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By Mendy Rimler for Lubavitch.com

BALTIMORE — Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore presented local Chabad representatives with a key to the city last Monday.

The key was presented belatedly—in fact 80 years late—but it was received happily at a well attended ceremony at the Baltimore City Hall. Initially intended to be presented by Mayor William Frederick Broening to the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the key had been misplaced by the Mayor shortly before meeting the Rebbe on Jan. 16, 1930, and was missing since then.

After 80 Years, Key to Baltimore Presented to Chabad

By Mendy Rimler for Lubavitch.com

BALTIMORE — Mayor Sheila Dixon of Baltimore presented local Chabad representatives with a key to the city last Monday.

The key was presented belatedly—in fact 80 years late—but it was received happily at a well attended ceremony at the Baltimore City Hall. Initially intended to be presented by Mayor William Frederick Broening to the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the key had been misplaced by the Mayor shortly before meeting the Rebbe on Jan. 16, 1930, and was missing since then.

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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)

“Bosi Legani” In Sydney Australia

Sunday night, Eve of Yud Shvat, the Yortzait of the Preveious Rebbe Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson, as is the custom, following Maariv, in the Yeshiva Centre – Chabad Headquarters of NSW, Australia, the Talmid Hashliach Refoel sheyichye Harkham repeated the first two chapters of the Maamer “Bosi LeGani”. Tommorrow night BE”H will take place a grand farbrengen with the guest speaker Rabbi Benzion sheyichye Milecki of South Head Shull. May we speedily merit the true and complete redemption now!

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Mazal Tov! – 4 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Shmuel Kaufmann (New Orleans, LA) and Rivky Bell (Montreal, Canada) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Yehuda Apfelbaum (New York) and Chana Rochel (bas R Arki) Deitsch (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave].

Erez Friedman (North Miami, FL) and Mushki Mendelson (Queens, NY) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Avi Weiss (Morristown, NJ) and Chana Zelda Isenberg (Morristown, NJ) .
IYH at the Weiss Residence, 19 Knollwood Dr, Morristown, NJ 07960.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!

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Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod

Just a week after we published the protest of a Rabbi in the Chabad community in Melbourne, Rabbi Tzvi Telsner against a handful of depraved and shameless individuals who disguise themselves as Chassidim, that took it upon themselves to cancel the fast of Asara B’Teves and to celebrate it as a holiday – Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod, Chabad Rabbi in Haifa, a letter unprecedented in its sharpness against these groups who willfully shame themselves in Chabads name.

Snowball Effect: R. Axelrod against Zimroni Tzik – Radicals

Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod

Just a week after we published the protest of a Rabbi in the Chabad community in Melbourne, Rabbi Tzvi Telsner against a handful of depraved and shameless individuals who disguise themselves as Chassidim, that took it upon themselves to cancel the fast of Asara B’Teves and to celebrate it as a holiday – Rabbi Gedalia Axelrod, Chabad Rabbi in Haifa, a letter unprecedented in its sharpness against these groups who willfully shame themselves in Chabads name.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmuly Kaufman (New Orleans, LA) and Rivky Bell (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.

Their L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]

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By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, FL
During the eight years that the noted Chassid, Reb Mendel Futerfas, spent in the Gulag in Siberia, courtesy of the Soviet regime, as a result of his “Illegal acts” on behalf of Yiddishkeit, he encountered many an extraordinary character.

In his subsequent years as a spiritual mentor, he would often recount the tales of these personalities and the lessons that he was able to glean from them regarding his service of G-d.

Among these accounts was his encounter with a group of youth belonging to the “Haskalah” (Enlightenment) Movement. Members of this faction were wont to mock and disgrace all that is holy, especially the Jewish faith.

During his chat with the youngsters, they proudly shared their glorious history. They bragged about the day when a group of them, on their way to work, came upon a number of Chassidim walking with their Rebbe, the eminent Rebbe of Rudzhin.

