Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Menachem and Rinat (nee Dray) Zabin.
IYH at 470 Melbone St, Crown Heights.
Schneur and Yehudis (nee Toron) Hickson.
IYH at 760 Montgomery St, Apt 4E, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
Yitzchak and Rivky (nee Spalter) Raskin.
IYH at 1519 President St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
Mendy and Devorah Leah (nee Levitin) Brownstein.
IYH at 621 Empire Blvd, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Tzvi and Shayna Margo.
IYH at 1384 Carroll St, Apt 14B, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Michoel and Dvora Green (Shluchim to Westborough, MA) .
IYH at the Chabad House, 54 South St, Westborough, MA 01581.
Menachem and Faigy (nee Schapiro) Schechter (Shluchim to Chicago) .
IYH at 2632 W Greenleaf Ave, Apt 1, Chicago, IL 60645.
Moshe Leib and Chani (nee Saks) Gray (Shluchim to Hanover, NH) .
IYH at the Chabad House, 22 School St, Hanover, NH 03755.
Yosef Chaim and Chani Brook.
IYH at 9406 NW 36th Ct, Pompano Beach, FL 33065.
Menachem and Nechama Tauber.
IYH at 1015 NE 171st St, North Miami Beach, FL 33160.
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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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Schneur and Yehudis (nee Toron) Hickson (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
SALVADOR, Brazil — A record number of Jewish tourists have reportedly stopped in Salvador, Brazil, for this year's Carnival. The city's weeklong festival ñ perhaps a bit less famous than the one farther down the coast in Rio de Janeiro, but nevertheless recognized as the world's largest ñ annually attracts more than 2 million tourists; this year, thousands of Jews from Israel and other locations have joined the festivities, according to Chabad-Lubavitch of Salvador.
Thousands Descend on Chabad House for Annual Carnival
SALVADOR, Brazil — A record number of Jewish tourists have reportedly stopped in Salvador, Brazil, for this year’s Carnival. The city’s weeklong festival ñ perhaps a bit less famous than the one farther down the coast in Rio de Janeiro, but nevertheless recognized as the world’s largest ñ annually attracts more than 2 million tourists; this year, thousands of Jews from Israel and other locations have joined the festivities, according to Chabad-Lubavitch of Salvador.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef Chaim and Chani Brook (Coral Springs FL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
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This Weeks Crown Heights Newspaper
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
In Russia, Jewish Inmate Marks Brit Mila
ORENBURG, Russia — For the first time in the history of the Russian Federation’s penitentiary system, a Brit Mila ceremony took place in the Orenburg Regional Prison. This age-old Jewish tradition involved a Jewish inmate who is currently serving out a ten-year term. While this ancient tradition is becoming more commonplace among Jews across the Former Soviet Union, it is quite unique that this ritual is undergone by those serving out prison sentences.
The levaya will be Thursday, in Israel, at Bet Almin Hayarkon at Shaar Hageulah at 6:45 pm.
They will be sitting Shiva in Yerushalayim at Rechov Elkana 15, Mishpachat Yaffa, near Shikun Chabad.
To reach Gershon call 011-972-54-656-2691.
To reach Dovi call 011-972-54-4-836-984.
Email gchaimson@gmail.com
Boruch Dayan Haemes
Boruch Dayan Haemes – Mrs. Leah Chaimson OBM
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Leah Chaimson of Emanuel, Israel, mother of Gershon Chaimson, Shevi Greenwald, and Dovi Chaimson of Crown Heights.
The levaya will be Thursday, in Israel, at Bet Almin Hayarkon at Shaar Hageulah at 6:45 pm.
They will be sitting Shiva in Yerushalayim at Rechov Elkana 15, Mishpachat Yaffa, near Shikun Chabad.
To reach Gershon call 011-972-54-656-2691.
To reach Dovi call 011-972-54-4-836-984.
Email gchaimson@gmail.com
Boruch Dayan Haemes
JNet Grand Raffle Launched at Kinus Volunteer Appreciation Event
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In honor of Chof Beis Shevat the Rebbetzin’s yahrzeit, JNet, The Jewish Learning Network, hosted their Volunteer Appreciation Event and Grand Raffle for women. The gathering, held on Motzei Shabbas at the Levi Yitzchak Library, honored current volunteers, as well as recruited new volunteers. As part of the recruitment process.
Mazal Tov! – 3 Thursday Night L’Chaims!
Mendy Greenfeld (Crown Heights) and Beila Weiss (Manchester, UK) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Yisroel Meir Abramson (Monsey, NY) and Shira Green (S. Diego, CA).
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Meir Simcha Rubashkin (Postville, IA) and Fraidy Schmukler (Montreal, Canada) .
IYH at 1349 President St, [bet Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Groundbreaking” (Volume 45, Episode 178).
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Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel Meir Abramson (Monsey, NY) and Shira Green (S. Diego, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at FREE, 1383 President St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Parents, Students, and Teachers gather at the Shluchim Online School’s annual Celebration
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Hand in hand with the concurrent Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchos, dozens of young Shluchos who attend The Shluchim Office’s Online School converged on Chovevei Torah’s social hall on Thursday January 24th, 2008 for a grand luncheon and class reunion, with many meeting their virtual classmates and teachers for the first time in real life.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
DIMONA, Israel — Rabbi Yisroel Gellis had just finished hanging a big sign over the new branch of Chabad-Lubavitch of Dimona when 60 meters away, a Palestinian suicide bomber's explosion rocked the Israeli city's downtown shopping center and the relative calm that had descended of late on the country's interior.
Rabbi Sees Miracle in Dimona’s Low Casualty Figure
DIMONA, Israel — Rabbi Yisroel Gellis had just finished hanging a big sign over the new branch of Chabad-Lubavitch of Dimona when 60 meters away, a Palestinian suicide bomber’s explosion rocked the Israeli city’s downtown shopping center and the relative calm that had descended of late on the country’s interior.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Tzvi and Shayna Margo (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
BEIJING, China — Dini’s Kosher Restaurant, the only one in China’s capital city, will open a second location in the Olympic Village in Northern Beijing in time for the 08 Olympics, Chabad representative to Beijing, Mrs. Dini Freundlich, told Lubavitch.com.
Chabad in Beijing Prepapres for ’08 Olympics With a Second Kosher Eatery
BEIJING, China — Dini’s Kosher Restaurant, the only one in China’s capital city, will open a second location in the Olympic Village in Northern Beijing in time for the 08 Olympics, Chabad representative to Beijing, Mrs. Dini Freundlich, told Lubavitch.com.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Asher and Rivkkah (nee Goldstein) Putter on the birth to their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
