Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Peretz and Chanie (nee Greenberg) Mockin (Surfside, FL) on the birth of thier firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
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This weeks Living Torah, titled “A Long-Term Investment” (Volume 46, Episode 181)
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Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Reuven and Gitty (nee Barnett) Goldstein (Shluchim to Cupertino, CA) on the birth of their daughter, Yehudis Perl.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
To set the context of the Jewish community's role in this major event, Chief Rabbi Edelkopf provided the top official with some background on Jewish life in the region. Today, the local Jewish community is comprised of an estimated 3,000 Jews. While not very large, the local Synagogue hosts prayers and various adult learning opportunities. But the community also provides outreach to Jewish visitors to this Black Sea destination, inviting them to communal gatherings and holidays and making kosher food available to them.
Sochi Jewish Community Prepares for 2014 Olympics with Plans for a New Synagogue
SOCHI, Russia — This week, the southern Russian resort city of Sochi hosted a meeting between the region’s Chief Rabbi and Chabad Lubavitch emissary Arie Edelkopf and Semyon Veinshtok, the Head of the State Corporation for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
To set the context of the Jewish community’s role in this major event, Chief Rabbi Edelkopf provided the top official with some background on Jewish life in the region. Today, the local Jewish community is comprised of an estimated 3,000 Jews. While not very large, the local Synagogue hosts prayers and various adult learning opportunities. But the community also provides outreach to Jewish visitors to this Black Sea destination, inviting them to communal gatherings and holidays and making kosher food available to them.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avraham and Rivka (nee Caytak) Varnai (Chicago, IL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
DENVER, CO — State senators have taken up the cause of a Jewish boys basketball team whose playoff run may be halted because its players can't play on the Jewish Sabbath.
Shabbos Conflict May End Playoff Run – Jewish Boys Hoops Team Won’t Play On Shabbos
DENVER, CO — State senators have taken up the cause of a Jewish boys basketball team whose playoff run may be halted because its players can’t play on the Jewish Sabbath.
Mazal Tov! – Thursday Night L’Chaim!
Moshe Chanowitz (Monticello, NY) and Sara Hecht (Orange, CT)
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Chabad of Boca Raton Teens Spend First Shabbos in Crown Heights
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — A group of teens from Chabad of Boca Raton, Florida came to Crown Heights with Rabbi Shmuly G. to experience their first Shabbos ever! They enjoyed a beautiful Friday night; beginning with Davening in 770, the sea of black hats truly amazed them. A delicious meal with the Gutnick family, catered by Mrs. Gutnick herself, kept their appetites satisfied, and finally an amazing Farbrengen lasting till the early morning inspired them. Shabbos day they returned to 770 and loved the chulent experience.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Devora (nee Raichik) Pinson (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
This is the second appointment of a Chassidic Rabbi to one of the country’s 25 volunteer State Defense Forces. “I’ve wanted Jewish representation in the Georgia State Defense Force and National Guard for a long time,” said Commanding General Michael McGuinn, “and I was absolutely thrilled when a friend of mine told me that a Chassidic Rabbi had joined the Maryland State Defense Force. He put me in touch with The Aleph Institute who is appointed by the U.S. Department of Defense as an Ecclesiastical Endorsing Agency and serves the Jewish military population worldwide. They sent out a request and Rabbi Lipskier answered the call.” The Aleph Institute endorsed the Rabbi into chaplaincy service and provided the financial assistance to procure his military uniforms and equipment.
Chassidic Rabbi First Ever Jewish Chaplain to Georgia’s State Defense Force
MIAMI, FL — Sunday, March 2nd, Rabbi Zalman Lipskier, Director of Chabad at Emory University, Atlanta, GA, will be formally commissioned as the first Jewish Chaplain in Georgia’s military history to serve in the Georgia State Defense Force and Army, Air and National Guard.
