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This weeks Living Torah Rebbe video is 'Never Too Young to Shine'. 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.

Living Torah Rebbe Video! – Never Too Young to Shine!

This weeks Living Torah Rebbe video is ‘Never Too Young to Shine’. 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.

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New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Chabad of Sherman Oaks hosts Hakhel Bat Mitzvah Club Shabbaton

SHERMAN OAKS, CA [CHI] — “When I say Bat you say Mitzvah”, “Bat” “Mitzvah” “Bat” “Mitzvah”. Those were the chants heard in the streets of Sherman Oaks this past Shabbos from the Bat Mitzvah Clubs of Chatsworth, Los Feliz, Sherman Oaks, and Simcha Monica, as they joined together for an unbelievable Shabbaton experience. For many, it was their first time observing Shabbos. No cell phones, T.V’s, or Nintendo’s, just bonding time with other Jewish girls.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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By Anthony Pascale for NY1

WASHINGTON DC [NY1] — U.S. Postmaster General John Potter says the post office's financial situation could force the agency to cut a full day out of mail delivery each week. NY1's Anthony Pascale filed the following report.

Video – USPS May Cut Out Full Day Of Mail Delivery

By Anthony Pascale for NY1

WASHINGTON DC [NY1] — U.S. Postmaster General John Potter says the post office’s financial situation could force the agency to cut a full day out of mail delivery each week. NY1’s Anthony Pascale filed the following report.

NYC News

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a dear friend Mendy (ben Yehuda) Hershkop (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Chiena (bas Moshe) Borenstein (Crown Heights) !

The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

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Ohad Dotan, shown here in a photo on his Facebook page, was hiking through New Zealand before apparently falling to his death on Mount Cook.

CANTERBURY, New Zealand [NZPA] — A Christchurch rabbi is battling efforts to autopsy an Israeli hiker whose body was found near the Mueller Glacier in the Southern Alps.

Rabbi Menachem Goldstein, director of the Jewish Chabad-Lubavitch sect in New Zealand, has been acting as a liaison between local officials and the Israeli Embassy in Australia.

Rabbi Opposes Post Autopsy for Body

Ohad Dotan, shown here in a photo on his Facebook page, was hiking through New Zealand before apparently falling to his death on Mount Cook.

CANTERBURY, New Zealand [NZPA] — A Christchurch rabbi is battling efforts to autopsy an Israeli hiker whose body was found near the Mueller Glacier in the Southern Alps.

Rabbi Menachem Goldstein, director of the Jewish Chabad-Lubavitch sect in New Zealand, has been acting as a liaison between local officials and the Israeli Embassy in Australia.

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By Jennifer Vigil for the Union-Tribune

S DIEGO, CA — The San Diego City Council cleared the way yesterday for an expansion of the Chabad Educational Campus in Scripps Miramar Ranch.

Plans for the campus, at 10785 Pomerado Road, include a high school and college that will require new buildings, sports facilities and 280 housing units for students and faculty.

Chabad Campus Receives San Diego’s OK to Expand

By Jennifer Vigil for the Union-Tribune

S DIEGO, CA — The San Diego City Council cleared the way yesterday for an expansion of the Chabad Educational Campus in Scripps Miramar Ranch.

Plans for the campus, at 10785 Pomerado Road, include a high school and college that will require new buildings, sports facilities and 280 housing units for students and faculty.

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By Michael Freund for the Jerusalem Post

SDEROT, Israel — After years of enduring Kassam attacks from Gaza, Sderot's hesder yeshiva plans to consecrate on Thursday a specially-built, rocket-proof beit midrash, or study hall, the first of its kind ever erected in Israel.

First ‘Kassam-Proof’ Yeshiva to be Dedicated in Sderot

By Michael Freund for the Jerusalem Post

SDEROT, Israel — After years of enduring Kassam attacks from Gaza, Sderot’s hesder yeshiva plans to consecrate on Thursday a specially-built, rocket-proof beit midrash, or study hall, the first of its kind ever erected in Israel.

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In honor of the release of Rabbi Sholom Rubashkin, a song has been given out from the Archives of Mordechai Ben David, a song with the theme of “G-D frees and redeemed his Captives” the song is performed by Mordechai Ben David and Shlomo Simcha in Teal Aviv.

Video – Archived Song Dedicated to the Release Sholom Rubashkin

In honor of the release of Rabbi Sholom Rubashkin, a song has been given out from the Archives of Mordechai Ben David, a song with the theme of “G-D frees and redeemed his Captives” the song is performed by Mordechai Ben David and Shlomo Simcha in Teal Aviv.

