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Thousands of Yiddishe residents of Boro Park celebrated Simchas Beis Hashoeva, they danced and sang together on 13th Ave between 47th and 48th street in Boro Park Brooklyn. This is the third year that Chabad of Borough Park, under the directorship of Rabbi Aaron Ginsberg, organized such an event.

Video Playlist – Simchas Beis Hashoeva on 13th Ave

Thousands of Yiddishe residents of Boro Park celebrated Simchas Beis Hashoeva, they danced and sang together on 13th Ave between 47th and 48th street in Boro Park Brooklyn. This is the third year that Chabad of Borough Park, under the directorship of Rabbi Aaron Ginsberg, organized such an event.

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Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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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
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Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
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Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
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Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
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Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
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Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
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Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
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Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
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by Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Ten principals of Jewish schools across North America gathered in Brooklyn this week to participate in the Menachem Education Foundation’s Principal Leadership Program. The program began with an informal dinner on Monday, Oct. 5, and continued with two full days of intensive and challenging workshops on Oct. 6 and 7.

Jewish Principals Kick Off Innovative Leadership Program

by Yonit Tanenbaum

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Ten principals of Jewish schools across North America gathered in Brooklyn this week to participate in the Menachem Education Foundation’s Principal Leadership Program. The program began with an informal dinner on Monday, Oct. 5, and continued with two full days of intensive and challenging workshops on Oct. 6 and 7.

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I guess the seven year itch theory is true. Or perhaps I was just being optimistic that things had, perhaps, changed for the better. Either way, I finally decided that after seven years of avoidance, I would risk venturing out to Kingston Avenue during Simchas Bais Hashoeiva. My objective was to observe and report on its current state, to determine if it was safe yet to bring my little children to participate in the celebration.

Would I be able to expose my children to the true and intended nature of the most joyous celebrations in Jewish history dating back to the Bais Hamikdash? Or would I be risking their safety by allowing them to be bombarded by what appear to be insane asylum escapees with smashed hats and beards that betray what they had for breakfast the week before, violently waving tattered yellow flags on broomsticks, while pushing and shoving in a circular fashion – their version of dancing?

As I approached Kingston Avenue, I first passed the children, teens and adults of all ages who, as in years past, were crowding around the on-duty police officers, marveling at the sight of a real gun. “Is that a real gun?” I overheard one young adult asking with a tone that betrayed a childish glee. “Did you ever shoot anyone?” asked another.

Op-Ed: Whose Event Is It Anyway?

I guess the seven year itch theory is true. Or perhaps I was just being optimistic that things had, perhaps, changed for the better. Either way, I finally decided that after seven years of avoidance, I would risk venturing out to Kingston Avenue during Simchas Bais Hashoeiva. My objective was to observe and report on its current state, to determine if it was safe yet to bring my little children to participate in the celebration.

Would I be able to expose my children to the true and intended nature of the most joyous celebrations in Jewish history dating back to the Bais Hamikdash? Or would I be risking their safety by allowing them to be bombarded by what appear to be insane asylum escapees with smashed hats and beards that betray what they had for breakfast the week before, violently waving tattered yellow flags on broomsticks, while pushing and shoving in a circular fashion – their version of dancing?

As I approached Kingston Avenue, I first passed the children, teens and adults of all ages who, as in years past, were crowding around the on-duty police officers, marveling at the sight of a real gun. “Is that a real gun?” I overheard one young adult asking with a tone that betrayed a childish glee. “Did you ever shoot anyone?” asked another.

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Mayor Rudy, Rabbi A.B. Itkin, Rabbi Dovid Kaplan, and Rabbi Yitzchok Hecht

KINGSTON, NY [CHI] — Mayor Rudy Giuliani, America's mayor, visited with Jewish leaders of the mid Hudson Valley in Kingston NY today. Mayor Rudy started off with a prayer for the Yankees to win the World Series and then discussed some of the issues on the minds of the Jewish leaders, from local economy to Israel and the threat of Iran.

A Mayors Prayer for the Yankees in a Chabad Sukkah

Mayor Rudy, Rabbi A.B. Itkin, Rabbi Dovid Kaplan, and Rabbi Yitzchok Hecht

KINGSTON, NY [CHI] — Mayor Rudy Giuliani, America’s mayor, visited with Jewish leaders of the mid Hudson Valley in Kingston NY today. Mayor Rudy started off with a prayer for the Yankees to win the World Series and then discussed some of the issues on the minds of the Jewish leaders, from local economy to Israel and the threat of Iran.

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Mazal Tov! – 6 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Mendel and Faigy (nee Liberow) Bell.
IYH at 717 Empire Blvd [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Mendy and Rivky (nee Grossbaum) Kotlarsky.
IYH at 398 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Menachem and Gitty Grossman.
IYH at 1449 60th St, in the backyard Sukkah, Brooklyn, NY 11219.

Elchanan and Faigie (nee Meshchaninov) Tenembaum.
IYH at 1 W Fessler Dr, Monsey, NY 10952-1608.

Zvi Yaakov and Chanie (nee Barber) Zwiebel (Shluchim to Virginia Tech) .
IYH at the Chabad House, 301 Wall St, Blacksburg, VA 24060.

Shmuly and Henna (nee Haber) Kopel.
IYH at 18A Duncan St, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand.

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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An email signed by ten Shluchim was sent out recently calling on Shluchim to dedicate one Hakafah on Simchas Torah in memory of the slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl HY”D, whose birthday falls out on Simchas Torah.

Shluchim to Dedicate Hakafah to Slain Journalist HYD

An email signed by ten Shluchim was sent out recently calling on Shluchim to dedicate one Hakafah on Simchas Torah in memory of the slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl HY”D, whose birthday falls out on Simchas Torah.

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by Sara Gordon - N'shei Chabad Newsletter

Chaya Tzirel Goldberg OBM who passed away Chol Hamoed Sukkos three years ago at the age of 1.
Photo by: Levi Liberow.

When I found out that my friend’s baby had been diagnosed with a malignant tumor, my first reaction was, “But it can’t be. I know her.” How could this happen to someone I knew? We were too young to be dealing with such things.

I went to visit her, but she was not home. I don’t know what I would have said. I don’t know if she knew I had dropped by. I did send a card or two to tell Chana Devorah that I was thinking of her. But I didn’t call. I was afraid. What could I possibly say? Since I didn’t call, she didn’t know.

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by Sara Gordon – N’shei Chabad Newsletter

Chaya Tzirel Goldberg OBM who passed away Chol Hamoed Sukkos three years ago at the age of 1.
Photo by: Levi Liberow.

When I found out that my friend’s baby had been diagnosed with a malignant tumor, my first reaction was, “But it can’t be. I know her.” How could this happen to someone I knew? We were too young to be dealing with such things.

I went to visit her, but she was not home. I don’t know what I would have said. I don’t know if she knew I had dropped by. I did send a card or two to tell Chana Devorah that I was thinking of her. But I didn’t call. I was afraid. What could I possibly say? Since I didn’t call, she didn’t know.

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Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Mashie (nee Bluming) Slavaticki (Shluchim to Antwerp, Belgium) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

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