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by Jonah T.

A perfect day for softball. Game conditions at Lefferts Park today were cool, sunny, and dry for the first game of the Crown Heights Softball League season. Players arrived early to stretch for their first outing of the year and took their places in the field and in the dugouts as their wives, children, and fans filled bleachers.

Photo Gallery: Season Opening of the Softball League

by Jonah T.

A perfect day for softball. Game conditions at Lefferts Park today were cool, sunny, and dry for the first game of the Crown Heights Softball League season. Players arrived early to stretch for their first outing of the year and took their places in the field and in the dugouts as their wives, children, and fans filled bleachers.

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New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
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)
by Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org

Anti-government demonstrators block a Bangkok street one day before clashes with Thailand’s military turned violent. (Photo: Nate Robert/Flickr)

With violent anti-government protests flaring just two blocks away from the most active Jewish community center in Thailand, officials Saturday night were advising locals, visiting professionals and tourists to stay away from the government compound in Bangkok.

Foreigners Told to Avoid Thailand Government Compound

by Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

Anti-government demonstrators block a Bangkok street one day before clashes with Thailand’s military turned violent. (Photo: Nate Robert/Flickr)

With violent anti-government protests flaring just two blocks away from the most active Jewish community center in Thailand, officials Saturday night were advising locals, visiting professionals and tourists to stay away from the government compound in Bangkok.

General

Chabad of Melbourne CBD's Rabbi Chaim Herzog has been appointed chaplain of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) city campus. Rabbi Herzog said the role was particularly important for overseas students studying at the university. He was inducted by Riad Galil, who works on the campus in the area of student services.

Chabad Rabbi Appointed to RMIT

Chabad of Melbourne CBD’s Rabbi Chaim Herzog has been appointed chaplain of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) city campus. Rabbi Herzog said the role was particularly important for overseas students studying at the university. He was inducted by Riad Galil, who works on the campus in the area of student services.

Shlichus
by Jonah T.

LAST YEARS CHAMPS: Top: (L to R) Avremy Zuntz, Levi Feigenson, Noach Hebber, Binyomin Klein, Lipa Lieberman, Chesky Malamud, Nochum Greenwald, Ronen Kaniarski, Menachem M. Krinsky.
Bottom: (L to R) Mendy Smetana, Shmulik Zalmenov, Dovid Teich, Momo Spielman.

The Crown Heights Softball League's fifth season opener is this Sunday at Lefferts Park. Whether you're a savvy sports fan who wants to get deeper into the game, or a curious resident of the neighborhood, join other fans on the bleachers for the back-to-back games. The game card includes: The Tribe versus the Mulles leading off at 9 AM, followed by the Red Heifers versus the Kloppers at 10:30 AM.

CH Softball Leagues 5th Season Opens Sunday

by Jonah T.

LAST YEARS CHAMPS: Top: (L to R) Avremy Zuntz, Levi Feigenson, Noach Hebber, Binyomin Klein, Lipa Lieberman, Chesky Malamud, Nochum Greenwald, Ronen Kaniarski, Menachem M. Krinsky.
Bottom: (L to R) Mendy Smetana, Shmulik Zalmenov, Dovid Teich, Momo Spielman.

The Crown Heights Softball League’s fifth season opener is this Sunday at Lefferts Park. Whether you’re a savvy sports fan who wants to get deeper into the game, or a curious resident of the neighborhood, join other fans on the bleachers for the back-to-back games. The game card includes: The Tribe versus the Mulles leading off at 9 AM, followed by the Red Heifers versus the Kloppers at 10:30 AM.

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax. Fl.
Moved by a powerful sense of humility and worthlessness, two spiritually accomplished mystics were observed rolling on the floor while repeatedly affirming their sense of worthlessness.

The true extent of their humility was not quite known however, until, to their chagrin, an individual of far lesser spiritual status decided to join them.

With rolling eyes, the mystics were overheard whispering to each other in utter disgust: “Look who thinks he’s nobody!”

“If you do His will only because it makes sense to you, then what has it got to do with Him? You are doing ‘your will’. You’re back in prison.” (Tzvi Freeman – Bringing Heaven Down To Earth)

“Spirituality” has got to be the most misused term in the human lexicon. It’s a word that could describe just about anything you want, from a spectacular sunset to a moving operatic rendition. It means as many different things to as many different people.

