Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim and Nechama (nee Estrin) Hereshkowitz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the 18th-century founder of modern Hasidism, was once asked why his followers worshipped in an ecstatic style full of singing and dancing. He responded by telling a parable about a street-corner fiddler who played with such skill that everyone who heard him began to jig. A deaf man, unable to hear the beautiful sounds, walked by and wondered if the world had gone mad. “Why are they jumping up and down, waving their arms and turning in circles in the middle of the street?” he asked.
“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?”
WSJ Profiles Lipa – Dancing & Shaking With an Exultant Spirit
Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the 18th-century founder of modern Hasidism, was once asked why his followers worshipped in an ecstatic style full of singing and dancing. He responded by telling a parable about a street-corner fiddler who played with such skill that everyone who heard him began to jig. A deaf man, unable to hear the beautiful sounds, walked by and wondered if the world had gone mad. “Why are they jumping up and down, waving their arms and turning in circles in the middle of the street?” he asked.
“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?”
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to a good friend Chaim and Rivky (nee Borenstein) Shabtai (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
On Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 7pm, Rabbi Anchelle Perl will host a special webcast on the eve of the 3402nd birthday of Moses who was born in Egypt on the 7th of Adar of the year 2368 from creation (1393 BCE).
Be sure to tune to Moses’ Jewish Birthday tribute from 7pm-9pm EST on Monday evening March 2nd, 2009, for this live streaming two hour party farbrengen. Login party at www.chabadmineola.com
Rabbi Perl Hosts live webcast celebrating Moshe Rabbenu’s 3402nd Birthday Party
On Monday March 2nd, 2009 at 7pm, Rabbi Anchelle Perl will host a special webcast on the eve of the 3402nd birthday of Moses who was born in Egypt on the 7th of Adar of the year 2368 from creation (1393 BCE).
Be sure to tune to Moses’ Jewish Birthday tribute from 7pm-9pm EST on Monday evening March 2nd, 2009, for this live streaming two hour party farbrengen. Login party at www.chabadmineola.com
Old time buddies Irving and Seymour enjoyed their golden years fishing and boating together. One afternoon, as they were off at play, a violent storm blew in from nowhere. Before long the two friends found themselves in the water clinging to their capsized boat for dear life.
Knowing that Seymour could not swim to save his life, Irving tried to help. But no matter how much he begged for Seymour’s hand, Seymour defiantly refused. No amount of pleading seemed to matter.
Give Until It Feels Good – The Torah Perspective On Giving
Old time buddies Irving and Seymour enjoyed their golden years fishing and boating together. One afternoon, as they were off at play, a violent storm blew in from nowhere. Before long the two friends found themselves in the water clinging to their capsized boat for dear life.
Knowing that Seymour could not swim to save his life, Irving tried to help. But no matter how much he begged for Seymour’s hand, Seymour defiantly refused. No amount of pleading seemed to matter.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Meir Wilschanski (Morristown, NJ) and Chanie Kanelsky (Hillside, NJ) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand Ave] .
Excelling Students of Darchai Menachem go Skiing!
DELAWARE, PA [CHI] — Students of Darchai Menachem who excelled in school and accumulated the right amount of ‘points’ over the last 12 weeks, were all rewarded with a full day trip up to the Shawnee Mountain, a ski resort that’s a two hour drive from Brooklyn, where the students took skiing lessons and spent a day on the ski slopes.
Many more pictures in the Extended Article!!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A Crown Heights business could go under after it was slapped with nearly $10,000 in fines for posting flyers on city light poles.
Quinton Spikener, 27, the owner of Xyayx Multimedia, a music and video production company, woke up last Thursday to find his mailbox stuffed with 47 letters from the city, each charging a $200 fine. The total bill was $9,400.
Fines for Flyer Blitz Flatten Small Biz
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A Crown Heights business could go under after it was slapped with nearly $10,000 in fines for posting flyers on city light poles.
