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DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine [FJC] — On the outskirts of Dnepropetrovks, near the village of Igren, a ceremony took place for the opening of a complex built in the memory of Reb Dov Ber Schneerson, the brother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory.

Nothing about this event is coincidental, with the memorial erected at the actual location of Dov Ber's shooting and on the same day that he was died in 1941. At the time the Nazis occupied this region, he was located here as part of a health retreat. It was through the assistance provided by one individual that this site was pinpointed. This man shared the same hospital room as Reb Dov Ber, but instead of being shot was sent to a concentration camp to work. He survived and later helped the local Jewish community to identify the site of this tragic murder.

Reb Dov Ber Schneerson Honored with New Monument

DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine [FJC] — On the outskirts of Dnepropetrovks, near the village of Igren, a ceremony took place for the opening of a complex built in the memory of Reb Dov Ber Schneerson, the brother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of righteous memory.

Nothing about this event is coincidental, with the memorial erected at the actual location of Dov Ber’s shooting and on the same day that he was died in 1941. At the time the Nazis occupied this region, he was located here as part of a health retreat. It was through the assistance provided by one individual that this site was pinpointed. This man shared the same hospital room as Reb Dov Ber, but instead of being shot was sent to a concentration camp to work. He survived and later helped the local Jewish community to identify the site of this tragic murder.

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New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Yossi Brownstein (Davis, CA) to Chayale Klasner (Toronto, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Simcha Silberberg (Chicago, IL) to Yehudis Korf (Miami Beach, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

What an Amazing End of the Year at YNS Tzfas

TZFAS, Israel [CHI] — It all began after Shavuous when six bochurim made Siyumim on Mesechta Sota and one bochur on Meseches Brochos. Mazel Tov to Hatomim Danny Abush, Hatomim Eli Marks, Hatomim Shloime Litvin, Hatomim Chaim Cowen, Hatomim Meir Roetter, Hatomim Menachem Olensky and Hatomim Avi Habousha. Yasher Koach to the Shluchim who helped these bochurim accomplish this milestone.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Friendship Circle Lauds Volunteers

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!

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Jewish Review
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.

Writing a Torah for Clark County

Jewish Review

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.

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By Tamar Runyan

Jewish residents and vacationers in Ventnor, N.J., enjoy a kosher cruise of the back bay coordinated by Chabad-Lubavitch of the Shore.

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.

Just in Time for Summer, Synagogue Finds Home on the Jersey Shore

By Tamar Runyan

Jewish residents and vacationers in Ventnor, N.J., enjoy a kosher cruise of the back bay coordinated by Chabad-Lubavitch of the Shore.

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.

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Candice Hannigan - Journal-Constitution

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.

Pool an Attraction of New Chabad House

Candice Hannigan – Journal-Constitution

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.

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Mazal Tov! – 3 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

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].

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By Joshua Runyan - Jewish Press

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.

Iowa Jewish Community Mounts Flood Relief Effort

By Joshua Runyan – Jewish Press

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.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

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].

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Hallandale Beach Mikvaos Project Moving Quickly

by Reuven Arazi

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.

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Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
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 Weekly Sedra – Korach – Kabalah Of The Human Entity

Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

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.”

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

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.


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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.

Yalda Magazine Wins $1000 Grant

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.

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