Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mayer and Zehavit (nee Vaknin) Rosenbloom (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their daughter, Mazal Dina.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
POSTVILLE, IA [VIN] — The general director and one of the owners of Zoglobek company, Eli Zoglobek, is presently negotiating to purchase the Agriprocessors meat plant owned by the Rubashkin family, which supplies 60% of the American kosher meat market, and has a $400 million annual turnover. This is according to Israeli Hebrew Newspaper Sha'ah Tovah.
Zoglobek Negotiating to Purchase Agriprocessors
POSTVILLE, IA [VIN] — The general director and one of the owners of Zoglobek company, Eli Zoglobek, is presently negotiating to purchase the Agriprocessors meat plant owned by the Rubashkin family, which supplies 60% of the American kosher meat market, and has a $400 million annual turnover. This is according to Israeli Hebrew Newspaper Sha’ah Tovah.
Pictures of Brand New Bentley with Chanukah Menorah!
MANCHESTER, UK [CHI] — A ‘Car Menorah’ on the brand new Bentley of the known philanthropist Mr Zalman Klyne, who participated in this years ‘Chanukah Menorah Parade’ in Manchester, England.
A couple more pictures in the Extended Article
This weeks Living Torah, titled “L’Chaim” (Volume 57, Episode 225)
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Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish subtitles in the Extended Article.
Video of the Day! – L’Chaim!
This weeks Living Torah, titled “L’Chaim” (Volume 57, Episode 225)
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.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Chanie (nee Levine) Bongart (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
JERUSALEM, Israel — Lindenwood University senior Ben Joseph Woods landed in Israel two weeks ago expecting, in his words, “to bop around the country and visit friends.” What he didn't expect was to be caught in the middle of renewed violence between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants in Gaza.
Mayanot Birthright Trips Continue Despite Operations in Gaza
JERUSALEM, Israel — Lindenwood University senior Ben Joseph Woods landed in Israel two weeks ago expecting, in his words, “to bop around the country and visit friends.” What he didn’t expect was to be caught in the middle of renewed violence between the Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas militants in Gaza.
Editorial: And The Living Shall Take Heart . . .
Thursday marked the shloshim, or the 30-day mourning period following the murders of Rabbi Gabi and Rivka Holtzberg. Within the world of Chabad-Lubavitch, the day will be thoughtfully marked with prayers, tzedaka and mitzvahs.
The tragedy in Mumbai made international headlines and was followed by millions. But for the immediate families of the victims, it is a devastatingly personal, private calamity. While the rest of us move on as move on we must, Gabi’s and Rivka’s parents and siblings, and those of the other victims, will need to negotiate their grief and loss in the privacy of their own hearts. G-d alone can heal their great sorrow, but they will be with us in our daily thoughts, our prayers, and our actions.
First Chanukah Car Menorah Parade in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Canada [CHI] — For the first time ever, there was a ‘Chanukah Car Menorah Parade’ in Vancouver. There were about 30 cars driving through the freezing streets, doing Mivtzoim. There was a local TV network following the cars and reporting on the parade and Mivtzoim, making a great kiddush Lubavitch and a huge Persum of Chanukah. There are a couple of more pictures in the extended article.
Revolutionary Educational Tool Launched. It took three thousand years! But, the truth is out! And now you can read it to your children, as well! And it's spreading fast! The powerful king is not so unstoppable. And the seemingly incapable man is actually a king! We are speaking about the two kings each of us has inside. The Bad King, is our selfish impulsive side, the yetzer hara. The Good King is our rationale, good side, the yetzer tov. But we all know that. Right?
It's not so simple. It took the author four years developing this latest book series for it to finally reach press. Two Kings is here and available now! Two Kings is being presented as a worldwide educational revolution evolving. It is being launched by Israel Book Shop a world s leading Jewish publisher based in Lakewood, N.J. And authored by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs (www.RabbiJacobs.com) a well-known Chabad rabbi and halachic author.
Two Kings Book Series Released
Revolutionary Educational Tool Launched. It took three thousand years! But, the truth is out! And now you can read it to your children, as well! And it’s spreading fast! The powerful king is not so unstoppable. And the seemingly incapable man is actually a king! We are speaking about the two kings each of us has inside. The Bad King, is our selfish impulsive side, the yetzer hara. The Good King is our rationale, good side, the yetzer tov. But we all know that. Right?
It’s not so simple. It took the author four years developing this latest book series for it to finally reach press. Two Kings is here and available now! Two Kings is being presented as a worldwide educational revolution evolving. It is being launched by Israel Book Shop a world s leading Jewish publisher based in Lakewood, N.J. And authored by Rabbi Fishel Jacobs (www.RabbiJacobs.com) a well-known Chabad rabbi and halachic author.
It has sparked an existential dialogue within Chabad. “Why have we become a target for the unfathomable.” A few days after the attack, a group of Jewish security experts told me, “You guys are on the frontlines, it was only a matter of time.” That's the practical perspective you would expect from security gurus. At a farbrengen held last week for California shluchim that question was at the core of the evening. Rabbi Ezra Schochet, rosh yeshiva, dissected the issue. The intellectual inquiry did not bring him, or us, solace. At the end he said, “We have a question, a question without any answer.”
FOR MILLENNIA Jews have grappled with the same questions, seeking to pierce the mystery of divine providence. Shluchim were promised special blessings. Years ago a Chabad supporter suggested to the Rebbe in a private audience that he give more kudos to his shluchim. While the Rebbe showed appreciation, it was done in his classic understated style. Hassidim felt it an honor to serve the Rebbe's higher purposes. After hearing the question, the Rebbe's face took an austere look. He told the man, “They all have children.”
