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The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) sends twelve spies (twelve “Miraglim”) to examine the Land of Canaan (which would later be called the Land of Israel).

When the twelve spies returned from inspecting the land, ten of the spies reported to Moshe Rabbeinu and the entire assembly of the Jewish people that the inhabitants of the Land of Canaan were too strong for the Jewish people to conquer. The Talmud tells us that these spies were even saying that the inhabitants of the Land of Canaan are stronger then Hashem (G-d) and “even the householder (Hashem) cannot remove his utensils from there (because the Canaanites are stronger then He)”!

The Jewish people got very frightened by this report and complained by saying, “We should have stayed in Egypt; even if we would have died there our wives and children would not have been taken captive! Let us return to Egypt!”.

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Shelach

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) sends twelve spies (twelve “Miraglim”) to examine the Land of Canaan (which would later be called the Land of Israel).

When the twelve spies returned from inspecting the land, ten of the spies reported to Moshe Rabbeinu and the entire assembly of the Jewish people that the inhabitants of the Land of Canaan were too strong for the Jewish people to conquer. The Talmud tells us that these spies were even saying that the inhabitants of the Land of Canaan are stronger then Hashem (G-d) and “even the householder (Hashem) cannot remove his utensils from there (because the Canaanites are stronger then He)”!

The Jewish people got very frightened by this report and complained by saying, “We should have stayed in Egypt; even if we would have died there our wives and children would not have been taken captive! Let us return to Egypt!”.

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Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!

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New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)

Oholei Torah Bochurim Tested on Gemara

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Thursday, Bochurim from Oholei Torah Mesivtah went with their Rosh Yishivah Rabbi Zushe Willhelm to get tested by Reb Gavriel Tziner, the famous author of the sefer ‘Nitei Gavriel’. The bucrim were tested on the entire Mesechta Bava Basra, which they were learning through the year by heart.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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FJC.ru
BRYANSK, Russia — For the first time ever since the onset of Soviet power in the USSR, a traditional Jewish wedding is taking place in the Russian border city of Bryansk. This event is not only a life-altering moment for Nachum and Ilana, but also a joyous occasion for the entire Jewish community of Bryansk.

The big event took place in one of the city's best restaurants, where a Chuppa and more than 100 guests met the young couple. The ceremony was led by chief Rabbi of Bryansk Menachem Mendel Zaklos, as the crowd looked on with great interest and heartfelt emotion.

First Jewish Wedding for Russian Border Town

FJC.ru

BRYANSK, Russia — For the first time ever since the onset of Soviet power in the USSR, a traditional Jewish wedding is taking place in the Russian border city of Bryansk. This event is not only a life-altering moment for Nachum and Ilana, but also a joyous occasion for the entire Jewish community of Bryansk.

The big event took place in one of the city’s best restaurants, where a Chuppa and more than 100 guests met the young couple. The ceremony was led by chief Rabbi of Bryansk Menachem Mendel Zaklos, as the crowd looked on with great interest and heartfelt emotion.

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Cheder Menachem’s Annual “Chayolei Tzivos Hashem Grand Expo”

LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Tuesday, the 29th of Iyar, saw the entire Anash of Los Angeles, CA gather at Cheder Menachem, the Chabad Elementary boys school for the annual Chayolei Tzivos Hashem Grand Expo.

When establishing Tzivos Hashem in 5741 (1980), the Rebbe mapped out an action plan how one is to conquer the Yetzer Horah; by learning from our Avos (our forefathers; Avraham Yitzchok, Ya’akov & Dovid HaMelech). It was therefore decided that the theme of this year’s Expo would focus on some of the many traits that they exemplified.

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By Tamar Runyan - Chabad.edu

Rabbi Michael Kigel, center, is the new Rohr Chair of Jewish Studies at the Lauder Jewish Business School in Vienna, Austria.

A Canadian television producer with a Ph.D. in Jewish philosophy is developing a curriculum for the Jewish Leadership Program at the Lauder Business School in Vienna, Austria, following his appointment as the school's Rohr Chair of Jewish Studies.

Business School Taps Canadian Television Producer to Head Leadership Program

By Tamar Runyan – Chabad.edu

Rabbi Michael Kigel, center, is the new Rohr Chair of Jewish Studies at the Lauder Jewish Business School in Vienna, Austria.

A Canadian television producer with a Ph.D. in Jewish philosophy is developing a curriculum for the Jewish Leadership Program at the Lauder Business School in Vienna, Austria, following his appointment as the school’s Rohr Chair of Jewish Studies.

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Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Sholom Ber and Rivkie (nee Heller) Perlstein.
IYH at 600 Empire Blvd, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Zalman and Altie Heller,
IYH at 600 Empire Blvd, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Yechiel and Miriam (nee Sirota) Goldstein.
IYH at 425 Brooklyn Ave, [bet Montgomery St and Empire Blvd].

Mendel and Fraidy Sufrin.
IYH at 1339 Union St, Apt 4L, [bet New York and Brooklyn Ave].

