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By Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org

A teenage volunteer exercises with a child with special needs during a winter camp program run by the Friendship Circle of Crown Heights.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A new partnership between the Crown Heights, branch of the Friendship Circle and Camp Emunah will allow children with special needs to fully immerse themselves in a mainstream overnight summer camp.

Overnight Camp Opens a Bunk to Children With Special Needs

By Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

A teenage volunteer exercises with a child with special needs during a winter camp program run by the Friendship Circle of Crown Heights.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A new partnership between the Crown Heights, branch of the Friendship Circle and Camp Emunah will allow children with special needs to fully immerse themselves in a mainstream overnight summer camp.

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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)
New Engagement!

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

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef Yitzchok and Miriam (nee Weiss) Cohen (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their daughter.

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

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Rabbi Shea Hecht and Commissioner Raymond Kelly

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly made his second visit in eight days to leaders of the Jewish community, seeking feedback regarding the security situation in this racially divided neighborhood.

Commish’s 2nd Visit to Streets of Crown Heights

Rabbi Shea Hecht and Commissioner Raymond Kelly

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly made his second visit in eight days to leaders of the Jewish community, seeking feedback regarding the security situation in this racially divided neighborhood.

Crown Heights News
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Released Time Lag Ba’Omer Rally

QUEENS, NY [CHI] — Friday, Lag Ba’Omer, the Jewish Released Time Program, under the leadership of the NCFJE hosted a tremendous rally on Lag Ba’omer at the Sefardic Jewish Center of Queens for all Jewish children attending Public Schools in the Queens/Staten Island area.

An overwhelming crowd of over 500 children, parents and grandparents were treated to hours of great entertainment.

More pictures in the Extended Article!
(by Raphael Grynsztajn and Mordechai Lightstone)

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid and Gittel (nee Woolstone) Hershkowitz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

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Yaldei Hashluchim Worldwide Enjoy Global Online Lag Ba’Omer Rally

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Hundreds of sons and daughters of shluchim the world over were virtually united this past Friday, as the Chinuch Yaldei Hashluchim Online School, a division of The Shluchim Office, staged a massive online rally to mark the joyous holiday of Lag B’omer.

Logging on to the CYH website, the children were able to participate from the comfort of their homes or Chabad House as the live online rally unfolded.

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MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — Over 40 college students from as far as Montreal, California, Florida, Philadelphia and as local as NJ's Rutgers University, joined together this past weekend for an inspiring and enriched weekend at Yeshiva Tiferes Bachrim, Morristown, NJ.

Over 40 Guests Attend Shabbaton in Morristown

MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — Over 40 college students from as far as Montreal, California, Florida, Philadelphia and as local as NJ’s Rutgers University, joined together this past weekend for an inspiring and enriched weekend at Yeshiva Tiferes Bachrim, Morristown, NJ.

Shlichus
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Come Enjoy an Old-Fashioned, Ice Cream Social, with a large assortment of milk and parve ice cream and top it off with many different toppings. Create Your Own Scrumptious Sundae. Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 22 Iyar, 5768, Oholei Menachem Ballroom, 667 Eastern Parkway, 7:30pm, Admission for Women & Single Girls $18.00.

Click Here for pictures from Second Annual 'Ice Cream Social'.

More info in full flyer in Extended Article!

Tuesday: KSCVK’s Ice Cream Social! (A)

Come Enjoy an Old-Fashioned, Ice Cream Social, with a large assortment of milk and parve ice cream and top it off with many different toppings. Create Your Own Scrumptious Sundae. Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 22 Iyar, 5768, Oholei Menachem Ballroom, 667 Eastern Parkway, 7:30pm, Admission for Women & Single Girls $18.00.

Click Here for pictures from Second Annual ‘Ice Cream Social’.

More info in full flyer in Extended Article!

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The Rebbe addressing the children at a Lag Ba'Omer Parade in the Year 1960.

It's from the New Book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit www.inspiringageneration.com.

Picture of the Day – Lag Ba’Omer Parade 1960

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The Rebbe addressing the children at a Lag Ba’Omer Parade in the Year 1960.

It’s from the New Book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit www.inspiringageneration.com.

Picture of the Day
Ben Rubin - The Journal News

Rabbis prepare for a formal picture at yesterday's regional Chabad conference at the Chabad Lubavitch of Rockland center in New City. (Ben Rubin/The Journal News)

NEW CITY, NY — Before a packed room of fellow rabbis, Avremel Kotlarsky told the audience that they had made huge strides as an organization, but that it would take far more effort to continue growing.

More than 100 Chabad rabbis gather at New City conference

Ben Rubin – The Journal News

Rabbis prepare for a formal picture at yesterday’s regional Chabad conference at the Chabad Lubavitch of Rockland center in New City. (Ben Rubin/The Journal News)

NEW CITY, NY — Before a packed room of fellow rabbis, Avremel Kotlarsky told the audience that they had made huge strides as an organization, but that it would take far more effort to continue growing.

Shlichus
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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The shluchim office is pleased to announce a regional Shluchim Online School Student Retreat for young Shluchim in South and Central America.

The regional online school event will be held Iyar 24 (May 29) thru Sivan 2 (June 5), 5768 (2008) in Baranquilla, Colombia, and is being organized by The Shluchim Office and the Shliach of Baranquilla, Rabbi & Mrs. Yossi Liberow.

Shluchim Online School Student Retreat

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — The shluchim office is pleased to announce a regional Shluchim Online School Student Retreat for young Shluchim in South and Central America.

The regional online school event will be held Iyar 24 (May 29) thru Sivan 2 (June 5), 5768 (2008) in Baranquilla, Colombia, and is being organized by The Shluchim Office and the Shliach of Baranquilla, Rabbi & Mrs. Yossi Liberow.

Shlichus
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Lag Ba’Omer in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD [CHI] — Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore held a parade on the main road, Park Heights Ave, leading thru the Jewish comunity. 200 people participated, magic juggling show by Michael Rossman, guest speaker Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, Head Shliach of Maryland, and the was MC HaTomim Eliezer Dovid New.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Rabbi Moishy and Rivky (nee Lepkivker) Goldman will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Waterloo, ON where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the local communities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph, as well as the campuses of the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Zalman Aaron Grossbaum, Executive Director of Chabad Lubavitch of Ontario.

Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Mendy Fellig of Waterloo for their assistance to the new Shluchim.

The new Shluchim can be reached via email at rmg@jewishwaterloo.com.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim To Ontario

Rabbi Moishy and Rivky (nee Lepkivker) Goldman will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Waterloo, ON where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the local communities of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph, as well as the campuses of the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Zalman Aaron Grossbaum, Executive Director of Chabad Lubavitch of Ontario.

Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Mendy Fellig of Waterloo for their assistance to the new Shluchim.

The new Shluchim can be reached via email at rmg@jewishwaterloo.com.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

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