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It is with profound pain and sorrow that we inform you of the very untimely passing of Levi Yitzchok Wolowik (9) of Cedarhurst, NY. Levi is the son of Rabbi Zalman and Chanie Wolowik who are Shluchim to the Five Towns.

The Levaya will take place on Sunday afternoon and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 1:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:30pm, the Levaya will then pass by Chabad of Five Towns, 74 Maple Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 at around 2:30 then on to the New Montefiore Cemetery, 226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

TRAGEDY: Baruch Dayan Hoemes – HaYeled Levi Yitzchok Wolowik OBM

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It is with profound pain and sorrow that we inform you of the very untimely passing of Levi Yitzchok Wolowik (9) of Cedarhurst, NY. Levi is the son of Rabbi Zalman and Chanie Wolowik who are Shluchim to the Five Towns.

The Levaya will take place on Sunday afternoon and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 1:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:30pm, the Levaya will then pass by Chabad of Five Towns, 74 Maple Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516 at around 2:30 then on to the New Montefiore Cemetery, 226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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More pictures in the Extended Article.

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The idea of G-d wanting a home in this world is one that comes up a lot and is a central theme in Chassidic Philosophy. So it’s one that I thought about quite often. Usually I think of it in terms of us making the world a Home for G-d by filling it with things we know make Him happy, and by making it clear that it (the world) belongs to Him. And the Mishkan (the portable temple that we learn about in this week’s Torah Portion) is an even more tangible representation of that.

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“My disciples are moved by the melody that issues forth from each and every thing that God, blessed be He, has created,” said the Baal Shem Tov, as the rabbi was known. “If so, how can they keep from dancing?”

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Posters on a wall. Illustration Photo.

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Posters on a wall. Illustration Photo.

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Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Mendy and Simi (nee Simpson) Orimland.
IYH at 609 Lefferts Ave, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Zalmy and Raizy (nee Silkes) Cousin.
IYH at 681 Crown St, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Menachem and Tehila (nee Levine) Posner.
IYH at 525 Brooklyn Ave, Unit 2A, [between East New York Ave and Maple St].

Mendy and Chanie (nee Freidman) Fisher
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Chanan and Chumi (nee Sperlin) Feldman.
IYH at 414 Crown St, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Boruch and Hadassah (nee Turenheim) Rapoport
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Yaakov and Ita (nee Klar) Leaf.
IYH at 823 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]

Dovie and Yudi Blauner
IYH at 915 S Sherbourne Dr, #101, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Yisroel and Devora (nee Gorelik) Lew.
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Yisroel and Rishi (nee Kaminetzky) Cohen (Melbourne, Australia)

Please stay tuned as we update this list as 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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In light of the financial turmoil and in an effort to bring more productivity and effectiveness to the operations, Chabad of Stamford-CT headed by Rabbi Yisroel Deren hired a communication and corporate efficiency consultant. A clip of their meeting was shown at their annual dinner this past week.

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