
The Weekly Comic! – Haftorah Parshas Bo!
In connection with this week’s Presidential inauguration, The Avner Institute would like to present glimpses of correspondences between the Rebbe and former U.S. presidents Johnson, Carter, and Bush senior. It’s an excerpt from the new Book on The Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” Visit: www.inspiringageneration.org.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shloimeh and Rivki (nee Graj) Nathanson (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel!
MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — Last week Sunday, the 15th Teves, 11 January, ‘The Minyan; in Beis Menachem held a Siyum Sefer Torah. The writing of the Beis Menachem Communal Sefer Torah was started just over twelve months ago by the Sofer, Reb Uziyohu Brown, a local member of Anash. Following the attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai, the Committee decided that the Torah which was being dedicated to the Rebbe, would now also be dedicated in memory of his two Shluchim, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg HYD and would be held as close to the Shloshim as possible.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (by Menachem Abrams)
WASHINGTON, DC [AP] — A federal judge is ordering Russia to preserve sacred religious documents that members of a Hasidic Jewish movement fear could be headed to the black market.
During a hearing Thursday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth says he will finalize an order promptly telling Russia to protect the documents and return any that may already have been removed from the Russian State Military Archives.
UPDATE: Judge ruling in the Extended Article.
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) tells the Jewish people that they are going to be redeemed from their unbearable exile in Egypt. Hashem first uses four descriptions of how He will redeem them- “I will transport you out”, “I will rescue you”, “I will redeem you”, and “I will take you out”. Hashem then uses a fifth description, “I will bring you to the land about which I have raised My hand to give it to Avraham (Abraham), Yitzchak (Isaac), and Yakov (Jacob)”.
2. The Rebbe now discusses the four descriptions of redemption, and the additional fifth:
It is well known that the four descriptions of redemption correspond to the four redemptions that the Jewish people had throughout history, beginning with our redemption from Egypt. Bearing this in mind we can understand that the fifth description corresponds to the final and complete redemption when Moshiach (the Messiah) will come and take us out of this exile with the third and final Beis Hamikdash (Holy Temple).
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
Gedalya and Bassie Shemtov.
IYH at 595 Lefferts Ave, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Refoel and Etti (nee Taurog) Huisman.
IYH at 1445 Carroll St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Michoel and Zelda (nee Gutnick) Lerner.
IYH at 829 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Shmuel and Chana (nee Wilhelm) Pevzner.
IYH at 1359 Union St, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Saadia and Devorah (nee Gourarie) Yanni.
IYH at 621 Lefferts Ave, Apt D11, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Yossi and Sara (nee Kagan) Touger
IYH at 5 W Fessler Dr, Monsey, NY 10952.
Yisroel and Sara Bernath.
IYH at 6411 Coolbrook, Montreal, Canada.
Shloimeh and Rivki (nee Graj) Nathanson (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.
SEOUL, Korea — Prime Minister Han Seung-soo of South Korea extended thanks to Rabbi Osher and Mussy Litzman, directors of the recently-established Chabad-Lubavitch center in the East Asian nation, for their work in providing kosher food for Jewish business representatives attending last week’s Buy Korea 2009 expo.
This weeks Living Torah Rebbe video is ‘Letter of Approbation’. Remember, Living Torah is a member supported project. Become a member today at www.LivingTorah.org!
Also available with Hebrew, French, Russian and Spanish subtitles in the Extended Article.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Refoel and Etti (nee Taurog) Huisman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel!
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Rabbi Benny and Sonia (nee Rodal) Hershcovich of Crown Heights will IYH be leaving next month for Los Cabos, Mexico. They will be opening a Chabad House that will serve the local Jewish population and jewish travelers to the area.
The Hershkowitz family has recently returned from a pilot trip to Los Cabos, and is making final arrangements to open the Chabad House there.
CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!
GOSHEN, NY [CHI] — Chabad’s Winter Camp, Camp Gan Israel, recently completed its fourth successful year with over fifty campers ages 5-12 attending from throughout the county. “It’s an innovative idea,” says camp director, Chana Burston, who co-directs Chabad of Orange County with her husband, Rabbi Pesach. “Kids are home and many parents are working. In this economy it’s harder to travel – Chabad’s Winter Camp offers a week of creative fun and Jewish education during the winter school break.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chaya (nee Sudak) Mills (Edgware, England) on the birth of their daughter.
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 !!