Benny Friedman singing a at recent Chupa at 'Terrace on the Park' in Queens NY.
Video – Benny Friedman at a Chupa at Terrace on the Park
Benny Friedman singing a at recent Chupa at ‘Terrace on the Park’ in Queens NY.
Benny Friedman singing a at recent Chupa at ‘Terrace on the Park’ in Queens NY.
In a chaotic and tumultuous day, which drew out a record number of voters, the only victor turned out to be Zaki Tamir who is the only candidate to secure over 50% of the vote. An additional 2 are needed to meet the minimum of 3 required to run the Vaad, and there will be a runoff between candidates Shea Hecht, Yossi Hackner and Fishel Brownstein.
A total of 1932 ballots were confirmed in the elections for Gaboim, and a candidate would require a minimum of 967 to be elected as Gabbai, the winners are Menachem Gerlitzky, Avrohom Holtzberg, and Yosef Losh. Zalman Lipsker made it by with 3 votes and his will be recounted.
The Simcha hall on Crown and Albany was swarming with hundreds of boys this Thursday evening. They were ready to receive their long awaited “Sefarim Vouchers”, that they earned this past year attending Yeshivas Erev Yehuda Kalman.
SYDNEY — This Moitzoai Shabbos Kodesh, Rosh Chodesh Tamuz, the Yeshiva Centre – Chabad headquarters of NSW under the Auspices of Rabbi Pinchus Hacohen Feldman SHLIT”A Head Shliach of NSW, Australia, organised a special Melaveh Malkah for the Shluchim of NSW and the ACT with International Guest Speaker Rabbi Shmuel Lew SHLITA.
Wednesday June 9th saw the continuation of the “Belev Echad Tour”, a program treating ten wounded IDF soldiers to a ten day tour of the U.S., hosted by Rabbi Uriel and Shevy Vigler of Chabad Israel Center of the Upper East Side in conjunction with Chabad Terror Victims Project in Israel.
In a short speech on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman from Indiana Mike Pence asked; “Mr. President, Whose Side Are You On?”
STAMFORD — Friday morning, at the Bris for the son of Shluchim, Rabbi Chezy and Sheva Deren, Shluchim to Stamford, United States Senator from Connecticut, Joseph Lieberman prepares to place their Shliach’s baby on Kiseh Shel Eliyahu.
Lazer (ben R. Eli) Cohen (Crown Heights) and Mookie Blasinstein (Sydney, Australia)
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the untimely passing of Zlata Geisinsky Shlucha in Bathesda, Maryland at the age of 49.
She is survived by her husband; Rabbi Bentzion Geisinsky. Mother; Asya Dubrawsky. Children; Aidie Shusterman (Beverly Hills, CA), Sender Geisinsky (Bathesda, MD), Rochie Charytan (MD), Mushky, Mendy, and Moishe. Siblings; Sara Gurewitz (Lyons, France), Fitche Dubrawsky (Curitiba, Brazil), Lipa Dubrawsky (Vancouver, BC), Mira Labkowsky (Los Angeles, CA), and Chana Katzman (Staten Island, NY).
The Levaya will take place Monday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapels at 1:15pm and passing by 770 at around 1:45pm.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Last week a Russian club on Emmons Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, was transformed into an evening of the Tribute to Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Hershel and Mimi (nee Wishnev) Weiszner (Crown Heights)
There will be a community blood drive today, Monday June 14th at 3:00pm to 9:00pm at the Ahavas Chesed Center on 271 Kingston Ave Lincoln and St Johns Pl.
AUSTRALIA — On Friday, Cheder Chabad in Sydney had their grand finale for the ‘Kovod Ze Lzeh’ program. With boys walking away with glass chess sets, pictures of the Rebbe, and lots of other prizes.
The polls have officially closed and the estimated count of those who came out to vote is around 2000, by far the largest turnout for any elections in Crown Heights history.
Over the next hours the ballots will be counted and the tally will be announced when done.