PHOENIX, AZ — On Thursday, June 12th, a gathering in excess of 150 people celebrated the accomplishments of the Friendship Circle of Arizona, focusing on those achieved over the past year. The “2nd Annual Evening of Recognition” took place at Chabad Of Phoenix and honored 44 teen volunteers – more than ever before! Here is some additional detail on the highlights.
Video and pictures in the Extended Article!
VANCOUVER, WA — More than 100 people gathered in Vancouver, Wash., to watch Rabbi Levi Kagan write the first verses of a new Torah scroll that will be dedicated to the Clark County Jewish community.
The Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County hosted Kagan, a scribe from Detroit, to begin the scroll, which is expected to be completed in the next year.
Community members have the opportunity to participate by dedicating columns, chapters, portions or books in the Torah, in honor of family, special occasions or the memory of a loved one.
It’s almost a tradition in the mid-Atlantic states: When summer arrives, head for the shore.
But for the last few years, another tradition has steadily been taking hold in the New Jersey town of Ventnor, where Jewish community members and vacationers just celebrated the opening of a permanent home for Chabad-Lubavitch at the Shore.
ALPHARETTE, GA — Jewish residents in north metro Atlanta will celebrate the grand opening of a community center built by Chabad of Alpharetta to accommodate a growing children’s program. The new facility will feature a swimming pool, a “kiddie” pool with water play area, a sports field and a Mikvah, a ritual pool.
Yonason Gellman (Buffalo, NY) and Mushki Wilansky (Crown Heights)
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway, [bet Troy and Albany].
Yossi Levy (Tucuman, Argentina) and Chaya Batya Lapidus (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Chaim Shmuel Zaetz (Crown Heights) and Mindle Raigorodsky (Los Angeles, CA) .
IYH at the Jewish Childrens Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy, [corner Kingston Ave].
DES MOINES, IA — Spared the worst of the most destructive flooding to hit Iowa in 15 years, the state’s Jewish community joined the largest recovery effort to take shape since 1993. In the capital city of Des Moines, hundreds of people converged last week on Maccabee’s Deli to make 5,000 sandwiches and stuff brown bags full of food for thousands of Iowa residents now living in emergency shelters.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi Levy (Tucuman, Argentina) and Chaya Batya Lapidus (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
GRODNO, Belarus [FJC] — In the Belarus city of Grodno, work has commenced on the restoration of the Great Choral Synagogue, which an historic building whose significance goes much beyond that since it, of course, is also a spiritual center for Jews of this region.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yerachmiel (Ryan) Lifchitz (Northbrook, IL) and Tzipora Novack (Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday at Agudah Shul, 456 Crown St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL [CHI] — The three Mikvaos Mei Menachem under construction in Hallandale Beach are being built at a rapid pace, and should be completed , G-d willing, in time for the Jewish New Year 5769.With hydraulic lifts for the physically challenged,the Mikvaos will cater to hundreds of people, including individuals who could not perform this Mitzvah before due to the lack of a facility that fully includes the physically challenged community. Both the Women’s Mikvah and the Men’s Mikvah will have the hydraulic lifts and all the necessary features to service a large segment of individuals with special needs.
Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi once received a silver snuffbox as gift. But the Rebbe did not want to put it to its intended use, and remarked: “There is one part of the body which is not constantly seeking gratification – the nose. Should I train it, too, to be a pleasure-seeker?”
Instead, Rabbi Schneur Zalman found a more lofty use for the gift: he detached the snuffbox’s cover and used it as a mirror to help him center the teffilin on his head.
This incident was once related to Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s grandson, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch. As the one telling the anecdote described how Rabbi Schneur Zalman “broke off” the cover of the snuffbox, Rabbi Menachem Mendel remarked: “No, no, my grandfather never broke anyone or thing. He merely removed the hinge-pin which connected the upper part to the lower.”
The following private encounters are brief episodes which give us a fleeting glimpse of the Rebbe’s relationship with Yidden and his Shluchim, as well as his yearning for the Geula. The learn more about the Rebbe visit www.inspiringageneration.com
“The Rebbe would debrief the Shluchim for hours on end, often weeping upon hearing the reports of physical and spiritual persecution”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Tzippy Vigler (Shluchim to Flatbush) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
SHARON, MA [CHI] — June 26, 2008 — Seventeen-year-old Leah Larson, founder, editor, and publisher of YALDAH magazine has been selected from over 700 applicants as a the final winner of a $1000 small business grant from IdeaCafe.com. The applicants were first narrowed down to 184 semi-finalists, and then to 30 finalists. The votes of IdeaCafe.com’s 32,000 members determined the final winner of the $1000.
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
Yishai and Dekelyah Winer.
IYH at 888 Montgomery, Apt A8, [bet Troy and Schenectady Ave].
Menachem and Chani (nee Korf) Zirkind.
IYH at 736 Lefferts Ave, [bet Troy and Schenectady Ave].
Shmuli and Sara (nee Dinerman) Stiefel.
IYH at 555 Crown St, Apt 1D, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Yehuda and Brynie (nee Caplan) Silverstein.
IYH at 1263 Carroll St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Yossi and Tzippy Vigler (Shluchim to Flatbush) .
IYH at 3307 Ave N, [corner New York Ave].
Yossi and Faigy (nee Shomer) Chapley,
IYH at 3 Golar Dr, Monsey, NY 10952.
Mendy and Rivky (nee Wolosow) Horowitz (Canton, MA) .
Chaim Leib and Chanie Hildeshaim.
IYH at 96 Cabernet Rd, Thornhill, ON, Canada.
Yechiel and Chaya Goldberg.
IYH at 239 Yorkhill Blvd, Thornhill, ON, Canada.
Eli and Morikie (nee Perets) Stielemann (Sao Paulo, Brazil) .
Dovi and Miriam Simcha (nee Ralphs) Small (Melbourne, Australia) .
Stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info! Thank You.
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