Look who thinks he’s nobody!” – The Elusive Pursuit of Spirituality

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax. Fl.

Moved by a powerful sense of humility and worthlessness, two spiritually accomplished mystics were observed rolling on the floor while repeatedly affirming their sense of worthlessness.

The true extent of their humility was not quite known however, until, to their chagrin, an individual of far lesser spiritual status decided to join them.

With rolling eyes, the mystics were overheard whispering to each other in utter disgust: “Look who thinks he’s nobody!”

“If you do His will only because it makes sense to you, then what has it got to do with Him? You are doing ‘your will’. You’re back in prison.” (Tzvi Freeman – Bringing Heaven Down To Earth)

“Spirituality” has got to be the most misused term in the human lexicon. It’s a word that could describe just about anything you want, from a spectacular sunset to a moving operatic rendition. It means as many different things to as many different people.

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Mazal Tov! – Sholom Zochors this Week!

This Weeks Sholom Zochors!

Dovid and Hindy (nee Krinsky) Kanarfogel
1245 Carroll St [between Brooklyn and New York]

Yossi and Rivki (nee Gray) Diamont
399 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

Chaim Dovid and Raizy (nee Lowenbine) Hackner
1461 President St [betwenn Albany and Kingston]

Dovid and Binie (nee Abramowitz) New
392 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

Shmulik and Shterna (nee Heintz) Zhelezniak
1147 Lincoln Pl [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Sruli and Dina (nee Shpigelman) Krasnianski
Anshei Lubavitch, 6850 Avenue Trans Island, Montreal, Canada

Chaim and Bassy Mendelsohn
18 Wycliffe St, Ottawa, Canada

Lipa and Baila (nee Nadler) Baumgarten (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Moshe and Shaina (nee Raskin) Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia)

Aaron and Shterna (nee Shusterman) Adelist (Melbourne, Australia)

Mazel Tov's

A car service Lincoln Town Car went up in flames yesterday, the incident took place on East New York at around 3:00pm, eye witnesses said flames started coming out from under the hood and an explosion engulfed the entire car in flames.

Taxi Goes Up in Flames

A car service Lincoln Town Car went up in flames yesterday, the incident took place on East New York at around 3:00pm, eye witnesses said flames started coming out from under the hood and an explosion engulfed the entire car in flames.

Fires
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Two of the most fundamental tenets of the Jewish faith – as listed by Maimonides among the Thirteen Principles of the Jewish Faith – are the belief in the ultimate redemption, an awaited era of world peace, prosperity and wisdom, and the belief that the dead will be resurrected at that time.

New Moshiach Mega-Site Launched

Two of the most fundamental tenets of the Jewish faith – as listed by Maimonides among the Thirteen Principles of the Jewish Faith – are the belief in the ultimate redemption, an awaited era of world peace, prosperity and wisdom, and the belief that the dead will be resurrected at that time.

Chabad News
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Nearly 100 people participated in a public seder with Shluchim Rabbi Yossi and Suri Marozov in Ulyanovsk, Russia. In the past, they rented a hall to conduct their seder, but this night was different. For the first time, the seder took place at their center!

Pesach in Ulyanovsk

Nearly 100 people participated in a public seder with Shluchim Rabbi Yossi and Suri Marozov in Ulyanovsk, Russia. In the past, they rented a hall to conduct their seder, but this night was different. For the first time, the seder took place at their center!

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By Joshua Runyan for Chabad.org

According to news reports, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left the Bishkek White House in the Kyrgyzstan capital after protestors overcame police on Wednesday. (Photo: Ondřej Žváček/Creative Commons)

A day after an apparent overthrow sent an incumbent president from office and led a former foreign minister to claim executive authority, Rabbi Arye Raichman said from his home in Bishkek that the violence that engulfed the Kyrgyzstan capital on Wednesday had spared the Jewish community.

Kyrgyzstan Violence Spares Bishkek Jewish Community

By Joshua Runyan for Chabad.org
According to news reports, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev left the Bishkek White House in the Kyrgyzstan capital after protestors overcame police on Wednesday. (Photo: Ondřej Žváček/Creative Commons)

A day after an apparent overthrow sent an incumbent president from office and led a former foreign minister to claim executive authority, Rabbi Arye Raichman said from his home in Bishkek that the violence that engulfed the Kyrgyzstan capital on Wednesday had spared the Jewish community.

Chabad News