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CHAYENU: A New Hebrew-English Daily Torah-study Booklet

Modeled after the popular Dvar-Malchus publication, which has brought an increase in learning Chassidus, as well as Chitas and Rambam daily, to the world of Chabad (and beyond), the new publication is geared for those who can use English as a tool in Torah learning.

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Yuri Foreman Aiming to be Rabbi and World Champ

Yuri Foreman (r.), shown fighting Vinroy Barrett last October ’08.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Yuri Foreman has been working towards becoming a rabbi and a boxing champion and is closing in on both targets.

The 28-year-old, a native Belarussian and Brooklynite by way of Israel, is a year and a half from earning a degree in rabbinical studies and one fight away from his childhood dream of winning a world title.

Bike Ride to Aid Shul in Glasgow

GIFFNOCK, Scotland [CHI] — Supporters of the ‘Shul in the Park’ mounted their bikes and together rode a total of 20 miles, starting out from Giffnock, and on through Fenwick Moors than back through Eaglesham. The ride was to raise funds for the youth events in the Shul at the Park.

New Shluchim to Tennessee!

Rabbi Shaul and his wife Rosie (nee Duchman) Pearlstein of Crown Heights will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Chattanooga, Tennessee where they will take on the duties as Shluchim and local Rabbi in the city.

The new Shluchim were brought out by Rabbi Levi Klein of Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee.

Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee and counts over 3,000 local jews.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

The new Shluchim can be reached at shaulp@gmail.com

Daily Chitas Class Now Available On-Line

Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon has been teaching a daily Chumash and Rashi class for the past twenty or so years. About 10 years ago, a daily Tanya class was added as well.

These two classes are now streamed live daily and are also available “On Demand.” The venue of this Shiur is Chabad of Encino, California, following morning Davening. The average daily attendance is 20-25 people and 40-60 people on Sundays, “Kain Yirbu.”

In conjunction with the devoted efforts of Chabad.org on the East Coast and Mr. Daniel Aharanov, a local lay leader in the digital media industry on the West Coast, this class is now available to the cyber-space community.