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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

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

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

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.

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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!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
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

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.

Mazel Tov's

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.

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Dear concerned residents of Crown Heights, the monthly meeting of the 71st Precinct Community board will take place today, Thursday, the 23nd of April at 7:00pm, in the public school across the street from the 71st Precinct, 400 Empire Blvd.

At this meeting there will be a discussion about the city selling off all overdue and delinquent water bills and/or tax bills to a lien company. There will be a speaker from NEDAP [Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project] who will come and speak about the Tax Lien Sale.

Also, residents can bring up grievances and concerns with the police department. Come and make your voices heard.

TONIGHT: 71st Precinct Council Meeting

Dear concerned residents of Crown Heights, the monthly meeting of the 71st Precinct Community board will take place today, Thursday, the 23nd of April at 7:00pm, in the public school across the street from the 71st Precinct, 400 Empire Blvd.

At this meeting there will be a discussion about the city selling off all overdue and delinquent water bills and/or tax bills to a lien company. There will be a speaker from NEDAP [Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project] who will come and speak about the Tax Lien Sale.

Also, residents can bring up grievances and concerns with the police department. Come and make your voices heard.

Communal Matters
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From Australia to America, Children Join in Global Birchas Hachama Campaign Some 3500 children from over 200 locations worldwide participate in global children’s Birchas Hachama contest.

Italy, Australia, England, France, Israel, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela, and the US are some of the country's from the comprehensive list of locations from where children participated.

KIDS: Only 3 Days Left to Send in your Birchas Hachama Mission Cards!


From Australia to America, Children Join in Global Birchas Hachama Campaign Some 3500 children from over 200 locations worldwide participate in global children’s Birchas Hachama contest.

Italy, Australia, England, France, Israel, Canada, Argentina, Venezuela, and the US are some of the country’s from the comprehensive list of locations from where children participated.

PSA
by Tova Ross

The many uses of a Newspaper.

Unused newspaper racks clutter a storage yard in San Francisco.

Almost since I can remember, I’ve wanted to go into the newspaper business. Specifically, I’ve wanted to be a journalist. I’ve always felt a connection to the written word: book report assignments in elementary school thrilled me and I often finished them the same day they were assigned; I am a voracious reader, probably utilizing my library card more often than I do my credit card; and I rarely leave the house without a book or two tucked away for long train rides or delays at the doctor’s office. Watching my father flip through the New York Times every morning when I was a little girl made quite an impression on me: whatever could demand his attention first thing in the morning, as well as the attention of millions of readers around the world, was something I wanted in on. And let’s face it, there was probably no cooler heroine when I was growing up than plucky Lois Lane, who went after her story without thought of safety or consequence (though admittedly, not every reporter has a superhero to rescue her from any potential peril).

Op Ed: Musings of a Wannabe Reporter: the Decline of the Newspaper Industry

by Tova Ross

The many uses of a Newspaper.

Unused newspaper racks clutter a storage yard in San Francisco.

Almost since I can remember, I’ve wanted to go into the newspaper business. Specifically, I’ve wanted to be a journalist. I’ve always felt a connection to the written word: book report assignments in elementary school thrilled me and I often finished them the same day they were assigned; I am a voracious reader, probably utilizing my library card more often than I do my credit card; and I rarely leave the house without a book or two tucked away for long train rides or delays at the doctor’s office. Watching my father flip through the New York Times every morning when I was a little girl made quite an impression on me: whatever could demand his attention first thing in the morning, as well as the attention of millions of readers around the world, was something I wanted in on. And let’s face it, there was probably no cooler heroine when I was growing up than plucky Lois Lane, who went after her story without thought of safety or consequence (though admittedly, not every reporter has a superhero to rescue her from any potential peril).

Op-Ed
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Chabad.org

An Ask the Rabbi scholar conducts research in the Brooklyn, N.Y., office of Chabad.org.

In the lead-up to Passover, Jews scattered across the globe turned to the Internet to answer their holiday-related questions on everything from the proper arrangement of a Seder plate to the deeper meanings of freedom.

Scholars Around the World Respond to Increasing Flurry of Questions

Chabad.org

An Ask the Rabbi scholar conducts research in the Brooklyn, N.Y., office of Chabad.org.

In the lead-up to Passover, Jews scattered across the globe turned to the Internet to answer their holiday-related questions on everything from the proper arrangement of a Seder plate to the deeper meanings of freedom.

Chabad News
Rabbi Chaim and his wife Aidel (nee Blau) Zaklos of Crown Heights will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Solano County, CA where they will be establishing a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish residents in the communities of Vacaville, Fairfield and Vallejo.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, head Shliach of California.

Special thanks to Rabbi Mendy Cohen of Sacramento, Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum of Napa and Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Pleasanton for making the Shlichus a reality.

CrownHeights.info wishes the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

You can email the new Shluchim at rabbichaimzaklos@gmail.com

New Shluchim to California!

Rabbi Chaim and his wife Aidel (nee Blau) Zaklos of Crown Heights will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Solano County, CA where they will be establishing a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish residents in the communities of Vacaville, Fairfield and Vallejo.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, head Shliach of California.

Special thanks to Rabbi Mendy Cohen of Sacramento, Rabbi Elchonon Tenenbaum of Napa and Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Pleasanton for making the Shlichus a reality.

CrownHeights.info wishes the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

You can email the new Shluchim at rabbichaimzaklos@gmail.com

Shlichus
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