Op-Ed: Mumbai’s Far-Reaching Impact
Jewish tradition tells us the first 30 days of mourning are the most intense. This week we mark end of this period since the terrorist attack against the Chabad Center in Mumbai. It’s been a watershed event for world Jewry and Chabad. It will have a long lasting effect in diverse ways.
It has sparked an existential dialogue within Chabad. “Why have we become a target for the unfathomable.” A few days after the attack, a group of Jewish security experts told me, “You guys are on the frontlines, it was only a matter of time.” That’s the practical perspective you would expect from security gurus. At a farbrengen held last week for California shluchim that question was at the core of the evening. Rabbi Ezra Schochet, rosh yeshiva, dissected the issue. The intellectual inquiry did not bring him, or us, solace. At the end he said, “We have a question, a question without any answer.”
FOR MILLENNIA Jews have grappled with the same questions, seeking to pierce the mystery of divine providence. Shluchim were promised special blessings. Years ago a Chabad supporter suggested to the Rebbe in a private audience that he give more kudos to his shluchim. While the Rebbe showed appreciation, it was done in his classic understated style. Hassidim felt it an honor to serve the Rebbe’s higher purposes. After hearing the question, the Rebbe’s face took an austere look. He told the man, “They all have children.”
Oholei Torah Mesivtah Honor Shluchim on Shloshim
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — This Thursday, Hey Teves 5769, Shnas Hakhel, Oholei Torah Mesivtah made a Kinus in honor of the The Shloshim for the Shluchim massacred by terrorist in Mumbai. Rabbi Paltiel Mashpia at the Lubavitch Yeshiva spoke, along with Rabbi Pinya Korf Mashpia in Oholei Torah Mesivtah. Rabbi Shpilman, brother-in-law of Rabbi Gavrel, spoke about Misiras Nefesh.
Pictures from Kinus in the Extended Article
Mazal Tov! – 11 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Berel and Mushka (nee Flint) Greenfeld.
IYH at 533 Crown St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Naftali and Esther Rivka (nee Perelstein) Salomon.
IYH at 464 Malbone St, 3rd Floor. [Map This].
Mendy and Sima Gansburg.
IYH at 1490 President St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Yisroel and Chani (nee Stock) Selwyn.
IYH at 1489 Carroll St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Mendel and Chanie Vogel.
IYH at 627 East New York Ave, Apt 3L, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Shloma and Devorah Leah (nee Fischer) Katz.
IYH at 770 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Ari and Sara (nee Wilschanski) Edelman.
IYH at 789 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Mordechai and Levana Smerkin.
IYH at 912 Montgomery St, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].
Yisroel and Ruda Heller.
IYH at 31 Balfour Pl, [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave, MAP].
Yisroel and Gittele (nee Rabiski) Fridman.
IYH at 19 Wolf Creek Crescent, Vaughan, ON, Canada
Tanchum and Chani (nee Raskin) Matusof (Monte Carlo, Monaco) .
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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In connection with Hey Teves, the following is an article from the New York Times, January 7, 1987, titled “Judge awards Rabbi's Library to Hasidic Unit” written by Ari Goldman. Included is an interesting picture of the Rebbe, Special thanks to the Rebbe Archive For the picture. to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: portraitofaleader.blogspot.com
“It is total loyalty. And therefore, the Rebbe owes the Chassid total loyalty. So, for the community, the Rebbe must have total generosity and compassion. Also, he has even more responsibility. That's why he is a Rebbe”
- From Elie Wiesel's Court Testimony
The New York Times on “Hey Teves”
In connection with Hey Teves, the following is an article from the New York Times, January 7, 1987, titled “Judge awards Rabbi’s Library to Hasidic Unit” written by Ari Goldman. Included is an interesting picture of the Rebbe, Special thanks to the Rebbe Archive For the picture. to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: portraitofaleader.blogspot.com
“It is total loyalty. And therefore, the Rebbe owes the Chassid total loyalty. So, for the community, the Rebbe must have total generosity and compassion. Also, he has even more responsibility. That’s why he is a Rebbe”
– From Elie Wiesel’s Court Testimony
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a good friend Sholomke Nagar (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Mushka (bas Yosef Yitzchok) Greenberg (Morristown, NJ/Crown Heights).
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [CHI] — In one breath a protestor says “Islam is a peaceful religion,” while another screams behind him, “they needed bigger ovens for all the Jews,” and cries of “nuke Israel,” followed by a torrent of other expletives directed at Jews and Americans. No, this scene did not take place in Gaza nor any other Arab city or country, it took place in downtown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Broward Boulevard.
Video in the Extended Article.
Calls for “Bigger Ovens for the Jews” at pro-Hamas Demonstration in FL
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [CHI] — In one breath a protestor says “Islam is a peaceful religion,” while another screams behind him, “they needed bigger ovens for all the Jews,” and cries of “nuke Israel,” followed by a torrent of other expletives directed at Jews and Americans. No, this scene did not take place in Gaza nor any other Arab city or country, it took place in downtown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Broward Boulevard.
Video in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nuchie (ben L.Y. obm) Schapiro (Crown Heights/Los Angeles, CA) and Chavie Rosenthal (Crown Heights/Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Hey Teves Book Fair in Oholei Torah!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — One of the instructions of the Rebbe following Hey Teves, Didan Notzach, was to purchase Seforim. Oholei Torah marked it with a special book fair for its third year running. Organized by the PTA of Oholei Torah along with assistance from OTEG [the Oholei Torah Eight Grade] a special fair was put together in the Lunchroom along with a Safrus workshop where kids got their own quill and piece of parchment, and games relating to Hey Teves.
Many more pictures in the Extended Article!
