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What is a Rebbe? What is the secret to a Rebbe? And why does every Jew have to be connected to a Rebbe? The following is a Yechidus (Privet Audience) that took place with the Rebbe and a group of students from Colombia University; it's an excerpt from the new Book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit: InspiringAGeneration.com

Q: The Rebbe's energy is so instrumental in helping us serve Hashem properly. How is it possible that we still have free will?

Columbia University Visits the Lubavitcher Rebbe, A Historical Visit

What is a Rebbe? What is the secret to a Rebbe? And why does every Jew have to be connected to a Rebbe? The following is a Yechidus (Privet Audience) that took place with the Rebbe and a group of students from Colombia University; it’s an excerpt from the new Book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit: InspiringAGeneration.com

Q: The Rebbe’s energy is so instrumental in helping us serve Hashem properly. How is it possible that we still have free will?

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New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
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)

Hands-On Training at Rabbinical College

by Eitan Goldberg

MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — This past Wednesday a live demonstration on koshering meat was performed at the Rabbinical College of America. Rabbi Yakov Mendel Zirkind who is a Shochet (expert in the laws of slaughtering and preparing kosher meat) facilitated the purchase of a freshly slaughtered sheep, as well as the special USDA permit required to remove its intact carcass from the slaughter-house. With the assistance of Rabbi Chaim Schapiro, who directs the Semicha Program (training program for rabbinic ordination) at the college.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Yitzchok and Rivky (nee Weinberg) Gurary.
IYH at 1249 Carroll St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Pinchus and Rochel (nee Goldenberg) Levy.
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave].

Berele and Sheindel (nee Fajnland) Yarmush.
IYH at 799 Montgomery St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Mendy and Breindy (nee Wolff) Dechter.
IYH at 808 Montgomery St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Eli and Devorah Leah (nee Bryski) Karasik.
IYH at 804 Montgomery St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Arie and Yehudis Zobak.
IYH at 701 Empire Blvd, Apt 4B [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Boruch Tzvi and Diana (nee Kron) Nemtzov (Forest Hills, NY)

Mendy and Gittel (nee Gurary) Shneur.
IYH at 4704 Avenue Kent, Montreal, Canada.

Menachem and Pessy (nee Bruchstat) Evers.
IYH at Kinderdijkstraat 42, 1079 Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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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The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands us to take care of our brethren in need and loan them interest free money. Hashem finishes off this commandment by saying, “I am Hashem, your G-d, Who took you out of the land of Egypt…”.

Our Sages learn from this verse that, “Anyone who accepts the yoke of (the commandment regarding not taking or giving) interest, accepts the yoke of Heaven; and anyone who throws off the yoke of (the commandment regarding not taking or giving) interest, throws off the yoke of Heaven. This is because anyone who complies with the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Ribbis” (not taking or giving interest) also admits to (the fundamental principal of) our exodus from Egypt; and anyone who denies the Mitzvah of Ribbis also denies our exodus from Egypt”.

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Behar

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem (G-d) commands us to take care of our brethren in need and loan them interest free money. Hashem finishes off this commandment by saying, “I am Hashem, your G-d, Who took you out of the land of Egypt…”.

Our Sages learn from this verse that, “Anyone who accepts the yoke of (the commandment regarding not taking or giving) interest, accepts the yoke of Heaven; and anyone who throws off the yoke of (the commandment regarding not taking or giving) interest, throws off the yoke of Heaven. This is because anyone who complies with the Mitzvah (commandment) of “Ribbis” (not taking or giving interest) also admits to (the fundamental principal of) our exodus from Egypt; and anyone who denies the Mitzvah of Ribbis also denies our exodus from Egypt”.

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Five Towns Jewish Times
LONG ISLAND, NY — While many were busy cleaning for Pesach, the Chabad of the Five Towns Chai Five club helped one young couple have the wedding of their dreams. On April 6, the group of 25 third- to fifth-grade girls traveled to Crown Heights to see their months of hard work pay off on the glowing faces of the bride and groom.

Chabad’s Chai Five Fulfills Young Couple’s Wedding Dreams

Five Towns Jewish Times

LONG ISLAND, NY — While many were busy cleaning for Pesach, the Chabad of the Five Towns Chai Five club helped one young couple have the wedding of their dreams. On April 6, the group of 25 third- to fifth-grade girls traveled to Crown Heights to see their months of hard work pay off on the glowing faces of the bride and groom.

