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Daily Archives: September 4, 2008

Friendship Circle gathers the Brooklyn community for a day of unity, barbeque, carnival and entertainment to support children with special needs.


CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This Chol Hamoed Succos, on October 19th, the premiere New York Friendship Walk will be uniting New York families, schools, community leaders and organizations in a spirit-filled walkathon and carnival in support of Friendship Circle – an organization that pairs volunteers with children with special needs, offering them an opportunity for friendship and fun while providing essential support for parents.

The New York Friendship Walk

Friendship Circle gathers the Brooklyn community for a day of unity, barbeque, carnival and entertainment to support children with special needs.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This Chol Hamoed Succos, on October 19th, the premiere New York Friendship Walk will be uniting New York families, schools, community leaders and organizations in a spirit-filled walkathon and carnival in support of Friendship Circle – an organization that pairs volunteers with children with special needs, offering them an opportunity for friendship and fun while providing essential support for parents.

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New Engagement!

Ari Bastomski (Los Angeles, CA) to Mimi Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Nov. 5th, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Uziel Leiter (Efrat, EY) to Stera Goldschmidt (Dallas, TX) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Mendel Goldberg (Crown Heights) to Chana Brackman (Oxford, UK) L’Chaim: Monday, Nov. 4th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mutik Schusterman (Atlanta, GA) to Shaina Gurary (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yosef Emunah (Baltimore, MD) to Pessy Greenstein (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!

Avremy and Mushka (nee Hecht) Scheinfeld from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagemeent!

Zalman Jaffe (Whitefield, UK) to Musia Lustig (New Haven, CT)
New Engagemeent!

Sholom Butman (Crown Heights) to Bella Diament (Montreal, Canada)
Baby Boy!

Eli and Dina (nee Moses) Bharier from London, UK had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Chani (nee Gorelick) Hershkop from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Memke Azoulay (Montreal, Quebec) to Leeba Farkash (Issaquah, WA) L’Chaim: Monday, Oct. 28th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiav Crown St.
Baby Boy!

Yossi and Chava (nee Hershkop) Altein from Lauderhill, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Ayelet Bercovice from Cleveland, OH had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Sheina (nee Danow) Konikov from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shmuel Shapiro (Crown Heights) to Amber Brocha Firestein (Buckhurst Hill, UK)
New Engagement!

Mendel Green (Crown Heights) to Sarale Aber (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Telsner (Crown Heights) and Tonia Minkowicz (Crown Heights)
NY Post

Astroland is dead.

The longtime operator of the fabled Coney Island amusement park confirmed today that the 46-year-old Coney Island icon will close its doors for good Sunday because a new lease deal couldn't timely be reached.

Sunday, Astroland Closing its Doors for Good

NY Post

Astroland is dead.

The longtime operator of the fabled Coney Island amusement park confirmed today that the 46-year-old Coney Island icon will close its doors for good Sunday because a new lease deal couldn’t timely be reached.

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Record Online

Fallsburg police have charged Smith, of S. FALLSBURG, NY — Fallsburg with burning down this bungalow on Aug. 29 at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Brickman Road. (Photo: MICHELE HASKELL/Times Herald Record)

S. FALLSBURG, NY — The Fallsburg fire chief has been arrested in connection with the August 29 arson of a bungalow at a Jewish summer camp in Sullivan County.

Fallsburg Fire Chief Arrested in Connection with Bungalow Arson

Record Online

Fallsburg police have charged Smith, of S. FALLSBURG, NY — Fallsburg with burning down this bungalow on Aug. 29 at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and Brickman Road. (Photo: MICHELE HASKELL/Times Herald Record)

S. FALLSBURG, NY — The Fallsburg fire chief has been arrested in connection with the August 29 arson of a bungalow at a Jewish summer camp in Sullivan County.

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This weeks Living Torah, titled “A Month to Prepare” (Volume 53, Episode 209)

Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org

Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish subtitles in the Extended Article.

Video of the Day! – A Month to Prepare

This weeks Living Torah, titled “A Month to Prepare” (Volume 53, Episode 209)

Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org

Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish subtitles in the Extended Article.

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Dear Readers of the Sun:

This morning I write to you about the future of The New York Sun, which is in circumstances that may require us to cease publication at the end of September unless we succeed in our efforts to find additional financial backing. The managing editor, Ira Stoll, who is one of the founding partners in the paper, and I have shared this news with our colleagues, and we would like our readers as well to be aware of the situation.

Sun May Set for the New York Sun

Dear Readers of the Sun:

This morning I write to you about the future of The New York Sun, which is in circumstances that may require us to cease publication at the end of September unless we succeed in our efforts to find additional financial backing. The managing editor, Ira Stoll, who is one of the founding partners in the paper, and I have shared this news with our colleagues, and we would like our readers as well to be aware of the situation.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — 5 Mezuzahs were torn from apartment doors inside of 1690 Union Street, a relatively small building with 31 residential units, most of whom aren’t Jewish, located between Schenectady and Utica Avenues.

The vandalism was discovered at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. Police along with Shomrim were called and immediately responded to the scene. Police quickly deemed the incident a bias crime and brought down a Crime Scene Unit to dust for fingerprints. Additionally detectives from the Bias Crime Squad responded and began investigating the incident.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Five Mezuzahs Torn from Apt. Doorposts

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — 5 Mezuzahs were torn from apartment doors inside of 1690 Union Street, a relatively small building with 31 residential units, most of whom aren’t Jewish, located between Schenectady and Utica Avenues.

