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By Michael C. Duke for the Jewish Herald-Voice
In what started out as a mere lunch-n-learn program nearly a decade ago, today, has become West Houston’s newest full-fledged Jewish education institution, complete with children’s Hebrew school, adult-learning classes and, of course, Shabbat and holiday events.

The Chai Learning Center of West Houston, located at 14133 Memorial Dr., one block west of Kirkwood Dr., is the product of a growing and spiritually hungry Jewish community on the city’s west side, explained the center’s founder and director, Rabbi Dovid Goldstein.

Chai on Learning in West Houston

By Michael C. Duke for the Jewish Herald-Voice

In what started out as a mere lunch-n-learn program nearly a decade ago, today, has become West Houston’s newest full-fledged Jewish education institution, complete with children’s Hebrew school, adult-learning classes and, of course, Shabbat and holiday events.

The Chai Learning Center of West Houston, located at 14133 Memorial Dr., one block west of Kirkwood Dr., is the product of a growing and spiritually hungry Jewish community on the city’s west side, explained the center’s founder and director, Rabbi Dovid Goldstein.

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Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.edu

The Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton, which kicks off Nov. 6 in Brooklyn, N.Y., grows with each passing year.

CROWN HEIGHTS — Hundreds of Jewish college students representing campuses around the world are making their way to New York City for the Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton, an annual weekend known both for its inspirational and educational content, and its ability to foster student connections transcending national borders.

Crown Heights Opens Doors to International Students

By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.edu
The Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton, which kicks off Nov. 6 in Brooklyn, N.Y., grows with each passing year.

CROWN HEIGHTS — Hundreds of Jewish college students representing campuses around the world are making their way to New York City for the Chabad on Campus International Student Shabbaton, an annual weekend known both for its inspirational and educational content, and its ability to foster student connections transcending national borders.

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Chabad of Northwest CT dedicates Mumbai Torah

WATERBURY, CT [CHI] — It is human nature to seek the good in even the blackest of tragedies. One would be hard pressed to find the light in the four-day terrorist attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, which killed 164 civilians and security personnel last November, including Rabbi Gabriel Holtzberg and his wife, Rivka, a young couple running the Chabad Nariman House that is now thought to have been the target of the city-wide attack.

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In a letter sent home from schools, community physicians warn of a Mumps outbreak in our community. The note said that “although at this time seems concentrated amongst adolescent boys; we expect will spread further throughout the community.” The note goes on to explain what the symptoms are and how to go about treating it.

Urgent Message from Community Doctors Regarding Mumps Outbreak

In a letter sent home from schools, community physicians warn of a Mumps outbreak in our community. The note said that “although at this time seems concentrated amongst adolescent boys; we expect will spread further throughout the community.” The note goes on to explain what the symptoms are and how to go about treating it.

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl.
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense in fighting
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense at all
Sitting on a fence is a man who strokes his twenty beards
Sitting on a fence is a man who drinks real ale

But the real problem with this man
Is he says he can’t when he can
He’d rather not get his hands dirty
He’ll still be there when he’s thirty

I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying if and but
I lied to myself right from the start
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence is a man who looks up to his guardian
Sitting on a fence is a man who swings from poll to poll
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees both sides of both sides
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks down on opinion

A Foot In Each World – Sitting On The Fence Syndrome

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, Fl.

Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense in fighting
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees no sense at all
Sitting on a fence is a man who strokes his twenty beards
Sitting on a fence is a man who drinks real ale

But the real problem with this man
Is he says he can’t when he can
He’d rather not get his hands dirty
He’ll still be there when he’s thirty

I told myself to keep my mouth shut
But I still end up saying if and but
I lied to myself right from the start
And I’ve just worked out that I’m falling apart

Sitting on a fence is a man who looks up to his guardian
Sitting on a fence is a man who swings from poll to poll
Sitting on a fence is a man who sees both sides of both sides
Sitting on a fence is a man who looks down on opinion

