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By Larry Gordon for the Five Towns Jewish News

The hall closet still has a box of mothballs sitting on the shelf directly over the coatrack. As a result, it still harbors this pungent but otherwise sartorially healthy scent that tells you that the clothes in here are well protected. This is the hallway closet in my mother’s house in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. I’m there often—though not often enough—usually to pick my mom up before Shabbos or drive her back home after Shabbos, but rarely, if ever, am I there to spend a Shabbos there myself these days.

You Can Go Home

By Larry Gordon for the Five Towns Jewish News

The hall closet still has a box of mothballs sitting on the shelf directly over the coatrack. As a result, it still harbors this pungent but otherwise sartorially healthy scent that tells you that the clothes in here are well protected. This is the hallway closet in my mother’s house in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. I’m there often—though not often enough—usually to pick my mom up before Shabbos or drive her back home after Shabbos, but rarely, if ever, am I there to spend a Shabbos there myself these days.

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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)

The staff of the Chabad's Terror Victims Project are visiting the soldiers injured by the fighting in Gaza, who are hospitalized in hospitals throughout Israel. In Soroka in Beer Sheva, Beilinson in Petach Tikva, Barzilai in Ashkelon and Shiba in Ramat Gan. We strive to encourage and strengthen the spirit of the injured soldiers , bring them gifts, while giving the families emergency aid.

Tehilim and Names in the Extended Article

Parents of Injured Soldiers Request: Pray for Their Recovery

The staff of the Chabad’s Terror Victims Project are visiting the soldiers injured by the fighting in Gaza, who are hospitalized in hospitals throughout Israel. In Soroka in Beer Sheva, Beilinson in Petach Tikva, Barzilai in Ashkelon and Shiba in Ramat Gan. We strive to encourage and strengthen the spirit of the injured soldiers , bring them gifts, while giving the families emergency aid.

Tehilim and Names in the Extended Article

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by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
A seasoned businessman, who for many years earned his living in the lumber industry, was getting on in age. He decided to turn his business over to his sons who were more than happy to step in.

Having little experience in this field, the novices were careful to consult their elderly father before every major decision. The father was eager to share his lifelong knowledge and expertise in this profession.

An opportunity had one day arisen for the brothers to procure 1,000 trees in a forest at what seemed like a very fair price. As usual, they sought the skilled guidance of their retired father. After listening to the proposal, the father inquired about three aspects before offering his advice:

Vayechi: I Know my Son I know….The Need to Trust a Tzaddik

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

A seasoned businessman, who for many years earned his living in the lumber industry, was getting on in age. He decided to turn his business over to his sons who were more than happy to step in.

Having little experience in this field, the novices were careful to consult their elderly father before every major decision. The father was eager to share his lifelong knowledge and expertise in this profession.

An opportunity had one day arisen for the brothers to procure 1,000 trees in a forest at what seemed like a very fair price. As usual, they sought the skilled guidance of their retired father. After listening to the proposal, the father inquired about three aspects before offering his advice:

Something Jewish

In this weeks (Parshas Vayigash) editon of the Crown Heights Newspaper:

· Focus on the Rambam on his Yahrzeit the 20th of Teves
· The Rebbe's Story:
“Do you really mean that you will not take advantage of this opportunity unless the Rebbe approves? What does the Rebbe know about business or about African gems?”
· Hero: Horav Hachossid Reb Moshe Aharon Geisinsky
“Whenever he learned that the Rebbe had instructed that a sefer be typeset, he would first run to immerse himself in the mikva and then would return to work. Reb Moshe Aharon took great pain to insure that the works were printed in the best format. On one occasion, the printers sent the Rebbe some work which was not of the highest standard. The Rebbe remarked, 'This was not done by Geisinsky!' ”
· Shidduchim: Go to Midwood, you might find your besherte
· Financial: Get Organized for the IRS
· And much more ….

This Weeks Crown Heights Newspaper

In this weeks (Parshas Vayigash) editon of the Crown Heights Newspaper:

· Focus on the Rambam on his Yahrzeit the 20th of Teves
· The Rebbe’s Story:
“Do you really mean that you will not take advantage of this opportunity unless the Rebbe approves? What does the Rebbe know about business or about African gems?”
· Hero: Horav Hachossid Reb Moshe Aharon Geisinsky
“Whenever he learned that the Rebbe had instructed that a sefer be typeset, he would first run to immerse himself in the mikva and then would return to work. Reb Moshe Aharon took great pain to insure that the works were printed in the best format. On one occasion, the printers sent the Rebbe some work which was not of the highest standard. The Rebbe remarked, ‘This was not done by Geisinsky!’ ”
· Shidduchim: Go to Midwood, you might find your besherte
· Financial: Get Organized for the IRS
· And much more ….

Crown Heights News

Mazal Tov! – 12 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Raffi and Sarah (nee Porter) Kats.
IYH at 763 Eastern Pkwy, Apt C22, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Avi and Chayale (nee Gopin) Hurwitz.
IYH at 883 Montgomery St, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Yitzi and Leah (nee Schapriro) Spalter.
IYH at 466 Crown St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Benzion and Faigy (nee Grossbaum) Treitel.
IYH at 585 Crown St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Shloimy and Chanie (nee Brawer) Ehrentreu.
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, 3rd Floor [Crown St side entrance].

Efraim and Sara Mina (nee Huebner) Setton.
IYH at 478 Malbone St, 1st floor, [between New York Ave and Clove Rd].

Berel and Dayana (nee Habib) Rapoport.
IYH at 754 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147.

Mendel and Shternie (nee Kass) Gottlieb.
IYH at 15639 Addison St, Southfield, MI 48075.

Yaccov and Faigy (nee Mogilevsky) Vidal.
IYH at 11025 Larkwood Dr, Apt 301, Houston, TX 77096.

