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A major accident on the I-95 Connecticut Turnpike brought traffic to a complete standstill, but for Ari Witkes who was heading to Worcester he found an opportunity to do Mivtzoim. Approaching one man he asked if he was Jewish and upon finding out that he is they immediately put on Teffilin together.

Seizing an Opportunity… Mivtzoim While Stuck in Traffic

A major accident on the I-95 Connecticut Turnpike brought traffic to a complete standstill, but for Ari Witkes who was heading to Worcester he found an opportunity to do Mivtzoim. Approaching one man he asked if he was Jewish and upon finding out that he is they immediately put on Teffilin together.

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New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Shavuos With the Rebbe – Marking 30 Years

Over the year’s late British businessman Zalman Jaffe and his wife Roselyn spent every Shavuos in Crown Heights, where they merited an especially close relationship with the Rebbe and Rebbetzin. At the Rebbe’s request Mr. Jaffe faithfully recorded these visits, which were published annually as My Encounters with the Rebbe and savored by Chabad readers everywhere.

Something Jewish
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Children of participating Shluchim at the Western regional Kinus this past Shabbos enjoyed a special program just for them, arranged by MyShliach of Chabad House HQ (merkos suite 302) in conjunction with Chabad of Colorado. The program was just what the boys need to increase their pride and confidence, and give the young Shluchim a boost of Chassidishkeit.

Colorado Shabbaton: “Best Shabbos of My Life”

Children of participating Shluchim at the Western regional Kinus this past Shabbos enjoyed a special program just for them, arranged by MyShliach of Chabad House HQ (merkos suite 302) in conjunction with Chabad of Colorado. The program was just what the boys need to increase their pride and confidence, and give the young Shluchim a boost of Chassidishkeit.

Shlichus
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In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe": The Rebbe distributes wine from his 'Kos Shel Bracha' at the conclusion of Shavuos. Cantor Tzvi Hirsh Tzatzkis sings a song he composed honoring the Rebbe's call in 1987 to build housing in Jerusalem. 7 Sivan, 5747 · June 4, 1987.

Video: 5747 – Shavuos with the Rabbe

In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: The Rebbe distributes wine from his ‘Kos Shel Bracha’ at the conclusion of Shavuos. Cantor Tzvi Hirsh Tzatzkis sings a song he composed honoring the Rebbe’s call in 1987 to build housing in Jerusalem. 7 Sivan, 5747 · June 4, 1987.

Videos

Photos by Berale Shainer

The thought of spending your summer vacation studying and learning is something almost any college student would pass on. Yet for a select group of 80 university students, this is exactly their itinerary.

Gallery: Students Explore the Holy Land with ‘IsraeLinks’

Photos by Berale Shainer

The thought of spending your summer vacation studying and learning is something almost any college student would pass on. Yet for a select group of 80 university students, this is exactly their itinerary.

Photo Galleries
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NY Times

When New Yorkers head underground, they cannot always be sure of what awaits them. The city’s subway system can be mysterious, with daily delays resulting from minor emergencies, track work and other events in the tunnels that riders know they will never truly understand.

NYC to Use Phone Data to Track Public Services

NY Times

When New Yorkers head underground, they cannot always be sure of what awaits them. The city’s subway system can be mysterious, with daily delays resulting from minor emergencies, track work and other events in the tunnels that riders know they will never truly understand.

NYC News

Vacaville Valedictorian’s Speech Saved

Contra Costa Times

Vacaville High School Valedictorian Carolyn Fine is observing the Jewish holiday of Shavuot on graduation day, and will not be using electricity. Not only will she be walking to the ceremony, her speech is prerecorded and will be played during the event. Photo: Rick Roach, The Reporter.

In observance of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, 18-year-old Carolyn Fine will not use electricity, even that which powers the microphone. Nor will she ride in a car to her graduation; instead, she’ll walk to the ceremony.

Shlichus
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Confirmed: Dead Pakistani Al-Qaeda Operative Deliberately Targeted Indian Chabad Houses

Indian Express

Kashmiri, according to investigators, was responsible for ordering attacks on Chabad Houses in India.

The letter rogatory sent to Pakistan in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack has described Ilyas Kashmiri as one of the accused behind the attack who was planning more such attacks on India. Kashmiri was reported to have been killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan tribal region. Many believed that Kashmiri was going to be the new face of al-Qaeda after Osama’s death.

Chabad News
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