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Shomrim Searching the Subway Station

Crown Heights, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sunday at around 10 PM, a group of teens went around terrorizing the community. The group started out at Union St and New York Ave where they attempted to mug a bochur, and then fled down Union St and mugged another Bochur between Brooklyn Ave and Kingston Ave.

More in the Extended Article

Muggings Terrorizing Community

Shomrim Searching the Subway Station

Crown Heights, Brooklyn [CHI] — Sunday at around 10 PM, a group of teens went around terrorizing the community. The group started out at Union St and New York Ave where they attempted to mug a bochur, and then fled down Union St and mugged another Bochur between Brooklyn Ave and Kingston Ave.

More in the Extended Article

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Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Vogel (Wilmington, DE) to Chanie Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yitzy Bernstein (Freehold, NJ) to Brocha Gleyzer (Monsey, NY)
Baby Boy!

Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Moti Kulski (Paris, France) to Sharona Kuperman (Moscow, Russia)
New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Sulami (Beverly Hills, CA)

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New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.
Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)
New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL
New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Li-Or Amir - Chabad.edu

Jerusalem, Israel — “So, have you ever killed somebody?”

This was probably the first army-related question I was asked by my Taglit-birthright Israel-Mayanot guests, most of them from the University of Pennsylvania and accompanied by Rabbi Levi Haskelevich. It was asked amid clouds of Golan Heights dust as we were driving through the rocky terrain on a mini-4WD.

Rediscovering my Birthplace on a birthright Trip

Li-Or Amir – Chabad.edu

Jerusalem, Israel — “So, have you ever killed somebody?”

This was probably the first army-related question I was asked by my Taglit-birthright Israel-Mayanot guests, most of them from the University of Pennsylvania and accompanied by Rabbi Levi Haskelevich. It was asked amid clouds of Golan Heights dust as we were driving through the rocky terrain on a mini-4WD.

Chabad News
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Rabbi Zvi and Mrs Chayale (nee Greenberg) Hershcovich of Montreal, Canada will IYH be going on Shlichus to Stavropol, Russia, after Tishrei, where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish Community.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Lazar.

New Shluchim to Stavropol, Russia

Rabbi Zvi and Mrs Chayale (nee Greenberg) Hershcovich of Montreal, Canada will IYH be going on Shlichus to Stavropol, Russia, after Tishrei, where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish Community.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Lazar.

Shlichus
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Joshua Runyan
A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Dean, shortly before it left the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 storm

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

Joshua Runyan
A NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Dean, shortly before it left the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2 storm

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.

Chabad News
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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.

Chabad News
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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!

Photo Galleries
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Pamela McLoughlin - New Haven Register

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

Pamela McLoughlin – New Haven Register

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.

Shlichus
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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].

Mazel Tov's

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!

Shlichus
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Kristin Erekson - The Jewish Advocate
Roughly 40,000 people will be
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.

A New Mitzvah in the Kitchen – Chabad Opens Community Dish Mikveh

Kristin Erekson – The Jewish Advocate
Roughly 40,000 people will be
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.

Shlichus
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Yehuda L. Ceitlin - Chabad.org
Klezmer artist Andy Statman plays to a 500-plus crowd at the annual Berkshire Jewish Music Festival.

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

Yehuda L. Ceitlin – Chabad.org
Klezmer artist Andy Statman plays to a 500-plus crowd at the annual Berkshire Jewish Music Festival.

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.

Chabad News
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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.

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.

Shlichus
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Rebecca Rosenthal - Lubavitch.com
Several of the members in the Men's Club

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

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com
Several of the members in the Men’s Club

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.

Shlichus