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Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org

A group of backpackers in Thailand learn about Passover in the days leading up to the Seder.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — After being stuck at the Indian border, most of the Passover supplies destined for two Chabad-led Seders in Nepal arrived in time for the celebrations, albeit a tad late and decreased in size.

Passover Supplies Reach Nepal Destinations in the Nick of Time

Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

A group of backpackers in Thailand learn about Passover in the days leading up to the Seder.

KATHMANDU, Nepal — After being stuck at the Indian border, most of the Passover supplies destined for two Chabad-led Seders in Nepal arrived in time for the celebrations, albeit a tad late and decreased in size.

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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)

Crown Heights Jews and Blacks Talk, Urging Calm After Attack

NY Daily News

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — More than two dozen Black and Jewish community leaders gathered in Crown Heights on Thursday to urge calm following the alleged beating of a black college student by two Jews.

“We use this ugly incident … just to bring us together even more,” said Tzvi Lang, chairman of the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council, after the two-hour sitdown at the local community mediation center.

More in the Extended Article.

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The political and media outrage following the alleged attack by Jewish boys in Crown Heights on Mr. Andrew Charles leaves the Jewish community shocked and anxious. We will not let a one-sided story be told. We will not curl-up in fear while our families are terrorized.

Friday, April 25, 2008
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The Honorable Charles J. Hynes,
Kings County District Attorney
350 Jay St. Brooklyn, New York, 11201

Over the last months, members of the JLC have repeatedly met in your office, concerned that the armed muggings and bigoted harassment against the Orthodox Jewish community continue unchecked. This is in sharp contrast to the attention to justice you’ve shown to the recent allegations against an Orthodox Jew by an African American.

Continued in the Extended Article.

Open Letter to Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes from the Jewish Leadership Council in Crown Heights

The political and media outrage following the alleged attack by Jewish boys in Crown Heights on Mr. Andrew Charles leaves the Jewish community shocked and anxious. We will not let a one-sided story be told. We will not curl-up in fear while our families are terrorized.

Friday, April 25, 2008
20 Nissan 5768, Sixth day of Passover – The Festival of Freedom

The Honorable Charles J. Hynes,
Kings County District Attorney
350 Jay St. Brooklyn, New York, 11201

Over the last months, members of the JLC have repeatedly met in your office, concerned that the armed muggings and bigoted harassment against the Orthodox Jewish community continue unchecked. This is in sharp contrast to the attention to justice you’ve shown to the recent allegations against an Orthodox Jew by an African American.

Continued in the Extended Article.

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Find yourself with the Rebbe, name your friends, and share!

In cooperation with the Chabad.org team, JEM’s The Living Archive has just posted thousands more newly restored images of the Rebbe giving out dollars. For many years, people have been requesting to find their encounters with the Rebbe. With The Living Archive’s success in raising over one million dollars, JEM has fast-tracked the My Moment with the Rebbe project. We will now be able to post new stills on a regular basis.

New Dollars Moments Now Online!

Find yourself with the Rebbe, name your friends, and share!

In cooperation with the Chabad.org team, JEM’s The Living Archive has just posted thousands more newly restored images of the Rebbe giving out dollars. For many years, people have been requesting to find their encounters with the Rebbe. With The Living Archive’s success in raising over one million dollars, JEM has fast-tracked the My Moment with the Rebbe project. We will now be able to post new stills on a regular basis.

Chabad News

Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Yehudah Leib and Batsheva (nee Bronchtain) Borenstein.
IYH at 37 Balfour Pl, (MAP).

Yossi and Chana Rochel (nee Katz) Hackner.
IYH at 1461 President St, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].

Chaim and Dina (nee Losh) Kay.
IYH at 644 Montgomery St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Michoel and Aliza (nee Schuster) Abel.
IYH at 839 Fiske St, Woodmere, NY 11598.

Eli and Chanie (nee Boyarsky) Spalter.
IYH at 154 Lake Rd, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Mendy and Esther (nee Rosenfeld) Shapiro.
IYH at 2214 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217.

Ary and Menucha (nee Lederman) Slater.
IYH at 534 W Tilden St, Postville, IA 52162.

Yitzi and Rivki Levin.
IYH at 6740 Avenue Westbury, 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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Leo Leonidou - Cyprus-Mail

Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin taste's Lambouri's Kosher Wine

LARNACA, Cyprus — The Jewish community will be celebrating Passover in style with a new local kosher wine steeped in Talmudic tradition

A Rabbi has teamed up with a local winery to produce a special wine for the island’s Jewish community.

Rabbi Teams up with Platres Winery to Reproduce Talmudic Wine of Cyprus

Leo Leonidou – Cyprus-Mail

Rabbi Arie Zeev Raskin taste’s Lambouri’s Kosher Wine

LARNACA, Cyprus — The Jewish community will be celebrating Passover in style with a new local kosher wine steeped in Talmudic tradition

A Rabbi has teamed up with a local winery to produce a special wine for the island’s Jewish community.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehudah Leib and Batsheva (nee Bronchtain) Borenstein 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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By Dovid Zaklikowski

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis Motti Seligson and Shalomke Nagar teach Jewish children in Abuja, Nigeria, about Passover.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Rabbi Motti Seligson hasn't spent a Passover Seder with his family since the age of 16. He's not alone. Every year, thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rabbinical students travel around the world with their parents' permission to assist Chabad Houses with their Passover needs and conduct Seders in Jewish communities without a permanent rabbi.

