Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday Night L’Chaims!
Boruch Van Halem (Amsterdam, Holland) and Chani Hoen (Cleveland, OH) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Shlomie Sharfstein (Crown Heights) and Shifra Freeman (Toronto, Canada) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy [bet Troy and Albany Ave].
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — While men were still in Shul on Friday night one resident found a perpetrator in the lobby of a building, attempting to break in to an apartment on Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue, when the resident confronted the intruder he attempted to reason with him and produced an ID card from the Department of Corrections.
Another resident in the building, who is a Shomrim member, walked out of his apartment and into the scene, the perp then managed to break free and flee the building. The resident then handed the Shomrim member the ID card and upon closer examination the card detailed the reason of the perps incarceration, rape.
More in the Extended Article.
Convicted Rapist Attempted to Break into an Apartment
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — While men were still in Shul on Friday night one resident found a perpetrator in the lobby of a building, attempting to break in to an apartment on Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue, when the resident confronted the intruder he attempted to reason with him and produced an ID card from the Department of Corrections.
Another resident in the building, who is a Shomrim member, walked out of his apartment and into the scene, the perp then managed to break free and flee the building. The resident then handed the Shomrim member the ID card and upon closer examination the card detailed the reason of the perps incarceration, rape.
More in the Extended Article.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — For many years visitors to the Salt Lake area had no options for a Kosher meal. This made it difficult if not impossible for some skiers and businessmen to visit the area.
To help remedy the situation, Israel Lefler started a restaurant called Kosher on the Go, located at 1575 S. 1100 East in Salt Lake City. It prepares Kosher meals to hungry visitors to the Salt Lake area. It is under the supervision of the Chabad of Utah, which certifies the food as Kosher.
Kosher in the Calley? Let’s Go
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — For many years visitors to the Salt Lake area had no options for a Kosher meal. This made it difficult if not impossible for some skiers and businessmen to visit the area.
To help remedy the situation, Israel Lefler started a restaurant called Kosher on the Go, located at 1575 S. 1100 East in Salt Lake City. It prepares Kosher meals to hungry visitors to the Salt Lake area. It is under the supervision of the Chabad of Utah, which certifies the food as Kosher.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — As part of its Living Archive Restoration and Preservation Project, Jewish Educational Media has restored the Farbrengen of Purim, 5728 - 1968.
Based on the results of the audio restoration, the future bodes well for the Living Archive’s audio restoration initiative, which plans for the future enhancement and re-release of many recordings which were available to-date, in very poor-quality versions. According to Mendel Gourarie, The Living Archive's archivist, “A comparison of the previously-available version and the new version shows what can be achieved through meticulous work and the application of modern technology.”
Purim Farbrengen 5728
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — As part of its Living Archive Restoration and Preservation Project, Jewish Educational Media has restored the Farbrengen of Purim, 5728 – 1968.
Based on the results of the audio restoration, the future bodes well for the Living Archive’s audio restoration initiative, which plans for the future enhancement and re-release of many recordings which were available to-date, in very poor-quality versions. According to Mendel Gourarie, The Living Archive’s archivist, “A comparison of the previously-available version and the new version shows what can be achieved through meticulous work and the application of modern technology.”
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida's House and Senate returned for their regular sessions last Tuesday, March 4, 2008, but with one change: the office doors of House Majority Leader Adam Hasner and House Minority Leader Dan Gelber, both Jewish, were fitted with mezuzos, the Torah-mandated traditional scrolls containing verses of sacred text penned on parchment scrolls.
Chabad Places Mezuzahs on Doors Of House Majority and Minority Leaders
TALLAHASSEE, FL — Florida’s House and Senate returned for their regular sessions last Tuesday, March 4, 2008, but with one change: the office doors of House Majority Leader Adam Hasner and House Minority Leader Dan Gelber, both Jewish, were fitted with mezuzos, the Torah-mandated traditional scrolls containing verses of sacred text penned on parchment scrolls.
CAMARILLO, CA — The Chabad Jewish Centers of Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura will hold the annual Purim Party at 6 p.m. Thurs., March 20 at Herzog Wine Cellars, 3201 Camino del Sol, Oxnard.
Winery to Host Purim Party
CAMARILLO, CA — The Chabad Jewish Centers of Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura will hold the annual Purim Party at 6 p.m. Thurs., March 20 at Herzog Wine Cellars, 3201 Camino del Sol, Oxnard.
