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Today, Wednesday, Beis Shevat at 10:00 PM EST, there will be a Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jacobson which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on this weeks Parsha. There will also be a live Q+A following the shiur, email your questions to weeklylearning@gmail.com during the shiur.

Click here to watch this weeks Shiur LIVE at 10 PM.

Or you can call 785-686-2400 Access code: 770770#

Parsha Shiur by Rabbi Jacobson Tonight

Today, Wednesday, Beis Shevat at 10:00 PM EST, there will be a Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jacobson which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on this weeks Parsha. There will also be a live Q+A following the shiur, email your questions to weeklylearning@gmail.com during the shiur.

Click here to watch this weeks Shiur LIVE at 10 PM.

Or you can call 785-686-2400 Access code: 770770#

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New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Text from NY1. Photos by Webby - CrownHeights.info

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — At least 14 people, including a bus driver, were injured this morning when two city buses collided in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn this morning.

Police say a B-44 bus was about to go through the intersection of Empire Boulevard and New York Avenue around 6:30 a.m. when it clipped another B-44 bus from behind. The first bus then veered across the intersection and knocked over a traffic light.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Three City Buses Involved In Accidents

Text from NY1. Photos by Webby – CrownHeights.info

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — At least 14 people, including a bus driver, were injured this morning when two city buses collided in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn this morning.

Police say a B-44 bus was about to go through the intersection of Empire Boulevard and New York Avenue around 6:30 a.m. when it clipped another B-44 bus from behind. The first bus then veered across the intersection and knocked over a traffic light.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Avi Webb - Chabad.org

Lawyers from the Tri-State area listen to a lecture by Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, dean of the Institute of American and Talmudic Law. (Photos: Benjamin Lifshitz)

NEW YORK, NY — Three lawyers walk into a synagogue.

Don't wait for a punch line. It's how a normal operating day begins at the Institute of American and Talmudic Law, which until recently was housed at Chabad-Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan.

Talmudic Institute Makes the Demonstrate Talmud’s Legal Relevance

Avi Webb – Chabad.org

Lawyers from the Tri-State area listen to a lecture by Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, dean of the Institute of American and Talmudic Law. (Photos: Benjamin Lifshitz)

NEW YORK, NY — Three lawyers walk into a synagogue.

Don’t wait for a punch line. It’s how a normal operating day begins at the Institute of American and Talmudic Law, which until recently was housed at Chabad-Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan.

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NY Post
January 8, 2008 — Hot times!

The weather was a balmy 62 degrees yesterday and it's expected to be 63 degrees today.

That's more than 20 degrees above normal.

And it's expected to last through Saturday - with maybe a few showers here and there.

Big Apple Warms Up To Winter

NY Post

January 8, 2008 — Hot times!

The weather was a balmy 62 degrees yesterday and it’s expected to be 63 degrees today.

That’s more than 20 degrees above normal.

And it’s expected to last through Saturday – with maybe a few showers here and there.

NYC News
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Leslie Bunder - Something Jewish

Rabbi Chaim and Sora Jacobs
GIFFNOCK, Scotland — Jews in Scotland no longer need to drive hundreds of miles to either Manchester or London to experience kosher eating out as a new restaurant has opened in Glasgow.

L'Chaim's Restaurant was set up under the auspices of Lubavitch of Scotland and run by Rabbi Chaim Jacobs and his wife Sora and aims to attract local residents as well as tourists travelling to the Scottish capital.

Glasgow Gets Kosher

Leslie Bunder – Something Jewish

Rabbi Chaim and Sora Jacobs

GIFFNOCK, Scotland — Jews in Scotland no longer need to drive hundreds of miles to either Manchester or London to experience kosher eating out as a new restaurant has opened in Glasgow.

L’Chaim’s Restaurant was set up under the auspices of Lubavitch of Scotland and run by Rabbi Chaim Jacobs and his wife Sora and aims to attract local residents as well as tourists travelling to the Scottish capital.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nechemia and Devorie (nee Hershkop) Newman (Long Beach, CA) on the birth of their son.

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

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Deseret Morning News

Illustration Photo

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — A salvaged Torah Scroll, from Holocaust Europe, will be completed by having its final letters handwritten by participants in the dedication ceremony at 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, 1760 S. 1100 East.

Ceremony to Dedicate Salvaged Torah Scroll

Deseret Morning News

Illustration Photo

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — A salvaged Torah Scroll, from Holocaust Europe, will be completed by having its final letters handwritten by participants in the dedication ceremony at 6 p.m. Jan. 17 at Chabad Lubavitch of Utah, 1760 S. 1100 East.

Shlichus
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Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org

Some of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies' newest students enjoy dinner just outside of Jerusalem's Old City.

JERUSALEM, Israel — The Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, which for more than a decade has operated a yeshiva in the heart of Jerusalem for English-speaking men, celebrated its 11th anniversary this week with the inauguration of its first full-time class of 25 young women from around the world.

Serious Learning in Jerusalem

Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Some of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies’ newest students enjoy dinner just outside of Jerusalem’s Old City.

JERUSALEM, Israel — The Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, which for more than a decade has operated a yeshiva in the heart of Jerusalem for English-speaking men, celebrated its 11th anniversary this week with the inauguration of its first full-time class of 25 young women from around the world.

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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — An online video advertising the upcoming One Shabbat One World, a project of the Kinus HaShluchim, which is on Jan. 18 and 19. Featuring messages from boxing champ Dmitry Salita and actors Evan and Daryl Sabara. “When the sun goes down on Friday night, I go to my Chabad House,” says the undefeated Salita from the New York City gym where he practices.

Video of the Day – One Shabbat One World

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — An online video advertising the upcoming One Shabbat One World, a project of the Kinus HaShluchim, which is on Jan. 18 and 19. Featuring messages from boxing champ Dmitry Salita and actors Evan and Daryl Sabara. “When the sun goes down on Friday night, I go to my Chabad House,” says the undefeated Salita from the New York City gym where he practices.

Videos
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chesky and Leah (nee Lerman) Deitsch (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

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Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Levi Krinsky stands among candidates' posters plastered throughout the city.

MANCHESTER, NH — Candidates are sprinting across New Hampshire making their final pitches in a tight race that will put this state at the center of national and international attention over the next 48 hours.

New Hampshire Primaries: Chabad Opens In Downtown To Serve Jewish Staffers

Lubavitch.com

Rabbi Levi Krinsky stands among candidates’ posters plastered throughout the city.

MANCHESTER, NH — Candidates are sprinting across New Hampshire making their final pitches in a tight race that will put this state at the center of national and international attention over the next 48 hours.

Shlichus
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yudi Altein (Montreal, Canada) and Cheyenna (bas R Sholom) Avtzon (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St, [between New York and Nostrand Ave].

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