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By Joshua Runyan

Residents of Chengdu, China, line up to assist in earthquake recovery efforts. (Photo: Lei Gao)

BEJING , China — As villagers and suburban dwellers descended on the Chinese city of Chengdu to flee the death and destruction of a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake that flattened schools and homes, relief workers reported that such basic necessities as water bottles and blankets are going fast.

Aftershocks Continue in China as Local Jews Distribute Water and Blankets

By Joshua Runyan

Residents of Chengdu, China, line up to assist in earthquake recovery efforts. (Photo: Lei Gao)

BEJING , China — As villagers and suburban dwellers descended on the Chinese city of Chengdu to flee the death and destruction of a devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake that flattened schools and homes, relief workers reported that such basic necessities as water bottles and blankets are going fast.

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SHARON, MA [CHI] — Seventeen-year-old Leah Larson, founder, editor, and publisher of YALDAH magazine has been selected from over 700 applicants as a semi-finalist in the running to receive a $1,000.00 small business grant from IdeaCafe.com, a top-rated website for small business.

The field of semi-finalists for this grant will be reduced to finalists and the winner will be determined by the vote of IdeaCafe.com's 32,000 members worldwide and announced online on June 24, 2008 on Idea Cafe.

Yaldah Magaine Selected as Semi-Finalist for 1K Small Business Grant

SHARON, MA [CHI] — Seventeen-year-old Leah Larson, founder, editor, and publisher of YALDAH magazine has been selected from over 700 applicants as a semi-finalist in the running to receive a $1,000.00 small business grant from IdeaCafe.com, a top-rated website for small business.

The field of semi-finalists for this grant will be reduced to finalists and the winner will be determined by the vote of IdeaCafe.com’s 32,000 members worldwide and announced online on June 24, 2008 on Idea Cafe.

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Rabbi Y Paltiel fills Lefferts Shul, With Learning!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Everyone heard that Chassidus has a lot to do with Davening, however the many Anash that filled Lefferts shul last night, to really understand it. Rabbi Yoseph Paltiel in his special style went through the elements of Tefilah that Chassidus puts a focus on and the elements that Chassidus brought to light and clearly differentiated between them.

More in the Extended Article

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By Tamar Runyan

Academy Award winner Jon Voight, right, gives words of encouragement to wounded Israeli border policeman Aharon Gozlan in a meeting arranged by Chabad's Terror Victims Project. (Photo: Meir Dahan)

JERUSALEM, Israel — At many of his stops in Israel this week, Jon Voight attracted a sea of reporters and photographers. But for the Academy Award winner, his goodwill tour throughout the country was not about him: He came for the children.

American Actor Focuses on Children During Weeklong Tour of Israel

By Tamar Runyan

Academy Award winner Jon Voight, right, gives words of encouragement to wounded Israeli border policeman Aharon Gozlan in a meeting arranged by Chabad’s Terror Victims Project. (Photo: Meir Dahan)

JERUSALEM, Israel — At many of his stops in Israel this week, Jon Voight attracted a sea of reporters and photographers. But for the Academy Award winner, his goodwill tour throughout the country was not about him: He came for the children.

Shlichus
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshe (ben R. Eliyahu) Cohen (Crown Heights) and Chana (bas R. Nosson) Grunblatt (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on their engagement.

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

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News 12 Brooklyn
Editors Note: The reason this story was noticed by Brooklyn News 12 is due to your emails that you sent them!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Many members of the Crown Heights Jewish community say they are still angry about last Monday’s bus attack on President Street.

News 12 Video – School Bus Attacked

News 12 Brooklyn

Editors Note: The reason this story was noticed by Brooklyn News 12 is due to your emails that you sent them!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Many members of the Crown Heights Jewish community say they are still angry about last Monday’s bus attack on President Street.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda Shurpin (Crown Heights) and Esti Shagalow (S Louis Park, MN) on their engagement.

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

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The Chabad Club: Getting Past the Student Activity Hour

By Orit Cohen – Corsair Staff Writer

S. MONICA, CA — On a patch of grass next to the clock tower, Rabbi Eli Levitansky, advisor of the Chabad Club, stands in heated discussion with a few girls.

They argue points of Jewish belief, neither him nor the students letting go, as he gets into it, showing the students that he is passionate in what he stands for.

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