Professor Michael (Avrohom Michoel ben Yitzchok) Hasofer of Sydney, Australia, who was known as a Shliach, scientist and lecturer, passed away Thursday.
He is survived by YBLT his wife Avigayil Hasofer, his children Daniel Yitzchok Hasofer of Sydney Australia, Boruch Mordechai Hasofer of Rechovot Israel, Chayah Pesse Kaye of Sydney Australia, Menachem Mendel Hasofer of Hong Kong, Rachel Ethel Tanya Charet, sons and daghters in law, grand children and great granchildren SHLITA many serving in positions of leadership and shlichus of the Rebbe around the globe.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Professor Michael Hasofer OBM
Professor Michael (Avrohom Michoel ben Yitzchok) Hasofer of Sydney, Australia, who was known as a Shliach, scientist and lecturer, passed away Thursday.
He is survived by YBLT his wife Avigayil Hasofer, his children Daniel Yitzchok Hasofer of Sydney Australia, Boruch Mordechai Hasofer of Rechovot Israel, Chayah Pesse Kaye of Sydney Australia, Menachem Mendel Hasofer of Hong Kong, Rachel Ethel Tanya Charet, sons and daghters in law, grand children and great granchildren SHLITA many serving in positions of leadership and shlichus of the Rebbe around the globe.
This Weeks Sholom Zochors!
Baruch and Etia Baruchow
FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Chaim Zvi and Chaya’la Ehrenreich
6 Whitefield Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY
Mendel and Aviva Itkin
49a Edward St, Sydney Australia

Qcumber Hosts its first Sheva Brochos
Earlier this week Qcumber hosted its first ever Sheva Brochos. Below are some pictures of the event.

NY and New England Regional Kinus
STAMFORD, CT — 246 banks are listed on the FDIC to have closed recently but not one Chabad house has closed during this economic crisis”.
Speaking with great enthusiasm to close to 200 shluchim, these where the words of Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky of Merkos Linyonei chinuch in his address at the banquet of the New York/New England regional kinus hashluchim.
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Being single is great, as we all know.
We can do with our lives whatever we want.
18 Sons-in-law and counting…
From the Inbox
Being single is great, as we all know.
We can do with our lives whatever we want.
Engagement: Schneur Yechilov and Chaya Ceitlin
Schneur Yechilov (Crown Heights) and Chaya’le Ceitlin (Montreal, Canada)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Vishnitzer Rov Affixes Mezuzah to Teitelbaums Offices
Following its grand opening this week, the Teitelbaum Foot and Orthotics Center received a warm welcome for the Crown Heights community. Today, the Vishnitzer Rov from Bnei Brak, Harav Hatzadik Yisroel Hager, was honored with affixing the Mezuzahs in the offices.
ULYOP Hits the High Seas!
This week United Lubavatch Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway wnted to reward the past weeks 8th grade Talmidim of the week by “getting their feet wet”. So after trying hard in yeshiva they were given a chance to try on the water.

Jewish and Black Teens Pen Cookbook
The New York Daily News ran an article in their paper about Jewish and black teens in Crown Heights teaming up to write a cookbook.
Beltex's Frontier Meats operation contracts with Alle Processing Corp. of Maspeth, N.Y., supplying steers to be processed by Big Apple-based ritual slaughterers, known as shochetim, under the supervision of rabbis, including him, said Rabbi Dov Mandel, co-director with his wife of the Orthodox Lubavitch movement's Chabad House in Fort Worth. Mandel said that while an initial report said a worker's arm had been amputated, the injured man is a rabbi whose arm was broken, not severed.
We got further details from Jeri Finkelstein, a Dallas friend of the injured rabbi, whom she identified as Peretz Shapiro, a British-born Chabad rabbi who lives in north Dallas. His arm was badly crushed and he underwent a second round of surgery this week, she said.
Rabbi Injured at Meat Processing Plant
If an Orthodox rabbi hadn’t been injured at the Beltex packing plant on the north side last month, we might never have learned that the former horse slaughterhouse that already did a roaring business in wild pig, bison and ostrich now also processes kosher beef.
Beltex’s Frontier Meats operation contracts with Alle Processing Corp. of Maspeth, N.Y., supplying steers to be processed by Big Apple-based ritual slaughterers, known as shochetim, under the supervision of rabbis, including him, said Rabbi Dov Mandel, co-director with his wife of the Orthodox Lubavitch movement’s Chabad House in Fort Worth. Mandel said that while an initial report said a worker’s arm had been amputated, the injured man is a rabbi whose arm was broken, not severed.
We got further details from Jeri Finkelstein, a Dallas friend of the injured rabbi, whom she identified as Peretz Shapiro, a British-born Chabad rabbi who lives in north Dallas. His arm was badly crushed and he underwent a second round of surgery this week, she said.
Police are investigating an incident in an East Flastbush neighborhood where residents say two young girls were attacked by the same man just minutes apart.
Video: News12 Reporting on the Assault of 2 Girls
Police are investigating an incident in an East Flastbush neighborhood where residents say two young girls were attacked by the same man just minutes apart.
A pervert attacked two young girls yesterday in broad daylight. Surveillance captured a part of the incident.
Survailence Video from Yesterdays Assault
A pervert attacked two young girls yesterday in broad daylight. Surveillance captured a part of the incident.
The long anticipated winner of the Rockland Jewish Federation’s “Rockland Jewish Hero” contest was announced last night at the Federation’s annual meeting. The Rockland Jewish Heroes are Rabbi Dov and Shevy Oliver, the directors of the Center for Jewish Life – Hillel - at SUNY Rockland!
Rabbi Dov and Shevy Oliver Voted Rockland Jewish Heroes!
The long anticipated winner of the Rockland Jewish Federation’s “Rockland Jewish Hero” contest was announced last night at the Federation’s annual meeting. The Rockland Jewish Heroes are Rabbi Dov and Shevy Oliver, the directors of the Center for Jewish Life – Hillel – at SUNY Rockland!

Bikur Cholim of CH Selected as Partner in ING Marathon
Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights has been selected as one of New York Road Runners’ Charity Partners for the ING New York City Marathon taking place on Sunday, November 7, 2010. This opportunity enables Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights to provide guaranteed marathon entries to a limited number of runners who pledge to make a donation or to raise funds for Bikur Cholim.
Responding to a renewed effort to interview Mazkirim, senior Shluchim and others with major interaction with the Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Kahan, the Rebbe’s chief chozer, and Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, the Rebbe’s secretary and secretary of Lubavitch’s three central Mosdos, sat down for a 3-hour videotaped session.
Video: Reb Yoel on Living Torah!
Responding to a renewed effort to interview Mazkirim, senior Shluchim and others with major interaction with the Rebbe, Rabbi Yoel Kahan, the Rebbe’s chief chozer, and Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, the Rebbe’s secretary and secretary of Lubavitch’s three central Mosdos, sat down for a 3-hour videotaped session.