Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Asher and Sarah (nee Shaw) Fried (Long Beach, CA) on the birth of their daughter, Tikvah Chaya Necha.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
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ALBANY, NY [NY1] — City and state officials are looking to up the ante on drivers who sit the middle of an intersection.
It’s already illegal to “block the box” –- but currently, only police officers are allowed to hand out tickets. However, today the State Senate and Assembly passed legislation that increases enforcement by giving traffic enforcement agents the right to ticket drivers, as well. They also want to double fines.
Bill Passed Authorizes Traffic Agents To Enforce “Block the Box” Violators
ALBANY, NY [NY1] — City and state officials are looking to up the ante on drivers who sit the middle of an intersection.
It’s already illegal to “block the box” –- but currently, only police officers are allowed to hand out tickets. However, today the State Senate and Assembly passed legislation that increases enforcement by giving traffic enforcement agents the right to ticket drivers, as well. They also want to double fines.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov Dovi and Miriam Simcha (nee Ralphs) Small (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
The winners of the My Shliach Father and Son Mother and Daughter are….
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The My Shliach program announces the raffle winners of the Shavuos Father & Son/ Mother & Daughter Learning for young Shluchim. The lucky winners are Mendel Kaplan, 10 on Shlichus in Devon, Pa. and Aida Smoller, 12 a young Shlucha in San Diego, Ca.
Over 500 young Shluchim and Shluchos worldwide joined together by learning the same Sicha on Shavuos with their fathers and mothers. Upon completing the questionnaire to follow, each participant was entered into a raffle for an Ipod Nano and a set of L’kutei Sichos or “Talks & Tales.”
1. Hmm… I'm going to the waiting room (770).Hello friends,
2. Whatever...
3. Haven't thought about it yet...
4. Plans? Fe! The Aibishter firt di velt.
5. Jump from one L'chaim to another and dance at a Chasunah in between.
6. I'll take any job that'll come my way.
After so many years living in the system, you're kinda sick of the 'system' and all that it stands for. So with shlichus, Semicha and a successful survival thorough the system all behind you, you feel that it's time to finally live the life, a.k.a. do whatever you want with zero responsibility and no productivity.
Continued in the Extended Article!
Op-Ed: So what are your Plans for Next Year?
1. Hmm… I’m going to the waiting room (770).
2. Whatever…
3. Haven’t thought about it yet…
4. Plans? Fe! The Aibishter firt di velt.
5. Jump from one L’chaim to another and dance at a Chasunah in between.
6. I’ll take any job that’ll come my way.
Hello friends,
After so many years living in the system, you’re kinda sick of the ‘system’ and all that it stands for. So with shlichus, Semicha and a successful survival thorough the system all behind you, you feel that it’s time to finally live the life, a.k.a. do whatever you want with zero responsibility and no productivity.
Continued in the Extended Article!
In Sao Paulo, Thousands Line Up for a Kosher Big Mac
S. PAULO, Brazil — They flipped 10,000 burgers at the local McDonald’s last Sunday, and Ronald McDonald was doing his usual thing. But this time, he was greeting kids in yarmulkas, and the beef was glatt kosher. No cheese.
In fact, the entire restaurant in S. Paulo’s Barra Funda neighborhood was strictly kosher for the day. 5,000 patrons curious to experience McDonald’s at its kosher best lined up for their own kosher big mac.
LONGMONT, CO — As far as Meir Borenstein and Elan Barkenbus knew, the party meant sweet treats, gifts and loved ones.
But the June 12 community gathering at the D-Barn Reception Hall on South Main Street was more than a child’s birthday party. The celebration marked the boys’ third birthday earlier this month and symbolized their introduction to the Jewish faith through a custom known as an upshernish.
Ceremonial Haircut – Celebration Introduces Sons to Jewish Faith
LONGMONT, CO — As far as Meir Borenstein and Elan Barkenbus knew, the party meant sweet treats, gifts and loved ones.
But the June 12 community gathering at the D-Barn Reception Hall on South Main Street was more than a child’s birthday party. The celebration marked the boys’ third birthday earlier this month and symbolized their introduction to the Jewish faith through a custom known as an upshernish.