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ULYANOVSK, Russia [CHI] — As you know Jews are required to fulfill 613 commandmants.This, of course, is not easy, especially considering the conditions of Russia and, specifically, a city like Ulyanovsk.

Take the commandment of Kosher, for example. There are a myriad of practical questions associated with this commandment. How does one observe the rules of kashrus? Where can kosher products be obtained? Is it necessary to have a kitchen with two counters and kosher tableware? What other kitchen items required to keep all of the rules of kashrus? How does one kasher tableware?

Keeping Kosher Now Possible for Jews in Ulyanovsk

ULYANOVSK, Russia [CHI] — As you know Jews are required to fulfill 613 commandmants.This, of course, is not easy, especially considering the conditions of Russia and, specifically, a city like Ulyanovsk.

Take the commandment of Kosher, for example. There are a myriad of practical questions associated with this commandment. How does one observe the rules of kashrus? Where can kosher products be obtained? Is it necessary to have a kitchen with two counters and kosher tableware? What other kitchen items required to keep all of the rules of kashrus? How does one kasher tableware?

Shlichus

Next week, February 6th and 7th, hundreds of Shluchim from around the world will gather their communities for 'One Shabbat One World,' a Shabbos dedicated to Moshiach. In what they are anticipating as the largest turnout ever, Shluchim are encouraged to invite all to attend. Rabbi Chaim Hershkowitz, director of the program says they went “All out this year. Rabbi Sholom Paltiel, Shliach of Port Washington has prepared a special speech for the event. We have mailed out free personalized napkins to the Shluchim, professional flyers and a custom mini site the excitement keeps building.”

One Shabbat One World is a yearly project for the Moshiach Campaign, a division of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch.

Next Week is ‘One Shabbos One World’!

Next week, February 6th and 7th, hundreds of Shluchim from around the world will gather their communities for ‘One Shabbat One World,’ a Shabbos dedicated to Moshiach. In what they are anticipating as the largest turnout ever, Shluchim are encouraged to invite all to attend. Rabbi Chaim Hershkowitz, director of the program says they went “All out this year. Rabbi Sholom Paltiel, Shliach of Port Washington has prepared a special speech for the event. We have mailed out free personalized napkins to the Shluchim, professional flyers and a custom mini site the excitement keeps building.”

One Shabbat One World is a yearly project for the Moshiach Campaign, a division of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch.

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By Miriam Davids for Lubavitch.com

Central Chabad Library in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, NY

WASHINGTON, DC — In the case of Chabad-Lubavitch vs. Russia, US District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth today accepted Chabad’s request to deny Russia’s legal counselors release from the case.

In a hearing on Tuesday, the Judge gave the defendants 45 days to find substitute counsel, and 60 days to report on the status of the Archive and Library of Chabad-Lubavitch, which Chabad now fears may have been compromised.

Judge Orders Russia To Report on Status of Chabad Library

By Miriam Davids for Lubavitch.com

Central Chabad Library in Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, NY

WASHINGTON, DC — In the case of Chabad-Lubavitch vs. Russia, US District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth today accepted Chabad’s request to deny Russia’s legal counselors release from the case.

In a hearing on Tuesday, the Judge gave the defendants 45 days to find substitute counsel, and 60 days to report on the status of the Archive and Library of Chabad-Lubavitch, which Chabad now fears may have been compromised.

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By Paul Lungen for the Canadian Jewish News

Kosherfest - Stock Photo

Anybody who shops for groceries is well aware that there’s a premium attached to kosher food.

At one midtown grocery store, kosher lean ground beef was nearly twice the cost of the non-kosher variety, while kosher chicken nuggets were more than double the price of an equivalent non-kosher brand, and strawberry yogurt in the kosher section was almost 100 per cent more costly than the non-kosher brand only a few aisles away.

The ‘High’ Cost of Living Jewishly

By Paul Lungen for the Canadian Jewish News

Kosherfest – Stock Photo

Anybody who shops for groceries is well aware that there’s a premium attached to kosher food.

At one midtown grocery store, kosher lean ground beef was nearly twice the cost of the non-kosher variety, while kosher chicken nuggets were more than double the price of an equivalent non-kosher brand, and strawberry yogurt in the kosher section was almost 100 per cent more costly than the non-kosher brand only a few aisles away.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Last week, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted its second annual Winter Camp for children with special needs in Brooklyn. The bright red color of the camp T-shirts worn by over 50 campers and counselors reflected the fun and exciting experience of Winter Camp.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Friendship Circle Winter Camp

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Last week, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted its second annual Winter Camp for children with special needs in Brooklyn. The bright red color of the camp T-shirts worn by over 50 campers and counselors reflected the fun and exciting experience of Winter Camp.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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