Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Ozer and Racheli (nee Green) Metal (Shluchim to Las Vegas, NV) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
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Cancun, Mexico — Rabbi Mendel Druk, co-director of the new Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center in Cancun, Mexico, reported on Tuesday that despite expectations, Hurricane Dean largely spared the resort area's Jewish community the brunt of its wrath.
Cancun’s New Chabad House Safe and Sound After Hurricane
Cancun, Mexico — Rabbi Mendel Druk, co-director of the new Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center in Cancun, Mexico, reported on Tuesday that despite expectations, Hurricane Dean largely spared the resort area’s Jewish community the brunt of its wrath.
Baltimore, MD — The Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Baltimore under the esteem leadership of the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Weber and the Menahel Gashmi Rabbi Ephraim Rosenbloom, has with the grace of G-D completed the signing on a building for the Yeshiva. The purchase was made possible with the help of the Head Shliach to Maryland Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan.
Yeshivas Lubavitch of Baltimore Buys Building
Baltimore, MD — The Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Baltimore under the esteem leadership of the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Dovid Weber and the Menahel Gashmi Rabbi Ephraim Rosenbloom, has with the grace of G-D completed the signing on a building for the Yeshiva. The purchase was made possible with the help of the Head Shliach to Maryland Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan.
Photo Gallery: Sunday in Mei Menuchos, Upstate NY
South Fallsburg, NY — Summer time many Crown Heights families make their way upstate to spend their vacation, and Sundays become the regular outing for Barbeques and camp fires in the various bungalow colonies.
This gallery is from the Mei Menuchos colony in South Fallsburg, of kids roasting marshmallows as the evening sets in.
More in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Sheiny (nee Springer) Rivkin (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.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
New Haven, CT — Rabbi Yossi Hodakov didn’t realize how meaningful the little things can be to a family when there’s a hospitalized child — until his own 8-year-old daughter had a stay at Yale-New Haven
So when Hodakov delivered some 100 toys Monday to Yale-New Haven’s Children’s Hospital, it really came from the heart.
It’s a Toy-ous Time at Yale Kids Hospital
New Haven, CT — Rabbi Yossi Hodakov didn’t realize how meaningful the little things can be to a family when there’s a hospitalized child — until his own 8-year-old daughter had a stay at Yale-New Haven
So when Hodakov delivered some 100 toys Monday to Yale-New Haven’s Children’s Hospital, it really came from the heart.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Tuesday Night L’Chaims!
Aaron Vogel (Philadelphia, PA / Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah Flint (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [bet Albany and Troy].
Sholom Ber Mendelson (Cleveland, Ohio) and Sarah Brum (New Orleans/Flatbush).
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].
Chabad of UW Acquires a New Home
Seattle, WA — Chabad of Washington University, directed by Rabbi Elie and Mrs Chaya Rochel Estrin, closed a deal on a home in Seattle’s University District. The property is located at 5200 21st Ave NE. They acquired this 5000 square foot property for $870,000 with the generous help of Mr. George Rohr and his family foundation.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
able to immerse their dining
utensils in “The Dish Mikvah.”
A New Mitzvah in the Kitchen – Chabad Opens Community Dish Mikveh
able to immerse their dining
utensils in “The Dish Mikvah.”
Natick, MA — For Metrowest residents, dish-washing is becoming a more spiritual experience.“The Dish Mikvah,” which opened last month, is the most recent installation of the Mei Menachem Western Well’s community mikveh, a state-of-the-art Natick facility aimed to serve roughly 40,000 Jewish individuals living west of Boston. Rabbi Levi Fogelman and his wife, Chanie, the leadership at the Chabad Center of Natick, spearheaded the initiative with the intent to revitalize the “mitzvah of the mikveh,” as well as to address the importance of making dishes and other utensils kosher for household use.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremi (ben R Feivish) Chein (Crown Heights) and Shifra Rockford (Coral Springs, FL) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Lenox, MA — More than 500 people turned out for the second annual Challahpalooza: The Berkshire Jewish Music Festival. Held at the Duffin Theater in Lenox, Mass., smack dab in the middle of Massachusetts' famous Berkshires vacation and cultural destination, the festival featured Klezmer artist Andy Statman.
Challahpalooza Music Fest a Big Hit in Massachusetts’ Berkshires
Lenox, MA — More than 500 people turned out for the second annual Challahpalooza: The Berkshire Jewish Music Festival. Held at the Duffin Theater in Lenox, Mass., smack dab in the middle of Massachusetts’ famous Berkshires vacation and cultural destination, the festival featured Klezmer artist Andy Statman.
Camp Gan Israel Celebrates a Decade of Summer Fun
Greenwich, CT — This summer marks the 10th year anniversary of Camp Gan Israel of Greenwich, most recently located on Lake Avenue. Founded by Yoseph and Maryashi Deren in 1997, the camp seeks to provide a quality camp experience within a Jewish environment for children 20 months to 13 years old. The camp shares a name with 1,500 national Camp Gans and is one of 3,500 Chabad organizations worldwide.
Sussex County, NJ — At the new members brunch on Sunday, the Jewish Men's Club of Sussex County had more to offer than sesame bagels, lox and vegetable studded cream cheese. Those who took part defied statistics that say that civic life in America is a relic of a dying past.
Bagels and Brotherhood: How Guys Grow a Community
Sussex County, NJ — At the new members brunch on Sunday, the Jewish Men’s Club of Sussex County had more to offer than sesame bagels, lox and vegetable studded cream cheese. Those who took part defied statistics that say that civic life in America is a relic of a dying past.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem and Yocheved (nee Hershkop) Freeman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Moscow, Russia — A new Mitzvah Mobile will soon become a fixture in the bustling city of Moscow, making good on a pre-Passover resolution made by the community to purchase a mobile Jewish outreach center.
Moscow Gets its Very Own Mitzvah Mobile
Moscow, Russia — A new Mitzvah Mobile will soon become a fixture in the bustling city of Moscow, making good on a pre-Passover resolution made by the community to purchase a mobile Jewish outreach center.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Sara (nee Lipsh) Zimmerman (Tzfas, Israel) on the birth of their baby girl, Mushka.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Thousands of Jewish Kids Attend Gan Israel Camps Across the Former Soviet Union
Moscow, Russia — This summer, more than 6,000 children from over 130 cities across 10 countries of the former Soviet Union are enjoying and exciting summer experience at ‘Gan Israel’ camps across the Former Soviet Union. The camps are run by local Jewish communities and coordinated by the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS and Baltic Countries, and Chabad Lubavitch representatives. This year’s camp season witnessed the operation of close to 50 separate summer camps, which involved children from dozens of more communities.
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