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Neta Sela - Y Net

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Czech capital of Prague, once a center of thriving Jewish life, still boasts numerous synagogues, many of which now serve as museums commemorating a Jewish community that has largely disappeared.

But a new institute recently opened in Prague seeks to become a focal point for Jewish life and culture in the city. The Maharal Institute, named after the great Talmudic scholar Judah Loew ben Bezalel, serves as a yeshiva for male students and offers Torah lessons for members of the local Jewish community, including women.

Prague’s Jewish Revival

Neta Sela – Y Net

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Czech capital of Prague, once a center of thriving Jewish life, still boasts numerous synagogues, many of which now serve as museums commemorating a Jewish community that has largely disappeared.

But a new institute recently opened in Prague seeks to become a focal point for Jewish life and culture in the city. The Maharal Institute, named after the great Talmudic scholar Judah Loew ben Bezalel, serves as a yeshiva for male students and offers Torah lessons for members of the local Jewish community, including women.

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A Single Father, A Tireless Fellow Shliach, An Unimaginable Struggle

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New Engagement!

Zalmy Chanowitz (Monticello, NY) to Rochele Klein (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Leibel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada) to Nechama Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Meir Katz (Brooklyn, NY) to Racheli Yerushalmy (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Yochi Scheiman from Carbondale, IL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Berel Simon (Crown Heights) to Mushky Kremer (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Eshel 272 Kingston Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Lerner (Boston, MA) to Mussia Wilschanski (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Schneur Deren (Greenwich, CT) to Mussie Wolf (Lincolnwood, IL) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 24th, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Levi Silverman (Dobbs Ferry, NY) to Bryna Rimler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Yossi Labkovski (Buffalo, NY) to Chayale Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Girl!

Chaim and Rivky (nee Wilansky) Perl from Remsen Village had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

JJ Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) to Nechama Solomon (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Dovid Ezagui (Brooklyn, NY) to Chava Sorkin (Brooklyn, NY)
New Engagement!

Hushi Kot (Tallinn, Estonia) to Chani Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) L’Chaim: Today, Monday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Velvel Reikhtman (Montreal, Canada) to Channah Kagan (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)

Zalmy Pinson ‘Techie’ (L) and Binyomin Lifshitz ‘Webby’.

Up to the minute reports, amazing photo galleries, full coverage, meet ‘Webby’ and ‘Techie’. As the Kinus banquet concluded Rabbi Gershon Grossbaum took Webbys camera and snapped a shot of the duo as they were leaving.

Picture of the Night! The Crew that Makes CHI Happen!

Zalmy Pinson ‘Techie’ (L) and Binyomin Lifshitz ‘Webby’.

Up to the minute reports, amazing photo galleries, full coverage, meet ‘Webby’ and ‘Techie’. As the Kinus banquet concluded Rabbi Gershon Grossbaum took Webbys camera and snapped a shot of the duo as they were leaving.

Picture of the Day
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By Dovid Zaklikowski

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries crowd a session dedicated to the economy at their annual conference in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Photo: Israel Bardugo)

BROOKLYN, NY — With an eye on the growing financial crisis, Jewish centers operated by Chabad-Lubavitch are refusing to cut programming, all while doing everything possible to trim budgets and rely on an expanded team of local volunteers and donors. But even with the economy in a tailspin, new centers continue to sprout around the globe.

Jewish Leaders Refuse to Let Up in Face of Worsening Economy

By Dovid Zaklikowski

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries crowd a session dedicated to the economy at their annual conference in Brooklyn, N.Y. (Photo: Israel Bardugo)

BROOKLYN, NY — With an eye on the growing financial crisis, Jewish centers operated by Chabad-Lubavitch are refusing to cut programming, all while doing everything possible to trim budgets and rely on an expanded team of local volunteers and donors. But even with the economy in a tailspin, new centers continue to sprout around the globe.

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Photo Gallery #1 of Kinus HaShluchim Banquet!

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Below is the first of the photo galleries from the Kinus HaShluchim Banquet. The affair was held at Pier 94, a hangar uniquely decorated for the event. A short distance from where the Frierdiker Rebbe first set foot onto American soil, the hangar is one of the only spaces large enough to seat the thousands of Shluchim and their guests. More to come. ENJOY!

Photo Gallery continued in the Extended Article!

Photo Galleries
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Colin Moynihan - The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — The New York City comptroller, William C. Thompson Jr., said on Sunday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s gaping budget deficits could be diminished by increasing automobile registration fees in 12 counties served by the authority’s trains and buses.

At a press conference outside Grand Central Terminal, Mr. Thompson said that drivers now pay $30 every two years to register a vehicle in New York City, though they also pay additional state fees.

Comptroller Offers Fare Hike Alternative, Proposes to Raise Car Fees

Colin Moynihan – The New York Times

NEW YORK, NY — The New York City comptroller, William C. Thompson Jr., said on Sunday that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s gaping budget deficits could be diminished by increasing automobile registration fees in 12 counties served by the authority’s trains and buses.

At a press conference outside Grand Central Terminal, Mr. Thompson said that drivers now pay $30 every two years to register a vehicle in New York City, though they also pay additional state fees.

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Before anyone ever heard of the name Obama, there was a Shliach giving an unforgettable speech at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel. It was filled to capacity with over 2000 in attendance. The theme of the speech was unity and religious freedom; The famous line that was repeated over and over again: Yes, We Can!

Video of the Day! – Yes, We Can!

Before anyone ever heard of the name Obama, there was a Shliach giving an unforgettable speech at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel. It was filled to capacity with over 2000 in attendance. The theme of the speech was unity and religious freedom; The famous line that was repeated over and over again: Yes, We Can!

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Motzoai Shabbos, before the main session of the Kinus, thousands of Shluchim met in the cafeteria at Wingate Public High School for a Seudas Melava Malka.

More picture in the Extended Article!

Kinus Melava Malka and General Session

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Motzoai Shabbos, before the main session of the Kinus, thousands of Shluchim met in the cafeteria at Wingate Public High School for a Seudas Melava Malka.

More picture in the Extended Article!

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