Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremel and Rivky (nee Krasniansky) Chazanow (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
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JERUSALEM, Israel — The Indian nanny who rescued two-year-old Moshe Holtzberg from the attack at Mumbai's Chabad Jewish Centre will be conferred with a special honour usually reserved for those who risked their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust.
The “righteous gentile” award will enable Sandra Samuel to live in Israel. She and Moshe are expected to arrive in the country next week to live with the boy's maternal grandparents.
Israel Names Nanny a ‘Righteous Gentile’
JERUSALEM, Israel — The Indian nanny who rescued two-year-old Moshe Holtzberg from the attack at Mumbai’s Chabad Jewish Centre will be conferred with a special honour usually reserved for those who risked their lives to save Jews from the Holocaust.
The “righteous gentile” award will enable Sandra Samuel to live in Israel. She and Moshe are expected to arrive in the country next week to live with the boy’s maternal grandparents.
Grand Prize: M. Cohen
Split the Pot: Nechama Hershkop
Jackpot # 1: Rachel Seeve
Jackpot # 2: Dina Valov
Dollar a Day Raffle: Shoshana Plotkin
Auction Special: Priscilla Sutton
Click Here for the Photo Gallery from the Auction!
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The List of Winners from the Ten Yad Auction
Grand Prize: M. Cohen
Split the Pot: Nechama Hershkop
Jackpot # 1: Rachel Seeve
Jackpot # 2: Dina Valov
Dollar a Day Raffle: Shoshana Plotkin
Auction Special: Priscilla Sutton
Click Here for the Photo Gallery from the Auction!
List Continues in the Extended Article!
JERUSALEM, Israel — Chabad houses serve as a kind of Israeli embassies throughout the world and the government should allocate a budget for them accordingly and take responsibility for securing them, the Chief Rabbinate Council declared on Monday in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Council members meeting for the first time since being sworn in about a month ago, adopted the proposal of Rabbi Shimon Elitov of the Binyamin Regional Council who is associated with the Chabad movement, and urged the government to act on this matter.
Chief Rabbinate Urges Israel to Secure Chabad Houses
JERUSALEM, Israel — Chabad houses serve as a kind of Israeli embassies throughout the world and the government should allocate a budget for them accordingly and take responsibility for securing them, the Chief Rabbinate Council declared on Monday in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Council members meeting for the first time since being sworn in about a month ago, adopted the proposal of Rabbi Shimon Elitov of the Binyamin Regional Council who is associated with the Chabad movement, and urged the government to act on this matter.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shlomo and Chani (nee Gordon) Goldzweig (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their first daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Michael Nagle for The New York Times
BROOKLYN, NY — For many Jews, they are homes away from home: Chabad Houses, welcoming outposts in foreign lands or across the United States, places to drop in to celebrate Hanukkah, Passover or weekly Shabbat dinners.
Almost always, the Chabad Houses are run by young couples, emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch denomination, a Hasidic faith with its headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, whose adherents believe that secular Jews ought to become more observant.
Chabad Vows to Continue Work of Couple Killed in Attack
Michael Nagle for The New York Times
BROOKLYN, NY — For many Jews, they are homes away from home: Chabad Houses, welcoming outposts in foreign lands or across the United States, places to drop in to celebrate Hanukkah, Passover or weekly Shabbat dinners.
Almost always, the Chabad Houses are run by young couples, emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch denomination, a Hasidic faith with its headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, whose adherents believe that secular Jews ought to become more observant.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshe Goldstein (Brooklyn, NY) and Chana Tilson (Randolph, NJ) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
The festival also featured an exhibition organized by the Jewish community, at which visitors had the chance to learn about the happenings in local Jewish life, as well as to see the works of students attending the Jewish Sunday school. There, they could also sample the national dish of gefilte fish (stuffed fish), which was prepared by Oksana Kandalovoy on behalf of the Jewish Women’s Club run by the community.
Jews Partake in Festival
NOVOURALSK, Russia [FJC] — In the spirit of inter-ethnic accord and mutual understanding among the forty ethnic groups living in the region, the Urals city of Novouralsk hosted the ‘National Family’ Festival. On November 29th, in the city’s ‘Stroitel’ House of Culture, the festivities engaged an enthusiastic audience and just as eager performers. Representing the Jewish community of Novouralsk was the entire Nikiforov family.
The festival also featured an exhibition organized by the Jewish community, at which visitors had the chance to learn about the happenings in local Jewish life, as well as to see the works of students attending the Jewish Sunday school. There, they could also sample the national dish of gefilte fish (stuffed fish), which was prepared by Oksana Kandalovoy on behalf of the Jewish Women’s Club run by the community.
Photo Gallery: Ten Yad Chinese Auction!
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From its very inception, as conceived by the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who began leading the Hassidic sect in 1951 and who eventually turned it into a global powerhouse, Chabad was a non-Zionist, pro-Israel ambassador of Judaism.
