Festive Celebration Pays Tribute to Jewish Victory

East Brunswick Sentinal

Andrew Berger, 8, (from left) Matthew
Berger, 4, Gregory Nekrasovas, 8, and
Lissa Sebban, 18, make candles during
the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe’s
celebration, which also included a
reading of the Megillah and a feast,
among other activities.

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Jewish community members here were able to celebrate Purim in Israel Friday without even stepping onto a plane.

The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe transformed a portion of the Forsgate Country Club to bring a taste of Israel to their lively Purim celebration.

“Purim is the most joyous holiday of the year,” Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky said. “It’s the victory of the Jewish people against the king of Persia and the regime of that time.”

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy Rosler (Toronto, Canada) and Miriam Andrusier (Staten Island, NY) on their engagement.

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

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shaya Lesches (Sydney, Australia / Monsey, NY) and Bayla Lurie (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be next Sunday night, April 6th at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Over 700 Turn Out in Support of CSSY!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — What can we expect from an organization that its name is long and not very comprehendible (Chevra Simchas Shabos VeYomtov), that is making a dinner for the first time in its history, its benefactors are not known or registered, and whos founder chanted “…people people, open your wallets, take out a dollar and give me the rest!”.

Turns out quite a bit!

More pictures and a video clip in the Extended Article!

Graffiti Vandalism on the JCM Mural

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] –- One of Brooklyn’s largest symbols of unity was defaced Friday afternoon when a male Hispanic casually approached the mural, which graces the front of the museum, and with a marker he scribbled his ‘mark’.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

info to be Menachem Avel the Shurpin Family

The Shurpin family is sitting after the passing of their dear father, Rabbi Sholom HaKohen Shurpin OBM at 1432 President St, between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Shachris at 7:30am (Sunday at 8:30am)
Mincha at 7:00pm
Mariv Bzmanah

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

OU Head chooses Kol Menachem Haggadah as pick of the Year

The following are testimonials on the new Kol Menachem Haggadah.

I write these words on the eve of Purim. At this time of year I receive, from authors and favorite bookstores, a number of new Haggados shel Pesach. I choose one for special study. There is no doubt that this year my selection will be the Kol Menachem, compiled and adapted by my dear friend Rabbi Chaim Miller with commentary and insights from the works of the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt”l.

Reform, Chabad join forces in Beijing

by Alison Klayman

BEIJING, China [JTA] — In a rare case of Jewish unity, Chabad and Reform Jewish organizations cooperate in Beijing to promote Jewish life in China’s capital city, as the recent celebrations of Purim demonstrated.

The two Purim celebrations seemed worlds apart.

At the Chabad-run service, a Lubavitcher rabbi chanted the megillah to an audience segregated by gender, and Beijing’s kosher restaurant catered the meal after the reading.

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