opening of a community center built by Chabad of Alpharetta to accommodate a growing children’s program. The new facility will feature a swimming pool, a “kiddie” pool with water play area, a sports field and a Mikvah, a ritual pool.
DES MOINES, IA — Spared the worst of the most destructive flooding to hit Iowa in 15 years, the state’s Jewish community joined the largest recovery effort to take shape since 1993. In the capital city of Des Moines, hundreds of people converged last week on Maccabee’s Deli to make 5,000 sandwiches and stuff brown bags full of food for thousands of Iowa residents now living in emergency shelters.
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