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Daily Archives: August 13, 2008

Mike Zoller - Pittsburgh Chronicle

Rabbi Shlomo and Chani Silverman, holding their son Menachem Mendel, on the CMU campus.

PITTSBURGH, PA — After years of sharing a Chabad House with the surrounding universities, students at Carnegie Mellon University will have one of their own.

Rabbi Shlomo Silverman, along with his wife Chani and 3-month old son Menachem Mendel, are opening up the first Jewish organization with a staff solely devoted to Jewish students at CMU.

New Chabad House to open for CMU students

Mike Zoller – Pittsburgh Chronicle

Rabbi Shlomo and Chani Silverman, holding their son Menachem Mendel, on the CMU campus.

PITTSBURGH, PA — After years of sharing a Chabad House with the surrounding universities, students at Carnegie Mellon University will have one of their own.

Rabbi Shlomo Silverman, along with his wife Chani and 3-month old son Menachem Mendel, are opening up the first Jewish organization with a staff solely devoted to Jewish students at CMU.

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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!
Janice Vilchez - Miami Herald

The Dovid Bryn Library, part of the Chabad Center in Highland Lakes. The library opened one year ago and the shelves are now filled with Jewish literature. Rabbi Moishe Kievman looks at a book with Jacobo Landman, 12.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL — To Shai Zmora, the Dovid Bryn Library is more than a place to find Jewish literature and classes; it's a peaceful refuge where he can study mathematics.

Highland Lakes Library Offers Jews More Than Books

Janice Vilchez – Miami Herald

The Dovid Bryn Library, part of the Chabad Center in Highland Lakes. The library opened one year ago and the shelves are now filled with Jewish literature. Rabbi Moishe Kievman looks at a book with Jacobo Landman, 12.

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL — To Shai Zmora, the Dovid Bryn Library is more than a place to find Jewish literature and classes; it’s a peaceful refuge where he can study mathematics.

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1200 Campers at a Rally in 770!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Hundreds of children packed into 770 to partake in a special ralley. A handful of camps attended including; Gan Menachem, Machne Mamosh, CGI of Queens, CGI Chama, Machane Yisroel, Pardes Chana, Or Avner and more!

An extensive photo gallery in the Extended Article! (Photos By Meir Elfasi – Shturem.net)

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A new year is approaching, and in the undercurrent of every Chossid's “Elul-wind” is a special urgency: the year of Hakhel is upon us. The Rebbe transformed Hakhel from a rare event involving the King's recitation of the Torah, to a widespread campaign obligating every one of us to inspire our sphere of influence.

Hakhel is considered so vital, that on Sukkos, Shnas Hakhel 5748, the Rebbe veered from the way he had observed the Friediker Rebbe unite the arbah minim during the recitation of Hallel. “Despite personal hardship and raising a notion, chas veshalom, of a lack of hiskashrus to my Rebbe,” the Rebbe later stated, “I held the lulav and esrog together so extensively to affect the great unity of Hakhel!”

A Party Called Hakhel

A new year is approaching, and in the undercurrent of every Chossid’s “Elul-wind” is a special urgency: the year of Hakhel is upon us. The Rebbe transformed Hakhel from a rare event involving the King’s recitation of the Torah, to a widespread campaign obligating every one of us to inspire our sphere of influence.

Hakhel is considered so vital, that on Sukkos, Shnas Hakhel 5748, the Rebbe veered from the way he had observed the Friediker Rebbe unite the arbah minim during the recitation of Hallel. “Despite personal hardship and raising a notion, chas veshalom, of a lack of hiskashrus to my Rebbe,” the Rebbe later stated, “I held the lulav and esrog together so extensively to affect the great unity of Hakhel!”

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Jewish Academic Society Now At 44 Universities Nationwide

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

Sinai Scholars leaders arrive at the Princeton campus for the two-day conference.

PRINCETON, NJ — In 2007, a Jewish academic society quadrupled its affiliated campuses and saw a record number of Jewish students complete its intensive course of study. Chabad campus leaders met this week at Princeton University to review Sinai Scholars Society’s newly developed from programs for the upcoming academic year.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (by Shturem.net)

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By Joshua Runyan and Tamar Runyan

A Georgian Jew prays in Tbilisi’s central synagogue. (File photo: Dato Rostomashvili)

At least 1,000 Jews left Georgia for Israel Tuesday after five days of war plunged the former Soviet republic into chaos. With the help of Rabbi Meir Kozlovsky, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in the capital city of Tbilisi, staff at the Israeli Embassy processed the paperwork of those seeking emergency transport to Tel Aviv.

