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Original 12 Tribe Mosaic Series Dedicated

Rabbi Sholom Raichik, director of Chabad of Upper Montgomery County explaining the meaning of each of the 12 tribes. On the left you can see some of the Mosaics.

GAITHERSBURG, MD [CHI] — Ten years ago Chabad of Upper Montgomery County, MD was planning the construction of it’s new building, and the director of Chabad, an artistic series of the 12 Tribes of Israel was included in the planning. After much hard work the building was completed and dedicated in 2002.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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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
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Brooklyn, NY — Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) and Mr. Alexander Rapaport of Masbia Soup Kitchen have joined forces to draft a religious ban prohibiting Passover price gouging in the Orthodox Jewish community. This decree, known as a kol koreh or a public pronouncement, is not a new phenomenon in the religious Jewish community. There is a great deal of precedent in Jewish law for rabbis to issue edicts against monopolies or other situations which are deemed spiritually reckless.

Full image of the Kol Koreh in the Extended Article.

30 Rabbis Sign Ban Prohibiting Passover Price Gouging

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Brooklyn, NY — Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) and Mr. Alexander Rapaport of Masbia Soup Kitchen have joined forces to draft a religious ban prohibiting Passover price gouging in the Orthodox Jewish community. This decree, known as a kol koreh or a public pronouncement, is not a new phenomenon in the religious Jewish community. There is a great deal of precedent in Jewish law for rabbis to issue edicts against monopolies or other situations which are deemed spiritually reckless.

Full image of the Kol Koreh in the Extended Article.

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NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority finance committee voted today to approve higher fares for subway, buses and commuter trains, two days ahead of the full board's vote.

The agency has threatened that unless Albany lawmakers come up with a bailout plan by Wednesday, the fare hikes and service cuts will take effect.

MTA Finance Committee Approves Fare Hike

NEW YORK, NY [NY1] — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority finance committee voted today to approve higher fares for subway, buses and commuter trains, two days ahead of the full board’s vote.

The agency has threatened that unless Albany lawmakers come up with a bailout plan by Wednesday, the fare hikes and service cuts will take effect.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Currently the only Mikvah serving the Crown Heights women has been standing since the early 1950’s and residents say has been extremely overwhelmed with the expansion and growth of Crown Heights. Now a new initiative by members of the Beis Shmuel Shul is being undertaken to build a new one.

More in the Extended Article!

A Second Woman’s Mikvah for CH in the Works

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Currently the only Mikvah serving the Crown Heights women has been standing since the early 1950’s and residents say has been extremely overwhelmed with the expansion and growth of Crown Heights. Now a new initiative by members of the Beis Shmuel Shul is being undertaken to build a new one.

More in the Extended Article!

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Albany NY [CHI] — As many travel to or from Montreal for Pesach, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin announced that Albany’s Central Birkas Hachama will follow 7:45am Davening at Albany’s Maimonides School 404 Partridge St., plus a Siyum Bechorim and refreshments in honor or Rambam’s Birthday Erev Pesach.

More in the Extended Article!

Albany/Northway Birkas Hachama

Albany NY [CHI] — As many travel to or from Montreal for Pesach, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin announced that Albany’s Central Birkas Hachama will follow 7:45am Davening at Albany’s Maimonides School 404 Partridge St., plus a Siyum Bechorim and refreshments in honor or Rambam’s Birthday Erev Pesach.

More in the Extended Article!

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Packed House at Birchas Hachama Halachos Shiur

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Every seat in Kolel Menachem was taken on Thursday, when more than 100 men came to review the Halachos of Birchas Hachama.

“What is the source for the mitzvah of Birchas Hachama?” was a question fielded by Maggid Shiur, Rabbi Zalman Moshe Abrahams, among other thoughtful questions.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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New Round of Car Break-ins

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over Shabbos two cars were broken into and ransacked. The incidents took place on Carroll Street between Brooklyn and Albany Avenues, and according to the owners it could have happened from when they parked Erev Shabbos till they got to their cars next on Sunday.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov! – 4 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Dovid Lerner (Oak Park, MI) and Esther Faigy Kurinsky (Crown Heights)
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Mendy Weiss (Manchester, England) and Chanale Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY)
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Yudi Browd (Queens, NY) and Rivky Wilhelm (Crown Heights)
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave].

Yossi Bronstein (Crown Heights) and Rosie Stein (Johannesburg, South Africa)
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].

Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!

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Elementary Students Summer Birthdays Celebrated

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The day of a child’s birthday is one of great pride, a day he grows a year older, and what better way than to celebrate it at school with his classmates in school where he is the center of attention for the day, having a party and giving out doughnuts and nosh. But what about the children whose birthday falls out in the summer, while they are away in camp or day camp?

More pictures and a Video in the Extended Article!

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NY Post

It was kosher chaos.

A riot erupted at a Brooklyn restaurant last week when Orthodox Jewish patrons discovered the “kosher” hot dogs on the menu were chicken franks that didn't answer to a higher authority.

Kosher Dog Fight – Fracas over Frankfurter Switcheroo

NY Post

It was kosher chaos.

A riot erupted at a Brooklyn restaurant last week when Orthodox Jewish patrons discovered the “kosher” hot dogs on the menu were chicken franks that didn’t answer to a higher authority.

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Pesach Exodus Experience Rocks Toronto

TORONTO, Canada [CHI] — Moses, Pharaoh, Pyramids and Plagues have landed in Toronto for the Exodus Experience. From March 12 to March 31, visitors will be transported back 3,300 years to ancient Egypt, where an interactive re-enactment of the Passover story is brought to life.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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