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Daily Archives: March 18, 2012

New Israel-Themed Playground at L.I. Chabad House

Jericho Tribune

With the vision in mind, Rabbi Shalom and Sara Paltiel began to create a new Disney-like, Israel-themed, 1,800 square foot playground and cultural recreation center at Chabad of Port Washington in Long Island, NY. The new installment includes a recreational area with access to instruments, a puppet theater, a faux-marketplace, a costume area, a replica of ancient ruins, a live streaming feed of a bustling center in Israel, a camel, and a tree.

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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
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
New Engagement!

Shmuly Golomb (Crown Heights) to Mushky Steinmetz (Briarwood, NY)

 

Crown Heights [CHI] — At around 6:00 PM today, an employee at Kingston Bake Shop spotted two African-American teenagers breaking into a Jewish-owned vehicle on Crown St. between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave. When they realized they were seen, the teens fled down Kingston Avenue toward Montgomery Street.

Shomrim Chase Down Teen Who Broke into Car

Crown Heights [CHI] — At around 6:00 PM today, an employee at Kingston Bake Shop spotted two African-American teenagers breaking into a Jewish-owned vehicle on Crown St. between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave. When they realized they were seen, the teens fled down Kingston Avenue toward Montgomery Street.

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Today, 24 Adar, is the Yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Levin OBM, who passed away at the early age of 44. A recent discovery on an 8mm film of a recording of a choir in Jaffa, Israel, sheds light on an innovative program initiated by the Rebbe and carried out by Reb Binyomin.

24 Adar: Yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Levin OBM

Today, 24 Adar, is the Yahrtzeit of Reb Binyomin Levin OBM, who passed away at the early age of 44. A recent discovery on an 8mm film of a recording of a choir in Jaffa, Israel, sheds light on an innovative program initiated by the Rebbe and carried out by Reb Binyomin.

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Lubavitch Delegation Pays Condolences to Vizhnitz

Shturem

A contingent of Lubavitcher Rabbonim paid a shiva call to the family of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe who was nifter last week. Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Yaroslavsky, Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Askenazi, Rabbi Yochanan Gurarie, Rabbi Y. Y. Aharonov, Rabbi Nochum Goldshmid and Rabbi Ariel Lemberg were menachem avel the sons of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, zt”l. Also present were: the Vizhnitzer’s son-in-law Rabbi Menachem Ernster, the Vizhnitzer Rosh Yeshiva; and Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Rokeach of Belz, a grandson of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe.

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This past Thursday, several Shluchim, Chabad supporters and dignitaries attended the Bris of the newborn son of Merkos 302 director Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky in the Jewish Children's Museum. The baby was given the name Shneur.

Photos: Newborn Shliach Welcomed to the Covenant

This past Thursday, several Shluchim, Chabad supporters and dignitaries attended the Bris of the newborn son of Merkos 302 director Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky in the Jewish Children’s Museum. The baby was given the name Shneur.

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Joseph Zakon started his winery in 1981 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY. This year he did a class project for a group of 8th graders, including his son, how to use the technique called Carbonic Maceration (whole grape berry fermentation) and make wine from scratch.

Video: Eighth Graders Make Their Own Wine

Joseph Zakon started his winery in 1981 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY. This year he did a class project for a group of 8th graders, including his son, how to use the technique called Carbonic Maceration (whole grape berry fermentation) and make wine from scratch.

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Chabad Rabbi Running for Congress – Against Boteach

Left: New Jersey’s 9th congressional district. Right: Independent candidate for Congress Rabbi Dovid Smith of Passaic with his wife, Elisheva, their seven children, and his wife’s 93-year-old grandmother, Dr. Esther Colchamiro.

While Israel and her supporters throughout the world wonder whether or not us president Barack Obama intends to support Israel against Iran, Rabbi Dovid Smith, currently running as an independent for congress in NJ’s newly redrawn district 9, has no doubt the answer is no.

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Lessons in Education: How to Praise Effectively

In this fourth segment in the series, Rabbi Nochum Kaplan discusses the fact that children need our feedback; they crave our attention and are constantly look for our approval. With proper encouragement and praise, we can reinforce good behavior and change the bad. Learning how to use praise effectively is an invaluable asset in the parenting skills-repertoire of any parent or teacher.

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