
Photos: Injured Shliach Farbrengs for Yud Alef Nissan
BROOKLYN [CHI] — Thursday night, a special Yud Alef Nissan Fabrengen was held at the Chaim Solomon Rehab Center in Gravesend Bay. Rabbi Zalman Liberow, a Shliach in Brooklyn who was injured in an accident some months ago Fabregned.
Four Pirsum Rishon Pictures in Honor of 11 Nissan
In Honor Of Yud Aleph Nissan, CrownHeights.info and The Avner Institute would like to present a series of four newly released photos of the Rebbe from Motzei Shabbos Mevarchim Shevat 5739/January 27, 1979, In the third photo the Rebbe is standing up, for the first time since his heart attack a few months earlier on Simchas Torah, to encourage his audience to sing during a farbrengen.

Chabad on Hand as MN Governor Proclaims Education and Sharing Day
Chabad delegation on hand as Governor Pawlenty proclaims Education and Sharing Day in Minnesota. Delegation of Chabad rabbis with Governor Pawlenty. L to R; Rabbi Gershon Grossbaum, Rabbi Levi Feller, Rabbi Moshe Feller, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Rabbi Shlomo Bendet, Rabbi Asher Zeilingold, Rabbi Dovid Greene, Rabbi Yossi Bendet.
Have you ever stood in the supermarket and wondered if a certain fruit or vegetable was easy to check for insects, or should be avoided altogether? Were you at a loss at where to find out this information? Then look no further...the OK has just released its popular Vegetable Checking Guide as a free iPhone app.
OK Kosher Releases New iPhone App in Time for Pesach!
Have you ever stood in the supermarket and wondered if a certain fruit or vegetable was easy to check for insects, or should be avoided altogether? Were you at a loss at where to find out this information? Then look no further…the OK has just released its popular Vegetable Checking Guide as a free iPhone app.
Excitement and surprise filled all present as the name Menachem Mendel was announced - a truly uncommon name for that Persian community.
The joy was overwhelming as a Persian couple, married for over 18 years, gave birth to their first baby boy. On the eighth day, in a highly festive spirit, the Bris was performed in Chabad of Brookville by the Mohel, Rabbi Levi Heber. The father donned Tefillin and served as Sandek. Rabbi Mendy Heber, the Shliach of Brookville, was honored to bless the child and introduce his Hebrew name.
And his Name Menachem Mendel
The joy was overwhelming as a Persian couple, married for over 18 years, gave birth to their first baby boy. On the eighth day, in a highly festive spirit, the Bris was performed in Chabad of Brookville by the Mohel, Rabbi Levi Heber. The father donned Tefillin and served as Sandek. Rabbi Mendy Heber, the Shliach of Brookville, was honored to bless the child and introduce his Hebrew name.
Mazal Tov Mathless! – It’s A Girl!
Mendy and Devora Leah (nee Rubin) Mathless (Crown Heights)
By this time over 400 children have already joined MyShliach's Contest - did you? MyShliach's Yud Aleph Nissan gift to the Rebbe encompasses two very important aspects of a young shliach or shlucha's life: learning and shlichus.
Many Already Joined MyShliach’s Yud Alef Nissan Contest
By this time over 400 children have already joined MyShliach’s Contest – did you? MyShliach’s Yud Aleph Nissan gift to the Rebbe encompasses two very important aspects of a young shliach or shlucha’s life: learning and shlichus.
Photos: Tank Parade in Toronto!
TORONTO [CHI] — A Mitzvah Tank parade took to the streets on Thursday in Toronto, Ontario. The 5 mobile homes were dedicated to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson whose 108th birthday was on the 11th of Nissan. Arranged by Toronto Bochurim.
Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Parade Yet!
With Lag Baomer just over a month away, the parade organizers are hard at work producing the parade, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of Jewish children from all over Brooklyn and the surrounding boroughs.
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Sunday and Monday morning she can be reached at (203) 776-8168
Condolences can also be emailed to YudyCohen@Verizon.net
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Yehudit Kaner
Yehudit Kaner is sitting shiva after the loss of her father.
She is reachable at home (410) 674-7512
Sunday and Monday morning she can be reached at (203) 776-8168
Condolences can also be emailed to YudyCohen@Verizon.net
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
A reader sent in this picture of one of the Hatzalah Ambulances getting a pre-Pesach wash at the car wash on Bedford Ave.
Picture of the Day – Hatzalah Ambulance Gets Cleaned
A reader sent in this picture of one of the Hatzalah Ambulances getting a pre-Pesach wash at the car wash on Bedford Ave.
To the horse it was about oats. The horse knew that upon arrival it would receive a hearty bowl of feed. The impending reward was enough to motivate it to keep running from point A to point B all day long – day in and day out.
In the eyes of the coachman – a simple person who was often a bit uncouth – it was not much different. He could hardly wait to reach the impending destination and receive his wages so he could be off to the local tavern for a good drink of aqua vitae and a healthy bite to go along.
As for the dignitary inside the coach, the purpose was understood in an entirely different light. To him the true objective for the voyage was the important business that needed to be attended.
More Than a Bowl of Oats – Kabbala Of Self-Sacrifice Continued
Back In the day when modern travel was still a dream, people would depend on a horse drawn carriage as their means of transportation. Such travel consisted of a horse, a coachman and, of course, a passenger – often an important dignitary or nobleman. Yet each of these components had their own divergent perception of the journey.
To the horse it was about oats. The horse knew that upon arrival it would receive a hearty bowl of feed. The impending reward was enough to motivate it to keep running from point A to point B all day long – day in and day out.
In the eyes of the coachman – a simple person who was often a bit uncouth – it was not much different. He could hardly wait to reach the impending destination and receive his wages so he could be off to the local tavern for a good drink of aqua vitae and a healthy bite to go along.
As for the dignitary inside the coach, the purpose was understood in an entirely different light. To him the true objective for the voyage was the important business that needed to be attended.
This Weeks Sholom Zochors!
Benyamin and Chanie (nee Newman) Kosofsky
906 Eastern Pkwy, Apt 3 [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Rachamim and Margalit Chudaitov
1532 President St [between Troy and Albany Ave]
Moshe and Zeesy Grossbaum
Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St [corner Schenectady Ave]
Raffi and Sarah (nee Porter) Katz
493 Maple St, 1st Floor [between Kingston and Brooklyn]
Shmuly and Esti (nee Kessler) Borenstein
558 Montgomery St [between New York and Brooklyn Ave]
Berel and Mushka (nee Flint) Greenfeld
363 New York Ave, Apt 1H [entrance on Carroll St]
Nochum and Chana Dvora Labkowski
433 Crown St [between Kingston and Brookyn Ave]
Levke and Elka Kaplan
483 Albany Ave [between Empire and Lefferts Ave]
Yochanan and Rachel (nee Beenstock) Gordon (Crown Heights)
Tzvi and Sheva Tauby (Shluchim to Manhattan)
Mendy and Shulamis (nee Nagar) Pellin