Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremi Aizenman (Myrtle Beach, SC) and Lea New (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday, from 3pm to 7pm at 1373 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Photos: Oholei Torah Blesses the Trees
Students from Oholei Torah elementary making blessing on fruit trees outside a Montgomery St home.
Scotland’s Rabbi Jacobs Speaks in Parliament
Rabbi Mendel Jacobs, Scotland’s only Scottish Rabbi and Minsiter of Synagogue -Shul In The Park, who is also Chabad emissary, visited the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh this week to lead the Time For Reflection for the Parliament.
Largest Group of Merkos Shluchim in New Zealand
CANTERBURY, New Zealand [CHI] — Fourteen Rabbinical Students returned to the Chabad headquarters in Canterbury, after spending their Pesach in Cities throughout the Island, organizing Sedorim, distribiuting Matzah and other Pesach essentials. “this was the most efective Pesach Shlichus ever” said Berri Spitezki, who coordinated the Islandwide Shlichus.
LOS ANGELES, CA [AP] — A man accused of insurance fraud and other crimes has been extradited from Israel to Southern California, marking the first time Israel has extradited an Israeli to the U.S. on state charges under a binational treaty.
California insurance department officials announced Thursday that Moshe “Sanny” Assoulin was returned to the U.S.
Israeli Charged with Fraud Extradited to US
LOS ANGELES, CA [AP] — A man accused of insurance fraud and other crimes has been extradited from Israel to Southern California, marking the first time Israel has extradited an Israeli to the U.S. on state charges under a binational treaty.
California insurance department officials announced Thursday that Moshe “Sanny” Assoulin was returned to the U.S.
PARIS — Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in France will convene for the first national conference, Sunday-Monday, April 25-26.
To date, there are 113 Chabad centers and 452 representatives, (men and women) serving France’s Jewish population. The conference will address issues pertinent to the country’s Jewish population needs, and the challenges specific to French Jewry.
Chabad of France To Convene National Conference
PARIS — Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in France will convene for the first national conference, Sunday-Monday, April 25-26.
To date, there are 113 Chabad centers and 452 representatives, (men and women) serving France’s Jewish population. The conference will address issues pertinent to the country’s Jewish population needs, and the challenges specific to French Jewry.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! to a good friend Sruli Krasnianski (Brooklyn, NY) on his engagement to Dina Shpigelman (Montreal, Canada) !
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
In late 1977, Dr. C. Everett Koop made national headlines when he performed surgery on a pair of conjoined twins who shared one heart, separating the two infants. But the news didn’t so much center on the operation itself – at the time, Koop, the future U.S. Surgeon General under President Ronald Reagan, was a famed pediatric surgeon at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and foremost authority on the phenomenon of conjoined twins – as on the fact that the separation took place only after weeks of debate involving top doctors and one of the generation’s foremost authorities on Jewish law.
Former Surgeon General Looks Back at Hallmark Case Influenced by Rabbinic Law
In late 1977, Dr. C. Everett Koop made national headlines when he performed surgery on a pair of conjoined twins who shared one heart, separating the two infants. But the news didn’t so much center on the operation itself – at the time, Koop, the future U.S. Surgeon General under President Ronald Reagan, was a famed pediatric surgeon at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and foremost authority on the phenomenon of conjoined twins – as on the fact that the separation took place only after weeks of debate involving top doctors and one of the generation’s foremost authorities on Jewish law.
Der baal agalah shmaised, dee ferd briken-zich, un-dervaile fort-men.
– Reb Mendel Futerfass;
Loosely translated:
The coachman whips, the horses lash-out and all the while the journey progresses.
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill
When funds are low and debts are high
You try to smile but somehow sigh.
When life weigh’s you down more than a bit
Rest you must but never ever quit.
Life is queer it twists and it turns
As everyone at some point is apt to learn.
But don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You might yet succeed with just another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of clouds of doubt.
Many a failure will turn about
You may be a winner should you stick it out.
You never can tell how close you are
It may be very near when it seems all so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must recommit!