Quinton Spikener, 27, the owner of Xyayx Multimedia, a music and video production company, woke up last Thursday to find his mailbox stuffed with 47 letters from the city, each charging a $200 fine. The total bill was $9,400.
Shluchim Online School Day of Celebration – Great Success
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Recently, dozens of young shluchos gathered at Chovevei Torah for a grand Online School Day of Celebration. The students truly enjoyed this beautiful class reunion– especially, since for most, it meant meeting their virtual teachers and classmates for the very first time in real life.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nochum Labkowsky (Los Angeles, CA) and Chaya Wilansky (Elizabeth, NJ) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
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
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Chanan and Chumi (nee Sperlin) Feldman.
IYH at 414 Crown St, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Boruch and Hadassah (nee Turenheim) Rapoport
IYH at Bais Eliezer Yitzchok, 394 Kingston Ave, [between Crown and Montgomery].
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.
IYH at Chabad of Bloomsbury, 24 Ridgmount St, London, WC1E 7AQ, England.
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.
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.
Humorous Video – Consultant Gives Chabad of Stamford Tips
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.
1. Regarding the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle) in this week’s Torah portion the Torah says, “You should make the beams for the Tabernacle of acacia wood (Atzay Shittim), standing upright”.
2. The Previous Rebbe explained that the Hebrew word for, “acacia”, which is, “Shittim”, also means, “turning away”. In other words, there is a middle path which is the path of logic and reason, and the turning away from the middle path is called, “Shittim”, from the word, “Shtoos - Senselessness”.
However, there are two types of ways to be senseless. One way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in the opposite way of holiness, as the Talmud states, “A person only commits a transgression because a spirit of senselessness entered him”, and another way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in a holy way, as the Talmud states, “The senselessness of this Sage has helped him”.
The Weekly Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Terumah
The Rebbe says:
1. Regarding the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle) in this week’s Torah portion the Torah says, “You should make the beams for the Tabernacle of acacia wood (Atzay Shittim), standing upright”.
2. The Previous Rebbe explained that the Hebrew word for, “acacia”, which is, “Shittim”, also means, “turning away”. In other words, there is a middle path which is the path of logic and reason, and the turning away from the middle path is called, “Shittim”, from the word, “Shtoos – Senselessness”.
However, there are two types of ways to be senseless. One way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in the opposite way of holiness, as the Talmud states, “A person only commits a transgression because a spirit of senselessness entered him”, and another way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in a holy way, as the Talmud states, “The senselessness of this Sage has helped him”.
This week, Tzivos Hashem and MyShliach reached a spectacular goal in a joint project available throughout the world. Shluchim's children, members of the Worldwide Tehillim Club, said over 2000 — yes, 2000! — Kapitlach this Shabbos Mevorchim, an enormously successful figure.
Over 2000 Kapitlach of Tehillim
This week, Tzivos Hashem and MyShliach reached a spectacular goal in a joint project available throughout the world. Shluchim’s children, members of the Worldwide Tehillim Club, said over 2000 — yes, 2000! — Kapitlach this Shabbos Mevorchim, an enormously successful figure.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremi Gitler (Monsey, NY) and Chavi Kornfeld (Seattle, WA) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
The morning after President Obama's 'stimulus speech', Rabbi Moshe D. Bryski from Chabad of the Conejo, sent out his own stimulus package - in the form of a video.
Video: Purim Stimulus
The morning after President Obama’s ‘stimulus speech’, Rabbi Moshe D. Bryski from Chabad of the Conejo, sent out his own stimulus package – in the form of a video.
Bris Avrohom Marks 6000th Bris!
OLD BRIDGE, NJ [CHI] — On Sunday, February 22nd, Bris Avrohom held a Milestone Celebration for having performed 6000 brissin on men and boys in the 29 years of the organization’s existence. They also held a ceremony to give women their Jewish names and a Pidyon ha-Ben ceremony in which first born males were redeemed. The program chairpersons were Bruce and Michelle Berger from Livingston, NJ.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
