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By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.org

Tragedy struck the Jewish community of Baltimore when a freak traffic accident claimed the life of a 53-year-old resident heading to a doctor’s appointment after visiting his mother.

Avrohom Goldstein, a beloved figure in the local Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva where he volunteered and studied with the students, passed away the morning of June 8 when his vehicle hit a guardrail and flipped over.

Baltimore Community Mourns Passing of Beloved Kosher Supervisor

By Yonit Tanenbaum for Chabad.org

Tragedy struck the Jewish community of Baltimore when a freak traffic accident claimed the life of a 53-year-old resident heading to a doctor’s appointment after visiting his mother.

Avrohom Goldstein, a beloved figure in the local Chabad-Lubavitch yeshiva where he volunteered and studied with the students, passed away the morning of June 8 when his vehicle hit a guardrail and flipped over.

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Mazal Tov's View More
New Engagement!

Mendel Raskin (Melbourne, Australia/Crown Heights) to Miriam Barber (Pittsburgh, PA)
New Engagement!

Eyal Levy (Paris, France) to Sarah Khan (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Mendy Minkowitz (North Hollywood, CA) to Nechama Schapiro (Spring Valley, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Simcha Minsky (Crown Heights) to Surry Gurkov (Oceanside, NY) L’Chaim: Monday, Dec. 22nd, 8:00pm at Bison and Bourbon 191 7th Street, Brooklyn
New Engagement!

Mendel Baumgarten (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to Gitty Lishner (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Menachem Nelson (Tzfas, EY) to Rivky Popack (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at The JCM
Baby Girl!

Meir and Dini (nee Marmulszteyn) Gewirtz from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Raitport (Brooklyn, NY) to Devora Haskelevich (Philadelphia, PA) L’Chaim: Thursday, Dec. 11th, 8:00pm at the JCM 2nd Floor

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New Engagement!

Chaim Bass (Postville, IA) to Menucha Botnick (Ottawa, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Beis Avrohom Aaron 1349 President Street (Upstairs)
New Engagement!

Eli Cagen (Houston, TX) Shayna Zalmanov (Munster, IN) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1394 President Street
New Engagement!

Binyomin Winterfeld (Montreal, Canada) to Rivka Levertov (Aubervilliers, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yechiel Vogel (Crown Heights) to Shterni Gershowitz (Tenafly, NJ) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Dec. 10th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Weiss (Antwerp, Belgium) to Chana Cohen (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Meir Touaty (Paris, France) to Hanna Canarutto (Rome, Italy)
New Engagement!

Dovi Levy (Long Beach, CA) to Rikki Magalnick (Palos Verdes, CA)
New Engagement!

Yisroel Yehuda Sirota (Coral Springs, FL) to Batsheva Konikov (Fort Lee, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Girl!

Katz and Katz (nee Chaya) Dov from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A wild police chase ended on a Crown Heights sidewalk and the arrest of the driver of a stolen van.

Wild Police Chase through 3 Precincts

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A wild police chase ended on a Crown Heights sidewalk and the arrest of the driver of a stolen van.

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Participants from throughout the county enjoy a gourmet dinner at Chabad’s Jewish Women’s Circle’s Queen’s Tea

MONROE, NY [CHI] — Chabad’s Jewish Women’s Circle recently held its gala event, “The Queen’s Tea”, a fund-raiser to benefit the Camp Gan Israel Scholarship fund. Eighty women from throughout the county attended the elegant affair, held in the ballroom of the estate of Dr. Seth and Nadine Pulver.

Queen’s Tea Raises Funds for Camp Gan Israel Scholarship Fund

Participants from throughout the county enjoy a gourmet dinner at Chabad’s Jewish Women’s Circle’s Queen’s Tea

MONROE, NY [CHI] — Chabad’s Jewish Women’s Circle recently held its gala event, “The Queen’s Tea”, a fund-raiser to benefit the Camp Gan Israel Scholarship fund. Eighty women from throughout the county attended the elegant affair, held in the ballroom of the estate of Dr. Seth and Nadine Pulver.

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Mazal Tov ! It’s A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Dassy (nee Light) Tennenhaus (Hallandale, FL ) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

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Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Tzvi and Chanie (nee Deren) Backman (Shluchim to Tufts University) on the birth of their daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi Berkowitz (Southfield MI) and Etty Grossbaum (Melbourne Austrailia) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at the Agudah Shul, 456 Crown St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmully (ben R Levi) Hecht (Crown Heights) and Dina Metal (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave].

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Tuesday evening at Lubavitcher Yeshivah Crown St Crown Heights Hatzalah held their annual community health symposium with Maimonides Medical Center. A raffle was held at the end of the event, Arik Raskin of Crown Heights won the $18,000 raffle. Tickets were available for purchase on Hatzalah's website Hatzalah.ch, the proceeds of which benefit Hatzalah by enabling them to purchase necessary medical equipment and maintain it.

Annual Crown Heights Hatzalah Raffle

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Tuesday evening at Lubavitcher Yeshivah Crown St Crown Heights Hatzalah held their annual community health symposium with Maimonides Medical Center. A raffle was held at the end of the event, Arik Raskin of Crown Heights won the $18,000 raffle. Tickets were available for purchase on Hatzalah’s website Hatzalah.ch, the proceeds of which benefit Hatzalah by enabling them to purchase necessary medical equipment and maintain it.

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Mazal Tov! – 4 Wednesday Night L’Chaims!

Chaim Brod (Los Angeles, CA) and Chanie Kesselman (London, UK) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yehuda Cowen (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaya Hoch (Pittsburgh, PA) .
IYH at 638 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Tzali Perlow (Crown Heights) and Miriam Wilmowsky (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave].

Shmully Hecht (Crown Heights) and Dina Metal (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave].

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid (Dmitri) Salita (Brooklyn, NY) and Alona Aharonov (West Bloomfield, MI) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].

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Des Moines Register

POSTVILLE, IA — The court-appointed trustee of Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville asked a judge today to approve the sale of the slaughterhouse to a newly formed Iowa company that bought the debt held by the plant’s two largest creditors.

The bankruptcy trustee, Joseph Sarachek, filed a motion in U.S. bankruptcy court asking the judge to allow the sale to SHF Industries, LLC.

Judge asked to OK sale of Agriprocessors

Des Moines Register

POSTVILLE, IA — The court-appointed trustee of Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville asked a judge today to approve the sale of the slaughterhouse to a newly formed Iowa company that bought the debt held by the plant’s two largest creditors.

The bankruptcy trustee, Joseph Sarachek, filed a motion in U.S. bankruptcy court asking the judge to allow the sale to SHF Industries, LLC.

Jewish News

Photo Gallery: OTEG Auction

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The eighth grade Bochurim from Oholei Torah had their own Chinese auction today, Tuesday. The Bochurim used the points they earned throughout the year to get tickets for a chances to win lots of diffrent prizes. We would like to wish Mazal Tov to all the winners and thank all those who sponsored prizes.

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