Info to be Menachem Avel R. Dovid Friedman

HaRov HaChosid Reb Dovid Friedman is sitting shiva for his mother, the Tenker Rebetzin Rochel bas Reb. Moshe Aaron Friedman at her home 1338 Ocean Parkway (between M and N) from 9am to 12pm and from 4pm to 9:15pm.

All other times will be at 1665 43rd St. in Boro Park.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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Tonight: Shiur followed by Farbrengen

The motto of the Rebbe Maharash, whose birthday is today, was “L’chatchila Ariber” – exhortation to supersede limitation (that’s how chabad.org translates it). That is what we are trying to do with this ad-hoc Farbrengen in honor of Bais Iyar catered specifically for bochurim learning and/or working in Crown Heights. Age is not an obstacle.

Today, Wednesday, at 10pm there will be a Shiur and Farbrengen at the Rubashkin residence, 1349 President St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave] with the talking phenomenon, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson, which will be broadcast live over the Internet.

Click here to watch this weeks Shiur LIVE at 10pm.

Many thanks to the Crown Heights Community Council (CHJCC) and Moshe Rubashkin for sponsoring and hosting.
L’Zechus Chana bas Rasha Zelda L’Refuah Shleima U’Kerovah

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zev and Leah (nee Lipskier) Sandman (New Haven, CT) on the birth of their daughter.

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

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moishe and Sheva (nee Lipskier) Schmukler (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.

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

Anthology Examines Women’s Experiences in Jewish Life

Rivkah Slonim, left, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Binghamton, learns with students at Binghamton University.

BINGHAMTOM, NY — When Rivkah Slonim was a new bride, the Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, assigned her and her husband Aaron to serve as a bridge to Judaism on a large and important American university campus. The decision was unexpected. Rivkah Sternberg came from a Chasidic family that could trace its roots at least as far back as the Maggid of Mezritch. She was a bit of a rebel, articulate and outspoken.

The Mishpacha Magazine Responds

The following is a response the Mishpacha Magazine sent to each letter it received concerning the article which attacked Chabad.

Thank you for your letter to Mishpacha Magazine.

We realize from the many letters we have been receiving from readers, that parts of the article, “Burning Issues of Charedi Jewry”, caused some misunderstanding among our readers regarding the magazine’s attitude towards Chabad.

As is well known, Mishpacha Magazine offers wide coverage on the activities of Chabad and their shluchim located throughout the entire world. Our clear and oft-stated policy is to value all streams of Orthodox Judaism and treat all of them fairly and respectfully. Mishpacha will continue to stand by its policies now and in the future.

Continued in the Extended Article!

Beis Iyar Farbrengen at Bais Shmuel

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Tuesday, in honor of the 2nd of Iyar, the Rebbe Maharash’s birthday, there was a Farbrengen at Bais Shmuel. Rabbi YY Jacobson and Rabbi Feivish Vogel, London, UK, Farbrenged with the crowd.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Man Contests Fines for Having Mezuzah, Photos in his Cab

Irwin Block – Montreal Gazette

MONTREAL, Canada — A veteran Montreal cabbie who’s been fined a total of $764 for having photos of his daughter and the founder of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, two mezuzahs and a remembrance poppy in his car is going to court with a special request.

On June 9, Arieh Perecowicz will ask a Montreal Municipal Court judge to delay a ruling on his four tickets until the Quebec Human Rights Commission examines his complaint.

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef Yitzchok (ben R Mendel) Wolosow (Crown Heights) and Fraidy (bas R Meir) Kleinman (Brooklyn, NY) on their engagement.

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

Jewish Center in Greenacres Starts Writing New Torah Scroll

Lia Lehrer – South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Rabbi Mendy Rosenfeld, left, of Chabad Jewish Center in Lake Worth is assisted by Moshe Klein, as he fills in letters in the Torah. The Chabad Jewish Center dedicated a Torah (five books of Moses) scroll at the synagogue. Community members took part in the writing of the first few lines of the Torah. (Sun-Sentinel/Carline Jean / May 5, 2008)

GREENACRES, FL — Menachem Mendel Korf, 8, was an integral part of the creation of a holy, sacred document.

He wrote the Hebrew letter mem in the word “vayomer,” Hebrew for “and he said,” in the third line of a new Torah scroll, the Jewish holy book.

On State Dept. Missions, Nuclear Scientist Checks in With Chabad

R. C. Berman – Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Berel Levertov and Dr. Steven Gitomer

His travels are related to preoccupying concerns of international political leaders, but this nuclear scientist says that it’s his encounters with Chabad around the world that inspire him in his travels.

SANTA FE, NM — Steven Gitomer’s State Department funded missions to prevent nuclear scientists from selling their knowledge to rogue states takes him to distant outposts of the former Soviet Union. Whether his plane lands in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova, or Russia, Gitomer makes a point of spending Shabbat with Chabad.

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Daniel and Shulie (nee Silman) Green (North Miami, FL) on the birth of their son.

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


Montreal Day School Singled Out for Academic Excellence

Chabad.org

Montreal’s Beth Rivkah Academy was founded in 1956

MONTREAL, Canada — Canada’s Fraser Institute named Beth Rivkah Academy of Montreal, a Jewish day school operated by Chabad-Lubavitch, as one of the top performing secondary schools in Quebec.

Donetsk Citizens Commemorate Holocaust Victims

FJC.ru

DONETSK, Ukraine — In the lead-up to the Day of Catastrophe and Heroism, which is marked in Ukraine in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust, the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk hosted a solemn meeting.

Multiple Jewish organizations operating in this industrial region united forces with local authorities to organize this event. Among them were the Jewish community of Donetsk – a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine – the regional Chesed, the ‘Ukraine-Israel’ Society, the Donetsk City Administration, and the Regional Administration.