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Photo Gallery: Shluchos at the Ohel
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yudi and Moriah (nee Parks) Schmukler (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Siberian Community Marks First Chuppa
TOMSK, Russia — For the first time in many decades and perhaps even a century, the Synagogue in Tomsk hosted a genuine Jewish Chuppa. Chief Rabbi of Tomsk Levi Kamenetsky conducted the wedding ceremony in strict accordance with Jewish laws.
by Rabbi Yossi Refson [Shliach to Charleston, SC] - The Charleston Post and Courier
Today marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest of some 15,000 concentration, extermination and forced-labor camps established by the Germans during World War II. It is estimated that, at minimum, 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945; of which at least 1.1 million were murdered.As a rabbi in this community here in Charleston and a grandson of one of those fortunate to have survived the horrors of Auschwitz, much about this dark chapter in human history informs my personal and professional life.
My late Bubby (Grandma) Bluma was 13 when her mother, five older siblings and their children were exterminated under the orders of Josef Mengele, aptly referred to as the “Angel of Death.”
A Tribute to Auschwitz’s ‘Angels of Life’
by Rabbi Yossi Refson [Shliach to Charleston, SC] – The Charleston Post and Courier
Today marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the largest of some 15,000 concentration, extermination and forced-labor camps established by the Germans during World War II. It is estimated that, at minimum, 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945; of which at least 1.1 million were murdered.
As a rabbi in this community here in Charleston and a grandson of one of those fortunate to have survived the horrors of Auschwitz, much about this dark chapter in human history informs my personal and professional life.
My late Bubby (Grandma) Bluma was 13 when her mother, five older siblings and their children were exterminated under the orders of Josef Mengele, aptly referred to as the “Angel of Death.”
by Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org
Participants in a conference of Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries welcome the daughters of emissaries to the grand banquet. (Photos: Mendy Bleier)
The screens at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge flashed images from past and present as the 2,160 Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries and their guests took their seats in a banquet area spanning several ballrooms. The annual Sunday night banquet, the culmination of the five-day International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, was clearly an event not to be missed.
Brooklyn Convention Draws Jewish Women Young and Old
by Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org
Participants in a conference of Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries welcome the daughters of emissaries to the grand banquet. (Photos: Mendy Bleier)
The screens at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge flashed images from past and present as the 2,160 Chabad-Lubavitch women emissaries and their guests took their seats in a banquet area spanning several ballrooms. The annual Sunday night banquet, the culmination of the five-day International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, was clearly an event not to be missed.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovber Berkowitz (Montreal, Canada) and Chaya Pewzner (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Tuesday night at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Empire and Troy, the Scene of yet another Accident
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The sound of two vehicles colliding was heard all the way to Montgomery and Albany, a minivan attempting to make a left turn from Empire up to Troy was struck by a sedan going straight down Empire in the other direction, the force of the collision sent one car onto the sidewalk while the other spun 180 degrees and winding up facing the other direction.
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So little is known about the personality of this great lady who shared the Rebbe’s life. Now through first-person interviews with those who new the Rebbetzin well, you can begin to develop a feeling for the unparalleled humility and unique personality of The Rebbetzin.
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid and Chani (nee Kessler) Katz (Crown Heights) 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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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov Yosef Yitzchak (Ya Ya) Wilhelm (Portland, OR) and Devorah Krasnianski (New York, NY) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday, 8:00 PM at Chabad of the Upper East Side, The Schneerson Center for Jewish Life, 419 East 77th St, [between 1st and York Ave].
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Veronika Belenkaya - NY Daily News
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Tensions are high in Crown Heights, where Jewish community leaders and local NYPD brass are clashing over charges there's been a spike in bias beatings of Jews.
“The Police Department has been characterizing racial instances in our community, downgrading them to robberies, rather than addressing the true origin of the crime,” charged Jewish Leadership Council President Barry Sugar.
Hate crime spike in Crown Heights?
Veronika Belenkaya – NY Daily News
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Tensions are high in Crown Heights, where Jewish community leaders and local NYPD brass are clashing over charges there’s been a spike in bias beatings of Jews.
“The Police Department has been characterizing racial instances in our community, downgrading them to robberies, rather than addressing the true origin of the crime,” charged Jewish Leadership Council President Barry Sugar.
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Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Fryda Rytzah bas Roizah
Chana bas Esther
Annual Bnos Chabad Inter School Convention
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – The culmination of the Annual Beis Rivkah Bnos Chabad Inter School Convention was marked last night with a supercharged gala banquet in the Oholei Torah ballroom. Nearly 2000 Bnos Chabad packed in to the hall for a special program which included speakers, videos, stories and dancing.
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Experts Turn Over Key Jewish Practice to the Public
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In an unprecedented event, the Jewish Children’s Museum plans to reveal the entire process of creating a Hebrew Torah scroll to the public and allow visitors to try it themselves. An expert scribe handwrites 304,805 individual letters in a Torah scroll in a process that lasts one year on average.
While perhaps unconventional, the event – dubbed “Torah Unwrapped” – is ripe for the times and is a tradition that should be shared. A museum spokesman said this is a “chance to unite all people of very different interests and familiarity in a rich and stimulating journey.”
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Mazal Tov! – 4 Monday Night L’Chaims!
Binyomin Silberstein (Crown Heights) and Miriam Brum (New Orleans/Brooklyn).
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Chaim Benjaminson (Crown Heights) and Rochi Rapoport (Toronto, Canada) .
IYH at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy, [corner Kingston Ave].
Zalmen Aharon Shuchat (Montreal, Canada) and Tamar Greenspan (St. Paul, Minnesota).
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Yosef Yitzchak (Ya Ya) Wilhelm (Portland, OR) and Devorah Krasnianski (New York, NY) .
IYH at Chabad of the Upper East Side, The Schneerson Center for Jewish Life, 419 East 77th St, [between 1st and York Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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