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Daily Archives: May 6, 2009


Shluchim kids throughout the world recently took part in a grand Art Contest organized by The Shluchim Office in honor of Chof Ches Nissan. The theme of the contest was “What the world will be like during ימות המשיח .” Kids of all ages expressed their talents as they sent in their very own creative drawings.

Grand Art Contest for Shluchim Kids

Shluchim kids throughout the world recently took part in a grand Art Contest organized by The Shluchim Office in honor of Chof Ches Nissan. The theme of the contest was “What the world will be like during ימות המשיח .” Kids of all ages expressed their talents as they sent in their very own creative drawings.

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Baby Boy!

Shneur and Mushkie Hecht from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Heller (London, UK) to Mussie Levertov (bas Reb Mendy) (Phoenix, AZ)
Baby Boy!

Shlomy and Batya (nee Lew) Ceitlin from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Hananya Cassuto (Paris, France) to Levana Ammar (Netanya, Israel)
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Miri (nee Donin) Brafman from Crown Heights, had a baby girl!

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Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya Mushka Oster from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yankel Berkowitz (ben R’ Shaya) (Los Angeles, CA) to Leah Werner (bas R’ Shimmy) (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Jewish Children’s Museum Upstairs
New Engagement!

Shaul Rabin (Edgeware, England) to Etty Halprin (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Garden Paradise Simcha Hall Shoppers Haven Mall – Upstairs, 27 Orchard Street, Monsey, NY
New Engagement!

Tzemach Cohen (London, UK) to Mushka Novack (S. Louis, MO) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Mendel Weinbaum (Brooklyn, NY) to Menucha Dubov (Wimbledon, England) L’Chaim: Monday, May 6th, 8:30pm at the JCM Upstairs
New Engagement!

Mendel Ohayon (Paris, France) to Malka Meyer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 585 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Zarchi (Crown Heights) to Sara Gurkov (Oceanside, NY) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 7th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shmuel Leib and Chaya (nee Levy) Polter from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Mushky Ashkenazi from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 541 Montgomery Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Feldman (Odesa, Ukraine) to Ruth Feldeshrov (Moscow, Russia)
Baby Boy!

Shmuel Leib and Chaya Polter from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 628 Empire Blvd 10:00pm Upstairs
New Engagement!

Laizer Rosenberg (Monsey, NY) to Shaindel Gotlieb (Lomita, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street

High Tech Gemara Learning at Darchai Menachem

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Eleven boys sit poised in a brightly-painted third floor classroom at Yeshiva Darchai Menachem, in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. The atmosphere in the room has the feeling of a quiz show. Their teacher, Rabbi Shua Samuels, barely has a chance to get his questions out, before hands wave eagerly in the air, 11 preteen boys desperate to demonstrate their knowledge.

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For the last few weeks, hundreds of fellow Tzeirey Hashluchim and Chayolim in T“H have united in honor of HaYeled Hashliach Levi Yitzchak Wolowik A”H.

A precious Chayol in Tzivos Hashem, he was the epitome of Ahavas Yisroel, and true soldier. To honor his memory, a Sefer Torah is being written exclusively by Children in the Army of Hashem from all over the world through a global Learn-A-Thon. They are learning Tanya B”P and getting Friends and Family to sponsor them for every line they learn.

2500 Lines of Tanya and $8000 Pledged! – What About You?

For the last few weeks, hundreds of fellow Tzeirey Hashluchim and Chayolim in T“H have united in honor of HaYeled Hashliach Levi Yitzchak Wolowik A”H.

A precious Chayol in Tzivos Hashem, he was the epitome of Ahavas Yisroel, and true soldier. To honor his memory, a Sefer Torah is being written exclusively by Children in the Army of Hashem from all over the world through a global Learn-A-Thon. They are learning Tanya B”P and getting Friends and Family to sponsor them for every line they learn.

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Lubavitch.com

Anash and Tmimim escorting Rabbi Raskin on his way to the Rebbe

Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of the passing Rabbi Yehuda Leib Raskin, Chabad emissary to Morocco for more than 44 years.

Born in Russia in 1933, Raskin escaped with his family to Kazakhstan during World War II. There he met Rabbi Schneerson’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, right after his release from prison and exile. The young Raskin often assisted the elder Schneerson with his religious and physical needs.

Remembering Chabad’s Emissary to Morocco

Lubavitch.com

Anash and Tmimim escorting Rabbi Raskin on his way to the Rebbe

Tuesday marked the fifth anniversary of the passing Rabbi Yehuda Leib Raskin, Chabad emissary to Morocco for more than 44 years.

Born in Russia in 1933, Raskin escaped with his family to Kazakhstan during World War II. There he met Rabbi Schneerson’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, right after his release from prison and exile. The young Raskin often assisted the elder Schneerson with his religious and physical needs.