Avremel and Sema (nee Yarmush) Sirota.
IYH at 350 Lefferts Ave, Apt 4F, [bet New York and Nostrand Ave].

Yitzchok and Chana Rivka (nee Lewis) Wiener.
IYH at Hatzalah Headquarters, 621 Beach 9th St, Far Rockaway, NY.

Ari and Vanessa (nee Spring) Propis.
IYH at Chabad of Coconut Grove, 4137 Main Hwy, Miami, FL 33133.

Zvi and Chayale Hershcovich (Shluchim to Stavropol, Russia) .
IYH at 6730 Avenue Coolbrook, Montreal, Canada.

Sholom Ber and Elie (nee Hoffman) Estrin.
IYH at 1005 Hunting Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615.

Chaim and Sara (nee Rudolph) Bronstein (Johannesburg, South Africa) .

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.

Mazel Tov's

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ari and Vanessa (nee Spring) Propis (Miami Beach, FL) on the birth of their son.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yochanan Gordon (Melbourne, Australia) and Rachel Beenstok (Manchester, England) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at 651 Montgomery St, [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].

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Who was 770’s first Official Photographer?

In the later years, photographers snapping shots of the Rebbe became a routine fixture in 770. In fact, there was initially much opposition to the practice, as related below. Yitzchak Berez, the first individual to regularly photograph the Rebbe, was born in Poland, and then made aliya (Emigrated) to Israel in 1947. His photographs are well known, with a portfolio including a famous photograph of Ben Gurion announcing the founding of the State of Israel, and several photos of the Adolf Eichmann trial. It’s an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation”, www.inspiringageneration.com

Mr. Berez relates:

“In 1971, Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky invited my son and me to a farbrengen (Chassidic gathering) with the Rebbe in 770. When I arrived at 770, the room was filled to capacity with hundreds of Chassidim, waiting for the Rebbe to arrive. One of the Chassidim told me that the Rebbe normally entered the shul from the door located at the rear of the room. I immediately proceeded there to wait for the Rebbe.

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Simone Sebastian - The Columbus Dispatch

COLUMBUS, OH — Columbus schools will rent a vacant school building to an outside program for special-needs children for a rock-bottom price — $1 a year.

During its meeting tonight, the Columbus school board unanimously approved the deal to lease Kent Elementary, which was closed in 2005, to LifeTown, a program run by the Schottenstein Chabad House at Ohio State University.

Special-Needs Program to Rent City School Building for $1 a Year

Simone Sebastian – The Columbus Dispatch

COLUMBUS, OH — Columbus schools will rent a vacant school building to an outside program for special-needs children for a rock-bottom price — $1 a year.

During its meeting tonight, the Columbus school board unanimously approved the deal to lease Kent Elementary, which was closed in 2005, to LifeTown, a program run by the Schottenstein Chabad House at Ohio State University.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Itche and Chana Kayla (nee Lerman) Hildeshaim (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter, Tonya.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.


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Rabbi Tal Ginter Released from Prison

POSTVILLE, IA [CHI] — Yesterdays release of R. Tal Ginter, a Shochet and Menaker in Agriprocessors, prompted great Simcha in the small town of Postville. After 5 weeks and 1 day Tal was released yesterday evening after the Immigration Service admitted a mistake on their behalf and canceled the deportation order.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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By Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org

Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Iowa, unloads produce contributed by a local company to help feel flood victims.

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.

Iowa Jewish Community Mounts Flood Relief Effort

By Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Iowa, unloads produce contributed by a local company to help feel flood victims.

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.

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It is with great pain and sadness we inform you of the very sudden, shocking and untimely passing of Avinoam Israel at the young age of 20. Avinoam passed away at 2 pm on June 16.

Avinoam studied in Yeshiva High School of Tucson. He leaves behind his parents, Dr. Reuven Israel and Alexandra Goldberg, brother Elisha Israel and sister Orian Kupchin (Las Vegas, NV).

The mother Alexandra Goldberg & Orian Kupchin (sister) will be sitting Shivah in Oak Park, MI at 15031 Kenton.

The father Dr. Reuven Israel will be sitting Shiva in Ann Arbor, MI at 1501 Shadford Rd.
7:30am Shacharis, 9:00pm Mincha.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Avinoam Israel OBM

It is with great pain and sadness we inform you of the very sudden, shocking and untimely passing of Avinoam Israel at the young age of 20. Avinoam passed away at 2 pm on June 16.

Avinoam studied in Yeshiva High School of Tucson. He leaves behind his parents, Dr. Reuven Israel and Alexandra Goldberg, brother Elisha Israel and sister Orian Kupchin (Las Vegas, NV).

The mother Alexandra Goldberg & Orian Kupchin (sister) will be sitting Shivah in Oak Park, MI at 15031 Kenton.

The father Dr. Reuven Israel will be sitting Shiva in Ann Arbor, MI at 1501 Shadford Rd.
7:30am Shacharis, 9:00pm Mincha.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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