Sunday Night L’Chaims!

2 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Shmuly Volovik (Crown Heights) and Moushkie Chazanow (Manalapan, NJ)
Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Yehoshua Einbinder (Tarzana, CA) and Chaya Karnowsky (London, UK)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]

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Op-Ed: Hamas Hunger Strike or PR Strike on Israel?

by Getzy Markowitz

Israeli soldiers being attacked on the deck of the Mavi Marmara. Inset: Getzy Markowitz.

I first heard about the Israeli commando counter charge of the now infamous flotilla while waiting to cross the U.S. border from Canada. As my wife and I listened to unconfirmed reports of casualties, I was reminded of a time while at the same U.S. entry port, I waited on queue along side a Red Crescent ambulance in tow. The West Bank-bound vehicle was being donated by a Muslim group in Quebec, and was subjected to a mandatory inspection as any vehicle would that was crossing into the United States.

Zalmen Wilhelm Drops from Vaad Hakohol Race

CrownHeights.info has just learned that Zalmen Wilhelm has dropped out of the race for Vaad Hakohol. This move comes as a surprise after he was reinstated, along with Shea Hecht, by the entire Bais Din headed by Rabbi Avrohom B. Rosenberg.

ParshaPix: Spy Out the Land

Moses sent them to scout the Land of Canaan, and he said to them, “Go up this way in the south and climb up the mountain.” (Parshas Shelach, Perek 13, Possuk 17)

ParshaPix is a new feature brought to you by CrownHeights.info and AwarmFocus.org which features photos submitted by anyone that relate to the weekly Sedra.

SUNDAY: Meet the Candidates for Vaad

This Sunday there will be a chance to meet the candidates running for Vaad Hakohol. The event will take place in Lubavitcher Yeshiva 570 Crown Street at 8:30pm on Sunday, June 6th.

Each candidate will be given 5 minutes to present himself and his plans for the community. Following the presentations there will be a question and answer session.

Chabad of the Valley Celebrates 37 Years

CALIFORNIA — Close to 500 people attended Chabad of the Valley’s annual banquet celebrating its 37 years of serving the greater S. Fernando Valley. U. S. Congressman Brad Sherman opened the evening with inspiring words of praise for Chabad of the Valley and all of their valuable work on behalf of the community. The crowd rose to their feet as Congressman Sherman pledged his unmitigated support for Israel and its efforts of self defense.

Rubashkin Defense Rests; Deliberations Open Today

By Jens Manuel Krogstad Des Moines Register

WATERLOO — Prosecutors built their child labor case against Sholom Rubashkin on the testimony of liars and thieves, and failed to prove that the former Agriprocessors Inc. executive allowed children to work at his family’s slaughterhouse, defense attorneys argued Thursday.

Can G-d Have it Both Ways? – Faith Vs Realism!

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, Fl

If only G-d would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank. – Woody Allen (Without Feathers)

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Abraham wants to upgrade his PC to Windows 7. Isaac is incredulous. “Pop,” he says, “you can’t run Windows 7 on your old, slow 386! Everybody knows that you need at least a Pentium or Celeron chip with a minimum of 3 GB of memory in order to multitask effectively with Windows 7.”