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By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.edu

Students and organizers mingle at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference. (Photo: Yonit Tanenbaum)

WASHINGTON — Among the more than 6,500 people who flocked to Washington, D.C., this week to attend the annual Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee were more than 1,000 college students, who on the first day of the gathering, had their own reception on the balcony of the Washington Convention Center.

AIPAC Conference Brings 1,000 Students to Washington

By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.edu

Students and organizers mingle at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference. (Photo: Yonit Tanenbaum)

WASHINGTON — Among the more than 6,500 people who flocked to Washington, D.C., this week to attend the annual Policy Conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee were more than 1,000 college students, who on the first day of the gathering, had their own reception on the balcony of the Washington Convention Center.

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MTA Bailout Package Would Curb Spendthrift Agency

By Juan Gonzalez for the NY Daily News

ALBANY, NY — Lawmakers in Albany may have finally put some brakes on the runaway MTA.

Millions of transit riders can breathe a little easier now that the Legislature and Gov. Paterson have – seemingly – come up with more money to avoid massive service cuts, reduce a looming fare hike and fund a portion of its capital budget.

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CROWN HEIGHTS — Close to 200 friends and alumni of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies enjoyed a wine and cheese dessert reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Haysha and Bassie Deitsch in Crown Heights this past Sunday evening.

Friends and Alumni Support Mayanot

CROWN HEIGHTS — Close to 200 friends and alumni of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies enjoyed a wine and cheese dessert reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Haysha and Bassie Deitsch in Crown Heights this past Sunday evening.

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By Corrie MacLaggan for Marshall News Messenger

WASHINGTON — When Monica Lundeen Smith and Michael Smith got a letter from their condo owners association asking them to take down “the item” on their doorframe, they assumed it was a simple misunderstanding.

The association, the couple figured, must not have known that the object was a mezuzah, a small box with a scroll inside that Jews traditionally affix to their doorposts.

Lawmakers Seek to Prevent Banning of Mezuzahs

By Corrie MacLaggan for Marshall News Messenger

WASHINGTON — When Monica Lundeen Smith and Michael Smith got a letter from their condo owners association asking them to take down “the item” on their doorframe, they assumed it was a simple misunderstanding.

The association, the couple figured, must not have known that the object was a mezuzah, a small box with a scroll inside that Jews traditionally affix to their doorposts.

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is happy to present, a unique audience that took place between the Rebbe and a Jew from France. Yosef, a Sorbonne professor, was a ba’al teshuva [returnee to Judaism] exploring his heritage and bursting with questions about Chabad and the Rebbe himself. The Rebbe’s answers convey his heartfelt concerns not only toward his new guest but for all of his fellow Jews. Special thanks to Rabbi Yosef Gurevitch for his reminiscence of the encounter. to learn more about the Rebbe visit: portraitofaleader.org

A Yechidus with the Rebbe

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is happy to present, a unique audience that took place between the Rebbe and a Jew from France. Yosef, a Sorbonne professor, was a ba’al teshuva [returnee to Judaism] exploring his heritage and bursting with questions about Chabad and the Rebbe himself. The Rebbe’s answers convey his heartfelt concerns not only toward his new guest but for all of his fellow Jews. Special thanks to Rabbi Yosef Gurevitch for his reminiscence of the encounter. to learn more about the Rebbe visit: portraitofaleader.org

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This week, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) launched its spring course, “Biblical Reflections: Finding Yourself in the Book of Genesis.” The six-session course examines classic stories from Bereishis in-depth, shedding a modern light on their timeless lessons.

JLI Video – Biblical Reflections Lesson 1

This week, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) launched its spring course, “Biblical Reflections: Finding Yourself in the Book of Genesis.” The six-session course examines classic stories from Bereishis in-depth, shedding a modern light on their timeless lessons.

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NY Post
There was ominous news buried deep in the financial plan released last week by Gov. Paterson's budget office: Five years hence, one in every four New Yorkers will be on Medicaid.

And that will drive the state's Medicaid spending — at nearly $50 billion a year, already the most lavish in the land — to even more astronomical levels.

True, some of this is due to the current climate: More people unemployed means more people forced onto the taxpayer-financed medical program.

Op-Ed: MEDICAID MADNESS

NY Post

There was ominous news buried deep in the financial plan released last week by Gov. Paterson’s budget office: Five years hence, one in every four New Yorkers will be on Medicaid.

And that will drive the state’s Medicaid spending — at nearly $50 billion a year, already the most lavish in the land — to even more astronomical levels.

True, some of this is due to the current climate: More people unemployed means more people forced onto the taxpayer-financed medical program.

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In the main shul in 770, the Rebbe is seen giving out coins to counselors of Tzivos Hashem, the Lubavitch youth movement. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Rebbe! – Distributing Coins for Tzedaka!

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. In the main shul in 770, the Rebbe is seen giving out coins to counselors of Tzivos Hashem, the Lubavitch youth movement. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

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