Levi and Dini Kramer.
IYH at 450 N Poinsettia Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Chaim and Chanie (nee Blau) Brand.
IYH at 4841 Avenue Kent, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Dov and Rochel (nee Meyer) Herman.
IYH at 46 Jenstar Way, Vaughan, ON, Canada.

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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By Jesse Ferreras for Pique News Magazine

WHISTLER, BC, Canada — Anonymous flyers left in both Pique and Whistler Question newsstands Dec. 31 are demanding that a “hate group” be forced out of Whistler.

The flyers are adorned with the headline “HATE GROUP OUT OF WHISTLER NOW” and carry a quote from Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, the deceased leader of Chabad-Lubavitch, a Hasidic Jewish organization that began in the 18th century. Schneerson died in 1994.

Flyers Accuses Chabad of Hate, Want Kick ’em Out of City

By Jesse Ferreras for Pique News Magazine

WHISTLER, BC, Canada — Anonymous flyers left in both Pique and Whistler Question newsstands Dec. 31 are demanding that a “hate group” be forced out of Whistler.

The flyers are adorned with the headline “HATE GROUP OUT OF WHISTLER NOW” and carry a quote from Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, the deceased leader of Chabad-Lubavitch, a Hasidic Jewish organization that began in the 18th century. Schneerson died in 1994.

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This weeks Living Torah, titled “Choosing a Thesis” (Volume 57, Episode 226)

Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org

Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish subtitles in the Extended Article.

Video of the Day! – Choosing a Thesis!

This weeks Living Torah, titled “Choosing a Thesis” (Volume 57, Episode 226)

Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org

Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish subtitles in the Extended Article.

Videos
Dear Soldier, I am a high school student… The war you are fighting in the Holy Land has grabbed my full attention. I am standing behind you and believe in what you are fighting for. You are fighting for Israel, my home, and a safe haven for Jews and any others wishing to practice religion peacefully all over the world.

I thank you from the deepest place in my heart for putting yourself in harms way for the fight against any enemy of freedom. You are my hero. I am praying for immediate peace and success in all of your missions. May G-d bring salvation to all those in need and peace to the land of Israel. Thank you for your dedication to Israel. Love…

Letters of Hope and Love…

Dear Soldier, I am a high school student… The war you are fighting in the Holy Land has grabbed my full attention. I am standing behind you and believe in what you are fighting for. You are fighting for Israel, my home, and a safe haven for Jews and any others wishing to practice religion peacefully all over the world.

I thank you from the deepest place in my heart for putting yourself in harms way for the fight against any enemy of freedom. You are my hero. I am praying for immediate peace and success in all of your missions. May G-d bring salvation to all those in need and peace to the land of Israel. Thank you for your dedication to Israel. Love…

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This Motzei Shabbos, January 10th, the 14th of Tevet there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5-12. Busses leaving at 6:30pm and returning 8:45pm. $3.00 for the bus.

More info in full flyer the Extended Article

Motzei Shabbos – Rally at the Ohel

This Motzei Shabbos, January 10th, the 14th of Tevet there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5-12. Busses leaving at 6:30pm and returning 8:45pm. $3.00 for the bus.

More info in full flyer the Extended Article

PSA
by Shalom Goldberg
The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Yakov Avinu (Jacob our forefather) blesses each one of his twelve children.

When Yakov Avinu blesses his son Asher he says, “From Asher- his bread is rich, he will provide kingly delicacies”.

Rashi (an acronym for Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) explains this blessing and says: “The food which comes from the land that Asher received as an inheritance is rich and fat because there are many olives in his portion which give oil like a spring. As we see, Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) also blessed Asher by saying, ‘And he will (even be able to) dip his feet in oil’”.

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Vayechi

by Shalom Goldberg

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Yakov Avinu (Jacob our forefather) blesses each one of his twelve children.

When Yakov Avinu blesses his son Asher he says, “From Asher- his bread is rich, he will provide kingly delicacies”.

Rashi (an acronym for Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) explains this blessing and says: “The food which comes from the land that Asher received as an inheritance is rich and fat because there are many olives in his portion which give oil like a spring. As we see, Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) also blessed Asher by saying, ‘And he will (even be able to) dip his feet in oil’”.

Something Jewish

Chabad Teen Club Light Up the Poconos

STROUDSBURG, PA — Sixty teens from the Brighton Beach area spent part of their winter vacation snow tubing in the Poconos mountains. The public school teens belong to the Chabad-Neshama Teen Club, who organized the trip offering the teens an opportunity to celebrate the holiday season in a totally Jewish atmosphere.

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By Sarah Zadok

A volunteer at a community center in Ramat Beit Shemesh entertains a child from one of the towns targeted by Hamas rocket crews. (Photo: Yissachar Ruas)

RAMAT BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — Nestled in the picturesque Ella Valley about a 45-minute drive from Tel Aviv sits the quiet town of Ramat Beit Shemesh. It is neither “over the green-line,” nor in the direct line of rocket fire. As Palestinian rockets pound the earth 30 minutes to its south, the general feeling in this central part of the country is that it’s a relatively “safe” place to live.

Israelis Extend Help to War-Torn Residents

By Sarah Zadok

A volunteer at a community center in Ramat Beit Shemesh entertains a child from one of the towns targeted by Hamas rocket crews. (Photo: Yissachar Ruas)

RAMAT BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — Nestled in the picturesque Ella Valley about a 45-minute drive from Tel Aviv sits the quiet town of Ramat Beit Shemesh. It is neither “over the green-line,” nor in the direct line of rocket fire. As Palestinian rockets pound the earth 30 minutes to its south, the general feeling in this central part of the country is that it’s a relatively “safe” place to live.

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