Mazal Tov! – 2 Motzei Shabbos L’Chaims
Shmulik Schneerson (Los Angeles, CA) and Chashie Vishedsky (Kfar Chabad, Israel) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Yankel Katz (Montreal, Canada) and Chaya Mushka Gerber (Philadelphia, PA) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
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Community Center. The words “Actung!
Juden” translate to “Warning! Jews.”
The words and symbols were painted in purple on the center's suite within a nondescript office building on Riverside's Arlington Avenue.
The center and the Anti-Defamation League are offering a $1,000 reward for information.
Rabbi Shmuel M. Fuss said the center has received threatening phone calls in the past but nothing as shocking as the markings Thursday night.
The windows were covered with swastikas, an “SS,” and words such as “Actung! Juden,” which translates to “Warning! Jews.”
“Your average kid doesn't know this kind of stuff,” he said.
Jewish Center Marked with Anti-Semitic Graffiti
Community Center. The words “Actung!
Juden” translate to “Warning! Jews.”
RIVERSIDE, CA — Vandals marred the Chabad Jewish Community Center late Thursday with anti-Semitic graffiti in German and swastikas.
The words and symbols were painted in purple on the center’s suite within a nondescript office building on Riverside’s Arlington Avenue.
The center and the Anti-Defamation League are offering a $1,000 reward for information.
Rabbi Shmuel M. Fuss said the center has received threatening phone calls in the past but nothing as shocking as the markings Thursday night.
The windows were covered with swastikas, an “SS,” and words such as “Actung! Juden,” which translates to “Warning! Jews.”
“Your average kid doesn’t know this kind of stuff,” he said.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmulik Schneerson (Los Angeles, CA) and Chashie Vishedsky (Kfar Chabad, Israel) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Motzai Shabbos at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
“What if?” is a brand new feature from Chabad.org that gives families a place to watch, learn, play, and talk about Jewish ideas. Centered around a computer-animated adventure through imagination, “What if?” follows the whimsical imaginings of Eli, Ezi and Dina, as they ponder such questions as: “What if we never left Egypt?” Each “episode” is really a complete experience including videos, hands on experiments, games and discussion startersómaking “What if?” a truly unique and immersive Jewish experience.
Click here to visit the new “What if?” section.
New Feature on Chabad.org “What if?”
“What if?” is a brand new feature from Chabad.org that gives families a place to watch, learn, play, and talk about Jewish ideas. Centered around a computer-animated adventure through imagination, “What if?” follows the whimsical imaginings of Eli, Ezi and Dina, as they ponder such questions as: “What if we never left Egypt?” Each “episode” is really a complete experience including videos, hands on experiments, games and discussion startersómaking “What if?” a truly unique and immersive Jewish experience.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shlomo Yosef Minkowitz (Milan, Italy) and Nechama Dina Chein (Queens NY) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Islamic outpost in update New York stirs concerns.
FOX News Video – Muslims of the Americas
Islamic outpost in update New York stirs concerns.
On a freezing winter night as Napoleon lay under his warm covers, he was overcome by a sudden bout of thirst. Considering that he would have to leave his cozy conditions and go outside to fetch some water, in order to satisfy his craving, he contemplated ignoring his nagging discomfort, but was quickly overcome by a powerful sense of shame.
“Napoleon! You have become all but lazy,” he said to himself. “There is evidently no difference between you and the common yokel.” With that, he tore himself out of bed and proceeded out the door to fetch himself some water.
By the time he walked to the well across the field, he thought to himself: “Bonaparte, you really ought to be embarrassed of yourself. You are so weak you’d do anything to avoid a little discomfort. Have you no willpower to prevail over a tad of thirst? There is obviously no difference between you and the ordinary Joe.” He immediately retuned to bed without touching a drop of water.
Upon relating this story, the Chasidic master of Lublin, (The Chozeh) concluded: “This is what I call strength of character.”
Self-Sacrifice – It Doesn’t Really Kill
On a freezing winter night as Napoleon lay under his warm covers, he was overcome by a sudden bout of thirst. Considering that he would have to leave his cozy conditions and go outside to fetch some water, in order to satisfy his craving, he contemplated ignoring his nagging discomfort, but was quickly overcome by a powerful sense of shame.
