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BROOKLYN, NY — Long before the first rapper stopped snitching or any Mafiosi swore an oath of omertà, there was the Jewish law of mesira.

The tenet that forbids Jews from informing on fellow Jews is one of the hurdles facing Brooklyn prosecutors probing the April 14 attack on a black man by two Jewish men, sources told the Daily News.

Authorities - invoking a complaint long cited in cases involving rappers - said the initial probe was hindered by the local Hasidim's refusal to cooperate.

Jewish code snarls probe into Crown Hts attack

NY Daily News

BROOKLYN, NY — Long before the first rapper stopped snitching or any Mafiosi swore an oath of omertà, there was the Jewish law of mesira.

The tenet that forbids Jews from informing on fellow Jews is one of the hurdles facing Brooklyn prosecutors probing the April 14 attack on a black man by two Jewish men, sources told the Daily News.

Authorities – invoking a complaint long cited in cases involving rappers – said the initial probe was hindered by the local Hasidim’s refusal to cooperate.

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New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
By Tamar Runyan

The Dominican Republic became the newest country to boast a Chabad-Lubavitch center with the arrival of Rabbi Shimon and Michal Pelman. (Photo: Thomas Schmidt)

With the arrival of Rabbi Shimon and Michal Pelman, the Dominican Republic became the newest country to host Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries.

Chasidic Family Heads Up Jewish Outreach in Dominican Republic

By Tamar Runyan

The Dominican Republic became the newest country to boast a Chabad-Lubavitch center with the arrival of Rabbi Shimon and Michal Pelman. (Photo: Thomas Schmidt)

With the arrival of Rabbi Shimon and Michal Pelman, the Dominican Republic became the newest country to host Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Chani (nee Begun) Feldman (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!


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Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
The story is told of an elderly woman – an expert embroiderer – who approached a Rabbi, with a magnificent mantel that she hand crafted for the Synagogue's new Torah Scroll. Enamored by the lush fabric and colorful embroidery, the Rabbi immediately rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and placed the mantel over it.

As they shared a moment of delight adoring the lovely new cover, the Rabbi noted, to everyone's disappointment, that the new cover was several inches shorter than the scroll.

Thanking the woman for her sincere thoughtfulness and effort, the Rabbi gently explained that while it was a true masterpiece it would not work, since it was too short.

The Weekly Sedra – Emor, Rationalization, It’s Not All That Rational

Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

The story is told of an elderly woman – an expert embroiderer – who approached a Rabbi, with a magnificent mantel that she hand crafted for the Synagogue’s new Torah Scroll. Enamored by the lush fabric and colorful embroidery, the Rabbi immediately rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and placed the mantel over it.

As they shared a moment of delight adoring the lovely new cover, the Rabbi noted, to everyone’s disappointment, that the new cover was several inches shorter than the scroll.

Thanking the woman for her sincere thoughtfulness and effort, the Rabbi gently explained that while it was a true masterpiece it would not work, since it was too short.

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Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Moishe and Sheva (nee Lipskier) Schmukler.
IYH at 1469 Carroll St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Hershel and Esther Friedman.
IYH at 935 Eastern Pkwy, Basement Shul, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Roy and Mirelle Mazuz.
IYH at 802 Eastern Pkwy, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Aaron Leib and Tamar Stone.
IYH at Shain Shul, 390 Kingston Ave, [bet Crown and Montgomery].

Levi and Chani (nee Begun) Feldman.
IYH at 544 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Dovid and Doba (nee Raskin) Mintz.
IYH at 81 W Meadow Dr, Vail, CO 81657.

Schneur and Shternie (nee Solomon) Mockin (Montreal, Canada) .

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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Pesach Merkos Shlichus around the World

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — This year Pesach Merkos Shlichus was taken to a whole new level with tremendous success BH. Merkos sent an unprecedented 500 Bochurim to remote and distant locations in Africa, China, Turkey, Russia, Thailand, India, Mexico, Colombia, Europe and more, making it possible for thousands more Jews to partake in the Pesach experience.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Huge Success for Chabad at Chicago’s Walk with Israel

CHICAGO, IL [CHI] — This past Sunday, Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois had an incredibly successful day at the Chicago Jewish Federation’s annual Walk with Israel program. Over 12,000 people throughout Chicago joined the program that culminated with an indoor fair that featured FIVE Chabad booths.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands the Jewish people to count the forty nine days beginning from the second day of Passover until the giving of the Torah (Shavuot),. This is called “Sefiras Ha’Omer (the counting of the Omer)”.

2. The Rebbe now begins discussing Sefiras Ha’Omer:

One of the verses commanding the Jewish people to count the Omer says, “You shall count for yourselves - from the morrow of the rest day (Mi’ma’cha’ras HaShabbos), from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving - seven weeks, they shall be complete”.

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Emor

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands the Jewish people to count the forty nine days beginning from the second day of Passover until the giving of the Torah (Shavuot),. This is called “Sefiras Ha’Omer (the counting of the Omer)”.

2. The Rebbe now begins discussing Sefiras Ha’Omer:

One of the verses commanding the Jewish people to count the Omer says, “You shall count for yourselves – from the morrow of the rest day (Mi’ma’cha’ras HaShabbos), from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving – seven weeks, they shall be complete”.

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Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn arrived in the mountainous state of Wyoming on Thursday. (Photo: Steven Ritts)

JACKSON, WY — Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn arrived in Wyoming Thursday to open the first Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish center in the state.

Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries Are Wyoming’s Only Full-Time Jewish Spiritual Leaders

Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn arrived in the mountainous state of Wyoming on Thursday. (Photo: Steven Ritts)

JACKSON, WY — Rabbi Zalman and Raizy Mendelsohn arrived in Wyoming Thursday to open the first Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish center in the state.

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by Rabbi Michoel Seligson - (Adapted from the Kfar Chabad and Chabad.org)

Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Eizik Hodakov (1902 - 1993), Chief of the Rebbe’s secretariat for more than 40 years, was born in the Russian town of Beshenkowitz in 1902 on the 4th of Shevat to Horav Hagaon Reb Sholom Yisroel, a descendent of Chabad Chassidim and to Chaya Treina Hodakov. Two years after his birth, the family moved to Riga, Latvia, where he was brought up under the auspices of the famous Gaon and Tzadik Reb Yoel Barantzik. As a young man, he began spreading Torah and Yiddishkeit, and the famous Chabad chossid, Reb Mordechai Dubin, the leader of Agudas Yisroel in Latvia and a minister in the government, directed him to utilize his shining talents in chinuch.

More in the Extended Article.

3 Iyar: Yohrtzeit of Rabbi Hodakov OBM

by Rabbi Michoel Seligson – (Adapted from the Kfar Chabad and Chabad.org)

Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Eizik Hodakov (1902 – 1993), Chief of the Rebbe’s secretariat for more than 40 years, was born in the Russian town of Beshenkowitz in 1902 on the 4th of Shevat to Horav Hagaon Reb Sholom Yisroel, a descendent of Chabad Chassidim and to Chaya Treina Hodakov. Two years after his birth, the family moved to Riga, Latvia, where he was brought up under the auspices of the famous Gaon and Tzadik Reb Yoel Barantzik. As a young man, he began spreading Torah and Yiddishkeit, and the famous Chabad chossid, Reb Mordechai Dubin, the leader of Agudas Yisroel in Latvia and a minister in the government, directed him to utilize his shining talents in chinuch.

More in the Extended Article.

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