– Author unknown
Life is a Mess – The Jewish Perspective On Challenge and Adversity
Der baal agalah shmaised, dee ferd briken-zich, un-dervaile fort-men.
– Reb Mendel Futerfass;Loosely translated:
The coachman whips, the horses lash-out and all the while the journey progresses.
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill
When funds are low and debts are high
You try to smile but somehow sigh.
When life weigh’s you down more than a bit
Rest you must but never ever quit.
Life is queer it twists and it turns
As everyone at some point is apt to learn.
But don’t give up though the pace seems slow
You might yet succeed with just another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of clouds of doubt.
Many a failure will turn about
You may be a winner should you stick it out.
You never can tell how close you are
It may be very near when it seems all so far.
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you must recommit!
– Author unknown
Children of Dnepropetrovsk Enjoy Annual Tzivos Hashem Pesach camp
As in years past, Tzivos Hashem of the CIS, under the auspices of Rabbi Yossi Glick, organized a Pesach camp for the duration of Pesach, for children to come and celebrate Pesach in a Kosher fashion with many exciting programs.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Aaron Eliyahu ben Tamara
He is going through an emergency and risky surgery.
Dr Frank discusses the importance of raising passionate children.
Video – Raising Passionate Children.
Dr Frank discusses the importance of raising passionate children.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Didi (Yedidya) Levin (London, England) and Chevi Bendet (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
What is a woman’s responsibility to her unborn child? Is it her right not to birth the infant? Is it her obligation to care for her child?
Teenagers in 21 American cities grappled with this issue and other hot-button topics at the recently concluded MySpace/YourSpace course offered through the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), the adult education arm of the Lubavitch movement. This was the adult education institute’s first foray into the world of teenage minds, and by all accounts, it was a successful one. An additional 50 cities are on a waiting list to participate.
My Space/Your Space: Teens Hash It Out
What is a woman’s responsibility to her unborn child? Is it her right not to birth the infant? Is it her obligation to care for her child?
Teenagers in 21 American cities grappled with this issue and other hot-button topics at the recently concluded MySpace/YourSpace course offered through the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI), the adult education arm of the Lubavitch movement. This was the adult education institute’s first foray into the world of teenage minds, and by all accounts, it was a successful one. An additional 50 cities are on a waiting list to participate.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehoshua and Esther Chaiton (South Africa) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Pini and Rochie (nee Weinbaum) Pink.
IYH at 437 Kingston Ave, Apt D1 [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave].
Alex and Raizel (nee nee Goldblatt) Heppenheimer.
IYH at 438 Sterling St, Upstairs [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Ami and Hilla Liani
IYH at 540 East New York Ave [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Yochanan and Keturah Reid.
IYH at 528 Maple St [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Avremi and Shaina (nee Rosenbloom) Rothman.
IYH at 649 Montgomery St [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Mendy and Esti (nee Druin) Boaz.
IYH at 17131 NE 11th Ave, North Miami Beach FL 33162.
Yossi and Chanie Lebovics.
IYH at 4490 NW 65th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33319.
Yehoshua and Esther Chaiton (South Africa) .
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.
RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIA [YNET] — Bolivian police forces raided a Chabad center [not listed as an official chabad house on Chabad.org] in the northeastern town of Rurrenabaque a number of times in recent days, ordered its closure and arrested a number of Israeli tourists who were staying there.
Rabbi Aharon Fraiman, who heads the center, told Ynet the police refused to give him a reason for the raid, but rumors throughout the town have linked the police activity to an assassination attempt on the Bolivian president last week.
Bolivian Police Raid Chabad Center, Rumors of an Assassination Attempt
RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIA [YNET] — Bolivian police forces raided a Chabad center [not listed as an official chabad house on Chabad.org] in the northeastern town of Rurrenabaque a number of times in recent days, ordered its closure and arrested a number of Israeli tourists who were staying there.
Rabbi Aharon Fraiman, who heads the center, told Ynet the police refused to give him a reason for the raid, but rumors throughout the town have linked the police activity to an assassination attempt on the Bolivian president last week.
