First Letters Written in Sefer Torah for R’ Dovid Raskin
Several Shluchim and Chabad dignitaries came together last week to pay respects to R’ Dovid Raskin OBM by writing the first letters to a new Sefer Torah being dedicated in his memory.
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New Engagement!
Chaim Marcus (Los Alamitos, CA) and Pessy Haskelevitch (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Sholom and Dina (nee Smetana) Simon (Crown Heights)
New York Times
Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz runs a gemach, a program of interest-free loans, in a prosperous stretch of suburbia near Atlanta.
When Hirshy Minkowicz was growing up in a Hasidic enclave of Brooklyn 30 years ago, he often noticed visitors arriving after dinner to meet with his father. They would withdraw into the study, speak for a time, then part with some confidential agreement having been sealed.
Chabad Loan Program Helps Ease Pain of Tough Times
New York Times
Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz runs a gemach, a program of interest-free loans, in a prosperous stretch of suburbia near Atlanta.
When Hirshy Minkowicz was growing up in a Hasidic enclave of Brooklyn 30 years ago, he often noticed visitors arriving after dinner to meet with his father. They would withdraw into the study, speak for a time, then part with some confidential agreement having been sealed.
Photos: Mumbai Chabad House During Happier Times
BeChadrei Charedim
Just as world Jewry marked three years since the massacre at the Chabad House in Mumbai, which killed six Jews – including Chabad emissaries Gavriel and Rivki Holtzberg HYD, a photo album was discovered documenting the activities of the Chabad House during happier times.
New Engagement!
Dovid Rahmani (Boston, MA) and Mushka Glick (Melbourne, Australia)
L’Chaim Motzei Shabbos at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Parkway [corner Kingston Ave.]
6 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Chezky and Bassie (nee Plotkin) Rosenfeld
1594 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.]
Eliyahu and Chumi (nee Bukiet) Andruiser
628 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Mendel and Faigy Bell
717 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Naftoli and Rochel (nee Yarmush) Charytan
Mendy and Chaya (nee Begun) Schapiro
Yehoshua and Ester (nee Bergevoy) Dubinsky
Shabbos at Besht: Maintaining Standards in Lubavitch
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Shochet will lead a discussion about whether we can maintain Lubavitch standards in spite of a changing world all around us.
Baby Girl!
Shney and Chana Hinda (nee Kugal) Kalmanson (Cincinnati, OH)
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe!
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present these two unique, never-seen-before photos of the rebbe entering his room.
Photos: Rosh Chodesh Kislev at Rabbi ‘O’s
The bochurim at YNS in New Jersey had a very inspirational farbrengen on Motzei Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Kislev. It started off with Rabbi Yaacov Orimland telling over the events that led up to this tremendous day.
Aliya Institute Learns About Amazing Facts of Judaism
The Aliya Institute has just entered its third successful week of studying JLI’s new course ‘Fascinating Facts.’ This new, exciting and intense 12 week course, which is currently being given by Rabbi Mendy Baitz, has become a major addition to Aliya’s educational arm.
Oxford Society Welcomes New Israeli Ambassador
Daniel Taub, Israel’s ambassador to the UK.
Oxford University’s Chabad Society welcomed Israeli diplomat Daniel Taub, the new ambassador to the Court of S. James, for a congratulatory reception following a lecture organized by the Oxford Jewish Congregation.
Op-Ed: Chabad is Fighting for Religious Freedom
by Nate Zimmerman – Litchfield County Times
Rabbi Joseph I. Eisenbach is suing Lichtfield County for violating his constitutional rights by not allowing him to build his synagogue in the building he purchased (Pictured above).
A man was biking through the countryside. As he approached a fork in the road, he saw that the road sign had been blown down. He could no longer tell which road would lead to his destination. Undaunted, he picked up the sign and looked for the part indicating his original destination. He was now able to discern the direction in which he needed to go.
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok of Ovruch’s Kever Found
Shturem
Last week, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Gabbai of the Oholei Tzadikim Foundation discovered, after a long search, the kever of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok of Ovruch. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok was the son of the Tzemach Tzedek, and father in law of the Rebbe Rashab and namesake of the Frierdiker Rebbe.
New JCM Exhibits Will Immerse Children in Story
A representation of the biblical Jacob’s Ladder is part of the Jewish Children’s Museum’s new fourth-floor exhibit highlighting the long history of the Jewish people.
Enter one of four vibrantly colored canvas entrances, and you’ll immediately find yourself at ease in Abraham and Sarah’s cozy tent. Come March 2012, more than 1 million expected visitors will feel the same way when they get up close to “The Ancient Story of a Modern People,” the brand new fourth floor addition to Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Jewish Children Museum.
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