30 October 2009 Archives

by Chaim Fine

In 5733 the Rebbe refused to come out to the big Sunday Lag BaOmer parade planed for that year! How can I come out when certain things in the community prevent me from coming!

Its not politics, its human nature! People are human and wired a certain way. A very famous philosopher once said “the greatest need of a person is to be needed”. Chassidus and Yiddishkeit are supposed to show us how to live a life higher then der velt, and how Hashem wants us to control our selves and make this place a dira, to make a Kidush Hashem, to be a light onto the nations. Yet the bottom line is everyone still has a Nefesh Habehamis.

The Rebbe use to explain that the Yatzer Harah disguises himself as a big Chossid and a Talmid Chochum, in 5733 even in front of the Rebbe, human nature took over, no stories of the good ol’ days, no more if the Rebbe was still here B’gashmeus etc. its ALL BULL! We fought like babies then and were doing it now.

Op-Ed: I Think We Need to Start a New Playgroup

by Chaim Fine

In 5733 the Rebbe refused to come out to the big Sunday Lag BaOmer parade planed for that year! How can I come out when certain things in the community prevent me from coming!

Its not politics, its human nature! People are human and wired a certain way. A very famous philosopher once said “the greatest need of a person is to be needed”. Chassidus and Yiddishkeit are supposed to show us how to live a life higher then der velt, and how Hashem wants us to control our selves and make this place a dira, to make a Kidush Hashem, to be a light onto the nations. Yet the bottom line is everyone still has a Nefesh Habehamis.

The Rebbe use to explain that the Yatzer Harah disguises himself as a big Chossid and a Talmid Chochum, in 5733 even in front of the Rebbe, human nature took over, no stories of the good ol’ days, no more if the Rebbe was still here B’gashmeus etc. its ALL BULL! We fought like babies then and were doing it now.

Posted to Op-Ed on October 30, 2009

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New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl

Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!

Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave

New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM

New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd

New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)

Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street

New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva

New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!

New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street

To the Entire Community,

Words are inadequate to express our sincere gratitude for all your tefillohs, tzedaka, and ma’assim tovim during this painful period.

This has been a very difficult time for us, and indeed the outpouring of your genuine concern and compassion has sustained us, and at the same time left us in great awe of the heartfelt affection towards our family.

Your warmth, kindness, and caring has truly humbled us.

The Eibishter should bentch you b’soich klal yisroel with gezunt, hatzlochoh, and brochoh b’harchovoh. May we be zoche to only share in simchas, and the ultimate simcha of the imminent coming of Moshiach.

Thank you,
The Neuwirth Family

Avinu Malkeinu Hatzmach Lanu Yeshua B’korov

To the Entire Community,

Words are inadequate to express our sincere gratitude for all your tefillohs, tzedaka, and ma’assim tovim during this painful period.

This has been a very difficult time for us, and indeed the outpouring of your genuine concern and compassion has sustained us, and at the same time left us in great awe of the heartfelt affection towards our family.

Your warmth, kindness, and caring has truly humbled us.

The Eibishter should bentch you b’soich klal yisroel with gezunt, hatzlochoh, and brochoh b’harchovoh. May we be zoche to only share in simchas, and the ultimate simcha of the imminent coming of Moshiach.

Thank you,
The Neuwirth Family

Posted to Notices on October 30, 2009

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl.

A junior partner of an established law firm called an urgent staff meeting. “I have good news and bad news,” he said with a wry grin on his face. “Which do you want first?” The staff groaned and agreed that they’d better get the bad news first.

“Okay,” said the junior partner, “Let me give it to you straight. We will be down-sizing. Half of you won’t have a job tomorrow. The rest of you will be allowed to stay, but only if you are willing to take a substantial reduction in salary.”

There was a long stillness as the staff stood horrified in shock. Finally, a voice pierced the deafening silence: “So what’s the good news?” “Oh! Good that you remembered,” said the beaming boss: “Congratulations are in order; today I have become a full partner.

Those of us, on the lowlier spectrum of humanity, can take some solace in the fact that no one is perfect, not even our renowned Biblical ancestors. Even the celebrated patriarch Avraham, perhaps the greatest human to walk the earth, was not without fault. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Circuitous JOURNEY – Finding G-d In And Through Sin

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl.

A junior partner of an established law firm called an urgent staff meeting. “I have good news and bad news,” he said with a wry grin on his face. “Which do you want first?” The staff groaned and agreed that they’d better get the bad news first.

“Okay,” said the junior partner, “Let me give it to you straight. We will be down-sizing. Half of you won’t have a job tomorrow. The rest of you will be allowed to stay, but only if you are willing to take a substantial reduction in salary.”

There was a long stillness as the staff stood horrified in shock. Finally, a voice pierced the deafening silence: “So what’s the good news?” “Oh! Good that you remembered,” said the beaming boss: “Congratulations are in order; today I have become a full partner.

Posted to Something Jewish on October 30, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea [AP] — The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.

The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — or ICANN — voted to allow such scripts in so-called domain names at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Seoul, South Korea's capital.

Hebrew, Hindi, Other Scripts get Web Address Nod

The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — or ICANN — voted to allow such scripts in so-called domain names at the conclusion of a weeklong meeting in Seoul, South Korea’s capital.