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Crown Heights, Brooklyn — ALIYA finally purchases its 4,000 sq ft building after being in contract for over a year on the eve of the purchase of 770. The building was closed right before Shkiah of 12th of Av which marks the 40th anniversary of the purchase of 770. This building has been renovated throughout the year by the Aliya members and has been housing all of the ALIYA activities which include a Shul (Shabbos & daily) , a gym for Aliya members and the community, Shiurim, farbrengens, GED programs, a lounge, counseling and a home for the youth.

More in the Extended Article

Aliya Buys Building

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — ALIYA finally purchases its 4,000 sq ft building after being in contract for over a year on the eve of the purchase of 770. The building was closed right before Shkiah of 12th of Av which marks the 40th anniversary of the purchase of 770. This building has been renovated throughout the year by the Aliya members and has been housing all of the ALIYA activities which include a Shul (Shabbos & daily) , a gym for Aliya members and the community, Shiurim, farbrengens, GED programs, a lounge, counseling and a home for the youth.

More in the Extended Article

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New Engagement!

JJ Cohen (Boca Raton, FL) to Nechama Solomon (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!

Dovid Ezagui (Brooklyn, NY) to Chava Sorkin (Brooklyn, NY)
New Engagement!

Hushi Kot (Tallinn, Estonia) to Chani Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) L’Chaim: Today, Monday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Velvel Reikhtman (Montreal, Canada) to Channah Kagan (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Terry Rombeck - LJWorld.com

Lawrence, KS — For many years, Neil and Leni Salkind had to drive to Johnson County if they wanted to buy meat.

That’s because they follow the Jewish cultural and religious law of kosher — that foods have to be prepared according to certain rules for them to be eaten.

Keeping Kosher

Terry Rombeck – LJWorld.com

Lawrence, KS — For many years, Neil and Leni Salkind had to drive to Johnson County if they wanted to buy meat.

That’s because they follow the Jewish cultural and religious law of kosher — that foods have to be prepared according to certain rules for them to be eaten.

Shlichus
Casper Star Tribune

Rawlins, WY — It's a long way from Crown Heights in Brooklyn to the dusty, antelope-dotted hills of Rawlins, yet Shmuly Feldman and his companion, Shmuel Bendet note that at its core, their mission is the same — to spread the word of Judaism to those rooted in the faith, no matter where they are.

The Rawlins Daily Times in its July 24 edition reported the presence of the two rabbis, who stopped by south-central Wyoming to impart the importance of their faith.

The duo visited the Wyoming State Penitentiary to visit incarcerated Jews.

Spreading the word

Casper Star Tribune

Rawlins, WY — It’s a long way from Crown Heights in Brooklyn to the dusty, antelope-dotted hills of Rawlins, yet Shmuly Feldman and his companion, Shmuel Bendet note that at its core, their mission is the same — to spread the word of Judaism to those rooted in the faith, no matter where they are.

The Rawlins Daily Times in its July 24 edition reported the presence of the two rabbis, who stopped by south-central Wyoming to impart the importance of their faith.

The duo visited the Wyoming State Penitentiary to visit incarcerated Jews.

Merkos Shlichus
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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Riva Geisinsky OBM of Crown Heights.

Mother of Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim: Rabbi Elchonon Geisinsky, Crown Heights, Mrs. Rochel Butman, Crown Heights, Mrs. Pessi Minkowitz, Montreal, Canada, Mrs. Chanie Lipskier, Crown Heights, Rabbi Bentzion Geisinsky, Bethesda, Maryland and Rabbi Sholom Dovid Geisinsky, Crown Heights.

The Levaya took place on Sunday.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes

Baruch Dayan HoEmes – Riva Geisinsky OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Riva Geisinsky OBM of Crown Heights.

Mother of Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim: Rabbi Elchonon Geisinsky, Crown Heights, Mrs. Rochel Butman, Crown Heights, Mrs. Pessi Minkowitz, Montreal, Canada, Mrs. Chanie Lipskier, Crown Heights, Rabbi Bentzion Geisinsky, Bethesda, Maryland and Rabbi Sholom Dovid Geisinsky, Crown Heights.

The Levaya took place on Sunday.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes

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Rachael Aram - CBS 4
Ft. Lauderdale, FL — A Ft. Lauderdale temple that suffered damage last month during Tropical Storm Barry (Click here for that story) has once again been hit by a disaster.

The Ft. Lauderdale police say a thief, or thieves, broke into the Chabad Lubavitch of Ft. Lauderdale on North Ocean Drive late Thursday evening or early Friday morning and made off with a laptop computer, a cellular phone and a box full of checks.

Click here for a video report.

Thieves Target Storm Damaged Synagogue

Rachael Aram – CBS 4

Ft. Lauderdale, FL — A Ft. Lauderdale temple that suffered damage last month during Tropical Storm Barry (Click here for that story) has once again been hit by a disaster.

The Ft. Lauderdale police say a thief, or thieves, broke into the Chabad Lubavitch of Ft. Lauderdale on North Ocean Drive late Thursday evening or early Friday morning and made off with a laptop computer, a cellular phone and a box full of checks.

Click here for a video report.

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Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine –- An invaluable new initiative in the city of Dnepropetrovsk has gotten underway in aims of introducing national and religious traditions in the lives of local Jewish families. The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk inaugurated the project 'My Shabbat, My Soul' this week.

Such a project is of particular value in modern society, given that many national traditions have been lost and very few people hold enough knowledge on celbrating the Shabbat. “This is not only a day we refrain from working, but a day that we can support a relationship with the source of our spirituality,” stated Alexander Zhukov, the Coordinator for this project.

Shabbat Project Strengthens Family Life in East Ukraine

FJC.ru

Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine –- An invaluable new initiative in the city of Dnepropetrovsk has gotten underway in aims of introducing national and religious traditions in the lives of local Jewish families. The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk inaugurated the project ‘My Shabbat, My Soul’ this week.

Such a project is of particular value in modern society, given that many national traditions have been lost and very few people hold enough knowledge on celbrating the Shabbat. “This is not only a day we refrain from working, but a day that we can support a relationship with the source of our spirituality,” stated Alexander Zhukov, the Coordinator for this project.

Shlichus
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.

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FJC.ru
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

FJC.ru

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.

Shlichus

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)

NYC News
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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.”

Something Jewish
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