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The Rebbe says:

1. The first three Mitzvos (commandments) mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are:
1) “You should be holy”.
2) “Every person should fear his mother and father”.
3) “You should observe my Sabbaths”.

2. Everything in Torah is perfectly exact. Therefore, if the Torah puts these three Mitzvos consecutively one after the other, they must be connected to each other. Let us try and find out how they are connected to each other and what lessons they are coming to teach us.

3. The Rebbe now sets out to explain each of these three Mitzvos and their connection with each other, beginning with the first one (“You should be holy”):

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Kedoshim

The Rebbe says:

1. The first three Mitzvos (commandments) mentioned in this week’s Torah portion are:
1) “You should be holy”.
2) “Every person should fear his mother and father”.
3) “You should observe my Sabbaths”.

2. Everything in Torah is perfectly exact. Therefore, if the Torah puts these three Mitzvos consecutively one after the other, they must be connected to each other. Let us try and find out how they are connected to each other and what lessons they are coming to teach us.

3. The Rebbe now sets out to explain each of these three Mitzvos and their connection with each other, beginning with the first one (“You should be holy”):

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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)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police car designated to pull motorist over for driving infractions was spotted a short while ago on Montgomery and Kingston. As we have reported a little while back the car was involved in an accident and hasn’t been around since.

Drivers should always wear their seatbelts and not talk on their cell phones without a hands free device, but should now take extra care!

PSA: Car 1733 is back on the Road

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Police car designated to pull motorist over for driving infractions was spotted a short while ago on Montgomery and Kingston. As we have reported a little while back the car was involved in an accident and hasn’t been around since.

Drivers should always wear their seatbelts and not talk on their cell phones without a hands free device, but should now take extra care!

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Mazal Tov! – 6 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Shlomie and Chanie (nee Gratzman) Hershkop.
IYH at 333 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand Ave].

Yudi and Sarah (nee Spangenthal) Dukes.
IYH at 555 Crown St, Apt 2A, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Yossel and Devorah Leah (nee Gurary) Sirota.
IYH at 9 Fawn Hill Dr, Monsey, NY 10952.

Yossi and Michelle Amar.
IYH at 1089 W Granada Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32174.

Levi and Shira Cohen.
IYH at 8969 NW 38th Dr, Pompano Beach, FL 33065.

Aryeh and Leah Lang.
IYH at 6021 Saddleback Way, Camarillo, CA 93012.

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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Chabad.org

TEL AVIV, Israel — A technical fault may have been the cause of the original delay of the launch of Israel's AMOS-3 communications satellite, but engineers decided to delay the liftoff until after Passover in deference to a member of the launch team who is a Chabad-Lubavitch Chasid.

Chasid Among Satellite’s Launch Team

Chabad.org

TEL AVIV, Israel — A technical fault may have been the cause of the original delay of the launch of Israel’s AMOS-3 communications satellite, but engineers decided to delay the liftoff until after Passover in deference to a member of the launch team who is a Chabad-Lubavitch Chasid.

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The Rebbe's Tears and a Moshol for Golus

The Rebbe speaks on 15 Shevat, 5739.

Living Torah subscribers also saw the rest of the special edition for 28 Nissan, including the opening narration to the Sicha. To subscribe today, click here.

Video of the Day – Father, where are you?

The Rebbe’s Tears and a Moshol for Golus

The Rebbe speaks on 15 Shevat, 5739.

Living Torah subscribers also saw the rest of the special edition for 28 Nissan, including the opening narration to the Sicha. To subscribe today, click here.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Late Wednesday night Efraim Okonov (20), a member of the now infamous Shmira, was caught red handed by professional radio technicians as he was driving around in a blue ’96 Crown Victoria and ‘jamming’ Crown Heights Shomrim’s radio frequencies.

Jamming is a term used for when someone transmits an unauthorized transmission over a radio, such as those used by Police, Fire Department and Shomrim, with the intent of interfering with the legitimate transmissions. Radios have the ability to carry just one transmission at a time, thereby locking out any other attempts to broadcast messages.

Continued in the Extended Article.

6 Days of Persistent Torment Comes to a Screeching Halt for Crown Heights Shomrim

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Late Wednesday night Efraim Okonov (20), a member of the now infamous Shmira, was caught red handed by professional radio technicians as he was driving around in a blue ’96 Crown Victoria and ‘jamming’ Crown Heights Shomrim’s radio frequencies.

Jamming is a term used for when someone transmits an unauthorized transmission over a radio, such as those used by Police, Fire Department and Shomrim, with the intent of interfering with the legitimate transmissions. Radios have the ability to carry just one transmission at a time, thereby locking out any other attempts to broadcast messages.

Continued in the Extended Article.

Communal Matters
By Tamar Runyan

Members of the Jewish community in the middle-class Buenos Aires neighborhood of Colegiales march with their local Chabad Houseís new Torah scroll.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of community members took to the streets in the middle-class Colegiales neighborhood of Buenos Aires to welcome a new Torah scroll given to the local Chabad-Lubavitch center directed by Rabbi Eli and Devorah Leah Levy.

New Torah Scroll Evidence of Buenos Aires Community’s Growth

By Tamar Runyan

Members of the Jewish community in the middle-class Buenos Aires neighborhood of Colegiales march with their local Chabad Houseís new Torah scroll.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of community members took to the streets in the middle-class Colegiales neighborhood of Buenos Aires to welcome a new Torah scroll given to the local Chabad-Lubavitch center directed by Rabbi Eli and Devorah Leah Levy.