This is the second appointment of a Chassidic Rabbi to one of the country’s 25 volunteer State Defense Forces. “I’ve wanted Jewish representation in the Georgia State Defense Force and National Guard for a long time,” said Commanding General Michael McGuinn, “and I was absolutely thrilled when a friend of mine told me that a Chassidic Rabbi had joined the Maryland State Defense Force. He put me in touch with The Aleph Institute who is appointed by the U.S. Department of Defense as an Ecclesiastical Endorsing Agency and serves the Jewish military population worldwide. They sent out a request and Rabbi Lipskier answered the call.” The Aleph Institute endorsed the Rabbi into chaplaincy service and provided the financial assistance to procure his military uniforms and equipment.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal tov to Menachem Mendel and Dobi (nee Ende) Koncepolski (Sao Paulo, Brazil) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info!
More than 200 Chabad-Lubavitch women who co-direct Israel-based Chabad Houses spent last weekend examining ways to bring a measure of rest to their hectic lives. According to organizers, the choice of the theme was obvious considering that the gathering fell out smack dab in the middle of Israel's shmittah year, the biblically-mandated once-every-seven-years period of rest for farmland.
Women Emissaries in Israel Celebrate Shabbat Together
More than 200 Chabad-Lubavitch women who co-direct Israel-based Chabad Houses spent last weekend examining ways to bring a measure of rest to their hectic lives. According to organizers, the choice of the theme was obvious considering that the gathering fell out smack dab in the middle of Israel’s shmittah year, the biblically-mandated once-every-seven-years period of rest for farmland.
“Keren Yedidut Leyeladim” Celebrates Grand Opening in Moscow in Support of Thousands of Needy Children Across the FSU
MOSCOW, Russia — The International fellowship of Christan’s and Jews launched a partnership with the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS and the Ohr Avner Foundation to assist thousands of needy Jewish children across the Former Soviet Union.
For the past 10 years Nechamas closet has been helping kallahs and women receive new clothing and sheitels.
Many of Nechamas closet customers are orphans, and then there are those who can’t make ends meet. We all know how we feel when we don’t have something decent to wear. We’re uncomfortable and embarrassed. Imagine a kallah who’s the center of attention or a woman who has to go to a function, shul or work.
Letter from Guggy Tzivin – Nechamas Closet (A)
Many of us understand the financial strain of putting a wedding together. The hall, band, photographer, and house hold items. But what of the kallah’s clothing?
For the past 10 years Nechamas closet has been helping kallahs and women receive new clothing and sheitels.
Many of Nechamas closet customers are orphans, and then there are those who can’t make ends meet. We all know how we feel when we don’t have something decent to wear. We’re uncomfortable and embarrassed. Imagine a kallah who’s the center of attention or a woman who has to go to a function, shul or work.
Parsha Shiur by Rabbi Jacobson Tonight
Today, Wednesday, Chof Aleph Adar Rishon, there will be a Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jacobson which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on this weeks Parsha.
Click here to watch this weeks Shiur LIVE at 10 PM.
Or you can call 785-686-2400 Access code: 770770#
Mazal Tov! – Wednesday Night L’Chaim!
Avraham Haiman (Monsey, NY) and Devorah Gralnik (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This past Thursday night, the monthly Precinct Council Meeting took place with just a handful of Jewish residents in attendance, along with typical turnout at these meetings.
Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, Deputy Inspector Frank Vega started his address with the crime statistics, where he noted that in comparison to this time last year crime is slightly up, but overall its significantly down, due in part to the large police presences since the racially motivated attack on a Bochur, Friday night a couple of weeks back.
Thursday Nights Precinct Council Meeting
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This past Thursday night, the monthly Precinct Council Meeting took place with just a handful of Jewish residents in attendance, along with typical turnout at these meetings.
Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, Deputy Inspector Frank Vega started his address with the crime statistics, where he noted that in comparison to this time last year crime is slightly up, but overall its significantly down, due in part to the large police presences since the racially motivated attack on a Bochur, Friday night a couple of weeks back.
