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Mesivta Menachem Open House in Crown Heights

BUFFALO, NY — Mesivta Menachem of Buffalo has announced that Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yosef Y. Munitz will be hosting an Open House for all bochurim interested in learning more about the Mesivta. The Open House will iy”H take place on Friday, August 13th /3rd Elul at the Brod residence, 427 Kingston Ave between Empire and Montgomery between the hours of 12:00pm and 4:00pm.

Ponzi Scheme Targeted Orthodox Jews

Eliyahu Weinstein is led away by investigators Aug. 12, 2010

The criminal complaint filed against Weinstein and a co-defendant, Vladimir Siforov of New York, alleges that Weinstein played off his connections to the Orthodox Jewish community, exploiting the community’s “social and business customs and practices,” in order to bilk numerous clients out of millions of dollars.

Birmingham Celebrates 25 Years of Couple’s Jewish Service

British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks congratulates Rabbi Fishel and Esther Cohen on their quarter-century of work serving Jewish students in the Midlands Region of England.

When Rabbi Fishel and Esther Cohen came to Birmingham, England, in 1984, neither had any idea what the future would hold.

Download Free Nigunim for your iPod!

Looking for your niggun fix? Since it was first released online, Soul Awake, a collection of Chabad niggunim by Moshe Kravitsky, has been downloaded for free over 30,000 times. It’s completely free to listen and/or download.

Sicha of the Rebbe – The Month of Elul

The Rebbe says:

1. In one of his talks during Passover, the Previous Rebbe (Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson) describes the general feeling in the city of Lubavitch on the Shabbos (Sabbath) before the month of Elul, which is the Shabbos on which we bless the new upcoming month (Shabbos Mevarchim Elul).

To quote the Previous Rebbe: “In Lubavitch, during the Shabbos before the month of Elul, even though it would be a clear day with the sun shining, the air (atmosphere) had already changed and we had already began to feel the Elul aroma, and a “Teshuvah wind” (“a wind of repentance”) was already blowing”.

Chabad Mechanchim Convene in Pisacaway

PISACAWAY, NJ [CHI] — Nearly 100 Chabad Mechanchim, Torah educators, convened at the Radisson Hotel in Piscataway NJ. For two days they left the world behind to plan for its future. The listened, they studied, they discussed and yes they argued. They attended lectures, and workshops and they worked their way through meals. They knew that thousands of children will be impacted by their in-service work and responded accordingly.

Info to be Menachem Avel David Wakser

David Wakser is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father.

He is sitting shiva at his house, 1635 President St, on the first floor, from Wednesday until Monday.

Minyonim:

Shacharis 9:00 am
Mincha 7:30 pm
Maariv Bezmana

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Info to be Menachem Avel Yitzchak Dick

Mr. Yitzchak Dick is sitting Shiva after the passing of his father.

He is sitting Shiva at 580 Crown Street, Entrance A, Apt #005 starting today, Thursday afternoon.

Minyonim:

Shacharis– 7:00 am
Mincha–7:30 pm
Maariv–Bizmano

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

RCV conducts Rabbinical Arbitration Course

The Rabbinical Council of Victoria this week conducted a three day Rabbinical Arbitration Course. The course was opened by the Victorian Attorney General, The Hon. Rob Hulls MP, who congratulated the RCV and the participating rabbis for being “champions of Alternative Dispute Resolution”.

Video: First Telethon Ads Debuts

With the annual Chabad telethon less then a month away, a round of ads promoting the 6 hour event began playing on tv and radio stations across the country. This years telethon will take place on Sunday, August 29th from 8:00pm to 2:00am EDT.

A Special Story on the Merkos Shlichus Trail

Roving Rabbis Yosef Schtroks and Yaakov Kotlarsky, are on Merkos Shlichus in Surrey BC, Canada, and have spent the last few days reaching out to Jewish people all around the Surrey/White Rock/Delta/Langley areas, and are dedicated to kindling a flame of Jewish pride and Jewish Life within each and every Jew they meet.

Jewish Schools Shop For Retailer’s Cash

by Sharon Udasin – The Jewish Week

For Charlotte Jewish Day School, $500,000 could mean complete overhaul of school-wide technology, construction of a brand-new playground, or redevelopment of its individualized curriculum for 110 students.