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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

The 15th of Av corresponds this year to Wednesday, August 15th. Of this date on the Jewish calendar, the Mishna says, “There were no holidays so joyous for the Jewish People as the Fifteenth of Av and Yom HaKippurim, for on those days, daughters of Jerusalem would go out dressed in borrowed white dresses.

A Match Made In Iraq

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

The 15th of Av corresponds this year to Wednesday, August 15th. Of this date on the Jewish calendar, the Mishna says, “There were no holidays so joyous for the Jewish People as the Fifteenth of Av and Yom HaKippurim, for on those days, daughters of Jerusalem would go out dressed in borrowed white dresses.

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New Engagement!

Moti Kuperman (Moscow, Russia) to Sharona Kulski (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Salami (Beverly Hills, CA)
New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
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)

A Maamar the Rebbe Broadcast From His Room – Now in English

A Chasidic discourse the Rebbe delivered in 1977, as he was recuperating from a heart attack he had suffered that year, has been translated into English.

A new volume in the popular Chasidic Heritage Series was released today, entitled “The Path to Selflessness.”

It is a translation of Yehuda Atah 5738, delivered by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson on the eve of the fast of the Tenth of Tevet 5738 (1977).

At that time, the Rebbe was recuperating from a heart attack he had suffered on the night of Shemini Atzeret, and would periodically deliver addresses from his office at Lubavitch World Headquarters, by way of a special hookup system, to the main synagogue.

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Moshe Hecht Live in Concert

On Sunday August 2, singer-songwriter Moshe Hecht performed for an audience of 150 at Anshe Shalom Chabad Gardens Hall (Kew Gardens). The concert featured storytelling and Moshe’s eclectic blend of folk, blues and reggae songs that will appear on his soon-to-be-released debut album.

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16-year-old Ethan Berg never imagined he would celebrate his bar mitzvah with two New York rabbis inside the walls of a military chapel on Guam. “It was very meaningful. I've never had that. Interesting experience. It was so beautiful,” he said.

A local chapel was dedicated to members of Jewish faith by the US Navy and the Air Force in 1976. Now the two Rabbis that are here today from Brooklyn, New York are hoping to infuse some fire and a little spark into the Jewish community on base locally.

Video – Merkos Shluchim Help Guam Jews Keep the Faith

16-year-old Ethan Berg never imagined he would celebrate his bar mitzvah with two New York rabbis inside the walls of a military chapel on Guam. “It was very meaningful. I’ve never had that. Interesting experience. It was so beautiful,” he said.

A local chapel was dedicated to members of Jewish faith by the US Navy and the Air Force in 1976. Now the two Rabbis that are here today from Brooklyn, New York are hoping to infuse some fire and a little spark into the Jewish community on base locally.

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By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register

DES MOINES, IA — A one-time executive at Agriprocessors Inc. pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy charge related to alleged bank fraud at the Postville slaughterhouse.

Yomtov “Toby” Bensasson was convicted of conspiracy to make false statements to a bank. The 56-year-old admitted that he conspired between September 2007 and October 2008 to lie to a bank to receive advances on a loan.

Agriprocessors Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy

By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register

DES MOINES, IA — A one-time executive at Agriprocessors Inc. pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy charge related to alleged bank fraud at the Postville slaughterhouse.

Yomtov “Toby” Bensasson was convicted of conspiracy to make false statements to a bank. The 56-year-old admitted that he conspired between September 2007 and October 2008 to lie to a bank to receive advances on a loan.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmuel Dovid Wilhelm (Toronto, Canada) and Mushky Dubov (Princton, NJ) on their engagement.

Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Noson Potash (London, England) and Chaya Mushka Hecht (S Franciso, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St, [corner Schenectady Ave].

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Mazal Tov! – 4 Wednesday Night L’Chaims!

Shmuel Dovid Wilhelm (Toronto, Canada) and Mushky Dubov (Princton, NJ) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Noson Potash (London, England) and Chaya Mushka Hecht (S Franciso, CA) .
IYH at Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St, [corner Schenectady Ave].

Yosef Yitzchok Biton (Sarcelles, France) and Chaya Rochel Elharrar (Los Angeles) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Shalom Ber Shuchat (Caracas, Venezuela) and Chaya Orenstein (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].

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

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — For many years, Crown Heights residents have run their errands on Kingston Avenue, picking up groceries, shopping for clothing and furniture, as well as purchasing Judaica items. Yet recently, neighborhood businesses have been experiencing setbacks due to the economic downturn.

Kinderific Relocates

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — For many years, Crown Heights residents have run their errands on Kingston Avenue, picking up groceries, shopping for clothing and furniture, as well as purchasing Judaica items. Yet recently, neighborhood businesses have been experiencing setbacks due to the economic downturn.

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USA Today Interviews in Crown Heights

Bassya Steinhauser, 6, getting interviewed today.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — USA Today, an American daily newspaper, has been conducting video interviews around the country, and speaking to different types of people of various religions. Among the topics discussed were spiritually, the future, and faith.

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