They vividly recalled how they took advantage of the opportunity to ridicule and denigrate the “Fanatic believers.” When the Chassidim failed to react, they unleashed a more sordid battery of venomous insults. Seeing that they had no intentions to relent, the Rebbe turned to the head of the band and said, “It appears that you seek an unusual death.”

Self Destructive Arrogance – The Tendency To Cut The Nose To Spite The Face

By Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov, Jax, FL

During the eight years that the noted Chassid, Reb Mendel Futerfas, spent in the Gulag in Siberia, courtesy of the Soviet regime, as a result of his “Illegal acts” on behalf of Yiddishkeit, he encountered many an extraordinary character.

In his subsequent years as a spiritual mentor, he would often recount the tales of these personalities and the lessons that he was able to glean from them regarding his service of G-d.

Among these accounts was his encounter with a group of youth belonging to the “Haskalah” (Enlightenment) Movement. Members of this faction were wont to mock and disgrace all that is holy, especially the Jewish faith.

During his chat with the youngsters, they proudly shared their glorious history. They bragged about the day when a group of them, on their way to work, came upon a number of Chassidim walking with their Rebbe, the eminent Rebbe of Rudzhin.

They vividly recalled how they took advantage of the opportunity to ridicule and denigrate the “Fanatic believers.” When the Chassidim failed to react, they unleashed a more sordid battery of venomous insults. Seeing that they had no intentions to relent, the Rebbe turned to the head of the band and said, “It appears that you seek an unusual death.”

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By Michelle Boorstein for the Washington Post
Illustration Photo - Orthodox Jews in Mea Shearim, Israel

A poll about Americans' views on Islam concludes that the strongest predictor of prejudice against Muslims is whether a person holds similar feelings about Jews.

The Gallup poll, released Thursday, also finds that people who report going to religious services more than once a week are less likely to harbor bias against Muslims.

Poll: Americans’ Bias Against Jews, Muslims Linked

By Michelle Boorstein for the Washington Post
Illustration Photo – Orthodox Jews in Mea Shearim, Israel

A poll about Americans’ views on Islam concludes that the strongest predictor of prejudice against Muslims is whether a person holds similar feelings about Jews.

The Gallup poll, released Thursday, also finds that people who report going to religious services more than once a week are less likely to harbor bias against Muslims.

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Come join us for a relaxing and enjoyable evening at the Woman & Girls Art Gala this Motzoei Shabbos. Don’t miss this fabulous event. There will be a boutique sale with over 20 vendors, a Chinese auction with fabulous prizes, and a sumptuous milchig buffet. Check out our beautiful art gallery! All happening at the Razag ballroom!

$10 admission includes $10 auction ticket and a chance to win a great prize by Judaica Creations.

$100 gets you 1 ticket in each box at the auction.

Motzoi Shabbos: Women and Girls Art Gala… Don’t Miss It!

Come join us for a relaxing and enjoyable evening at the Woman & Girls Art Gala this Motzoei Shabbos. Don’t miss this fabulous event. There will be a boutique sale with over 20 vendors, a Chinese auction with fabulous prizes, and a sumptuous milchig buffet. Check out our beautiful art gallery! All happening at the Razag ballroom!

$10 admission includes $10 auction ticket and a chance to win a great prize by Judaica Creations.

$100 gets you 1 ticket in each box at the auction.

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Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Boruch Dovid and Tzippy (nee Astulin) Lieder.
IYH at 720 Lefferts Ave [corner Troy Ave].

Mendy and Chaya (nee Goldstein) Zarchi.
IYH at 770 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Avenues].

Yisroel Noach and Slava (nee Edelman) Blank.
IYH at 888 Montgomery St Apt A7 [between Troy and Schenectady Avenues].

Levi and Sara (nee Piekarski) Hurwitz.
IYH at 1349 Union St [between New York and Brooklyn Avenues].

Faivish and Tamar (nee Elberg) Pewzner (Cederhaurst, NY)

Tzvi and Sara Bogomilsky (Miami Beach FL)

Yitzy and Chomi (nee Grossbaum) Schreiber (Melbourne, Australia)

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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