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After returning from printing the Tanya in Antarctica, Photographer Meir Alfasi captured spectacular images of one of the world's most beautiful Chabad Houses, located in the center of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, headed by Rabbi Chaim Oirchman.

Photo Gallery: A Beautiful Chabad House in City Center

After returning from printing the Tanya in Antarctica, Photographer Meir Alfasi captured spectacular images of one of the world’s most beautiful Chabad Houses, located in the center of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, headed by Rabbi Chaim Oirchman.

Photo Galleries
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Baby Boy!

Shuki and Chaya Sara (nee Marasow) Friedman from Baltimore, MD had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Tzvi Tiechtel (Tempe, AZ) to Chaya Rochel Kalmanson (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Nachum Preger (Miami, FL) to Rachelle Zago (Huntington Beach, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yechiel Zirkind (Weston, FL) to Devorah Lea Heintz (Utrecht, Netherlands) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Lieberman (West Hempstead, NY) to Chumy Heber (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Bais Rivkah 310 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Arale Raskin (Crown Heights) to Sheva Unsdorfer (Lauderhill, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Girl!

Mattanya and Rochel Ginsburg from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Meir Menachem Mendel and Chaya Ita (nee Goldberg) Ciment from Kingston, PA had a baby girl!

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New Engagement!

Mendel Shifrin (Little Neck, NY) to Moussia Bukiet (Salvador, Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zalman Serebryanski (Gold Coast, Australia) to Rochele Cheruty (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 12th, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Schneur Berger (Los Angeles, CA) to Sara Gorodetsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, May 12th, 8:00pm at Bison and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Nissim Elbaz (Sarcelles, France) to Dinah Moyal (Geneva, Switzerland)
New Engagement!

Dovi Bensoussan (Paris, France) to Shirel Ayache (St. Maur des Fossés, France)
New Engagement!

Levi Laufer (Crown Heights) to Rochel Mochkin (Rochester, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, May 3rd, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Sholom Ber Schtroks (Cologne, Germany) to Chaya Minzberg (Tzfat, EY)
New Engagement!

Zusha Sandman (London, UK) to Rivkale Kaplan (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday,8:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President St. Upstairs
New Engagement!

Menachem Mendel Backman (Crown Heights) to Elka Miriam Ross (Toronto, Canada)

MyShliach Recognizes Girl Mentors with Special Event

Amidst all the hustle and bustle during the recent women’s convention, the shluchos weren’t the only ones who were recognized for their outstanding service. MyShliach, a division of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch’s Suite 302, held a special girls’ event of appreciation this Chof Gimel Shevat for all the mentors who dedicate their time and effort to being mashpia on young shluchos around the world.

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The Sanzer Rebbe exits his vehicle at the entrance to the penitentiary.

The Sanzer Rebbe is in the midst of a two-week visit to the United States. On Tuesday, he visited with Sholom Rubashkin in prison, along with other Jewish prisoners in the facility. He was there for four hours.

Sanzer Rebbe Visits Sholom Rubashkin in Prison

The Sanzer Rebbe exits his vehicle at the entrance to the penitentiary.

The Sanzer Rebbe is in the midst of a two-week visit to the United States. On Tuesday, he visited with Sholom Rubashkin in prison, along with other Jewish prisoners in the facility. He was there for four hours.

Chabad News
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Gaboim’s New Lawsuit Challenges Rebbe’s Directives

In 1990, the Rebbe instructed that the corporate documents for all three central Lubavitch institutions: Aguch, Merkos and Machne Yisroel be reviewed. The Rebbe also instructed that among some fundamental changes to be implemented, the membership of Aguch be limited to its 20 directors. Yet, as the Gabo’im file another lawsuit to delay their pending eviction from 770, they reject the Rebbe’s wishes by listing several members of Anash as members of Aguch. Further adding insult to injury, a few of these people are not even aware that they are plaintiffs to this lawsuit!

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Auction Honors Jewish Community of Upper East Side

by Meredith Levick – Chabad.org

Chanie Krasnianski, second from left, co-directs Chabad of the Upper East Side, which held its annual auction and fundraiser earlier this month.

Almost 20 years ago, Rabbi Ben-Tzion and Chanie Krasnianski moved to New York City’s Upper East Side to embark on a major undertaking: the establishment of a Chabad-Lubavitch center to reinvigorate one of the most historically-Jewish neighborhoods of Manhattan. They started out small, but today, seven years into its current 17,000-square-foot educational complex, the Schneerson Center for Jewish Life continues to grow, enhancing the lives of many in the process.

Shlichus

Chabad Opposes Stamp Commemorating Rebbe

Jerusalem Post

Israeli stamp released in 2006 depicting Lubavitch World Headquarters.

The international Chabad-Lubavitch movement opposed the issue of an Israeli postage stamp to memorialize the last Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, out of concern that licking the back of it would be “disrespectful.”

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Seclusive Community of Neo-Nazis in Brooklyn

Daily Mail

Photographer Adam Krause captured a rare view of neo-Nazis in the Greenpoint neighbourhood of Brooklyn

It is at once a deeply-rooted Polish neighbourhood with industrial roots where immigrants still speak in their native tongue on the streets. At the same time, Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighbourhood is a fast-gentrifying area of New York full of young families and working professionals who wish to live close to Manhattan.

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by Sandy Eller - VIN News

A miniature model of what the big sukkah will look like.

Two South Florida women are hoping to create unity between the many diverse cultures inhabiting their local area by having community organizations partner in the construction of a succah that will be classified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest succah made entirely out of Mega Bloks.

Sukkah to Be Constructed from Mega Blocks in Miami

by Sandy Eller – VIN News

A miniature model of what the big sukkah will look like.

Two South Florida women are hoping to create unity between the many diverse cultures inhabiting their local area by having community organizations partner in the construction of a succah that will be classified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest succah made entirely out of Mega Bloks.

Chabad News
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Rabbi Shmuel Lew is sitting Shiva after the passing of his brother, R' Yitzchock Yosef, OBM at 1566 Carroll St. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.] from Friday until Monday morning. Please refrain from coming between 1:00pm and 4:00pm and no later than 10:00pm.

Shachris: 8:00
Mincha: Friday - 1:00, Sunday - 5:30
Maariv: Bizmanoh

Please send memories and condolences to: nichumforlew@gmail.com

Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She'ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim

Info to Be Menachem Avel Rabbi Shmuel Lew

Rabbi Shmuel Lew is sitting Shiva after the passing of his brother, R’ Yitzchock Yosef, OBM at 1566 Carroll St. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.] from Friday until Monday morning. Please refrain from coming between 1:00pm and 4:00pm and no later than 10:00pm.

Shachris: 8:00
Mincha: Friday – 1:00, Sunday – 5:30
Maariv: Bizmanoh

Please send memories and condolences to: nichumforlew@gmail.com

Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim

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