Chabad offered an extra-territorial Jewish alternative to the Zionist state. Unlike Zionism, it never rejected the exile. It never bound Jews to a specific territory.
Analysis: Chabad’s Success Depends on its Accessibility
The terrorist attack on the Chabad House in Mumbai underlines the vulnerability of Lubavitch shluchim – emissaries – to global Jihad.
From its very inception, as conceived by the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who began leading the Hassidic sect in 1951 and who eventually turned it into a global powerhouse, Chabad was a non-Zionist, pro-Israel ambassador of Judaism.
Chabad offered an extra-territorial Jewish alternative to the Zionist state. Unlike Zionism, it never rejected the exile. It never bound Jews to a specific territory.
The story is much simpler than people tend to think. Two of the Jews murdered in Mumbai are a Chabad-Lubavitch couple, Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg. He’s from Brooklyn, while she’s from Afula. They lived in Thailand and later in India for five years. They were there on a mission on behalf of Chabad; on behalf of Judaism.
Just like any other good Chabadniks, they chose to dedicate themselves to other Jews, most of them Israelis traveling in Mumbai.
Op-Ed: Light Versus Darkness
The story is much simpler than people tend to think. Two of the Jews murdered in Mumbai are a Chabad-Lubavitch couple, Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg. He’s from Brooklyn, while she’s from Afula. They lived in Thailand and later in India for five years. They were there on a mission on behalf of Chabad; on behalf of Judaism.
Just like any other good Chabadniks, they chose to dedicate themselves to other Jews, most of them Israelis traveling in Mumbai.
WASHINGTON, DC [AP] — An American rabbi said Sunday that he heard a woman’s desperate cry for help as he spoke to one of the assailants at the Mumbai Jewish center before everyone inside the building was killed.
Rabbi Levi Shemtov said he made contact with the gunman when he called the cellphone of Gavriel Holtzberg, one of the hostages at the Chabad House, after the attack began on Wednesday.
Rabbi Levi Shemtov Spoke to Terrorist
WASHINGTON, DC [AP] — An American rabbi said Sunday that he heard a woman’s desperate cry for help as he spoke to one of the assailants at the Mumbai Jewish center before everyone inside the building was killed.
Rabbi Levi Shemtov said he made contact with the gunman when he called the cellphone of Gavriel Holtzberg, one of the hostages at the Chabad House, after the attack began on Wednesday.
BANGKOK, Thailand — With Bangkok’s airport shut down by anti-government protesters, Chabad of Thailand is prepared to host a greater number of visitors, mostly Israelis stranded in the country.
“We always have travelers so the shut down has not yet affected us in a significant way,” said Nechama Kantor, co-director of Chabad Thailand, the Jewish Association of Thailand Beth Elisheva Synagogue, Mikveh and Jewish Center.
Chabad in Bangkok Hosts Stranded Jews
BANGKOK, Thailand — With Bangkok’s airport shut down by anti-government protesters, Chabad of Thailand is prepared to host a greater number of visitors, mostly Israelis stranded in the country.
“We always have travelers so the shut down has not yet affected us in a significant way,” said Nechama Kantor, co-director of Chabad Thailand, the Jewish Association of Thailand Beth Elisheva Synagogue, Mikveh and Jewish Center.
The World Standing Still
For forty six hours, the world stood still. Multitudes of hearts were shattered, countless tears were shed and immeasurable words of Psalms were recited as myriads of anxious Jews around the world tuned in to the evolving events with a profound belief that salvation will imminently sprout from this inconceivable calamity. And yet, after almost two days, the horrific, heart-wrenching news emerged about the Chabad emissaries, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holzberg, fracturing our last remnants of hope. Indeed, “The secret things belong to G-d” . This tragedy is beyond the capacity of our intellect, afar from the human mind.
Nevertheless, its impact remains deep. Jews worldwide were uniquely captivated by it. Anguish and concern conquered Jewish homes and centers around the globe. Wherever one walked, whomever one met, this tragedy rapidly, captured the center stage of our conscious, and swiftly dominated many conversations. But why was this tragedy so perturbing? Which of its component led us to be particularly disturbed by it?
Op-Ed: Their Legacy; Our Destiny
The World Standing Still
For forty six hours, the world stood still. Multitudes of hearts were shattered, countless tears were shed and immeasurable words of Psalms were recited as myriads of anxious Jews around the world tuned in to the evolving events with a profound belief that salvation will imminently sprout from this inconceivable calamity. And yet, after almost two days, the horrific, heart-wrenching news emerged about the Chabad emissaries, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holzberg, fracturing our last remnants of hope. Indeed, “The secret things belong to G-d” . This tragedy is beyond the capacity of our intellect, afar from the human mind.
Nevertheless, its impact remains deep. Jews worldwide were uniquely captivated by it. Anguish and concern conquered Jewish homes and centers around the globe. Wherever one walked, whomever one met, this tragedy rapidly, captured the center stage of our conscious, and swiftly dominated many conversations. But why was this tragedy so perturbing? Which of its component led us to be particularly disturbed by it?
