NEWARK, NJ [CHI] — One could immediately feel the energy and excitement of the more than 750 guests who packed the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark on Tuesday, March 25 for Friendship Circle’s Annual Banquet. The evening’s event, held in honor of Friendships Circle volunteers, included a lavish dinner buffet along with a moving presentation and several tributes.
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TARZANA, CA [CHI] — Hundreds of people gathered at Chabad of Encino in the SF Valley, California to complete and dedicate a new Sefer Torah donated in tribute to Rabbi Sholom B. Gordon, ob’m. The campaign was launched by Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon, Shliach of the Rebbe in the Valley in conjunction with the upcoming 7th Yahrzeit of his father, on Achron Shel Pesach.
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Start your local Friendship Circle by attending the annual kinus.
With Jewish Federation studies indicating a void in Jewish community services for children with special needs and programming for teens, there’s never been a better time to bring the Friendship Circle to your community. After all, the Friendship Circle effectively fills both gaps.
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“All of the Chassidim were in total awe of the tremendous respect the Rebbe had toward his mother during his visit in Paris” The Rebbe would visit his Mother twice a day during his Visit to Paris in 1947. Rabbi Nachum Yakobovitch, a longtime Lubavitcher Chassid now living in Jerusalem, relates a tender scene that took place in the French capital after the Rebbe was finally reunited with his mother. It's an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit: www.inspiringageneration.com“It was 11 Nissan. Unknown to us, this was the Rebbe's birthday.
“All of the Chassidim were in total awe of the tremendous respect the Rebbe had toward his mother during his visit in Paris” The Rebbe would visit his Mother twice a day during his Visit to Paris in 1947. Rabbi Nachum Yakobovitch, a longtime Lubavitcher Chassid now living in Jerusalem, relates a tender scene that took place in the French capital after the Rebbe was finally reunited with his mother. It’s an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit: www.inspiringageneration.com
“It was 11 Nissan. Unknown to us, this was the Rebbe’s birthday.
We were sitting in the home of Rabbi Zalman Schneerson when the Rebbe’s mother Rebbetzin Chana walked in and asked us, ”Do you know that tonight is 11 Nissan?”
Hachayal (7th/8th Grade Program): Head Counselor – Shlomo Denburg, Learning Director – Avrohom Meir Fink.
YKM (14-15 yrs): Head Counselor – Eli Simpson, Learning Director – Yehoshua Goldstein.
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It’s almost a given that Passover is spent with one’s family, but when iron bars separate loved ones, the approach of the holiday can portend feelings of loneliness and despair.
Thanks to the Shluchim worldwide from Australia to Greece, over the past few weeks, the latest Tzivos Hashem Kids Magazine was delivered to 295,000 households in over 300 Communities in six languages.
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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuly and Bassi (nee Minkowitz) Druin (Miami Beach, Fl) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
PORTLAND, ME — Beforehand, there was a lot of handshaking, hugging and catching up.
Afterward came the singing, celebrating and eating.
What happened in between – the ancient Jewish ritual that brought everyone together – was over in the blink of an eye, or one small stroke of a scalpel.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Mendel Grossman (Boro Park, NY) and Gitty Itzkowitz (Boro Park, NY) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
CHAMPAIGN, IL — Two weeks before Passover, students from 12 universities gathered at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life for the first Midwest Jewish Student Leadership Weekend, an event meant to unite Jewish students for a time of leadership and celebration.
The dates chosen for the weekend, April 4-6, placed the conclusion of the event only two weeks before Passover.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A fire broke out earlier today at around 3:00pm in the upper floors of 740 Empire Boulevard, which is on the corner of Troy Avenue, a large building with 96 residential units. 911 received many calls from panicking residents who made their way to the roof to escape the heat and smoke.
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“The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished. The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was. ... All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?”
An early tourist of the Holy Land, Mark Twain, wrote of the Jews:
“The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished. The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was. … All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy Itzinger (London, UK) and Sarah Schmerling (Zurich, Switzerland) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Many thanks for the beautiful Haggadah “Kol Menachem” which you so kindly sent me. From all the Haggados that I have set my eyes upon I have seen never seen something like this. In terms of content, it includes a fabulous selection from the great Jewish sages, and each reader will find something of personal relevance. Everyone who sees it will be impressed. The centerpiece contains the commentary and thoughts of the Ga’on of our generation, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, the Rebbe of Lubavitch זצקללה”ה, whose influence has spread across the full spectrum of Jewish life, from the very closest of Jews to the most distant, “to call them all in the name of G-d, to serve Him in unity.”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremi Zaltzman (Toronto, Canada) and Sarah (bas R Zalman) Liberow (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
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