A Bittersweet Passover for Rabbis Who Leave Home for Holiday

By Dovid Zaklikowski

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis Motti Seligson and Shalomke Nagar teach Jewish children in Abuja, Nigeria, about Passover.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Rabbi Motti Seligson hasn’t spent a Passover Seder with his family since the age of 16. He’s not alone. Every year, thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rabbinical students travel around the world with their parents’ permission to assist Chabad Houses with their Passover needs and conduct Seders in Jewish communities without a permanent rabbi.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Velvel and Rochel (nee Cozocaru) Gurkow (Montreal, Canada) 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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The Tennessean

Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel blesses his son, Levi, 7, on the eve of Yom Kippur in 2007. In his Passover address, Tiechtel urges Jews to free themselves from negative energy in their lives.

The following was published as the “Thought of the Week” in a local newspaper in Bellevue, Tennessee by the local shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel in honor of Pesach

Are you free?

You drive the car of your choice, you live in the home of your dreams, you are constantly praised by those around you, and you work when you want to … but are you really free?

This week, beginning today, Jewish people all over the world will be celebrating Passover. This Passover will mark 3,320 years since the liberation of the Hebrews from our bondage in Egypt. The essence of this holiday is a celebration of freedom.

During Passover, Take a Step Toward your Personal Exodus

The Tennessean

Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel blesses his son, Levi, 7, on the eve of Yom Kippur in 2007. In his Passover address, Tiechtel urges Jews to free themselves from negative energy in their lives.

The following was published as the “Thought of the Week” in a local newspaper in Bellevue, Tennessee by the local shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel in honor of Pesach

Are you free?

You drive the car of your choice, you live in the home of your dreams, you are constantly praised by those around you, and you work when you want to … but are you really free?

This week, beginning today, Jewish people all over the world will be celebrating Passover. This Passover will mark 3,320 years since the liberation of the Hebrews from our bondage in Egypt. The essence of this holiday is a celebration of freedom.

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“Going Kosher In 30 Days!”
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Rabbi Zalman Goldstein, author of the Jewish Learning Group’s new title “Going Kosher In 30 Days!”, has been named one of three finalists in the prestigious Publishers Marketing Association 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards in the Religion category. This award recognizes excellence in independent publishing and highlights the best in all major publishing categories.

The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award winners will be announced during a ceremony on Thursday, May 29, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. The well-attended award ceremony kicks of the 2008 “BEA Expo” (Book Expo America) in Los Angeles, which combines the largest selection of English language titles in the world, with special industry and author events, and unparalleled educational content to create a dynamic environment for networking, sourcing and relationship-building.

Lubavitcher Nominated as One of Three Finalists of Prestigious 2008 Book Award

“Going Kosher In 30 Days!”

LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Rabbi Zalman Goldstein, author of the Jewish Learning Group’s new title “Going Kosher In 30 Days!”, has been named one of three finalists in the prestigious Publishers Marketing Association 2008 Benjamin Franklin Awards in the Religion category. This award recognizes excellence in independent publishing and highlights the best in all major publishing categories.

The 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award winners will be announced during a ceremony on Thursday, May 29, at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. The well-attended award ceremony kicks of the 2008 “BEA Expo” (Book Expo America) in Los Angeles, which combines the largest selection of English language titles in the world, with special industry and author events, and unparalleled educational content to create a dynamic environment for networking, sourcing and relationship-building.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Just moments ago a press conference, which appeared to have been called by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, in which there were calls of “No Justice, No Peace” and “We will tear down the white wall of silence” and even “we will march through these streets, even seven times until we break down that wall” these statements coming from Mr. Taharka Robinson, who is acting as spokesperson for the family and is the representative of Sharpton’s National Action Network.

This comes after the incident where Shmira beat up an black man on the corner of Albany and Carroll Street. A number of news stations attended the conference including CBS2, NBC4, FOX5 and NEWS12, which took place on Albany Avenue between President and Carroll where the beating took place.

Calls for Marches in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Just moments ago a press conference, which appeared to have been called by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, in which there were calls of “No Justice, No Peace” and “We will tear down the white wall of silence” and even “we will march through these streets, even seven times until we break down that wall” these statements coming from Mr. Taharka Robinson, who is acting as spokesperson for the family and is the representative of Sharpton’s National Action Network.

This comes after the incident where Shmira beat up an black man on the corner of Albany and Carroll Street. A number of news stations attended the conference including CBS2, NBC4, FOX5 and NEWS12, which took place on Albany Avenue between President and Carroll where the beating took place.

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