Chabad’s Jewish Women’s Circle recently enjoyed two special events to culminate a successful year of meaningful and exciting programs.
Regarded as a matriarch of Jewish life and education in southern Connecticut, Rivkah Hecht passed away July 8 at the age of 91. A transplant from Malden, Mass., she arrived in New Haven in 1946 with her husband, Rabbi Moshe “Maurice” Hecht. Together, they established and presided over a network of schools responsible for the instruction of tens of thousands of Jewish students.
We are pleased to present our eighth online class in the “Torah in Ten” series, presented by the editor-in-chief of Kol Menachem, Rabbi Chaim Miller, to receive this class the your Inbox subscribe here: www.torahinten.com
The breakneck rise and fall of New York developer Shaya Boymelgreen unfolds like a Gilded Age novel of social ascendance: young man immigrates to ethnic neighborhood in big city; accidentally takes part in Crown Heights riot of historic importance; strikes up fortuitous friendship with Uzbek diamond billionaire who agrees to bankroll his projects; gambles on some of boom era’s most talked about and coveted developments; and then, as quickly as he rises, disappears, lawsuits and angry creditors chasing his wake.
It’s hard for the average kid to be in two places at once. But Ari Cohen is not your average kid. Last summer, the spunky six-year old became a favorite of 83 Gan Israel day camps around the world. This year, he hopes to make even more friends.
Cohen was born with Trisomy 9 Mosaic, a rare chromosomal disorder. Most babies born with this syndrome do not survive their first birthday. Yet Ari, who struggles with even the most basic of tasks, has thrived beyond anyone’s expectations. Even so, he doesn’t speak, is not toilet-trained, and has difficulty focusing.
But despite his disabilities, Leah Cohen was determined to give her son the Gan Israel experience. “Ari is in public school all year,” says his mother, “and camp is his one chance to be together with other kids in a fun, Jewish environment.” Mrs. Cohen found her son a camp, Gan Israel of Boca Raton, Florida, and the indispensable shadow to accompany him there.
Tuesday, a tragic plane crash claimed the lives of a grandfather along with 3 of his grandchildren. Reb Moshe Menorah, a well known philanthropist from the Jewish community in Chicago, took off from a small Michigan airport with 4 passengers and crashed shortly after taking off.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Henny (Henne Elke) Sufrin longtime Shlucha in England, wife of R. Aron Dov (AD) Sufrin A”H.
She is survived by her children, Shliach Rabbi Aryeh Sufrun (Ilford, Essex UK), Shluach Baila Hecht (Crown Heights), R. Eli Sufrin (FL), and R. Boruch Sufrin (CA).
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
The second session of Yarchai Kallah, unning this Sunday, 7th of Av (July 18th), Yarchai Kallah is a great opportunities to sample yeshiva life or revisit past memories in Yeshiva.
Yaakov Yosef Raskin (Burlington, VT) and Mussie Greenberg (Los Angeles, CA)
Over ninety emissaries, educators, community and campus rabbis from all over the United Kingdom gathered this week to participate in the annual Chabad Lubavitch UK conference.
Chabad schools around the country are getting their Facebook fans together in attempt to win $500,000. Kohl’s Department Stores will be dispersing $10 million among 20 schools.
Back again by popular demand! Vacation Crown Heights has begun it’s 2nd week!
What brought smiles to the faces of 100’s of women last summer and memories of inspiration, fun, guidance and friendship is back again with so much more.
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