Be'er Sheva, Israel's ornate Pyramid Synagogue hosted a joint bar mitzvah ceremony for dozens of public school students, replete with a choral performance setting the tone.
Israeli Public School Students Celebrate Bar Mitzvahs as a Class
Be’er Sheva, Israel‘s ornate Pyramid Synagogue hosted a joint bar mitzvah ceremony for dozens of public school students, replete with a choral performance setting the tone.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremel and Sema (nee Yarmush) Sirota (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
The program featured lectures with various guest speakers on the history of Israel and the Jewish people, Shabbat, and prayers, as well as faith and feelings from the perspective of Judaism. Chief Rabbi of Omsk Osher Krichevsky led a session on the first chapter of 'Perkei Avot' and Rachel Krichevsky baked Chala with the girls for Shabbat. The seminar also involved Yevgeniy Fishman, the Head of the Youth Department of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, which organized this event.
Youth Seminar Unites Russian Far East, Urals & Siberia
OMSK, Russia — Just outside of Omsk, a youth seminar for over 50 Jewish youth has concluded. The event, which ran from June 11th through 15th, involved representatives from youth clubs run by Jewish communities across Siberia, the Urals Region, and the Russian Far East.
The program featured lectures with various guest speakers on the history of Israel and the Jewish people, Shabbat, and prayers, as well as faith and feelings from the perspective of Judaism. Chief Rabbi of Omsk Osher Krichevsky led a session on the first chapter of ‘Perkei Avot’ and Rachel Krichevsky baked Chala with the girls for Shabbat. The seminar also involved Yevgeniy Fishman, the Head of the Youth Department of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, which organized this event.
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This week at the Nemenov-Laufer wedding in Crown Heights, a special souvenir was handed out to guests, a disc with rare video clips of the Rebbe never seen before.
The video is blurry, but you can see the Rebbe in the early 1960's davening in the small “zal” upstairs in 770, distributing kos shel bracha Motzoei Shavuos 1960 and distributing at the entrance to his room.
More videos in the Extended Article!
Video of the Day – The Rebbe in the Early Years
This week at the Nemenov-Laufer wedding in Crown Heights, a special souvenir was handed out to guests, a disc with rare video clips of the Rebbe never seen before.
The video is blurry, but you can see the Rebbe in the early 1960’s davening in the small “zal” upstairs in 770, distributing kos shel bracha Motzoei Shavuos 1960 and distributing at the entrance to his room.
More videos in the Extended Article!
SARATOV, Russia — A crowd of 550 Jewish community members, businesspeople and government officials packed a Saratov, Russia, municipal hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Volga River port's Chabad-Lubavitch center.
Russian Jewish Community Celebrates Decade of Rejuvenation
SARATOV, Russia — A crowd of 550 Jewish community members, businesspeople and government officials packed a Saratov, Russia, municipal hall to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Volga River port’s Chabad-Lubavitch center.
At 686 Montgomery St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
She will be there till Tuesday.
Condolences can be called in, at (718) 467-6035.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Info to be Menachem Avel Shoshana Capland
Shoshana Capland will be sitting shiva after the passing of her mother Chaya Sara OBM.
At 686 Montgomery St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
She will be there till Tuesday.
Condolences can be called in, at (718) 467-6035.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
SOLON, OH — A plan by the Chabad Jewish Center of Solon, 5570 Harper Road, to build a mikvah (ceremonial bath) was approved Monday (June 16) by City Council.
The mikvah, in the form of a house, will be located in a residential area on Cannon Road just north of the Chabad center.
Solon: Council lets Chabad Jewish Center Build Ceremonial Bath
SOLON, OH — A plan by the Chabad Jewish Center of Solon, 5570 Harper Road, to build a mikvah (ceremonial bath) was approved Monday (June 16) by City Council.
The mikvah, in the form of a house, will be located in a residential area on Cannon Road just north of the Chabad center.
Young Talent in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — They are 18 boys, all local, from different schools, but mainly from ‘Darchei Menachem’, they are “The Sparks”. Lately, aside from their singing and voice coaching, they are also learning to play various musical instruments as part of their act on stage.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
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This Weeks Crown Heights Newspaper
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
