Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal tov to Yisrolik and Leah (nee Groner) Levin (Charlotte, NC) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
ORTHODOX COP CADETS MAKE FORCE KOSHER
NEW YORK, NY — Didja hear the one about the cop who walked into a doughnut shop and asked for a bagel and a shmear?
You will soon. The NYPD is adding 10 Orthodox Jews, including one woman, to their ranks. That's the largest Orthodox contingent ever in the department's latest cadet class.
NYPD’s Chosen Guns
ORTHODOX COP CADETS MAKE FORCE KOSHER
NEW YORK, NY — Didja hear the one about the cop who walked into a doughnut shop and asked for a bagel and a shmear?
You will soon. The NYPD is adding 10 Orthodox Jews, including one woman, to their ranks. That’s the largest Orthodox contingent ever in the department’s latest cadet class.
CrownHeights.info has learned that Rabbi and Mrs. Zalman Greenberg have recently moved on Shlichus to Bethlehem, PA., where they will IYH establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the Jewish students and faculty at Lehigh University.
The Greenbergs were appointed by Rabbi and Mrs. Yaacov Halperin, Shluchim to the Greater Lehigh Valley under the auspices of Rabbi and Mrs Avraham Shemtov, Shluchim of Philadelphia.
This has been made possible by the Rohr Family Foundation.
A Special thanks to Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky and Chabad on Campus International.
New Shluchim to Pennsylvania!
CrownHeights.info has learned that Rabbi and Mrs. Zalman Greenberg have recently moved on Shlichus to Bethlehem, PA., where they will IYH establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the Jewish students and faculty at Lehigh University.
The Greenbergs were appointed by Rabbi and Mrs. Yaacov Halperin, Shluchim to the Greater Lehigh Valley under the auspices of Rabbi and Mrs Avraham Shemtov, Shluchim of Philadelphia.
This has been made possible by the Rohr Family Foundation.
A Special thanks to Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky and Chabad on Campus International.
The United States army has just allowed chaplains to wear beards, opening up army chaplaincy positions to Lubavitchers for the first time.
The Aleph Institute is looking to fill this unique opportunity to become a full Shliach as a Military Chaplain in the US Army. The army is looking for Jewish chaplains to service the thousands of Yidden (and their wives, kids and families) that are in the army.
More in the Extended Article
Major Development in the Shlichus World
The United States army has just allowed chaplains to wear beards, opening up army chaplaincy positions to Lubavitchers for the first time.
The Aleph Institute is looking to fill this unique opportunity to become a full Shliach as a Military Chaplain in the US Army. The army is looking for Jewish chaplains to service the thousands of Yidden (and their wives, kids and families) that are in the army.
More in the Extended Article
Shacharis at 8:30.
Mincha at 7:40.
Maariv at 9:30.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Paley’s & Tauber’s
The Paley and Tauber families are sitting shiva after the passing of Yocheved Chaya Rochel (nee Tauber) Paley. Her husband, Yakov Paley. Her parents, Berel and Esther Tauber, her brothers, Yanky, Yossi, Shlomie, Menachem and Baruch Tauber and her sisters, Chani Winner, Mindy Wallach and Pessi Stolik are all sitting at 536 Crown St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Shacharis at 8:30.
Mincha at 7:40.
Maariv at 9:30.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
The 2008 Chabad Telethon: Dancing For Hope
HOLLYWOOD, CA — “Even in the darkest of times, there is always hope. And each one of us has the chance — and the responsibility — to share the precious gift of hope with those in need. That’s been the ultimate message of the Telethon over the years,” said Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin, head of West Coast Chabad.
Click Here for a Photo Gallery from the 2007 Chabad Telethon!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
I would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Dovid Nissan and Tzivi (nee Gorkin) Jacobs (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!
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
SKOKIE, IL — How much Hebrew can an American preschooler pick up over the course of a six-week summer camp?
