The Weekly Comic – Parshas Va’eschanan
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“…for you shall not go over this Jordon.” (Deuteronomy Chapter 3 verse 27)
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mennashe Levy (Long Beach, CA) and Menucha Belkin (Skokie, IL) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at 4033 Greenleaf St, Skokie, IL 60076.
Joshua Runyan - Chabad.edu
Oxford, England — As the floodwaters that have submerged low-lying areas of England recede, Rabbi Eli Brackman, co-director of the Oxford Chabad Society, and his wife Freida have been reaching out to students and the university’s surrounding community to help them get their lives back to normal.
Oxford Chabad House Helps Flood Victims
Joshua Runyan – Chabad.edu
Oxford, England — As the floodwaters that have submerged low-lying areas of England recede, Rabbi Eli Brackman, co-director of the Oxford Chabad Society, and his wife Freida have been reaching out to students and the university’s surrounding community to help them get their lives back to normal.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Machluf Krispine (Lod, Israel/Crown Heights) and Malky Ladaev (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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Kostroma, Russia –- This week, Jews residing in Kostroma had good occasion for celebration, with the centennial anniversary of the city's historic Synagogue. This structure was built exactly 100 years ago by Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsh Shneiderman, whose predecessors also traveled here from far away to mark this important event. Rabbi Shneiderman, who led the rather small Jewish community at that time, drafted the architectural plans himself and oversaw the construction of this building.Kostroma Jews Mark Synagogue’s Centennial Anniversary
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Kostroma, Russia –- This week, Jews residing in Kostroma had good occasion for celebration, with the centennial anniversary of the city’s historic Synagogue. This structure was built exactly 100 years ago by Rabbi Tzvi-Hirsh Shneiderman, whose predecessors also traveled here from far away to mark this important event. Rabbi Shneiderman, who led the rather small Jewish community at that time, drafted the architectural plans himself and oversaw the construction of this building.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — An additional 36 graduates assigned to Brooklyn South were sent to an impact zone in the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, where two police officers were shot — one fatally — on July 9.
For the year, the 71st Precinct has reported seven murders and 899 total felonies.
Click here to download the 71st Precinct Crime Stat Sheet (PDF)
Crown Heights Gets More Cops
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — An additional 36 graduates assigned to Brooklyn South were sent to an impact zone in the 71st Precinct in Crown Heights, where two police officers were shot — one fatally — on July 9.
For the year, the 71st Precinct has reported seven murders and 899 total felonies.
Click here to download the 71st Precinct Crime Stat Sheet (PDF)
by Rabbi Yossy Gordon
Sholom Aleichem. The scene was right before a meal about 110 years ago. Rabbi Sholom Ber Schneersohn, the third Chabad Rebbe known as the Rashab, was washing for bread. He was meticulous in everything and ritual washing before bread was no exception. Suddenly, his younger brother Rabbi Menachem Mendel rushed in breathlessly.“What a discovery!” exclaimed Rabbi Menachem Mendel, “Doctors in France have discovered a vein in the back of the human head. This vein can help one to concentrate or remember. When one leans forward this vein causes the blood to flow towards the part of the brain that aids concentration and helps one concentrate. When one leans back this vein causes blood to flow towards the memory part of the brain and helps one recall.”
The Weekly Sedra – Va’eschanan – Signage
by Rabbi Yossy Gordon
Sholom Aleichem. The scene was right before a meal about 110 years ago. Rabbi Sholom Ber Schneersohn, the third Chabad Rebbe known as the Rashab, was washing for bread. He was meticulous in everything and ritual washing before bread was no exception. Suddenly, his younger brother Rabbi Menachem Mendel rushed in breathlessly.
“What a discovery!” exclaimed Rabbi Menachem Mendel, “Doctors in France have discovered a vein in the back of the human head. This vein can help one to concentrate or remember. When one leans forward this vein causes the blood to flow towards the part of the brain that aids concentration and helps one concentrate. When one leans back this vein causes blood to flow towards the memory part of the brain and helps one recall.”
FJC.ru
Kien, Ukraine — Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Azriel Chaikin held a press conference, together with Meir Stambler, the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, and Chief Rabbi of Zhitomir and Western Ukraine Shlomo Wilhelm. This meeting addressed charges by state archive representatives that the Jewish community of Zhitomir had intentionally damaged 17 Torah scrolls it had received from state archives. Despite the absurdity of these allegations, state officials advised Jewish leaders to wait for the results of the investigation.Click here to go to the Original Article of the Torahs taken away.
Jewish Community of Ukraine Demands Torah Scrolls Be Returned
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Kien, Ukraine — Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Azriel Chaikin held a press conference, together with Meir Stambler, the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, and Chief Rabbi of Zhitomir and Western Ukraine Shlomo Wilhelm. This meeting addressed charges by state archive representatives that the Jewish community of Zhitomir had intentionally damaged 17 Torah scrolls it had received from state archives. Despite the absurdity of these allegations, state officials advised Jewish leaders to wait for the results of the investigation.
