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Eating Disorder Program Tailored for Frum Women

By Tova Ross for the Jewish Star

PHILADELPHIA, PA — In a reflection of the rising rate of eating disorders in the Jewish community, the country’s oldest residential facility for women with disorders such as anorexia and bulimia now offers a track specifically for Orthodox Jewish women.

Since it opened its doors some 25 years ago, the Renfrew Center in Philadelphia has maintained an inclusive atmosphere that welcomes patients of all faiths, but as the years passed, and as the number of Orthodox patients in Renfrew increased, the center’s leaders decided it was time to create a program to accommodate the religious population. This past April, Renfrew officially launched a specific track for Orthodox women.

Friends Build Memorial at Accident Site

by Yossi M.

HORRY COUNTY, MD [CHI] — The Sun is setting and its getting dark, but two friends of Toby Eagle, 20, of Baltimore, MD are setting up a memorial at the accident site of where Toby eagle a then 20 year old counselor at the Chabad Camp Gan Israel day camp in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when she was Tragically killed and another was put in critical condition after a one-car wreck in western Horry County while heading east on U.S. 501 near the intersection of Brown Swamp Road on August 3rd 2007 at 6 AM.

How Deep is a Jewish Melody?

How deep is a Jewish melody? And what is the power of Chassidic song? The Avner Institute is proud to present a lovely letter of the Rebbe, written in Kislev 1969, in which he describes the fundamental role and “highly evocative” impact music has played in Chassidic life. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org

Mazal Tov! – 6 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Levi and Leah (nee Altein) Lipskar.
IYH at 1378 Union St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Mendy and Chedvy (nee Touger) Baras.
IYH at 437 Sterling St, Right Door [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Avremel and Shaina (nee Abenson) Dubroff.
IYH at 738a Lefferts Blvd [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Mendy and Bassie (nee Rotenberg) Tauby .
IYH at 6931 Lucas Rd, Richmond, BC, Canada.

Levi and Ruth (nee Minkowitz) Matusof (Brussels, Belgium)

Mendy and Devorah (nee Assouline) Benhamou (Paris, France)

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!!

Unique Photo – The Rebbe Receiving a Gift

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a Beautiful Photo of the Rebbe Receiving a gift. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit www.portraitofaleader.org Zalman Shazar, former President of Israel, paid a number of visits to the Rebbe in the early 1970’s. On each occasion, Shazar presented the Rebbe with a gift or a precious manuscript of Chassidic teachings, transcribed by previous Rebbeim of Chabad. The following picture impressively captures the Rebbe receiving such a gift from the hands of the President.

Of-A-Nash, a New Company Serving Poultry Consumers

Recently a new company came into the market, by the name “Of a Nash”.

This company is shechting and processing poultry under the strict supervisor of Rabbi Boruch Dov Lesches, the Chief Rabbi and Av Bais Din of the Lubavitch Kehilla of Monsey, New York, and who is known as an expert in Shechita and Kashrus for many years.

Road Sages: Finding Jews in All the Right Places

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

While en route from Chicago to Minneapolis last weekend, three guys in a Dodge Sprinter heard about a small town halfway to their destination. They decided to pull over for a few hours, still eager to reach the Twin Cities in time for Shabbat. Though they found themselves in Wisconsin Dells, water park capital of the world, their appearance made a splash of a decidedly non-aquatic nature.