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Three-Year-Old Lights Up Ancient Tradition

Seth Mandel – The Jewish State

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ — Three-year-olds usually take small steps, but on her third birthday Matti Zaklikovsky — together with her family and the Monroe Jewish community — took a giant leap forward for Jewish continuity.

Mazal Tov! – 3 Thursday Night L’Chaims!

Sreuvi Lazarus (Cape Town, South Africa) and Rivky Lieder (Sydney) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Shmuly Borenstein (Bologna, Italy) and Esty Kessler (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Bentzy Marcus (Los Angeles) and Rashi Jacobson (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand Ave].

To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.

JLI Israel Mission 2007

In conjunction with The Land and The Spirit, JLI’s groundbreaking fall course about our unique connection to Israel, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will be organizing The Land and The Spirit Mission to Israel. The tour, beginning March 23rd – 6th Adar II, will bring to life the inherent holiness of Eretz Yisroel as studied in the course. Shluchim and members of their communities will converge from all over the world for an inspiring, learning experience.

More info and flyer in the Extended Article!

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmulik and Tzini (nee Hershkop) Brand (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

Chabad Jewish Center Gaining Strength

Recorder Community Newspapers
Children enjoy a Rosh Hashanah dinner at the Chabad Center in Flanders. From left are Jason Harris, Jonah Conway, Ryan Harris, Seth Korpous, Louis Geroli, Natalie Geroli and Rachel Sclar.

MOUNT OLIVE TWP, NJ – With interest growing and a core group returning, the Chabad Jewish Center in Flanders is establishing a strong foundation for its future.

Yeshiva Students Deported from Russia

Matt Siegel – JTA

Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch, Rostov – Illustration Photo

MOSCOW, Russia — Thirteen Chabad yeshiva students were deported from Russia over the weekend following a visa incident that prompted a rare case of direct intervention by the U.S. State Department.

The students, who were studying in the provincial city of Rostov, about 1,000 miles south of Moscow, were detained on immigrations violations stemming from their failure to properly register with authorities upon their arrival.

FTC rings up fines for ‘Do Not Call’ violations

MSNBC

With 150 million phone numbers now registered on the Federal Trade Commission’s Do Not Call list, it seems clear most consumers don’t want to receive unsolicited marketing phone calls. But apparently, it’s not clear to everyone.

Chabad House for Seniors Taps Into Often Overlooked Resource

Dvora Lakein – Chabad.org

Chanie Zaklikovsky teaches a new song during a women’s gathering in the sukkah

MONROE TOWNSHIP NJ — When most people hear of a Chabad House, images of college students, young professional couples with kids or even backpackers traipsing through the mountains of Asia or South American flit through their minds. Senior citizens usually do not appear in such split-second conceptions.

In time for the Kinus, JEM releases all Rebbe Audio!

Now it is easier than ever to listen to audio of the Rebbe’s talks and Nigunnim on your Ipod.

In time for the International Shluchim Conference, JEM has totally revamped the audio files of the Rebbe, making them easier to access than ever, by organizing them with proper titles, dates and playlists.

More info in the Extended Article!

Anti-Semitism Up in US, Incidents Worldwide

Ezra HaLevi – Arutz Sheva

This is the Sept. 2007 file photo of Chabad Rabbi Motti Seligson, and Chabad Rabbi Saadya Notik, right, from New York look at a monument in the World War II Nazi concentration camp Sajmiste in Belgrade, Serbia, where some 48,000 Jews, Serbs and Gypsies perished in the 1940s. In spite of numerous protests, a concert of the British band Kosheen will go ahead at Sajmite on November 3. AP Photo – Darko Vojinovic.

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Several anti-Jewish hate crimes were recorded in recent weeks as the Anti-Defamation League released a survey recording a rise in American Anti-Semitism.

KINUS: Smile On Seniors (SOS) New Initiative at Conference

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

BROOKLYN, NY — The following is one of the many new initiatives to be launched at the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim which begins tonight, at Lubavitch Headquarters in NY.

As an outreach activity, visiting seniors is even older than the people it serves But Chabad’s new “Smile On Seniors” approach to bonding with the elderly is spry young program, getting ready for it’s breakout moment at the Internationa Shluchim Convention.

Chabad of the Beaches Expands

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PONTE VEDEA BEACH, FL — Chabad of the Beaches is proud to announce that we have purchased the home adjacent to Chabad. The home will serve as a residence for the Kurinsky family. This much anticipated purchase will allow for Chabad to make full use of our current Chabad House. The new Chabad center is sponsored by Mr. Michael and Fiona Scharf.