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Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Elad and Sarah Leah (nee Sarosario) Rozenfeld.
IYH at 1449 Caroll St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Zalman and Chanie (nee Klein) Shapiro.
IYH at 1582 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Chaim and Mindle (nee Raigorodsky) Zaetz.
IYH at 706 Eastern Eastern Pkwy, Apt 6I [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Berel and Sima (nee Lokshin) Edelkopf.
IYH at 459 Crown St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Moshe and Shoshana Tal.
IYH at 471 Crown St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Zalman and Nechama (nee Schmerling) Glick.
IYH at 715 Eastern Pkwy, Apt 2 [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yehuda and Yehudis Gellis.
IYH at 469 Maple St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Mordechai and Miriam Roth.
IYH at 51 Park Ln, Monsey, NY 10977.

Betzalel and Nomi (nee Kaner) Sandman (New Haven, CT) .

Please stay tuned as we update this list when information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info. Thank You!!

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First Ever Walk4Friendship Montreal!

MONTREAL [CHI] — Imagine a small town, all within the confines of four walls, where all of Montreal’s children with special needs can practice basic life skills—shopping for groceries, counting change, paying bills at the bank.

Now imagine hundreds of people walking together to make this happen.

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PSA: Father & Son Learning Program Starting Motzai Shabbos

Avos Ubanim International and the Igud Menahalei Yeshivos are proud to announce the official launching of this year’s Father & Son learning program.

Fathers! Here is a golden opportunity to spend quality time with your son! Join many other fathers and sons as they gather for an hour of learning and quality time. The Kol Torah is contagious!

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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Barnstable police respond to a break-in at the Chabad Jewish Center on West Main Street in Hyannis yesterday.

HYANNIS, MA — Three youths will be arraigned Friday morning in connection with Tuesday’s break-in at the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Cod. The local teenagers are accused of vandalizing the synagogue, pulling a charity box off the wall, smashing doors, and throwing phylacteries on the floor. Especially disturbing to the center’s rabbi and the broader community was the overt message the teens left in their wake.

When the break-in was discovered Wednesday, images of Adolf Hitler were displayed on each computer screen. Anti-Semitic literature was strewn around the building.

Chabad Center Vandalized, Community Pulls Together

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com
Barnstable police respond to a break-in at the Chabad Jewish Center on West Main Street in Hyannis yesterday.

HYANNIS, MA — Three youths will be arraigned Friday morning in connection with Tuesday’s break-in at the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Cod. The local teenagers are accused of vandalizing the synagogue, pulling a charity box off the wall, smashing doors, and throwing phylacteries on the floor. Especially disturbing to the center’s rabbi and the broader community was the overt message the teens left in their wake.

When the break-in was discovered Wednesday, images of Adolf Hitler were displayed on each computer screen. Anti-Semitic literature was strewn around the building.

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Artist drawing of Sholom Rubashkin taking the witness stand during his financial-fraud trial in federal court in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, November 5, 2009. By Mark Marturello for the Des Moines Register.

The presentation of testimony at the trial of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin in South Dakota has ended. The defense has rested.

Monday morning, 22 Cheshvan, the lawyers will present final arguments. And then the case will go to the jury for deliberation.

Rubashkin Trial is Over

Artist drawing of Sholom Rubashkin taking the witness stand during his financial-fraud trial in federal court in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, November 5, 2009. By Mark Marturello for the Des Moines Register.

The presentation of testimony at the trial of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin in South Dakota has ended. The defense has rested.

Monday morning, 22 Cheshvan, the lawyers will present final arguments. And then the case will go to the jury for deliberation.

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Rebbe, why didn't Chabad establish its headquarters in Israel? Are you not concerned with assimilation? These questions feature in a private audience between the Rebbe and the Directors of the Hillel Foundation, in August 1959. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: portraitofaleader.org

Rebbe, Why Are Chabad’s Headquarters Not In Israel?

Rebbe, why didn’t Chabad establish its headquarters in Israel? Are you not concerned with assimilation? These questions feature in a private audience between the Rebbe and the Directors of the Hillel Foundation, in August 1959. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: portraitofaleader.org

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