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AUSTRALIA — Last year, at the behest of Rabbi Aharon Serebryanski, a leading Chabad rabbi in Melbourne, as is the way for the families of young Chabad Rabbis committed to the Chabad mission, young Rabbi Dan and his wife Naomi Avital were sent to Canberra, Australia. Landing in a city unknown to them, belongings packed into their car, they embarked on establishing a life for themselves, and to build the foundations of the first permanent Chabad community in Australia’s Capital.

Construction Started for New Mikvah in Canberra

AUSTRALIA — Last year, at the behest of Rabbi Aharon Serebryanski, a leading Chabad rabbi in Melbourne, as is the way for the families of young Chabad Rabbis committed to the Chabad mission, young Rabbi Dan and his wife Naomi Avital were sent to Canberra, Australia. Landing in a city unknown to them, belongings packed into their car, they embarked on establishing a life for themselves, and to build the foundations of the first permanent Chabad community in Australia’s Capital.

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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
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave

GERMANY — The Berlin Talmidim Ha'shluchim have accomplished unbelievable and unprecedented things this year. Such as: the first ever Sukka mobile in Berlin; the first ever Chanuka parade; unbeatable Purim parties; huge Pesach sedarim; the first ever Lag ba'omer parade, with over 2000 people in attendance; many daily adults and children Shiurim, including one on one chavrusas with the Bochurim and many other activities.

Berlin Talmidim Hashluchim Recap Year

GERMANY — The Berlin Talmidim Ha’shluchim have accomplished unbelievable and unprecedented things this year. Such as: the first ever Sukka mobile in Berlin; the first ever Chanuka parade; unbeatable Purim parties; huge Pesach sedarim; the first ever Lag ba’omer parade, with over 2000 people in attendance; many daily adults and children Shiurim, including one on one chavrusas with the Bochurim and many other activities.

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Crown Heights Vacation? – Summer Classes for Women!

Staying in Crown Heights this summer? We’ve Got a Vacation for You!

Some people have rented a bungalow and some are going up to their summer homes to enjoy the country air; some may be flying out of town to visit parents or children; and some may be touring Israel or Europe. But for all the women staying in CH this summer – The Bayit has a great vacation for you!

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Rabbi and Mrs. Yudi Zarchi will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Toronto, Ontario where they will establish a new Chabad House – Chabad at Laureleaf, serving the Jewish community in the Bayview – Steeles vicinity.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Avrohom Eliyahu Plotkin, Executive Director of Chabad Lubavitch of Markham.

Announcing New Shluchim To Toronto

Rabbi and Mrs. Yudi Zarchi will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Toronto, Ontario where they will establish a new Chabad House – Chabad at Laureleaf, serving the Jewish community in the Bayview – Steeles vicinity.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Avrohom Eliyahu Plotkin, Executive Director of Chabad Lubavitch of Markham.

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Thursday Night L’Chaims!

3 Thursday Night L’Chaims!

Schneur Kapelushnik (Argentina) Chaya Roumani (Crown Heights)
1350 Carroll St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Shmuly Goldstein (Crown Heights) and Shula Schusterman (Los Angeles, CA)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]

Yanky Gitler (Monsey, NY) and Chava Rittri (Zurich, Switzerland)
L’Chaim Manor, 455 Rte 306, Monsey, NY

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We are pleased to present our sixth online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller. To receive this class weekly to your inbox Click Here.

Ten Minute Torah Video Class! – Parshas Pinchas!


We are pleased to present our sixth online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller. To receive this class weekly to your inbox Click Here.

