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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — Rabbi Shimon Pelman, Chabad emissary to the Dominican Republic, was formally welcomed to the country in a meeting Thursday with President Leonel Fernández Reyna at the National Palace in Santo Domingo.
Following the president’s greeting, Pelman discussed the Lubavitcher Rebbe, noting that he was meeting the President on the third of Tammuz, the day of the Rebbe’s passing. He spoke about the mission of Chabad, its global network of embassy-like Chabad Houses, and the need to develop and grow in the Dominican Republic.
ULYANOVSK, Russia [CHI] — This past thursday, the 3rd of Tammuz, Ulyanovsk experienced a historical event! The first Jewish wedding, accompanied by a Chupa, took place. More than 100 people took part in this historical event, as Ulyanovsk did not see anything like this for nearly 80 years.
As CrownHeights.info published last week; a group of a 107 orphaned Bar Mitzvah aged boys, celebrated their coming of age at the Kotel with Colel Chabad (Click Here to Read Full Article).
S. BRUNSWICK, NJ [CHI] – A new torah was welcomed this past Sunday to the Chabad Jewish Center of South Bruswick. The torah was dedicated in memory of Reb Yisroel Halevi Duchman, and in honor of his wife Rebbetzin Rochel Duchman, by the Duchman Family.
MELBOURNE, Australia [CHI] — Melbourne’s new wholistic growth center, Spiritgrow, celebrated its ‘coming of age’ when it held its first Siyum Sefer Torah’ this past Sunday. Over 250 people crowded the soothing contours of the Spiritgrow building, after a colorful procession led by a retinue of drums and bongos from Caulfield Park along Balaclava Rd.
MONTICELLO, NY — Volunteer paramedics who wear long curling sideburns and black hats sat down Sunday with state agency representatives for breakfast and a side order of understanding.
The goal: coordinate efforts for the summer when the population and emergency calls rise dramatically.
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