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EJ Tansky - Lubavitch.com

A traveler in the South Island meets up with Chabad and wraps tefillin.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A kosher restaurant in the Christchurch, NZ? You bet, says Chabad’s Rabbi Mendy Goldstein of New Zealand. For Israeli backpackers who tromp the country’s pristine South Island each year, the new restaurant will be a boon.

“It pains us to see people eating non-kosher because they have no other choice,” said Sara Goldstein, co-director of the kiwi Chabad.

Chabad To Open Kosher Restaurant in Christchurch

EJ Tansky – Lubavitch.com

A traveler in the South Island meets up with Chabad and wraps tefillin.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A kosher restaurant in the Christchurch, NZ? You bet, says Chabad’s Rabbi Mendy Goldstein of New Zealand. For Israeli backpackers who tromp the country’s pristine South Island each year, the new restaurant will be a boon.

“It pains us to see people eating non-kosher because they have no other choice,” said Sara Goldstein, co-director of the kiwi Chabad.

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Mordechai Lubecki (Paris, France) to Iscah Sarah Andrea (Jalisco, Mexico)
Baby Girl!

Yariv and Malkie (nee Kershner) Sharabi from Parkland, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chava (nee Notik) Rendler from Riverwoods, IL on the birth of a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Eli Mochkin (Melbourne, Australia) to Risa Drizin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Levi Its’hak Ben Soussan (Courbevoie, France) to Sterna Sarah Gagueche (Brunoy, France)
New Engagement!

Shea Shmotkin (Crown Heights) to Chaya Jacobs (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 585 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Ariel Benchimoun (Levallois, France) to Rivka Bouzna (Sarcelles, France)
Baby Boy!

Moshe Leib and Chaya Mushka (nee Friedman) Yaras from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Futerfas (Crown Heights) to Mussy Goldstein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Shemtov (Crown Heights) to Mushka Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1345 President Street
New Engagement!

Moshe Maiman (Mequon, WI) to Hinda Teich (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

On behalf of the staff of CrownHeights.info I would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to a friend Yossi and Chanie (nee Halberstam) Apfelbaum on the birth of their daughter.

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

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Rabbi Eli and Mrs Chaya (nee Ulman) Schlanger of Crown Heights have recently moved on Shlichus to Bondi Beach, Australia, where they will be providing Jewish adult education and community programing for local families.

The Schlangers were appointed by Rabbi Yoram Ulman, director of Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe in Bondi Beach.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim To Australia

Rabbi Eli and Mrs Chaya (nee Ulman) Schlanger of Crown Heights have recently moved on Shlichus to Bondi Beach, Australia, where they will be providing Jewish adult education and community programing for local families.

The Schlangers were appointed by Rabbi Yoram Ulman, director of Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe in Bondi Beach.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eitan and Deena (nee Verter) Segal (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.

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

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By Joshua Runyan

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Azriel Chaikin, left, chief rabbi of Ukraine, and U.S. Ambassador William Taylor

William Taylor, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, pledged that in future dealings with Kiev, he would once again raise the issue of Torah scrolls currently in the hands of Ukraine's archives.

Ambassador Makes Return of Ukrainian Torah Scrolls a Priority

By Joshua Runyan

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Azriel Chaikin, left, chief rabbi of Ukraine, and U.S. Ambassador William Taylor

William Taylor, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, pledged that in future dealings with Kiev, he would once again raise the issue of Torah scrolls currently in the hands of Ukraine’s archives.

Chabad News
So, we all used the comments to vent our anger at police at the community and the community council and we all criticized each other for talking and not doing. So here is your chance to do something!

Attend the precinct council meeting, it takes place in IS 61 located at 400 Empire Blvd on the corner of New York Ave. and it begins at 7:30. Deputy Inspector and Commanding Officer Frank Vega attends each of these meetings, and will be there to listen to suggestions and complaints from residents.

Be there or be nowhere! Your attendance will show our care and support for our community!

Tonight – The Precinct Council Meeting

So, we all used the comments to vent our anger at police at the community and the community council and we all criticized each other for talking and not doing. So here is your chance to do something!

Attend the precinct council meeting, it takes place in IS 61 located at 400 Empire Blvd on the corner of New York Ave. and it begins at 7:30. Deputy Inspector and Commanding Officer Frank Vega attends each of these meetings, and will be there to listen to suggestions and complaints from residents.

Be there or be nowhere! Your attendance will show our care and support for our community!

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Beis Rivka’s Eighth Grade Graduation Trip

WASHINGTON, DC [CHI] — Students in Beis Rivka’s eighth grade class celebrated their graduation recently with a whirlwind tour of the nation’s capital, but before they enjoyed the typical Washington, DC sightseeing they took time to stop and remember the 6,000,000 Jews who perished in the Holocaust at the United States Holocaust Museum.

