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Picture from this years Kinus Hashluchim Banquet, now live

As in years past, the Vaad HaKinus will be making a live feed of the banquet available here online. Starting at 6 PM. This enables those who are not able to make it in person to still be able to participate in this monumental event.

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NOW LIVE Kinus HaShluchim Banquet

Picture from this years Kinus Hashluchim Banquet, now live

As in years past, the Vaad HaKinus will be making a live feed of the banquet available here online. Starting at 6 PM. This enables those who are not able to make it in person to still be able to participate in this monumental event.

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New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
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)

Thousands of Shluchim at the Melava Malka

Before the main session of the Kinus, the thousands of Shluchim sat down in the ballroom of Oholei Torah for a Seudas Melava Malka. The evening was opened by Reb Yoel Kahan with a Dvar Malchus followed by a speech from R. Dovid Raskin. The event was emceed by R. Naftali Rot.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (Pictures by Meir Dahan)

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A Melava Malka with the Tzeirai Hashluchim!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A weekend packed with special programs and entertainment went by for the ‘Young Shluchim’ who came to New York with their fathers who are attending the International Conference of Shluchim. The young Shluchim are attending a camp with over 500 campers.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos by: Eli Kahan)

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Amidst the International Kinus Hashluchim we received the sad news of the passing of Reb Shlomo Matusof OBM, who merited to be the Rebbes first Shliach in the year 5710 (1949). Reb Shlomo, 91, was born on Yom Kippur 5677 (1916) to his father HaChosid Reb Yitzchok Izik Matusof A”H. He was sent by the Rebbe to Casablanca, Morocco where he established the Mosdos of “Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch”, a network which included 70 branches of Talmudai Torah throughout Morocco, who’s graduates count the chief rabbi of israel Rabbi Shlomo Amar among them. In recent years he lived in Crown Heights with his wife.

He leaves behind his was Mrs. Pessia and children, R. Yosef Yitzchok, Shliach in Toulouse, France, R. Yehuda Leib, Shliach in Cannes, France, R. Eliyahu, a staff member of ‘Otzar Hachasidim’, R. Yona, Shliach in Madison, Wisconsin, R. Reuven Reuven, Shliach in the Lishka Paris, France, R. Shmariyahu, Mrs. Baila Palatinski, New Jersey, R. Menachem Mendel, Shliach to Alberta, Canada and Mrs. Aidaleh Nemenov, Crown Heights.

The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving the Shomrei Hadaas Chaple at around 10:15 and will be passing by 770 at around 11:00pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Shlomo Matusof OBM, The Rebbes First Shliach

Amidst the International Kinus Hashluchim we received the sad news of the passing of Reb Shlomo Matusof OBM, who merited to be the Rebbes first Shliach in the year 5710 (1949). Reb Shlomo, 91, was born on Yom Kippur 5677 (1916) to his father HaChosid Reb Yitzchok Izik Matusof A”H. He was sent by the Rebbe to Casablanca, Morocco where he established the Mosdos of “Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch”, a network which included 70 branches of Talmudai Torah throughout Morocco, who’s graduates count the chief rabbi of israel Rabbi Shlomo Amar among them. In recent years he lived in Crown Heights with his wife.

He leaves behind his was Mrs. Pessia and children, R. Yosef Yitzchok, Shliach in Toulouse, France, R. Yehuda Leib, Shliach in Cannes, France, R. Eliyahu, a staff member of ‘Otzar Hachasidim’, R. Yona, Shliach in Madison, Wisconsin, R. Reuven Reuven, Shliach in the Lishka Paris, France, R. Shmariyahu, Mrs. Baila Palatinski, New Jersey, R. Menachem Mendel, Shliach to Alberta, Canada and Mrs. Aidaleh Nemenov, Crown Heights.

The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving the Shomrei Hadaas Chaple at around 10:15 and will be passing by 770 at around 11:00pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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A Bar Mitzvah 70 Stories in the Sky

BROOKLYN, NY — The Tzirei Hashluchim camp opened up thursday with a smashing start as over 130 campers from all over the world embarked from Crown Heights this morning and went to “Top of the Rock” which is a 70 floor high observatory tower located in mid Manhattan.

More in the Extended Article!

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All items in the sale $5 or less, discounted up to 90%

These are good, undamaged, products. If you remember the rush to the Kehot store last time we ran this sale, you won't want to miss this chance!

Tonight, Motzoai Shabbos, till 12:00am

Tomorrow, Sunday 9:00am – 9:00pm

Cash and carry only. First come first serve.

Kehot Yard Sale Now Underway!

All items in the sale $5 or less, discounted up to 90%

These are good, undamaged, products. If you remember the rush to the Kehot store last time we ran this sale, you won’t want to miss this chance!

Tonight, Motzoai Shabbos, till 12:00am

Tomorrow, Sunday 9:00am – 9:00pm

Cash and carry only. First come first serve.

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Seudas Hodaah: R. Shaul Wilhelm’s Miraculous Recovery

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — a number of weeks ago Shliach to Oslo, Norway R. Shaul Wilhelm suffered a terrible illness which put his life at great risk. This past Thursday his family and friends, Shluchim from around the world, gathered in the ballroom of Lubavitcher Yeshiva and celebrated his miraculous recovery!

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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New Sign Tells Shabbos Times!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A new billboard was installed today, a few hours before Shabbos on Kingston and Crown, this billboard simply says ‘share the light’ with a screen underneath which welcomed the Shluchim to Crown Heights and told passerby’s what time Shabbos is coming in today.

Reb Arkeh and Guggie Tzivin contributed the wall of their store, House of Glatt, and home for the placement of the new billboard.

FridayLight is a project of Chabad of California directed by Rabbi Ari Baitelman. The sign was generously donated by an anonymous donor and was dedicated in memory of Mrs. Pesya Leah bas Shraga Feivel Lapine HY”D.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that Bochrim who are involved in Merkos projects will be allowed to attend the banquet of the Kinus HaShluchim.

Meaning; the Bochrim who went on Merkos Shlichus, teach in the MyShliach.com or Jnet.org programs could pick up their passes to the banquet on Sunday morning between 10:30 and 11:30 AM on the first floor of the Merkos offices at 788 Eastern Pkwy.

KINUS: Bochurim Invited to main Banquet

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — CrownHeights.info has learned that Bochrim who are involved in Merkos projects will be allowed to attend the banquet of the Kinus HaShluchim.

Meaning; the Bochrim who went on Merkos Shlichus, teach in the MyShliach.com or Jnet.org programs could pick up their passes to the banquet on Sunday morning between 10:30 and 11:30 AM on the first floor of the Merkos offices at 788 Eastern Pkwy.

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