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You've seen lots about the Tanya Baal Peh program at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, here on CrownHeights.info. and now we would like to inform you; the parents, grand-parents, relatives and friends of the students who've learned Tanya Baal Peh so diligently...

Tanya Awards Ceremony at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, this Sunday!

You’ve seen lots about the Tanya Baal Peh program at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, here on CrownHeights.info. and now we would like to inform you; the parents, grand-parents, relatives and friends of the students who’ve learned Tanya Baal Peh so diligently…

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New Engagement!

Yosef Aharon Karpilovsky (Toronto, CA) to Chayale Silberstein (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Zevi Granat (Edgware, UK) to Sophie Dubin (Baltimore, MD)
New Engagement!

Mordechai Lubecki (Paris, France) to Iscah Sarah Andrea (Jalisco, Mexico)
Baby Girl!

Yariv and Malkie (nee Kershner) Sharabi from Parkland, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chava (nee Notik) Rendler from Riverwoods, IL on the birth of a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Eli Mochkin (Melbourne, Australia) to Risa Drizin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Levi Its’hak Ben Soussan (Courbevoie, France) to Sterna Sarah Gagueche (Brunoy, France)
New Engagement!

Shea Shmotkin (Crown Heights) to Chaya Jacobs (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 585 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Ariel Benchimoun (Levallois, France) to Rivka Bouzna (Sarcelles, France)
Baby Boy!

Moshe Leib and Chaya Mushka (nee Friedman) Yaras from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Futerfas (Crown Heights) to Mussy Goldstein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Shemtov (Crown Heights) to Mushka Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1345 President Street
New Engagement!

Moshe Maiman (Mequon, WI) to Hinda Teich (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!

OUTRAGE: Drop your Child off at Beis Rivka, Get a Double Parking Ticket!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — For the second day in a row police have been issuing double parking tickets to parents who stopped their cars near Beis Rivkah and dropped off their kids. One observer noted that yesterday, Wednesday, the police car that usually pulls over cars from making the right turn was standing on the other side of the intersection waiting for the cars to double park then issued them the $115 tickets.

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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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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.

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