In response to inquiries about the fund established in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attack: Lubavitch Headquarters in conjunction with the Holtzberg/Rosenberg families, have set up the Chabad Mumbai Relief Fund to assist in the care of the children of Rabbi Gavriel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg, may G-d avenge their blood, and/or the rebuilding of the Mumbai Chabad House.
Methods of contributing in the Extended Article
Former US attorney and current high powered criminal defense attorney Alan Vinegrad will be a special guest on Talkine with Zev Brenner this Sat night at 12:30 AM to discuss the Feds decision to deny AgriProceessors’ Sholom Rubashkin bal due to the fear that he might fly to Israel and invoke Israel’s Law of Return to avoid prosecution here in the US.
Please tune in to: WMCA 570 AM or via www.talklinecommunications.com
NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Bloomberg said for the first time Friday that “maybe we will” send out that $400 property tax rebate he has been holding hostage for more than a month.
Although not specific, the mayor seemed to link mailing the rebate – worth $256 million to more than 600,000 homeowners – to striking a deal with the City Council on a disputed budget modification plan.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Mendel Feldman OBM at the age of 93. Reb Mendel was the Rov of the Kehila of Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore and a Shliach of the Frierdiker Rebbe for over 60 years.
He is survived by his son Rabbi Pinchus Feldman Shliach in NSW, Australia.
The funeral will begin at 10:30am tomorrow (Sunday) at the Chevra Kadisha, 172 Oxford St Woollahra. After the service at the Chevra, the procession will continue to Rookwood Cemetery for the burial.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yudi Shmotkin (Milwaukee, WI) and Chanie Ceitlin (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Moitzoai Shabbos at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
MUMBAI, India — Two weeks after the sudden passing of two of its emissaries in one of India’s worst terror attacks, Chabad-Lubavitch organized a Shabbat gathering for visiting Jewish travelers at a local hotel in Mumbai.
On Friday night, Rabbi Dov Goldberg – interim director of the Mumbai Chabad House after the tragic death of his friends, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg – will welcome tens of people for an evening meal replete with Torah discussions and the singing of Chasidic melodies. Prayer services will take place at a local synagogue; lunch will be served the next day.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yoni and Chana Esther (nee Landa) Mizrachi (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
There will be father and son learning programs every Motzai Shabbos, 7:00 – 8:00pm, for children of grades 2 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please bring your own Seforim.
Program Locations:
Agudah Shul, 456 Crown St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Congregation 935, 935 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Bais Eliyahu Nochum Shul, 672 Lefferts Ave, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Empire Shteibel, 489 Empire Blvd, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Frankel Shul, 1699 President St, [between Utica and Rochester Ave].
A project of the Igud Menahalei Hayeshivos of Crown Heights and Avos Ubonim International.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Rochel (nee Malka) Druk (Shluchim to Cancun, Mexico) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
LOVELAND, CO — The city of Loveland might be making holiday history this year.
Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik will host possibly Loveland’s first public menorah lighting ceremony, and he’s praising the city’s openness to the event.
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — JEM is pleased to announce the release of a new Chanukah DVD, featuring twelve segments including Sichos, personal encounters with the Rebbe, songs, and Chanukah moments, all focusing on the theme of Chanukah.
This Chanukah, you have the perfect way to share the Rebbe’s words and inspiration with your community and friends.
The following is a part two of the encounter that took place in the front of 770 where a group of Bachurim (yeshiva students) saw a young man in long hair and boots approach the Rebbe, who waved his finger around and then pointed at this man’s chest. What happened there? What did the Rebbe say? The encounter is retold by the former “young man” himself. Note The picture of the Rebbe is a First time released picture, to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.inspiringageneration.org
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eytan and Chana Feige (nee Engel) Abrahams (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) tells Yakov Avinu (Jacob our Forefather) that his name would no longer be called “Yakov” (Jacob), it would now be called “Yisroel” (Israel).
2. As the preface to a question, the Rebbe now quotes the Talmud which discusses this verse:
The Talmud tells us that whoever calls our Forefather Avraham “Avram” (which was his original name), transgresses on the verse, “And your name shall no longer be called ‘Avram’; it shall henceforth be called ‘Avraham’ ”.
RALEIGH, NC — Like medics, firefighters or police officers, Rabbis Aaron and Pinchas Herman can be considered first responders. When a Jew needs immediate assistance, people turn to them.
Last week, Aaron Herman helped a company in Research Triangle Park find kosher meals for two Orthodox Jewish financial analysts who had flown in for a two-day visit.
Stunned, lamenting, action. In the immediate aftermath of the tragedy that struck Mumbai, India, last week, Chabad took action. In tremendous ways, the ultra-orthodox Hassidic Jews redirected their grief into positive action in order to combat the evil that quaked their world.
“This week, no one is celebrating,” said Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, editor and publisher of the weekly newspaper, Yated Neeman. “But they are more united than ever before. After the atrocities in India, all of us are more united.”
Among the hostages who were killed by terrorists at Mumbai’s Nariman House were two Chabad Shluchim (emissaries) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and his pregnant wife, Rivka.
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