The girls had studied the Holocaust this year, but still felt chills seeing the railcar, the bunker transported from Aushwitz, and other displays at the museum.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Rochel Leah (nee Gudelsky) Wilansky (Johannesburg, SA) on the birth of their daughter.

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

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By Josh Runyan - JUF.org
FRANKFURT, Germany — The 25 Jewish college students who took part in a historic spring break trip to Berlin overcame financial difficulties and personal fears to make the journey. According to organizers, the city's Jewish community is better off for it.

“This trip demonstrated that yes, there is a future for Jewish life in Germany,” proclaimed Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel, co-director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life serving the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who coordinated the delegation. The university-based rabbi came up with the idea for the trip after returning from last year's dedication ceremony of the new Rohr Chabad Center, which serves as the headquarters for Chabad-Lubavitch of Berlin, co-directed by Tiechtel's brother and sister-in-law, Rabbi Yehuda and Leah Tiechtel.

Students Spend Spring Break Helping Rebuild Jewish Life in Germany

By Josh Runyan – JUF.org

FRANKFURT, Germany — The 25 Jewish college students who took part in a historic spring break trip to Berlin overcame financial difficulties and personal fears to make the journey. According to organizers, the city’s Jewish community is better off for it.

“This trip demonstrated that yes, there is a future for Jewish life in Germany,” proclaimed Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel, co-director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life serving the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who coordinated the delegation. The university-based rabbi came up with the idea for the trip after returning from last year’s dedication ceremony of the new Rohr Chabad Center, which serves as the headquarters for Chabad-Lubavitch of Berlin, co-directed by Tiechtel’s brother and sister-in-law, Rabbi Yehuda and Leah Tiechtel.

Shlichus

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

I would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to a dear friend Yanky Kopfstein (London, England) in honor of his engagement to Sarah Jeda (North Miami Beach, FL) .

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Tuesday at Agudah Shul, 456 Crown St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

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By Joshua Runyan

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Schmidt outlines how he plans to use a new fellowship from the Avi Chai Foundation during a Monday afternoon press conference in New York City.

NEW YORK, NY — Citing his vision and creativity, the Avi Chai Foundation awarded Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Schmidt one of its first-ever fellowships. The monetary grant is part of the largest cash award bestowed on emerging communal and educational leaders within the North American Jewish community.

Jewish “Genius” Grant Bestowed on Philadelphia Pioneer of Community Outreach

By Joshua Runyan

Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Schmidt outlines how he plans to use a new fellowship from the Avi Chai Foundation during a Monday afternoon press conference in New York City.

NEW YORK, NY — Citing his vision and creativity, the Avi Chai Foundation awarded Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem Schmidt one of its first-ever fellowships. The monetary grant is part of the largest cash award bestowed on emerging communal and educational leaders within the North American Jewish community.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ezzy and Rivky (nee Hershkop) Duchman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.

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

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Monday, A Lubavitcher Yeshiva school bus full of young children was pelted with stones earlier this afternoon as it was making its rounds dropping children off. The incident took place on President Street between Utica and Schenectady as the bus began pulling away, when the driver noticed a large group of youths and all of a sudden a few rocks hit the bus.

The driver, Reb Dovid Astulin said “all of a sudden I hear ‘BOOM BOOM’, and I right away stopped the bus” he then tried to chase after the group while calling police and Shomrim but they scattered and was impossible for him to follow them.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Bus Loaded with Children Pelted with Stones

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Monday, A Lubavitcher Yeshiva school bus full of young children was pelted with stones earlier this afternoon as it was making its rounds dropping children off. The incident took place on President Street between Utica and Schenectady as the bus began pulling away, when the driver noticed a large group of youths and all of a sudden a few rocks hit the bus.

The driver, Reb Dovid Astulin said “all of a sudden I hear ‘BOOM BOOM’, and I right away stopped the bus” he then tried to chase after the group while calling police and Shomrim but they scattered and was impossible for him to follow them.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Nigel Duara and William Petroski - Des Moines Register

Buses with blackened windows were brought into the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo on Monday after immigration officials raided the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville.

POSTVILLE, IA — Four Homeland Security buses with U.S. Immigration and Customs tags on them have entered the Agriprocessors Inc. complex.

The buses, along with a trail of SUVs and vans with Minnesota license plates, arrived at about 11:45am

Up to 700 Arrests Estimated in Postville ICE Raid

Nigel Duara and William Petroski – Des Moines Register

Buses with blackened windows were brought into the National Cattle Congress grounds in Waterloo on Monday after immigration officials raided the Agriprocessors Inc. plant in Postville.

POSTVILLE, IA — Four Homeland Security buses with U.S. Immigration and Customs tags on them have entered the Agriprocessors Inc. complex.

The buses, along with a trail of SUVs and vans with Minnesota license plates, arrived at about 11:45am

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