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Sydney Tzivos Hashem Lag BaOmer Rally

Yeshiva Cheder Chabad, Sydney Australia had a Lag BaOmer Tzivos Hashem Rally, Lag B’omer Parade and picnic for all the students, playgroup till high school. Cheder began at 8:30a.m. followed by a Tzivos Hashem Rally, Lag B’omer Parade (which began at 10:30a.m.) Luxury buses brought the children to a picnic lunch at Centennial Park with lot’s of games and competitions. The buses returned the happy children at 3:15p.m. after a full day of Kiddush Hashem and rejoicing “Besimchas Rashbi”.

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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)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!

Women and girls now get their turn to hear a lecture by Rabbi Gancz. Join Rabbi Aharon Dovid Gancz in follow up Shiur given to men; the pursuit of “The Path to Prosperity” at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St. - May 19, 2009, promptly at 8:00pm.

Tznius Shiur for Women – In Crisis! In Search of Segulos?

Women and girls now get their turn to hear a lecture by Rabbi Gancz. Join Rabbi Aharon Dovid Gancz in follow up Shiur given to men; the pursuit of “The Path to Prosperity” at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St. – May 19, 2009, promptly at 8:00pm.

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Can we ever reclaim innocence? In a few short moments, Adam and Eve destroyed a perfect world and were immediately wracked with shame and regret. Then Adam and Eve were taught about repentance and its ability to transform and redeem.

Video – Biblical Reflections: Paradise Lost (…and Found)

Can we ever reclaim innocence? In a few short moments, Adam and Eve destroyed a perfect world and were immediately wracked with shame and regret. Then Adam and Eve were taught about repentance and its ability to transform and redeem.

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CHANDLER, AZ — Chabad of Chandler's construction site, where they are putting up a new Chabad House was vandalized with hate-filled graffiti against Jewish people. Shliach to Arizona, Rabbi Mendy Lipskier is interviewed by News 3, Marissa Wingate.

Video – Hate Graffiti at New Chabad House Construction Site

CHANDLER, AZ — Chabad of Chandler’s construction site, where they are putting up a new Chabad House was vandalized with hate-filled graffiti against Jewish people. Shliach to Arizona, Rabbi Mendy Lipskier is interviewed by News 3, Marissa Wingate.

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The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands us to take care of our brethren in need and loan them interest free money. Hashem finishes off this commandment by saying, “I am Hashem, your G-d, Who took you out of the land of Egypt…”.

Our Sages learn from this verse that, “Anyone who accepts the yoke of the commandment regarding not taking or giving interest, accepts the yoke of Heaven; and anyone who throws off the yoke of this commandment, throws off the yoke of Heaven. This is because anyone who complies with the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Ribbis” (not taking or giving interest) also admits to the fundamental principal of our exodus from Egypt; and anyone who denies the Mitzvah of Ribbis also denies our exodus from Egypt”.

In other words, there is something unique about the Mitzvah of Ribbis which has a special connection to accepting the yoke of Heaven and our exodus from Egypt more than any other Mitzvah. We must try to understand this.

A Sicha from the Rebbe – Parshas Behar

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands us to take care of our brethren in need and loan them interest free money. Hashem finishes off this commandment by saying, “I am Hashem, your G-d, Who took you out of the land of Egypt…”.

Our Sages learn from this verse that, “Anyone who accepts the yoke of the commandment regarding not taking or giving interest, accepts the yoke of Heaven; and anyone who throws off the yoke of this commandment, throws off the yoke of Heaven. This is because anyone who complies with the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Ribbis” (not taking or giving interest) also admits to the fundamental principal of our exodus from Egypt; and anyone who denies the Mitzvah of Ribbis also denies our exodus from Egypt”.

In other words, there is something unique about the Mitzvah of Ribbis which has a special connection to accepting the yoke of Heaven and our exodus from Egypt more than any other Mitzvah. We must try to understand this.

Something Jewish

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The International Moshiach Campaign has recently begun reaching out to Anash in order to have them actively participate in the Rebbe’s horah to “Do all you can to bring Moshiach.”

As a hachlota of the Kinus hashluchim almost 10 years ago, the Moshiach Campaign was created to develop programs and literature for Shluchim world wide on the topic of Moshiach.

Moshiach Campaign: Reaching Out


BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The International Moshiach Campaign has recently begun reaching out to Anash in order to have them actively participate in the Rebbe’s horah to “Do all you can to bring Moshiach.”

As a hachlota of the Kinus hashluchim almost 10 years ago, the Moshiach Campaign was created to develop programs and literature for Shluchim world wide on the topic of Moshiach.

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By Chana Kroll for Chabad.edu

Students explore ancient texts at the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies.

With college seniors facing one of the worst job markets in recent memory and downsized professionals scrambling to plan their futures, graduate schools across the United States have seen applications soar. But such institutions of higher learning – whose schools of government and public policy have seen some of the most drastic growth in applications, according to The New York Times – are not alone in expanding their rosters; joining them are Jewish yeshivas and seminaries, whose spiritual atmospheres are appealing to a generation finding its place in a world in crisis.

Jerusalem Institute Reports Higher Attendance in Wake of Economic Downturn

By Chana Kroll for Chabad.edu

Students explore ancient texts at the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies.

With college seniors facing one of the worst job markets in recent memory and downsized professionals scrambling to plan their futures, graduate schools across the United States have seen applications soar. But such institutions of higher learning – whose schools of government and public policy have seen some of the most drastic growth in applications, according to The New York Times – are not alone in expanding their rosters; joining them are Jewish yeshivas and seminaries, whose spiritual atmospheres are appealing to a generation finding its place in a world in crisis.

Shlichus

Car Bottoms Out from Road Work

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Road repairs on the streets of Crown Heights are still underway, but one intersection has been the site where a number of cars ‘bottomed out’ as result of the uneven street and got severely damaged.

In three separate incidents minivans that passed the intersection of Carroll Street and Schenectady Avenue stuck an elevated sewer opening and scraped the bottom of their car against it, in all incidents the vehicles popped their airbags and spilled engine and transmission oils.

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Lag Ba’Omer BBQ, Bonfire and Kumzits in Monroe

MONROE, NY [CHI] — In celebration of Lag B’omer, a BBQ, Bonfire & Kumzits was hosted by Chabad of Orange County in the home of Rabbi Pesach & Chana Burston in Monroe, NY.

The special evening, for adults and teens, began with a delicious BBQ, (compliments to Gil Goetz of Monroe and Lester Pleeter of Chester who manned the grill!), L’chaim and socializing.

Shlichus

Wax Hitler as it appears in Madame Tussauds in Berlin

BERLIN [JTA] — A former police officer was fined for beheading a wax figure of Hitler last summer. The unnamed perpetrator, who is unemployed, must pay $1,227 for taking off the head at Berlin's new Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in July.

Ex-Policeman Fined for Beheading Wax Hitler

Wax Hitler as it appears in Madame Tussauds in Berlin

BERLIN [JTA] — A former police officer was fined for beheading a wax figure of Hitler last summer. The unnamed perpetrator, who is unemployed, must pay $1,227 for taking off the head at Berlin’s new Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in July.

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