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For the past three weeks, Lior Finkel hasn’t needed to set an alarm clock – she’s gotten a wake-up SMS at 7 a.m. each day. Finkel, an aide to MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz), and many other parliamentary aides have been receiving daily text messages from an organization whose goal is to encourage Jews to put on tefillin in the morning.
Female Aide to Knesset Complains About Tefilin SMS
For the past three weeks, Lior Finkel hasn’t needed to set an alarm clock – she’s gotten a wake-up SMS at 7 a.m. each day. Finkel, an aide to MK Ilan Gilon (Meretz), and many other parliamentary aides have been receiving daily text messages from an organization whose goal is to encourage Jews to put on tefillin in the morning.
New Unreleased Bible Printing Put to the Test
A select group of Philadelphia suburbanites is putting the Jewish Bible to the test by reviewing an as-yet unreleased new version with a broad-based commentary as part of their regular Torah study sessions.
New Engagement!
Eli Janowski (Toronto, Canada) and Malky Leider (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Avrohom and Shulamis Holtzberg (Georgetown, Brooklyn)
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Tanya Dina Jacobson
Mrs. Tanya Dina Jacobson from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her mother Asya Lokshin OBM at 535 Crown St., until Friday afternoon, the 17th of June. Shiva hours are from 11am-10:30pm.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to Be Menachem Avel Mrs. Basia Wolff
Mrs. Basia Wolff from Crown Heights is sitting Shiva for her mother Perl (Phyllis) Kolk OBM at 1533 President Street, until Sunday morning, the 19th of June.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim
Empire Shteibel, Kolel Vandalized – Pushkas Stolen
Charity boxes in Shuls around Crown Heights were vandalized and stolen over the last week and the suspected culprit has been apprehended and hospitalized.
Chabad of Markham has Crown Heights Shabbaton
This past weekend forty very excited and enthusiastic women left Chabad of Markham, Ontario full with anticipation as they made their way to spend a real wholesome Shabbos in Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Shneur Wilhelm (Portland, OR) and Chaya Naparstek (Myrtle Beach, SC)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Baby Girl!
Menachem Yitschak and Esther Ruth Laskar (Crown Heights)
West Hempstead Salutes FC Youth Leadership
On Monday the Garden City Hotel played host to Chabad of West Hempstead’s annual Friendship Circle evening of recognition. The event highlighted the tremendous work done by the dedicated teenage population that volunteer and provide friendship to children that have special needs within the community.
Students Complete Seder Moed in the Holtzbergs Memory
Students in Oholei Menachem, Ohr Menachem and United Lubavitch Yeshiva’s sixth and seventh grades completed Mishnayos Seder Moed in memory of Gabi and Rivky Holtzberg, the Shluchim who were murdered in Mumbai.
Picture of the Day: Oholei Torah Zal Group Photo
Bochurim in Oholei Torahs Zal got together for their annual group photo in front of 770. Photos by Shmuli Tuvel.
Friendship Circle Volunteers Appreciated
Marking a year of special friendship, the Bochurim who volunteered for the Friendship Circle over the last year were appreciated by their organizers with a barbeque and gifts.
