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Markham Chabad Branching Out

Canadian Jewish Tribune

Markham Deputy Mayor Frank Scarpitti, centre, accepts an award from Rabi Avraham Plotkin, left, and Richard Steyn, president of Chabad Lubavitch of Markham, as part of Chabad Lubavitch of Markham’s 18th anniversary celebration.

Chabad Lubavitch of Markham has launched a new branch in the Bayview-Steeles area, under the leadership of Rabbi Yehuda and Chayala Zarchi. Chabad decided to establish the new branch, which is on Laureleaf Road, in the hopes that it will attract the thousands of unaffiliated Jews who live along the Bayview corridor and serve as a centre where they can explore Jewish life.

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Melly Chein (Crown Heights) to Sara Rivkah Duchman (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Betzalel Schanowitz (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Mushka Gurary (Simi Valley, CA)
New Engagement!

Yankel Raices (Chicago, IL) to Mushka Broner (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Mussie Rapaport from Hyde Park, IL had a baby boy.
New Engagement!

Zalman Stein (Northbrook, IL) to Nechama Dina Whitt (Oak Park, MI)
New Engagement!

Nosson Kuperman (Crown Heights) to Sheina Crespim (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
New Engagement!

Mendel Richter (Howard Beach, NY) to Shalhevet Teitelbaum (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Zalmy Chanowitz (Monticello, NY) to Rochele Klein (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street

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New Engagement!

Leibel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada) to Nechama Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Meir Katz (Brooklyn, NY) to Racheli Yerushalmy (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Yochi Scheiman from Carbondale, IL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Berel Simon (Crown Heights) to Mushky Kremer (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Eshel 272 Kingston Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Lerner (Boston, MA) to Mussia Wilschanski (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Schneur Deren (Greenwich, CT) to Mussie Wolf (Lincolnwood, IL) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 24th, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Levi Silverman (Dobbs Ferry, NY) to Bryna Rimler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Yossi Labkovski (Buffalo, NY) to Chayale Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Girl!

Chaim and Rivky (nee Wilansky) Perl from Remsen Village had a baby girl!

Hand-Crafted Candelabrum Welcomes Detroit-Area Worshippers

by Ronelle Grier – Chabad.org

Engineer, inventor and entrepreneur Martin Abel presents the plans of his 16-foot candelabrum that he had built for The Shul in West Bloomfield, Mich., in honor of his 65th wedding anniversary.

Once lit, a single candle can be used ignite other lights in an endless number of places. But without that initial spark, that same candle cannot light even the smallest space.

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New Documents Expose Attempt to Extort R. Osdoba

In recent months the drama over the election of Rabbi Yosef Braun along with the deceptions therein has been little discussed in the public. Despite the silence, however, the matter is far from resolved. In a collection of fiery letters obtained by CrownHeights.info between the parties involved, serious disrespect and contention highlight a division more serious then ever before.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Two young teenagers walked into Sterling Electronics this afternoon with the intention of ripping them off, only the sharp eyed store workers spotted them stuffing their pockets with electronics and called Shomrim.

Two Minors Apprehended by Shomrim for Shoplifting

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Two young teenagers walked into Sterling Electronics this afternoon with the intention of ripping them off, only the sharp eyed store workers spotted them stuffing their pockets with electronics and called Shomrim.

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Roving Rabbis Knit Far-Flung People Together

Bismark Tribune

Yisroel Glick, left and Ephraim Carlebach visited Bismarck on Tuesday. Glick is originally from Australia and Carlebach is from Brooklyn, N.Y.

After four summers traveling the Midwest, the pair of Roving Rabbis have become accustomed to being mistaken for Amish, or Mennonites, or in the Dakotas, Hutterites.

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(L-R) Rabbi Alan Green, Senior Rabbi at Shaarey Zedek and Rabbi Avrohom Altein, local Chabad Shliach.

A conservative synagogue and its senior rabbi touched off a heated discussion after Rabbi Alan Green and Shaarey Zedek introduced a proposal to bring interfaith burials into its cemetery. Local Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Altein along with several other community members with family buried at the cemetery took issue with this proposal, and Rabbi Greens contention that the “time has come to “embrace” intermarriage”.

Interfaith Burial an Issue in Winnipeg – Shliach Challenges

(L-R) Rabbi Alan Green, Senior Rabbi at Shaarey Zedek and Rabbi Avrohom Altein, local Chabad Shliach.

A conservative synagogue and its senior rabbi touched off a heated discussion after Rabbi Alan Green and Shaarey Zedek introduced a proposal to bring interfaith burials into its cemetery. Local Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Altein along with several other community members with family buried at the cemetery took issue with this proposal, and Rabbi Greens contention that the “time has come to “embrace” intermarriage”.

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Lipa Schmeltzer – Leiby Forever.

NY Daily News

Hasidic singer Lipa Schmeltzer, also known as the ‘Jewish Elvis,’ is honoring Leiby Kletzky (below) with a seven-minute song called ‘Leiby Forever.’

A Hasidic singer will release Wednesday a tribute song and music video featuring home movies of a slain 8-year-old Brooklyn boy.

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HOUSTON, TX [CHI] — In Houston for Shabbos, the Bike 4 Friendship cyclists met with Head Shliach to the state of Texas, Rabbi Shimon Lazaroff at an event Sunday Morning. A city proclamation from Mayor Annise Parker, acknowledging the bike team and their educational efforts, was read to the crowd.

Head Shliach of Texas meets with Bike 4 Friendship

HOUSTON, TX [CHI] — In Houston for Shabbos, the Bike 4 Friendship cyclists met with Head Shliach to the state of Texas, Rabbi Shimon Lazaroff at an event Sunday Morning. A city proclamation from Mayor Annise Parker, acknowledging the bike team and their educational efforts, was read to the crowd.

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