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With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaRav HaChossid Mordechai HaKohen Rivkin OBM at the age of 91. Reb Mordechai was Zoche to big Kiruvim from the Rebbe, he was the Kohen that received Shalach Manot from the Rebbe, and was on the Vaad of Beis Rivkah for around 40 years.

When he was in Russia he worked alongside Reb Mendel Futerfas OBM raising money for the Yeshivos Tomchei Temimim, and was sentenced to death for doing so, but with Chasdei Hashem he managed to flee the country in 5707, and was from the first Chassidim to arrive in New York from Paris.

Reb Mordechai is survived by his wife, Dusya along with his sons and daughters, Mrs. Chana Gurevitch (Crown Heights), Rabbi Yehoshua Zelig HaKohen Rivkin (Shliach to New Orleans, LA), Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok HaKohen Rivkin (Shliach to Carmiel, Israel), Mrs. Rochel Leah Brook (Crown Heights) and Mrs. Sima Karp (Crown Heights).

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, leaving Shomrei Hadas at 9:00am and passing 770 at about 9:30am

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Mordechai HaKohen Rivkin OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaRav HaChossid Mordechai HaKohen Rivkin OBM at the age of 91. Reb Mordechai was Zoche to big Kiruvim from the Rebbe, he was the Kohen that received Shalach Manot from the Rebbe, and was on the Vaad of Beis Rivkah for around 40 years.

When he was in Russia he worked alongside Reb Mendel Futerfas OBM raising money for the Yeshivos Tomchei Temimim, and was sentenced to death for doing so, but with Chasdei Hashem he managed to flee the country in 5707, and was from the first Chassidim to arrive in New York from Paris.

Reb Mordechai is survived by his wife, Dusya along with his sons and daughters, Mrs. Chana Gurevitch (Crown Heights), Rabbi Yehoshua Zelig HaKohen Rivkin (Shliach to New Orleans, LA), Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok HaKohen Rivkin (Shliach to Carmiel, Israel), Mrs. Rochel Leah Brook (Crown Heights) and Mrs. Sima Karp (Crown Heights).

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, leaving Shomrei Hadas at 9:00am and passing 770 at about 9:30am

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
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We would like to wish Mazal tov to Gershom and Sarah Francis (Scranton, PA) on the birth of their daughter, Tzophia Leah.

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

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Reb Avrohom was born in Warsaw and studied in Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim. Later he was advised by the Previous Rebbe to move to Israel (1926-1931) where he studied in Yeshivas Toras Emes in Chevron and Yerusholayim and received smicha from the Tepniker Rov and dayanus from R. Pesach Tzvi Frank, the then Av Bais Din of Yerushalayim, as well as from R Moshe Lapidus & R Avrohom Kook. He was also the Rav in a Shul in the Shaarei Chesed section of Yerusholayim.

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Rabbi Avrohom Ziskind (1904-1967)

Reb Avrohom was born in Warsaw and studied in Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim. Later he was advised by the Previous Rebbe to move to Israel (1926-1931) where he studied in Yeshivas Toras Emes in Chevron and Yerusholayim and received smicha from the Tepniker Rov and dayanus from R. Pesach Tzvi Frank, the then Av Bais Din of Yerushalayim, as well as from R Moshe Lapidus & R Avrohom Kook. He was also the Rav in a Shul in the Shaarei Chesed section of Yerusholayim.

Continued in the Extended Article.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The past two Wednesday nights witnessed many who came to learn about the upcoming Yomtov by an informative Shiur arranged by Yagdil Torah.

Rabbi Shmuel Bluming clearly explained many details in the Halachos of Pesach and answered many challenging questions posed to him.

Anash in Crown Heights Learn Hilchos Pesach

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The past two Wednesday nights witnessed many who came to learn about the upcoming Yomtov by an informative Shiur arranged by Yagdil Torah.

Rabbi Shmuel Bluming clearly explained many details in the Halachos of Pesach and answered many challenging questions posed to him.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Michoel and Rivky (nee Glassner) Goldin (Crown Heights) 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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By Dovid Zaklikowski

Seoul, where new arrivals Rabbi Osher and Mussia Litzman - Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries to South Korea - plan on ditributing Passover provisions to 250 Jewish residents and visitors.

SEOUL, South Korea — With their year-old daughter in tow, Rabbi Osher and Mussia Litzman arrived in Seoul, South Korea, to establish the nation's first Chabad House.

They spent their first Shabbat in the capital city this past weekend and plan on distributing Passover provisions to some 250 people in the community.

South Korea Welcomes Permanent Jewish Center

By Dovid Zaklikowski

Seoul, where new arrivals Rabbi Osher and Mussia Litzman – Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries to South Korea – plan on ditributing Passover provisions to 250 Jewish residents and visitors.

SEOUL, South Korea — With their year-old daughter in tow, Rabbi Osher and Mussia Litzman arrived in Seoul, South Korea, to establish the nation’s first Chabad House.

They spent their first Shabbat in the capital city this past weekend and plan on distributing Passover provisions to some 250 people in the community.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yuda and Henya (nee Mochkin) Holtzberg (Crown Heights) 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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From the Chabad.org Calendar

Today is Beis Nissan, the 88th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab. The Rashab wrote and delivered some 2,000 maamarim.

The fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn (“Rashab”), was born in the White Russian town of Lubavitch in 1860. After the passing of his father, Rabbi Shmuel (in 1882), he assumed the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch.

Continued in the Extended Article.

88th Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab

From the Chabad.org Calendar

Today is Beis Nissan, the 88th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab. The Rashab wrote and delivered some 2,000 maamarim.

The fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn (“Rashab”), was born in the White Russian town of Lubavitch in 1860. After the passing of his father, Rabbi Shmuel (in 1882), he assumed the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch.

Continued in the Extended Article.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Chanie (nee Benjaminson) Altein (Crown Heights) 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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Mazal Tov! – 3 Monday Night L’Chaims!

Mendy Itzinger (London, UK) and Sarah Schmerling (Zurich, Switzerland) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Avremi Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada) and Sarah (bas R Zalman) Liberow (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Sholom Lapidus (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Nechama Tiechtel (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand Ave].

To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Kovi (ben R Lazer) Raksin (Crown Heights) and Rivky Danzinger (Toronto, Canada) on their engagement.

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

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Mazal Tov! – 6 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Shaya Lesches (Sydney, Australia / Monsey, NY) and Bayla Lurie (Montreal, Canada)
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Aaron Gewirtz (Miami, FL) and Meira Benjamin (Brooklyn, NY) .
IYH at Agudas Yisroel, 456 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Reuven Gitter (S Paul, MN) and Miriam Feldman (Brooklyn, NY) .
IYH at the JCM, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].

Zalman Centner (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Rachel Klein (Manchester, UK) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Kovi Raksin (Crown Heights) and Rivky Danzinger (Toronto, Canada) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Reuven Lakein (Crown Heights) and Miriam Wrightman (Toronto, Canada) .
IYH at Empire Shteibel, 489 Empire blvd, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].

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MANCHESTER, England [JTA] — A group of Jewish experts may have discovered “lost” chassidic documents in Manchester's John Rylands library.

They could include records of chassidic courts that were lost during upheavals caused by wars that ravaged eastern Europe from the time of Napoleon to World War One.

‘Lost’ Chassidic Treasures May Have Turned Up

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MANCHESTER, England [JTA] — A group of Jewish experts may have discovered “lost” chassidic documents in Manchester’s John Rylands library.

They could include records of chassidic courts that were lost during upheavals caused by wars that ravaged eastern Europe from the time of Napoleon to World War One.

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