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Sam Ser - Jerusalem Post
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI — From the outside, the Friendship Circle building is impressive. From the inside, it's an absolute marvel.

Nestled in a clearing in the woods of this Detroit suburb, the 2,000-square-meter facility is the biggest draw in the area for children with special needs - and a dream come true for the Chabad Hassidim who conceived the groundbreaking facility.

Tools for life

Sam Ser – Jerusalem Post

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI — From the outside, the Friendship Circle building is impressive. From the inside, it’s an absolute marvel.

Nestled in a clearing in the woods of this Detroit suburb, the 2,000-square-meter facility is the biggest draw in the area for children with special needs – and a dream come true for the Chabad Hassidim who conceived the groundbreaking facility.

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Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
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)
Adam H. Beasley - Miami Herald

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

PARKLAND, FL — In near-pitch darkness, vandals just over a month ago painted swastikas on the walls of Chabad of Parkland's school building.

After slurs, donations buy synagogue more security

Adam H. Beasley – Miami Herald

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

PARKLAND, FL — In near-pitch darkness, vandals just over a month ago painted swastikas on the walls of Chabad of Parkland’s school building.

Chabad News

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov Mendel and Chana (nee Rubin) Silberstein (Larchmont, NY) 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 Tamar Runyan

Published jointly by the Lechaim Publishing
House and the F.R.E.E. Publishing House,
Mayim Chaim discusses Judaism's laws of
family purity in easy-to-understand Russian.
Jewish community officials in the former Soviet Union hailed the publication of a book about mikvah use written entirely in Russian.

Entitled Mayim Chayim, or “Living Waters,” and written by Rabbi Michael and Sima Koritz, the book presents the laws of family purity in an easy to understand manner, said Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Boruch Gorin, editor of Moscow's Lechaim Publishing House.

Gorin's organization, a unit of the Federation of Jewish Community of the Former Soviet Union, joined with New York's F.R.E.E. Publishing House to release the volume.

New Book Presents Mikvah Use to Russian-Speaking Audience

By Tamar Runyan

Published jointly by the Lechaim Publishing
House and the F.R.E.E. Publishing House,
Mayim Chaim discusses Judaism’s laws of
family purity in easy-to-understand Russian.

Jewish community officials in the former Soviet Union hailed the publication of a book about mikvah use written entirely in Russian.

Entitled Mayim Chayim, or “Living Waters,” and written by Rabbi Michael and Sima Koritz, the book presents the laws of family purity in an easy to understand manner, said Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Boruch Gorin, editor of Moscow’s Lechaim Publishing House.

Gorin’s organization, a unit of the Federation of Jewish Community of the Former Soviet Union, joined with New York’s F.R.E.E. Publishing House to release the volume.

Chabad News

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yekusiel (Kushi) Shusterman (Los Angeles, CA) and Fraida Malka (bas R’ Yitzchak) Yarmush (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.

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

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A 19 year old Black teen is in serious condition after being shot four times following an argument on Empire and Brooklyn. The incident took place at around 10:00pm in front of 441 Brooklyn Avenue, a large apartment building, which is home to many Jews, where an argument was going on between a large group of Black teens when witnesses say 5 shots rang out.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Black Teen Shot on Brooklyn Ave, in Serious Condition

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A 19 year old Black teen is in serious condition after being shot four times following an argument on Empire and Brooklyn. The incident took place at around 10:00pm in front of 441 Brooklyn Avenue, a large apartment building, which is home to many Jews, where an argument was going on between a large group of Black teens when witnesses say 5 shots rang out.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshe and Nechama Dina (nee Backman) Leeds (Crown Heights) on their firstborn son.

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

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Binyomin and Chanie (nee Newman) Kosofsky (Crown Heights) on the the birth of the firstborn daughter.

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

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Chabad of Plantation, Florida Groundbreaking!

PLANTATION, Florida [CHI] — This past Sunday, June 1st, Chof Zayin Iyar, hundreds of supporters gathered together on the site of the future home of Chabad of Plantation.

Since 1993, Chabad of Plantation, led by Rabbi Mendy Posner and his wife Chanie, has been located in a small storefront. This has limited the ability to grow and to start new programs.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Stone Strikes Baby Stroller, B”H No Injuries

Standing outside 446 Kingston Avenue

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sunday, late afternoon, a mother on her way home had a stone land on the sun screen of her stroller with her child inside. The incident took place in front of 446 Kingston Avenue, [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave], a large co-op building, on Sunday afternoon.

Completely shocked the woman approached a police foot-post on Empire and Kingston and informed him of the incident, who responded that she should call the department of buildings, not satisfied with the answer she made a fuss and the incident was given better attention.

Detectives and the brass of the Precinct responded and began investigating the incident, initially checking the roof for debris to see if it was possible that the rock fell of its own accord, but found the roof to be meticulously clean.

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By Joshua Runyan

NEW YORK, NY — As New York City’s government pieces together exactly what led to the fatal collapse of an Upper East Side crane, a neighborhood Jewish congregation termed the survival of members whose building was struck by the machine as nothing short of a miracle.

New York Residents Gather in Prayer Following Fatal Crane Collapse

By Joshua Runyan

NEW YORK, NY — As New York City’s government pieces together exactly what led to the fatal collapse of an Upper East Side crane, a neighborhood Jewish congregation termed the survival of members whose building was struck by the machine as nothing short of a miracle.

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Hundreds Don Tefillin at Israel Day Parade

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Sunday, close to a million Jews from the Tri State Area took part in the annual Salute to Israel parade in Manhattan. This event has been dubbed as the “biggest Jewish event of the year”, There was a record high attendance this year.

Fifth Avenue was closed off to traffic to allow tens of thousands of children from Jewish schools march in an expression of Jewish pride.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Whitney Royster -Jackson Hole Star Trib

JACKSON, WY — He’s young. He’s a recent transplant to Jackson from New York. He rents a house in town, he has a young family, he loves to snowboard and mountain bike, and he has a full beard.

Sound like a typical Jackson ski bum? Well, there’s a twist. He’s a Hasidic Jew, and possibly the only full-time rabbi in Wyoming.

Putting Down Roots

Whitney Royster -Jackson Hole Star Trib

JACKSON, WY — He’s young. He’s a recent transplant to Jackson from New York. He rents a house in town, he has a young family, he loves to snowboard and mountain bike, and he has a full beard.

Sound like a typical Jackson ski bum? Well, there’s a twist. He’s a Hasidic Jew, and possibly the only full-time rabbi in Wyoming.

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End of Year Mishmar Farbrengen

ALBANY, NY [CHI] — Wednesday night May 21st–the Albany Mesivta Bochrim arranged a beautiful end of the year Farbrengen with the kids to inspire them for the summer and upcoming year. More then 20 local boys participated in the Farbrengen.

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