The vandalism was discovered at around 6:30pm on Wednesday. Police along with Shomrim were called and immediately responded to the scene. Police quickly deemed the incident a bias crime and brought down a Crime Scene Unit to dust for fingerprints. Additionally detectives from the Bias Crime Squad responded and began investigating the incident.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that JEM is now in the finishing stages of preparing a new version of Davening with The Rebbe, one of JEM’s all time best sellers. With its release JEM will have accomplished another first. The new release on DVD, entitled Climbing the Rungs of Prayer, will feature both adult and children’s narrations in four languages: English, Hebrew, Russian and French.

New DVD coming from JEM

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that JEM is now in the finishing stages of preparing a new version of Davening with The Rebbe, one of JEM’s all time best sellers. With its release JEM will have accomplished another first. The new release on DVD, entitled Climbing the Rungs of Prayer, will feature both adult and children’s narrations in four languages: English, Hebrew, Russian and French.

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JAMBEROO, NSW, Australia [CHI] — Two hundred women from all over Australia gathered in Jamberoo this weekend for Chabad of Australia's N'shei uBnos Chabad convention. The annual convention, which alternates between Melbourne and Sydney is the inspiration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It takes place in many countries throughout the world. This 13th Australian Convention was convened by Gavriella Aber, Hudi Braun, Elka Feldman and Tamar Rosenthal under the guidance of Rebbetzin Pnina Feldman, head of N’shei Chabad in Sydney and major sponsor of the weekend.

13th Annual N’shei uBnos Chabad Convention

JAMBEROO, NSW, Australia [CHI] — Two hundred women from all over Australia gathered in Jamberoo this weekend for Chabad of Australia’s N’shei uBnos Chabad convention. The annual convention, which alternates between Melbourne and Sydney is the inspiration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It takes place in many countries throughout the world. This 13th Australian Convention was convened by Gavriella Aber, Hudi Braun, Elka Feldman and Tamar Rosenthal under the guidance of Rebbetzin Pnina Feldman, head of N’shei Chabad in Sydney and major sponsor of the weekend.

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1st Annual Released Time Conference: A Success

NAPONACH, NY [CHI] — Statistic after staggering statistic. 2,444,000 1,428,000… 712,000 out of 1,084,000 Jewish Children in the USA do not receive a Jewish education. “We are going to change it all, this is our goal. We are waging an uphill battle, and we will succeed” is the way Rabbi Sadya Engel of the NCFJE opened his speech at the first Annual NCFJE Released Time Conference earlier this week.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The International Moshiach Campaign, a division of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, has just launched an exciting and innovative tool to teach the world about Moshiach: M-Cast.

M-Cast is a weekly podcast produced with quality content, music and is hosted by Yerachmiel Galinsky, an experienced podaster. Shluchim are able to post M-cast on their website through Mychabad.org and the general public is able to listen and subscribe to it through the iTunes music store by typing M-cat in the search box of iTunes.

M-Cast: The New Moshiach Campaign Podcast!

The International Moshiach Campaign, a division of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, has just launched an exciting and innovative tool to teach the world about Moshiach: M-Cast.

M-Cast is a weekly podcast produced with quality content, music and is hosted by Yerachmiel Galinsky, an experienced podaster. Shluchim are able to post M-cast on their website through Mychabad.org and the general public is able to listen and subscribe to it through the iTunes music store by typing M-cat in the search box of iTunes.

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by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org

Fences collapsed in residential communities throughout the New Orleans area after Hurricane Gustav came ashore, but the damage was a far cry from the destruction suffered three years ago in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (Photo: Colby Jordan)

Though anticipating damage similar to three years ago, residents of greater New Orleans were largely spared devastation from Hurricane Gustav, which came ashore west of the city on Monday. Joining highly organized columns of evacuees, Jewish residents across the Gulf Coast headed to points inland. The five families of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries serving New Orleans relocated to the Birmingham headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch of Alabama.

Forced to Run Once More, Jewish Residents Return to Storm-Tossed New Orleans

by Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky – Chabad.org

Fences collapsed in residential communities throughout the New Orleans area after Hurricane Gustav came ashore, but the damage was a far cry from the destruction suffered three years ago in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (Photo: Colby Jordan)

Though anticipating damage similar to three years ago, residents of greater New Orleans were largely spared devastation from Hurricane Gustav, which came ashore west of the city on Monday. Joining highly organized columns of evacuees, Jewish residents across the Gulf Coast headed to points inland. The five families of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries serving New Orleans relocated to the Birmingham headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch of Alabama.

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FAIR LAWN, NJ [CHI] — The idea of creating a Jewish day camp came slowly to the rabbis at Bris Avrohom of Fair Lawn, but they knew they wanted to fill a void. Many local children were not getting a Jewish education throughout the school year and their goal became to provide these children with a fun summer experience that also gave them a background in Jewish traditions and customs. The Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp was born! The initial registration was overwhelming, as the only Jewish day camp in Fair Lawn, NJ attracted children from all walks of life within the community.

150 Children Attend Inaugural Summer

FAIR LAWN, NJ [CHI] — The idea of creating a Jewish day camp came slowly to the rabbis at Bris Avrohom of Fair Lawn, but they knew they wanted to fill a void. Many local children were not getting a Jewish education throughout the school year and their goal became to provide these children with a fun summer experience that also gave them a background in Jewish traditions and customs. The Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp was born! The initial registration was overwhelming, as the only Jewish day camp in Fair Lawn, NJ attracted children from all walks of life within the community.

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