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BERLIN, Germany — Immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Jewish life in Germany

In 1938 Julius Schoeps's parents did what many German Jews who were prescient or lucky did at the time: they left. They went to Sweden, where Julius's father worked as an archivist. Julius was born there in 1942.

Latkes and Vodka

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BERLIN, Germany — Immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Jewish life in Germany

In 1938 Julius Schoeps’s parents did what many German Jews who were prescient or lucky did at the time: they left. They went to Sweden, where Julius’s father worked as an archivist. Julius was born there in 1942.

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New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Meir Manssouri (Los Angeles, CA) to Raizy Altschul (Chicago, IL)
New Engagement!

Ari Drizin (New Haven, CT) to Batsheva Lisbon (San Diego, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Berel Laufer (Providence, RI) to Batya Deitsch (Columbus, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Stolik (Lantana, FL) to Mussie Chanin (Har Shmuel, EY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
With sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Eva Baron (Rockville, MD), Thursday evening, she was 92. She was the mother of Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman of Los Angeles, CA.

The funeral will take place Sunday at 11:00 AM at Mount Carmel Cemetery, 83-45 Cypress Hills Street, Glendale, NY 11385, (MAP)

Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights from Sunday evening 7:00 PM through Monday night, at 750 Eastern Pkwy, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Upon her return to Los Angeles, CA Tuesday afternoon, she will be continuing Shiva at her home 126 N. Fuller Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. She will finish Shiva by the end of the week.

Condolences can be sent to her at via email chanarachel@gmail.com, or her cell phone (323) 697-8094.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes – Mrs. Eva Baron OBM

With sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Eva Baron (Rockville, MD), Thursday evening, she was 92. She was the mother of Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman of Los Angeles, CA.

The funeral will take place Sunday at 11:00 AM at Mount Carmel Cemetery, 83-45 Cypress Hills Street, Glendale, NY 11385, (MAP)

Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights from Sunday evening 7:00 PM through Monday night, at 750 Eastern Pkwy, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Upon her return to Los Angeles, CA Tuesday afternoon, she will be continuing Shiva at her home 126 N. Fuller Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. She will finish Shiva by the end of the week.

Condolences can be sent to her at via email chanarachel@gmail.com, or her cell phone (323) 697-8094.

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Firefighter Dies Battling a High-rise Blaze

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Tragedy befell FDNY’s Engine Company 249, when a member of their company, Lt. John H. Martinson, an 18 year veteran collapsed while climbing the stairs to the 14th floor of the Ebbets Field housing complex where a fire was raging in apartment there.

Members of Engine Co. 249 were responding to the calls of a woman trapped along with her children on the balcony of her apartment. Lt. Martinson collapsed on the 13th floor after suffering a heart attack while climbing the stairs.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Matthew Wagner - The Jerusalem Post
If you believe that a dead man is the messiah, does that disqualify you from converting to Judaism?

Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar will be asked to decide this weighty theological question and in the process pass judgment on thousands of members of the messianic stream within Chabad Hassidism who believe that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in 1994, is the messiah.

About two weeks ago a young FSU immigrant to Israel, who was eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return but was not considered Jewish according to halacha, appeared before a rabbinic court in Jerusalem to convert to Judaism.

Gentile Lubavitcher Refused Conversion

Matthew Wagner – The Jerusalem Post

If you believe that a dead man is the messiah, does that disqualify you from converting to Judaism?

Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar will be asked to decide this weighty theological question and in the process pass judgment on thousands of members of the messianic stream within Chabad Hassidism who believe that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in 1994, is the messiah.

About two weeks ago a young FSU immigrant to Israel, who was eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return but was not considered Jewish according to halacha, appeared before a rabbinic court in Jerusalem to convert to Judaism.

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Arizona Girl’s CGI Winter Camp

ORACLE, AZ [CHI] — Once a year the children of international Shluchim have the opportunity to join together to acquire strength and vitality to take back home and continue their unbelievable work in spreading Judaism world wide. The vibes of energy passing through Oracle, Arizona are not able to be described.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
Once, when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was traveling in search of a new community in which to relocate with his Chassidim, he and his followers arrived at a particular village. Among others, this town seemed to holdout potential as a possible home for his growing Chassidic sect. But, as it turned out, the townsfolk had other ideas.

In a not-so-subtle display of emotions, the locals gathered to greet their prospective new neighbors with a generous pelting of raw eggs. Upon witnessing this, the tzaddik turned to his entourage and said: “Ah! This is where we shall stay.”

In response to their dumbfound reaction, he added, “At least the people here cannot be accused of being apathetic. They possess true enthusiasm for their cause. . . I find this rather appealing.”

The Weekly Sedra – Va’eira – Unholy Tolerance

Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

Once, when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was traveling in search of a new community in which to relocate with his Chassidim, he and his followers arrived at a particular village. Among others, this town seemed to holdout potential as a possible home for his growing Chassidic sect. But, as it turned out, the townsfolk had other ideas.

