CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — When speaking to the soldiers in Tzivos Hashem, the Rebbe would refer to them as being on the front lines in Hafotzas Hamyonos and they are the ones who will bring Moshiach.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)
“The word “bereishis” is also an [divine] utterance” (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 32a).
In the very beginning of chapter five of פרקי אבות we are taught that בעשרה מאמרות נברא העולם (“the world was created by the means of ten [divine] utterances”). For example, when the Torah relates “And G-d said: Let there be luminaries,” the sources of light in this world came into being; and when “G-d said: Let the earth bring forth living creatures,” at that moment all animal kinds and creatures were created.
In 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was imprisoned. He was held in the Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the charge that his teachings of Chassidism undermined the imperial authority of the Czar.
Among his interrogators was a government minister who possessed broad knowledge of the Bible and Jewish studies. On one occasion, the minister asked the Rebbe if he could explain the verse: “And G-d called out to the man and said to him: Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). Did G-d not know where Adam was?
Rabbi Schneur Zalman first offered him the simple explanation that is presented in the classic commentaries: “Where are you,” was merely a prelude. . .
“What Rashi says I already know,” replied the minister. “I was hoping to hear a deeper interpretation .”
The Rebbe then offered the following explanation: G-d inquired of Adam “Where are you in the world?" I.e. Do you understand the nature and purpose of your existence? G-d obviously knew where Adam was; His question was did Adam know where he was. “Where are you?” continued the Rebbe, “is G-d’s perpetual call to every man.”
Man’s essential quality is his image; his higher human form. – The Magid of Mezritch
In 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi was imprisoned. He was held in the Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the charge that his teachings of Chassidism undermined the imperial authority of the Czar.
Among his interrogators was a government minister who possessed broad knowledge of the Bible and Jewish studies. On one occasion, the minister asked the Rebbe if he could explain the verse: “And G-d called out to the man and said to him: Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). Did G-d not know where Adam was?
Rabbi Schneur Zalman first offered him the simple explanation that is presented in the classic commentaries: “Where are you,” was merely a prelude. . .
“What Rashi says I already know,” replied the minister. “I was hoping to hear a deeper interpretation .”
The Rebbe then offered the following explanation: G-d inquired of Adam “Where are you in the world?” I.e. Do you understand the nature and purpose of your existence? G-d obviously knew where Adam was; His question was did Adam know where he was. “Where are you?” continued the Rebbe, “is G-d’s perpetual call to every man.”
Man’s essential quality is his image; his higher human form. – The Magid of Mezritch
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid Bush (Crown Heights) and Devorah Smoller (San Diego, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Motzoei Shabbos at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In part of production of the upcoming release The Early Years, Volume IV, JEM went to the Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad to take pictures and footage of the precious documents and manuscripts the Rebbe took out of war-locked Europe.
Yossi and Chani (nee Palace) Brikman.
IYH at 365 Crown St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Yaron and Sarah (nee Titelman) Jacobs.
IYH at 398 Crown St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Yisroel and Chana Feigel (nee Gurewicz) Hyams.
IYH at 2730 W Chase Ave, Chicago, IL 60645.
Meir and Yehudis Hecht (Chicago, IL)
Gavriel Sender and Chanie (nee Sobel) Kullock (S. Paulo, Brazil).
Dovid and Chana (nee Sharon) Katz (Shluchim to Hendon, London, England)
Please stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at mazaltov@crownheights.info! Thank You.
NEW YORK, NY [AP] — Arguing that New York needs his financial skill to guide it through the crisis on Wall Street, Mayor Michael Bloomberg persuaded City Council to amend the term-limits law Thursday so that the billionaire independent can run for re-election next year.
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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi Witkes (Crown Heights) and Chaya Lever (Sydney, Austrailia) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Seeing Reb Yisrolik Shemtov pleading with police for help and protection of the stage of Simchas Beis Hashuaiva was a sad sight. Shemtov was told by the police that they cannot get involved in “inter-community politics”. They said “we do what we can to accommodate the event and that’s all.”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eli Bryski (Los Angeles, CA) and Tova Sebbag (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
LONDON, England [CHI] — During Chol Hamoed Three Sukkah Mobiles hit the streets of London with unprecedented success. More than 1300 Yidden shook Lulov and Esrog.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avraham Banon (Montreal, Canada) and Rochel (bas Reb Levi Yitzchok) Bruk (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Bais Rivka, 310 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave] .
GORI, Georgia [CHI] — Tensions continue to flare up between Georgia and Russia, with Gori still a city in shambles where many wait in refugee camps for Red Cross food drop-offs, and bombed houses color the landscape.
All the more reason for Georgia’s Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in Tbilisi, Rabbi Meir and Tzipora Kozlovsky, to arrange for rabbinical students to come to Gori and its neighboring towns and cities, so that the area’s Jews would have the opportunity to get the Jewish New Year off to a good start, with the kind of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services that would inspire and uplift them.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Yossi Friedman (Sydney, Australia) and Chana Raizel Leuchter (Sydney, Australia) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Levi Kumer (Tzfas, Israel) and Rivky Abraham (Johannesburg, South Africa) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Mendy Lieder (Sydney, Australia) and Sara Grunblatt (Buenes Aries, Argentina)
IYH at 720 Lefferts Ave. [bet Troy and Schentedy Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Starting Simchas Torah in the afternoon Rabbi Yosef HaLevi Weinberg began Farbrenging with the Kahal of Raaim Ahuvim on Carroll Street.
More pictures and a video clip in the Extended Article!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chani (nee Palace) Brikman (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.
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