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By Mottel
Photo Courtesy Basil

An Essay on Religion, Modernity and Pizza


We live in a dual culture - pulled by the Jewish, Chassidic, and uniquely Lubavitcher traditions that bind us, we also seek on some level to integrate into the society around us. Our use of innovations in technology, our homes, and even our clothes, are all the result of the modern world's influence on our lives. [Note to those that take issue with the belief that any modernity has seeped into our Lubavitcher meta-culture: Our mode of dress - be it the short jacket, the choice of a more modern fedora over the more traditional Russian kasket, or even the relatively modern design of the Kapote (based on the Victorian Prince Albert frock) are all signs of our organic adaptation to the modern world]. The calls of modern life offer a lot of potential. They also give room to incredible danger. It is the tension of spanning this spiritual chasm that we must address if we are to remain viable as a group.

Op-Ed: A Fire Burns in Crown Heights

By Mottel
Photo Courtesy Basil

An Essay on Religion, Modernity and Pizza

We live in a dual culture – pulled by the Jewish, Chassidic, and uniquely Lubavitcher traditions that bind us, we also seek on some level to integrate into the society around us. Our use of innovations in technology, our homes, and even our clothes, are all the result of the modern world’s influence on our lives. [Note to those that take issue with the belief that any modernity has seeped into our Lubavitcher meta-culture: Our mode of dress – be it the short jacket, the choice of a more modern fedora over the more traditional Russian kasket, or even the relatively modern design of the Kapote (based on the Victorian Prince Albert frock) are all signs of our organic adaptation to the modern world]. The calls of modern life offer a lot of potential. They also give room to incredible danger. It is the tension of spanning this spiritual chasm that we must address if we are to remain viable as a group.

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This video is of a Baal Habos, Felix Sater speaking at the Chabad of Port Washington annual dinner. Mr Sater talks about a recent miracle he had with the Rebbe through the Ohel and encourages everyone there to visit the Ohel. He finished off by giving $100,000 to Chabad of Port Washington.

Video: Baal Habos Speaks of Miracles with the Rebbe

This video is of a Baal Habos, Felix Sater speaking at the Chabad of Port Washington annual dinner. Mr Sater talks about a recent miracle he had with the Rebbe through the Ohel and encourages everyone there to visit the Ohel. He finished off by giving $100,000 to Chabad of Port Washington.

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By Scott Shifrel for the NY Daily News

BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn woman has filed a lawsuit against General Mills, accusing the food giant of making misleading health claims about the popular kid snack Fruit Roll-Ups.

In the class action filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court, Payton McClure says the company lies when it says the rollups, along with Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, are naturally flavored, low fat, and “a good source of Vitamin C.”

Brooklyn Mom Suing General Mills for ‘Unhealthy’ Snack

By Scott Shifrel for the NY Daily News

BROOKLYN — A Brooklyn woman has filed a lawsuit against General Mills, accusing the food giant of making misleading health claims about the popular kid snack Fruit Roll-Ups.

In the class action filed Tuesday in Manhattan Federal Court, Payton McClure says the company lies when it says the rollups, along with Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Gushers, are naturally flavored, low fat, and “a good source of Vitamin C.”

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Oholei Torah Talmidim Complete Year with Baba Kama Siyum

CROWN HEIGHTS — As the year comes to a close in the mesivtas across the world, Oholei Torah Mesivta under the leadership of Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm ended its year with two major siyumim. A Tanya Siyum was held (as previously reported) and just last week Thursday a major siyum on the entire Mesichta Baba Kamma, all 118 pages with Rashi and Tosefos. One bochur even chazzered the entire mesichta word for word Ba’al peh, which took over 3 days to farher!

Crown Heights News

The Avner Institute presents an extraordinary encounter with a Rabbi Rabinowitz, formerly of the Jewish Center of Highbridge, who describes meeting the Previous Rebbe under somewhat unusual circumstances. Special thanks to Rabbi Michoel Vishetzky for sharing with us this encounter, to learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

A Synagogue Saved by the Previous Rebbe & the Rebbe

The Avner Institute presents an extraordinary encounter with a Rabbi Rabinowitz, formerly of the Jewish Center of Highbridge, who describes meeting the Previous Rebbe under somewhat unusual circumstances. Special thanks to Rabbi Michoel Vishetzky for sharing with us this encounter, to learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

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