In a not-so-subtle display of emotions, the locals gathered to greet their prospective new neighbors with a generous pelting of raw eggs. Upon witnessing this, the tzaddik turned to his entourage and said: “Ah! This is where we shall stay.”

In response to their dumbfound reaction, he added, “At least the people here cannot be accused of being apathetic. They possess true enthusiasm for their cause. . . I find this rather appealing.”

Something Jewish
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Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Yehuda and Chana’le (nee Simpson) Levin.
IYH at 651 Montgomery St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Isaac and Estee (nee Balkny) Leiberman.
IYH at Beis Eliezer Yitzchok, 394 Kingston Ave, [bet Crown and Montgomery St].

Yanki and Chani (nee Bastomski) Barber.
IYH at 540 Montgomery St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Yitzchok and Chana Goldstein.
IYH at 1642 President St, [bet Schenectady and Utica Ave].

Pinchus and Dinie Rapoport.
1423 Union St, [bet Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].

Levi and Carly (nee Soloveichik) Namdar.
IYH at 1408 Union St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yossi and Yehudis Halberstam.
IYH at 1121 Bay 24th St, Far Rockaway, NY 11691.

Yossi and Farah (nee Selwyn) Rosenblat.
IYH at 17515 NE 8th Court, North Miami Beach, FL.

Sender and Devorah Leah (nee Cohen) Gurewitz (Melbourne, Australia) .

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.

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Tatiana Zarnowski - Daily Gazette

Rabbi Mendel Serebranski holds a Torah at the Chadbad Center in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Rabbi Mendel Serebranski bent over the parchment, his feather pen scratching audibly as he inked each letter from right to left.

He glanced at a copy book pinned under his left elbow for the next letter.

Inscribing Torah is a Labor of Love

Tatiana Zarnowski – Daily Gazette

Rabbi Mendel Serebranski holds a Torah at the Chadbad Center in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Rabbi Mendel Serebranski bent over the parchment, his feather pen scratching audibly as he inked each letter from right to left.

He glanced at a copy book pinned under his left elbow for the next letter.

Shlichus
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Mimi Notik - Chabad.org

Joshua May, left, learns Torah from his home in Barrow-in-Furness, England, with the help of Philadelphia-based Rabbi Yerachmiel Galinsky.

BROOKLYN, NY — The first time that Shirley Marrable lit Shabbat candles, she was unsure if she was doing everything right. Though she was born Jewish, the 45-year-old Northampton, England native had been raised Catholic and grew up in a world of church-based services and bible studies, completely uninformed about her Jewish roots. When she stood in front of the candles and stumbled over the Hebrew blessings, she wondered what her children ñ who both attended church ñ were thinking of their mother's embrace of her long lost identity.

Learning Network Connects Jews Around the World

Mimi Notik – Chabad.org

Joshua May, left, learns Torah from his home in Barrow-in-Furness, England, with the help of Philadelphia-based Rabbi Yerachmiel Galinsky.

BROOKLYN, NY — The first time that Shirley Marrable lit Shabbat candles, she was unsure if she was doing everything right. Though she was born Jewish, the 45-year-old Northampton, England native had been raised Catholic and grew up in a world of church-based services and bible studies, completely uninformed about her Jewish roots. When she stood in front of the candles and stumbled over the Hebrew blessings, she wondered what her children ñ who both attended church ñ were thinking of their mother’s embrace of her long lost identity.

Shlichus
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Last night the weekly shiur was joined by over 3000 people live, which was the largest shiur to date. As a result of the large number of participants that joined, there was technical difficulties that did not allow many of the viewers to properly view the shiur.

Video continued in the Extended Article!

The Weekly shiur by Rabbi YY Jacobson Online

Last night the weekly shiur was joined by over 3000 people live, which was the largest shiur to date. As a result of the large number of participants that joined, there was technical difficulties that did not allow many of the viewers to properly view the shiur.

Video continued in the Extended Article!

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Yaakov Kaplan and Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org

Rabbi Yair Kalev presides over his weekly class in Tel Aviv.

TEL AVIV, Israel — His guitar never straying far from his grip, Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yair Kalev has been singing for 25 years, belting out soul-searching melodies while at the same time giving lectures to crowds of hundreds across Israel and the globe.

Singing Rabbi Presents Chasidic Thought to the Masses

Yaakov Kaplan and Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

Rabbi Yair Kalev presides over his weekly class in Tel Aviv.

TEL AVIV, Israel — His guitar never straying far from his grip, Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yair Kalev has been singing for 25 years, belting out soul-searching melodies while at the same time giving lectures to crowds of hundreds across Israel and the globe.

Shlichus

United Lubavitcher Yeshiva Hosts an Interactive Father Son Learning Experience Right Here in the Classrooms

In HaYom Yom of Chof Beis Teves the Rebbe writes:

“……… It is an absolute duty for every person to spend a half hour every day thinking about the Torah-education of children, and to do everything in his power – and beyond his power – to inspire children to follow the path along which they are being guided.”

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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