Shlichus
Adam Dickter - The Jewish Week

A grand jury will determine if Shmira patrol group is “circling the wagons," says DA Hynes.

Brooklyn DA says chasidic members are 'stonewalling' assault investigation; some say case overshadows attacks on Jews.

BROOKLYN, NY — Likening a chasidic patrol group to the violent Crips and Bloods street gangs, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes has taken the rare step of ordering a grand jury to investigate the April 14 beating of an African-American man in Crown Heights, an incident in which he says members of the patrol group may be involved.

Hynes at War Against ‘Renegade’ Crown Hts. Patrol

Adam Dickter – The Jewish Week

A grand jury will determine if Shmira patrol group is “circling the wagons,” says DA Hynes.

Brooklyn DA says chasidic members are ‘stonewalling’ assault investigation; some say case overshadows attacks on Jews.

BROOKLYN, NY — Likening a chasidic patrol group to the violent Crips and Bloods street gangs, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes has taken the rare step of ordering a grand jury to investigate the April 14 beating of an African-American man in Crown Heights, an incident in which he says members of the patrol group may be involved.

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Kim O'Connor - Village Voice

A man who created extraordinary connections during his 13 years as the Rabbi at Sydney's Great Synagogue is now making links of a different kind in Bondi.

When Rabbi Mendel Kastel talks, people listen. He is an imposing presence, but his slightly American-accented-voice doesn't need to be raised for attention to swing his way. In the time since he moved to Sydney from New York in 1988, Rabbi Kastel has become a familiar figure in both the Jewish and wider community, creating programs that benefit teenagers and others in need.

Rabbi’s New Role

Kim O’Connor – Village Voice

A man who created extraordinary connections during his 13 years as the Rabbi at Sydney’s Great Synagogue is now making links of a different kind in Bondi.

When Rabbi Mendel Kastel talks, people listen. He is an imposing presence, but his slightly American-accented-voice doesn’t need to be raised for attention to swing his way. In the time since he moved to Sydney from New York in 1988, Rabbi Kastel has become a familiar figure in both the Jewish and wider community, creating programs that benefit teenagers and others in need.

Shlichus
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy Schechter (Crown Heights) and Chavie Kalmanson (Cincinati, Ohio) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

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CBS 4

Rabbi Yosef Biston, during an interview with the Sun Sentinel, with the Chabad House and swastikas in the background.

PARKLAND, FL — Swastikas were scrawled over parts of the Chabad Hebrew School of Parkland in Broward County on Wednesday.

The institution, located at 7170 Loxahatchee Rd., is affiliated with the Chabad Jewish Center on Miami Beach, which was vandalized last week.

Vandalism Strikes Another South Fla. Jewish Center

CBS 4

Rabbi Yosef Biston, during an interview with the Sun Sentinel, with the Chabad House and swastikas in the background.

PARKLAND, FL — Swastikas were scrawled over parts of the Chabad Hebrew School of Parkland in Broward County on Wednesday.

The institution, located at 7170 Loxahatchee Rd., is affiliated with the Chabad Jewish Center on Miami Beach, which was vandalized last week.

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Lubavitch.com

Chabad Shluchim in Accra, Ghana, getting into the spirit of Passover.

ACCRA, Ghana — It was a rocky start for two of the hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students dispatched by Merkos, the Lubavitch educational division (with the support of regional Chabad centers) to create a Passover experience for Jewish people in some 150 locations exotic and obscure. Among them: Esquel, Argentina; Nipawin, Canada; Hong Kong; and Pervoo, Finland.

Accra, Esquel, Pervoo . . . Jews Connect Despite Distance

Lubavitch.com

Chabad Shluchim in Accra, Ghana, getting into the spirit of Passover.

ACCRA, Ghana — It was a rocky start for two of the hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students dispatched by Merkos, the Lubavitch educational division (with the support of regional Chabad centers) to create a Passover experience for Jewish people in some 150 locations exotic and obscure. Among them: Esquel, Argentina; Nipawin, Canada; Hong Kong; and Pervoo, Finland.

Shlichus
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Jennifer Daddario - Cleveland Jewish News
KRAKOW, Poland — In Krakow, Poland, where Jewish life was nearly destroyed by Nazism and communism, Rabbi Eliezer Gurary and his wife Esther are hoping to bring it back, one Shabbat at a time.

Eliezer and Esther, granddaughter of Devorah and Rabbi Leibel Alevsky, who run the Chabad House of Cleveland, recently opened Chabad-Lubavitch of Krakow. The young couple was living in New York and decided they “were ready to go wherever” to open a Chabad center to help Jews, Esther explains. The rabbi at the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters offered them the chance to build a Chabad community in Krakow from the ground up.

Young couple brings Jewish life to Krakow

Jennifer Daddario – Cleveland Jewish News

KRAKOW, Poland — In Krakow, Poland, where Jewish life was nearly destroyed by Nazism and communism, Rabbi Eliezer Gurary and his wife Esther are hoping to bring it back, one Shabbat at a time.

Eliezer and Esther, granddaughter of Devorah and Rabbi Leibel Alevsky, who run the Chabad House of Cleveland, recently opened Chabad-Lubavitch of Krakow. The young couple was living in New York and decided they “were ready to go wherever” to open a Chabad center to help Jews, Esther explains. The rabbi at the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters offered them the chance to build a Chabad community in Krakow from the ground up.

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