Chicago-Area Camp Shows Children are Never Too Young to Learn Hebrew
SKOKIE, IL — How much Hebrew can an American preschooler pick up over the course of a six-week summer camp?
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Mendel and Shterna (nee Grossbaum) Kaminker (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
JERUSALEM, Israel — When this photo of L.A. Lakers' Jordan Farmar, the only Jewish player in the NBA, putting on tefillin with Chabad at the Western Wall in Jersualem, came across the screen, Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook fired it off to the avid Laker fans he's come to know as director of Chabad at California State University Northridge.
Lakers’ Farmar: A Slam Dunk For Tefillin on Campus
JERUSALEM, Israel — When this photo of L.A. Lakers’ Jordan Farmar, the only Jewish player in the NBA, putting on tefillin with Chabad at the Western Wall in Jersualem, came across the screen, Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook fired it off to the avid Laker fans he’s come to know as director of Chabad at California State University Northridge.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yitzchak Mendel and Rachel Neshama Wagner (Germany) on the birth of their daughter, Dina Chana.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
Active Summer for Nizhny Novgorod Jews
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia [FJC] — Despite the fact that we are in the midst of summer vacation, the Jewish community of Nizhny Novogorod – a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia – has been highly active. Notable developments include the opening of a kosher food store, the continuance of construction work on the city’s historic Synagogue, and three local camps for Jewish children and youth.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yakov and Brachie (nee Hecht) Garfinkel (North Miami Beach, FL) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
Hundreds at Rochie Paley Levaya
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — The Levaya of Mrs. Yocheved Chaya Rochel (Rochie) Paley obm passed by 770, THursday at 1:30pm. She passed away untimely today at the age of 26. Hundreds of Crown Heights residents attended the funeral. Many came in from the mountains where they are vacationing for the summer.
Chabad’s Summer Camp Raises Funds for Children with Illness
WASHINGTONVILLE, NY [CHI] — The children of Chabad’s Camp Gan Israel, located in Washingtonville, were excited to participate in a special charity project called the “Chai-a-thon.” Chai, means “life” in Hebrew, and the proceeds of this project will help sick children to enjoy a summer at Camp Simcha, a Jewish camp for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
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Click Here for the Parsha Comic from last year
Click Here for the English Text of the Haftorah
The Weekly Comic! – Haftora Parshas Va’eschanan!
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“What a coincidence!” remarked the minister upon encountering the Rabbi: “It was just last night that I dreamt I was in Jewish Heaven.”
“Jewish Heaven?” mused the Rabbi. “What is it like in Jewish Heaven?”
“Oh!” replied the minister, "in Jewish Heaven children with unclean faces, shirts un-tucked and clothes un-pressed, play in the dirt. Women haggle with fruit-vendors, as panhandlers rudely interrupt. Wash hangs from a maze of clotheslines, the dripping water adding to an already muddy surface. And of course,” continued the minister with a wry grin, “There are plenty of Rabbis running to and fro, with large tomes tucked under their arms!”
The Weekly Sedra – Va’eschanan – This Is The Torah
In the early 1900’s, the tenements of Manhattan’s Lower East Side were populated with Jewish immigrants. A Rabbi, who resided in the ghetto-like community, once attended an ecumenical function at which a notoriously anti-Semitic Episcopalian Minister was in attendance.
“What a coincidence!” remarked the minister upon encountering the Rabbi: “It was just last night that I dreamt I was in Jewish Heaven.”
“Jewish Heaven?” mused the Rabbi. “What is it like in Jewish Heaven?”
“Oh!” replied the minister, “in Jewish Heaven children with unclean faces, shirts un-tucked and clothes un-pressed, play in the dirt. Women haggle with fruit-vendors, as panhandlers rudely interrupt. Wash hangs from a maze of clotheslines, the dripping water adding to an already muddy surface. And of course,” continued the minister with a wry grin, “There are plenty of Rabbis running to and fro, with large tomes tucked under their arms!”