Jewish Georgians and Tourists Take Emergency Flights Out of War Zone

By Joshua Runyan and Tamar Runyan

A Georgian Jew prays in Tbilisi’s central synagogue. (File photo: Dato Rostomashvili)

At least 1,000 Jews left Georgia for Israel Tuesday after five days of war plunged the former Soviet republic into chaos. With the help of Rabbi Meir Kozlovsky, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in the capital city of Tbilisi, staff at the Israeli Embassy processed the paperwork of those seeking emergency transport to Tel Aviv.

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While browsing the web yesterday I came across an OP-ED piece entitled “In response to tragedy, lifting up the dusty carpet”. As an addict in recovery, I am always interested in reading about substance abuse & addiction. I was very impressed by the article. Equally impressive was the fact that it was prominently displayed on this widely read Chabad website. Then I started reading the comments posted and I was quickly disappointed! Reading the comments and realizing the naivete and dare I say stupidity of so many commenter’s, compelled me to share my story.

My purpose in writing this is NOT to educate the masses, nor is it to get something off my chest, air my dirty laundry! While it would be nice to give people a little insight, my only purpose in writing this is to help the alcoholic or addict who feels there is no hope. I want to get across to you---there IS hope, there are people who have been in that place of utter despair and are now living a sober HAPPY life!! While OP-ED pieces that are unsigned may detract from their validity, out of respect for my parents and family I will not sign my name. However, I can be reached directly by e-mailing me at ChabadGirl.Addict@gmail.com.

Op-Ed: On Addiction, from a Former Addict

While browsing the web yesterday I came across an OP-ED piece entitled “In response to tragedy, lifting up the dusty carpet”. As an addict in recovery, I am always interested in reading about substance abuse & addiction. I was very impressed by the article. Equally impressive was the fact that it was prominently displayed on this widely read Chabad website. Then I started reading the comments posted and I was quickly disappointed! Reading the comments and realizing the naivete and dare I say stupidity of so many commenter’s, compelled me to share my story.

My purpose in writing this is NOT to educate the masses, nor is it to get something off my chest, air my dirty laundry! While it would be nice to give people a little insight, my only purpose in writing this is to help the alcoholic or addict who feels there is no hope. I want to get across to you—there IS hope, there are people who have been in that place of utter despair and are now living a sober HAPPY life!! While OP-ED pieces that are unsigned may detract from their validity, out of respect for my parents and family I will not sign my name. However, I can be reached directly by e-mailing me at ChabadGirl.Addict@gmail.com.

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Still in Mourning: Shloshim Gathering for Men in Memory of Chana (Raskin) Wolvovsky

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A day after hundreds of woman and girls gathered in Beis Rivka for a very emotional Shloshim gathering , another took place last night, Tuesday in Getzels Shul for men.

Nearly 200 men gathered including friends and family in order to honor and remember Chana with Divrei Torah, Nechama and Hachlatos Tovos in her memory.

More pictures in the Extended Article. (photos by Shturem.net)

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Camp Hachayal is a overnight camp in Minnesota for 7th grade boys, posing here for a group picture.

A staff group photo in the Extended Article!

Picture of the Day! – Hachayal Group Photo!

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Camp Hachayal is a overnight camp in Minnesota for 7th grade boys, posing here for a group picture.

A staff group photo in the Extended Article!

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Teenager to Convince Mother to keep Shabbos

MT. OLYMPUS, CA [CHI] — Shliach Rabbi Shalom Ber Rodal of Mt. Olympus, CA ended this month his 2008 traveling summer camp. Geared for secular teenagers, Camp Gan Israel Pioneers Summer Program combines touring in Southern Califirnua and Mexico with Judaism workshops. “Since we’re with them around the clock, there’s a chance to introduce them to different aspect of Mitzvot like Tefilin, Kosher and Tzitzis.” Rodal says. Towards the end of camp, one teenager took upon himself to convince his mother to light Shabbat candles.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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