CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — One who visits Crown Heights these days will undoubtedly notice children wearing orange shirts. These children attend the Gan Menachem Day Camp, the largest camp in the neighborhood. For the past two months 200 children have been enjoying a variey of activities in the Oholei Torah Day Camp.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (by Beni Simcha-Shturem)
We would like to wish Mazel Tov to Chaim and Malka (nee Haberman) Ostrov (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
It is with great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the very untimely passing of Yocheved Chaya Rochel Paley OBM at the age of 26. Rochie was the wife of R. Yaakov Paley and the mother of 1-year-old Yosef Yitzchok.
On Isru Chag Shavuos Rochie didn’t wake up, and in the morning after she suffered a heart attack and was revived but remained in a coma and on life support. Family and friends had set up a website “Rochie’s Friendship Network” where people took on Hachlatos and volunteered to say Tehillim in her merit.
The Levaya take place at 1:00pm and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapels and will be passing by 770 at around 1:30pm.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Leah (nee Shaffer) Bergovoy (Montroel, Canada) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
TALLINN, Estonia [FJC] — In Tallinn, the annual camp organized for Jewish children of Estonia has wrapped up for this season. Several dozen youngsters participated in this year’s event, which offered the group an interesting and educational program.
PITTSBURGH, PA — After years of sharing a Chabad House with the surrounding universities, students at Carnegie Mellon University will have one of their own.
Rabbi Shlomo Silverman, along with his wife Chani and 3-month old son Menachem Mendel, are opening up the first Jewish organization with a staff solely devoted to Jewish students at CMU.
Mendy Saacks (Crown Heights) and Dina Sherr (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Agudas Yisroel, 456 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL — To Shai Zmora, the Dovid Bryn Library is more than a place to find Jewish literature and classes; it’s a peaceful refuge where he can study mathematics.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sendy and Frumie (nee Simpson) Dubrawsky (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Hundreds of children packed into 770 to partake in a special ralley. A handful of camps attended including; Gan Menachem, Machne Mamosh, CGI of Queens, CGI Chama, Machane Yisroel, Pardes Chana, Or Avner and more!
An extensive photo gallery in the Extended Article! (Photos By Meir Elfasi – Shturem.net)
A new year is approaching, and in the undercurrent of every Chossid’s “Elul-wind” is a special urgency: the year of Hakhel is upon us. The Rebbe transformed Hakhel from a rare event involving the King’s recitation of the Torah, to a widespread campaign obligating every one of us to inspire our sphere of influence.
Hakhel is considered so vital, that on Sukkos, Shnas Hakhel 5748, the Rebbe veered from the way he had observed the Friediker Rebbe unite the arbah minim during the recitation of Hallel. “Despite personal hardship and raising a notion, chas veshalom, of a lack of hiskashrus to my Rebbe,” the Rebbe later stated, “I held the lulav and esrog together so extensively to affect the great unity of Hakhel!”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid (ben R Eli) Tenenbaum (Crown Heights) and Chana Shifra Rabinowitz (S Monica, CA) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
PRINCETON, NJ — In 2007, a Jewish academic society quadrupled its affiliated campuses and saw a record number of Jewish students complete its intensive course of study. Chabad campus leaders met this week at Princeton University to review Sinai Scholars Society’s newly developed from programs for the upcoming academic year.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (by Shturem.net)
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremel and Dini (nee Hurwitz) Arnold (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
At least 1,000 Jews left Georgia for Israel Tuesday after five days of war plunged the former Soviet republic into chaos. With the help of Rabbi Meir Kozlovsky, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in the capital city of Tbilisi, staff at the Israeli Embassy processed the paperwork of those seeking emergency transport to Tel Aviv.
While browsing the web yesterday I came across an OP-ED piece entitled “In response to tragedy, lifting up the dusty carpet”. As an addict in recovery, I am always interested in reading about substance abuse & addiction. I was very impressed by the article. Equally impressive was the fact that it was prominently displayed on this widely read Chabad website. Then I started reading the comments posted and I was quickly disappointed! Reading the comments and realizing the naivete and dare I say stupidity of so many commenter’s, compelled me to share my story.
My purpose in writing this is NOT to educate the masses, nor is it to get something off my chest, air my dirty laundry! While it would be nice to give people a little insight, my only purpose in writing this is to help the alcoholic or addict who feels there is no hope. I want to get across to you—there IS hope, there are people who have been in that place of utter despair and are now living a sober HAPPY life!! While OP-ED pieces that are unsigned may detract from their validity, out of respect for my parents and family I will not sign my name. However, I can be reached directly by e-mailing me at ChabadGirl.Addict@gmail.com.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A day after hundreds of woman and girls gathered in Beis Rivka for a very emotional Shloshim gathering , another took place last night, Tuesday in Getzels Shul for men.
Nearly 200 men gathered including friends and family in order to honor and remember Chana with Divrei Torah, Nechama and Hachlatos Tovos in her memory.
More pictures in the Extended Article. (photos by Shturem.net)
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