“Napoleon! You have become all but lazy,” he said to himself. “There is evidently no difference between you and the common yokel.” With that, he tore himself out of bed and proceeded out the door to fetch himself some water.
By the time he walked to the well across the field, he thought to himself: “Bonaparte, you really ought to be embarrassed of yourself. You are so weak you’d do anything to avoid a little discomfort. Have you no willpower to prevail over a tad of thirst? There is obviously no difference between you and the ordinary Joe.” He immediately retuned to bed without touching a drop of water.
Upon relating this story, the Chasidic master of Lublin, (The Chozeh) concluded: “This is what I call strength of character.”
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Weekly Living Torah Rebbe Video! – Kosher Meditation!
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Mazal Tov! – 4 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Yitzi and Chavi (nee Refson) Steiner.
IYH at 627 E New York Ave, Apt 2RB [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Yaakov and Raizel Menaker.
IYH at 466 Crown St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Yosef and Chaya Schera Spalter (Shluchim to Montville, NJ) .
IYH at 10 Cain Ct, Montville, NJ 07045.
Arieh and Dvorah Lea (nee Zagury) Raichman.
IYH at Chabad of Belem, Avenue Serzedelo Correa 276, Belem, PA 66033-265 Brazil.
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.
Canadian PM Harper Dedicates Chabad Centre Synagogue
TORONTO, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper sported a blue kippah Thursday night as he helped cut the ribbon at a new Lubavitch synagogue in Toronto, which has been more than 20 years in the making.
From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day's passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]
To see the rest of the text of the Nasi click the Extended Article!
Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Yom Beis)
From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day’s passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]
To see the rest of the text of the Nasi click the Extended Article!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night Union Street was hit very hard, six cars were broken into and their air bags were stolen, and the damage is estimated to be over six thousand dollars.
Half a Dozen Cars Broken Into, Air Bags Stolen
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last night Union Street was hit very hard, six cars were broken into and their air bags were stolen, and the damage is estimated to be over six thousand dollars.
Florida Governor Dedicates New Torah for Chabad House
TALLAHASSEE, FL [CHI] — Florida Governor Charlie Crist celebrated Torah Dedication Day by joining several Jewish leaders at the Governor’s Mansion for the dedication of a new Torah scroll to the entire Jewish community of Florida.
“The ethical values set forth throughout the Torah provide a guide for all, regardless of our personal religious beliefs,” said Governor Crist. “This occasion is a milestone for the entire Jewish community of Florida, and I am honored to share in this moment.”
More pictures in the Extended Article!
LONDON, England [CHI] – The Lubavitch Mikvah in London, under the directorship of Rabbi Levi Sudak, went up in flames this afternoon, after a fire broke out due to an electrical short. The fire is reported to have done extensive damage to the facility along with the Chabad Houses storage shed.
More pictures in the Extended Article. (col.org.il)
Chabad Mikvah in London Goes up in Flames
LONDON, England [CHI] – The Lubavitch Mikvah in London, under the directorship of Rabbi Levi Sudak, went up in flames this afternoon, after a fire broke out due to an electrical short. The fire is reported to have done extensive damage to the facility along with the Chabad Houses storage shed.
More pictures in the Extended Article. (col.org.il)
Anash, Temimim and Women turned out to be 'melaveh' [escort] Reb Yehoshua (Shiah) Bronstein OBM.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Hundreds at the Levaya of Reb Shiah Bronstein OBM
Anash, Temimim and Women turned out to be ‘melaveh’ [escort] Reb Yehoshua (Shiah) Bronstein OBM.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yaakov and Raizel Menaker (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Where does depression come from? Is it in any way positive? In the following letter the Rebbe addresses a student who was going through difficult times that it’s all in the mind, and in that the mind can change more easily than we think. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.Portraitofaleader.org
How To Deal With Depression? A Unique Letter of The Rebbe
Where does depression come from? Is it in any way positive? In the following letter the Rebbe addresses a student who was going through difficult times that it’s all in the mind, and in that the mind can change more easily than we think. To learn more about the Rebbe visit: www.Portraitofaleader.org
