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Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Sami Rohr, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Sami Rohr, father of Mr. George Rohr, both noted philanthropists and supporters of Chabad programs and institutions throughout the world.
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Weekly Photo: From Days Gone By
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present this vintage photograph of elder Chassidim at the Rebbe’s farbrengen. Can you identify those in the picture and when it was taken?
Answer to last week’s photo in the extended article.
Congregants of Frankel Shul - located on President St. between Utica and Rochester Ave. - were interrupted amid their Shabbos afternoon prayers when gun shots rang out right outside the Shul where the children were playing.
Shooting Interrupts Shabbos Afternoon Prayers
Congregants of Frankel Shul – located on President St. between Utica and Rochester Ave. – were interrupted amid their Shabbos afternoon prayers when gun shots rang out right outside the Shul where the children were playing.
Black Hats for Brooklyn Made to Precise Order in Spain
NY Times
Hats are stacked up on shelves between vintage machines in the Seville, Spain factory.
Since its founding 127 years ago, the Fernández y Roche factory on the edge of this Andalusian capital has weathered every crisis known to hatters.
Sunday Night L’chaim!
Shragi Putter (Crown Heights) and Fraydee Boyarsky (Montreal, Canada)
F.R.E.E., 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
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Rabbis Hope to Inspire South Dakota Jews
Left: Rabbis Yosef Rivkin and Schlomo Bogart. Right: Rapid City, SD.
Two young rabbis will visit South Dakota next week. Their goal is to visit the smaller Jewish communities around the state, increasing awareness of and passion for that faith.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: Reb Michoel Mogilevsky, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Michoel Mogilevsky, OBM, of Toronto, Canada, at the age of 63, after battling a terminal illness for several months. He is survived by his wife, Margalite, and their seven children: Faigy Vidal (Houston, TX), Yisroel (Crown Heights), Rafi (Israel), Levi, Avi, Sara and Rivka.
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Jewish Girl to Be Baptized Despite Mother’s Wishes
Jewish Chronicle
Rabbi Odom Brandman tried to help the family prevent the Baptism in court.
A ten-year-old child in Essex, UK has been given permission by a judge to convert to Christianity against her Jewish mother’s wishes. Local Shliach Rabbi Odom Brandman argued before the court that such a move would be “disturbing, unnatural and unfair to the child,” to no avail.
‘Director of Strange Cartoons and Puppet Shows’ Returns to Chabad.org
About four years ago I took a break from The Itche Kadoozy Show to work on a new project called Stick Figure Vignettes. Besides giving me a chance to move back to animation after a few years of puppetry, what I was really excited about was the more personal nature of these cartoons.
Baby Girl!
Levi and Mimi Coleman (Beverly Hills, CA)
Photos: CAY Style Havdalah in Evergreen
Residents in Evergreen were treated to a special and Chevra Ahavas Yisroel-unique Havdalah ceremony with Rabbi Chezzi Denenbeim, the congregation’s spiritual leader, complete with impassioned singing, guitars and drums to the delight and enjoyment of many.
Alexander Hecht nearly lost his life to flesh eating bateria; but today, he's headed back to Brooklyn with his father after spending four weeks in the hospital.
Video: Alexander Beats Illness, Home for Shabbos
Alexander Hecht nearly lost his life to flesh eating bateria; but today, he’s headed back to Brooklyn with his father after spending four weeks in the hospital.
Jewish Man Drowns While Dipping in Sea for Mikvah
Daily Mail
The seaside town of Aberystwyth in West Wales, United Kingdom.
A rabbi on a seaside holiday in the UK accidentally drowned while performing his daily ritual bathing in the sea. Jewish Orthodox Dov Berish Englander, 47, got into difficulties while performing a mikvah – a full body immersion in water to gain ritual purity.
Florida Camps Gather for Day of Unity and Fun
An incredible day of unity and fun for South Florida CGI camps was organized by Rabbi Shmuly G. of Chabad Youth Network of Florida.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] – Three and a half years later, the Crown Heights Shomrim Volunteers who were brutally persecuted in one of Crown Heights’ most ugly Mesiras to date have scored a final and definite victory, when a New York State court tossed out a $144 million lawsuit which has been hanging over their heads since December 2008.
Didan Notzach: $144M Suit Against Shomrim Tossed
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] – Three and a half years later, the Crown Heights Shomrim Volunteers who were brutally persecuted in one of Crown Heights’ most ugly Mesiras to date have scored a final and definite victory, when a New York State court tossed out a $144 million lawsuit which has been hanging over their heads since December 2008.
Jewish Father of Four Found Dead in Store
Isaac Kadare, a 59-year-old father of four, was found dead Thursday night on the floor of his 99-cent store in the Bensenhurst section of Brooklyn. Kadare, a devout Jew who was born in Egypt, was found by a friend after […]
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