This will be the first Jewish event in the town since the Holocaust, said Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel of Chabad Center for Jewish Life, and it is taking place to honor the arrival of 25 U.S. college students who are traveling from the University to Berlin, Germany this spring break.
U of I students to experience Jewish culture in Berlin
FRANKFURT, Germany — In Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, a new Torah scroll will be dedicated to a synagogue and the Jewish community during spring break.
This will be the first Jewish event in the town since the Holocaust, said Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel of Chabad Center for Jewish Life, and it is taking place to honor the arrival of 25 U.S. college students who are traveling from the University to Berlin, Germany this spring break.
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shlomie Sharfstein (Crown Heights) and Shifra Freeman (Toronto, Canada) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Chovevei Torah Ballroom, 885 Eastern Parkway [between Troy and Albany Ave].
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — Soaking up the brilliant California sunshine, 189 new solar panels atop the roofs of Chabad's Hebrew Academy in Huntington Beach are teaching students a living lesson in going green and cutting the school’s energy bills.
Chabad Hebrew Day School Goes Green
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — Soaking up the brilliant California sunshine, 189 new solar panels atop the roofs of Chabad’s Hebrew Academy in Huntington Beach are teaching students a living lesson in going green and cutting the school’s energy bills.
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The Weekly Comic! – Parshas Vayikra!
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“Napoleon! You have become all but lazy,” he said to himself. “There is evidently no difference between you and the common yokel.” With that, he tore himself out of bed and proceeded out the door to fetch himself some water.
The Weekly Sedra – Vayikra – Self-Sacrifice, It Doesn’t Really Kill
On a freezing winter night as Napoleon layed under his warm covers, he was overcome by a sudden bout of thirst. Considering that in order to satisfy his craving he would have to leave his cozy conditions and go outside to fetch some water, he contemplated ignoring his nagging discomfort, but was quickly overcome by a powerful sense of shame.
“Napoleon! You have become all but lazy,” he said to himself. “There is evidently no difference between you and the common yokel.” With that, he tore himself out of bed and proceeded out the door to fetch himself some water.
Chayolim of Lubavitcher Yeshiva Snow-Tube Away
BUSHKILL, PA [CHI] — It’s the hottest program of the year; “Project Chayol” at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, for the Bar Mitzvah Boys and the soon to be Bar Mitzva Boys. The program is one that gives each ‘Chayol’ the knowledge and practical ability to be a Chossid, Yirei Shomayim and Lamden just as the Rebbe blesses each and every Bar Mitzva Boy.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
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.
ASPEN, CO — Aharon Gozlan has always dreamed of hitting the slopes.
Ever the sportsman, the 35-year-old is an accomplished basketball player and championship horseback rider. His athletic prowess, in fact, saved lives in 2002, when the Israeli border policeman jumped a suicide bomber in the French Hill section of Jerusalem.
Wounded Israeli Soldiers to Hit the Slopes in Aspen
ASPEN, CO — Aharon Gozlan has always dreamed of hitting the slopes.
Ever the sportsman, the 35-year-old is an accomplished basketball player and championship horseback rider. His athletic prowess, in fact, saved lives in 2002, when the Israeli border policeman jumped a suicide bomber in the French Hill section of Jerusalem.
BOSTON, MA — Purim, more than any other holiday, say Chabad-on-campus representatives, brings in crowds of students who otherwise keep a safe distance from anything that feels too Jewish. It’s the time of year to reach the unreachable, like Jewish students living in fraternity and sorority houses.
Chabad’s Purim Bashes Draw In the Shy and Wary
BOSTON, MA — Purim, more than any other holiday, say Chabad-on-campus representatives, brings in crowds of students who otherwise keep a safe distance from anything that feels too Jewish. It’s the time of year to reach the unreachable, like Jewish students living in fraternity and sorority houses.
Cheder Lubavitch Chicago First Grade Chumash Celebration
CHICAGO, IL [CHI] — The First Grade class of Cheder Lubavitch of Chicago, under the direction of Rabbi Pinchus Turk, held a Chumash Celebration last week. To commemorate this event, the boys presented a play (in Yiddish) based in Midrash of a childless couple who were blessed with a son in their old age. The boy and his Chumash were kidnapped by a king and his henchman. The boy was saved, by explaining to the king what Sefer Beraishis is all about.
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