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Berel and Dayana (nee Habib) Rapoport (Philadelphia, PA)
Esrogino, Not Just Another Esrog Center (ad)
Building on a longtime family tradition, one esrog vendor shares the history that brings him back to Calabria, Italy, year after year in order to provide great-quality Esrogim at unbeatable prices.
Peres on the Rebbe’s Legacy
“Shimon Peres‘ long relationship with the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the Chabad movement weathered various differences,” said Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of the Chabad-Lubavitch Educational and Social Services divisions. “But he remained a devoted friend and encouraged the work of the Rebbe’s shluchim throughout his life.”
On Shloshim, Campaign to Help Bereaved Family
Avremi Groner, a devoted husband and beloved father of five young children, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer earlier this year. After several months battling the illness, he sadly passed away. Today is his Shloshim, marking a month since his passing and the family has launched a campaign to raise much needed funds.
Need a Shidduch? Devorah Benjamin Will Daven at the Ohel
Elul is the Chodesh Harachamim, the month of mercy, a time when ‘the King is in the field’ and hears our Tefillos with a broad smile. It is also the month of Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li. All of us know someone who needs a Shidduch, and a special time, place and Zechus together can bring that Brocho.
New Engagement!
Eliyahu Tzvi Einbinder (Tarzana, CA) and Rochel Ehrentreu (Toronto, Canada)
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Yossi and Blumie (nee Raskin) Okunov (Crown Heights)
Photos: First wave of Tishrei Guests Welcomed
Hundreds of Yeshiva Bochurim have begun arriving in Crown Heights for the month of Tishrei, and they are being welcomed in style and dignity by a staff of hard-working volunteers at Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim.
Shimon Peres Passes Away at 93
Shimon Peres, a longtime politician and dubbed one of the State of Israel’s founding fathers, has passed away Tuesday evening while surrounded by family at the age of 93.
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Mendy and Esther (nee Rosenfeld) Schapiro (Monroeville, PA)
New Engagement!
Yossi Katzman (Staten Island, NY) and Mushkie Laine (Panama City, Panama)
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Gabi and Mushka (nee Kantor) Kaltmann (Bangkok, Thailand)
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Mendy and Dina Lewis (Crown Heights)
Police Investigating Attack on Jewish Woman as Hate Crime
An unprovoked assault on a Jewish woman in Crown Heights Sunday evening is being investigated by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force as a possible bias incident.
A Special Man Brings Life and Spirit to Montreal Congregation
It’s Rosh Hashanah. The main sanctuary of the MTC (Montreal Torah Center) is packed with more than 1,500 men, women and children. Suddenly, a voice rings out: It’s Ariel Mechaly calling out the page numbers. An adult with Down syndrome, Mechaly has been a beloved and valued member of the shul—in an upscale suburb of Montreal—since a year after his bar mitzvah.
Plans Underway to Care for 1,000+ Tishrei Guests
The director of the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Altein, met recently with three Askanim who have taken upon themselves a large share of the financial burden of caring for over 1,000 guests who will be arriving from all over the world to spend Tishrei in Crown Heights.
6 Indicted for Welfare Fraud in Williamsburg
Federal criminal charges were filed today against six Chasidic Jews in Williamsburg for participating in long-running schemes to hide substantial assets and income obtained from significant business and real estate interests in order to attain government benefits designed for low-income individuals.