Click here to go to the Original Article of the Torahs taken away.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi Itshak Journo (Strasbourg, France) and Rivka Sudry (Paris, France) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
The following picture was submitted by Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum.
Readers are welcome to share any information about this picture (such as whos in it and what year it was taken) using the comment system!
Picture of the Day! Sunday Dollars!
The following picture was submitted by Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum.
Readers are welcome to share any information about this picture (such as whos in it and what year it was taken) using the comment system!
4 Pedestrians and 3 Passengers injured in yet another Violent Collision
Crown Heights, Brooklyn – At around 4:10 Thursday afternoon an SUV and a sedan collided with great force, lost control, and plowed into a sidewalk full of pedestrians. The incident took place in the intersection of Lefferts Ave and Schenectady Ave and the vehicles were a BMW X5 SUV driven by a woman with one passenger and a Toyota Corolla driven by a man with two passengers.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Dovid and Miriam (nee Palace) Schmukler.
IYH at 518 Montgomery St, [bet New York and Brooklyn Ave].
Yaakov and Rochie (nee Tauber) Paley.
IYH at 536 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Yossi and Chaya (nee Kamensky) Cohen.
IYH at 84 Eastland Ave, Rochester, NY 14618.
Levi and Chana (nee Chazanov) Wolosow.
IYH at the Chabad House, 26 Wickatunk Rd, Manalapan NJ 07726.
Benjamin and Devorah (nee Yess) Smadja.
IYH at 6787 Avenue Mountain Sights, Montreal, Canada.
Yoseph and Rochel (nee Nutovics) Nerenberg (Melbourne, Australia) .
Boruch and Rachel (nee Harkham) Kluwgant (Sydney, Australia) .
Yossi and Miriam (nee Moss) Raskin.
IYH at 74 Bellevue Rd, Sydney, NSW 2023, Australia.
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.
Herón Márquez Estrada - Star Tribune
Minneapolis, MN — Last week, they were in Iowa and South Dakota. Next week, they'll be in Texas and Kansas.And this week, Rabbis Moishe Raksin and Shneur Pruss are in Minnesota traveling to prisons as part of the group's quest to visit every Jewish prisoner in the United States this summer.
The two rabbis, along with two dozen other volunteers with the nonprofit Aleph Institute, will visit 450 prisons to advise, console or listen to an estimated 5,000 Jewish inmates in state and federal prisons.
Bringing the light to the darkest of places, across 50 states
Herón Márquez Estrada – Star Tribune
Minneapolis, MN — Last week, they were in Iowa and South Dakota. Next week, they’ll be in Texas and Kansas.
And this week, Rabbis Moishe Raksin and Shneur Pruss are in Minnesota traveling to prisons as part of the group’s quest to visit every Jewish prisoner in the United States this summer.
The two rabbis, along with two dozen other volunteers with the nonprofit Aleph Institute, will visit 450 prisons to advise, console or listen to an estimated 5,000 Jewish inmates in state and federal prisons.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yerachmiel (Ryan) Handler (Durban, South Africa) and Esther Unsdorfer (London, UK) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night 7 to 10 PM at 8 Alberon Gardens London nw110ag
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) recounts what happened at Mount Sinai where the Yidin (the Jewish people) received the Ten Commandments/ the Torah.
During this repetition of the Ten Commandments, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds the Yidin that throughout the giving of the Ten Commandments the voice of Hashem was “a great voice which did not stop” .
2. The Rebbe now quotes the Midrash which brings three possible meanings for “it was a great voice which did not stop” :
1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) recounts what happened at Mount Sinai where the Yidin (the Jewish people) received the Ten Commandments/ the Torah.
During this repetition of the Ten Commandments, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds the Yidin that throughout the giving of the Ten Commandments the voice of Hashem was “a great voice which did not stop” .
2. The Rebbe now quotes the Midrash which brings three possible meanings for “it was a great voice which did not stop” :
The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Va’eschanan
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) recounts what happened at Mount Sinai where the Yidin (the Jewish people) received the Ten Commandments/ the Torah.
During this repetition of the Ten Commandments, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds the Yidin that throughout the giving of the Ten Commandments the voice of Hashem was “a great voice which did not stop” .
2. The Rebbe now quotes the Midrash which brings three possible meanings for “it was a great voice which did not stop” :
Charlotte, NC — This past Sunday a regional conference was held for the Chabad Shluchim to the Carolinas. The conference was held in the Lubavitch Educational Center of Charlotte and was attended by over 40 shluchim and shluchos with their families.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
North Carolina Regional Kinus Hashluchim
Charlotte, NC — This past Sunday a regional conference was held for the Chabad Shluchim to the Carolinas. The conference was held in the Lubavitch Educational Center of Charlotte and was attended by over 40 shluchim and shluchos with their families.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
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