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Michael R. Meredith - Chabad.com

Hollywood, CA — With the 28th annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon only two months away, Chabad is working to make this year’s celebration of life the best yet. The program will be broadcast worldwide live from Hollywood on Sunday, September 9 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm. With the theme of “People Helping People,” the fundraising event will highlight the many ways that people of Chabad reach out to aid and comfort others through grassroots campaigns and services.

This Year’s Telethon is all about the People

Michael R. Meredith – Chabad.com

Hollywood, CA — With the 28th annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon only two months away, Chabad is working to make this year’s celebration of life the best yet. The program will be broadcast worldwide live from Hollywood on Sunday, September 9 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm. With the theme of “People Helping People,” the fundraising event will highlight the many ways that people of Chabad reach out to aid and comfort others through grassroots campaigns and services.

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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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New Engagement!

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
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

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

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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)

Officer Russell Timoshenko
Officer Russel Timoshenko, the young police officer shot Monday during a traffic stop in Brooklyn, has died.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Saturday evening that Timoshenko passed at the Kings County Hospital surrounded by family and members of the 71st Precinct.

"He made the ultimate sacrifice with unflinching sacrifice to do it; we are more committed than ever to the prosecution of the individuals responsible for his death,” said Kelly.

Kelly said Timoshenko passed away on his own; he had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling, and was unable to breathe on his own since the shooting.

Officer Dies From Wounds Sustained During Brooklyn Shooting

Officer Russell Timoshenko

Officer Russel Timoshenko, the young police officer shot Monday during a traffic stop in Brooklyn, has died.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Saturday evening that Timoshenko passed at the Kings County Hospital surrounded by family and members of the 71st Precinct.

“He made the ultimate sacrifice with unflinching sacrifice to do it; we are more committed than ever to the prosecution of the individuals responsible for his death,” said Kelly.

Kelly said Timoshenko passed away on his own; he had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling, and was unable to breathe on his own since the shooting.

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Shiela Steinman Wallace - Jewish Louisville
Louisville, KY — Rabbi Yosef Levy came to Louisville in 1999 to be the Orthodox Union’s (OU) kosher supervisor in Kentuckiana. In that capacity, he inspects nearly 100 food production facilities in an area stretching from London, KY, to Indianapolis, to Buckner to Bowling Green.

His job is demanding, involving long hours of travel, sometimes at short notice, and great attention to details.

But as a Chabad rabbi, he also feels it is incumbent upon himself to become part of the community he calls home, and to work to bring that community together and strengthen it.

Rabbi Levy Works to Build Jewish Community

Shiela Steinman Wallace – Jewish Louisville

Louisville, KY — Rabbi Yosef Levy came to Louisville in 1999 to be the Orthodox Union’s (OU) kosher supervisor in Kentuckiana. In that capacity, he inspects nearly 100 food production facilities in an area stretching from London, KY, to Indianapolis, to Buckner to Bowling Green.

His job is demanding, involving long hours of travel, sometimes at short notice, and great attention to details.

But as a Chabad rabbi, he also feels it is incumbent upon himself to become part of the community he calls home, and to work to bring that community together and strengthen it.

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FJC.ru
Zhitomir, Ukraine – In response to a recent wave of anti-Semitism experienced in Zhitomir and in hope of drawing attention to this growing problem, the city's Jewish community has sent a letter to a number of agencies, including the Zhitomir Regional Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the state Security Service, the Israel Embassy and various other administrative organs.

Zhitomir Jewish Community Reacts to Anti-Semitism

FJC.ru

Zhitomir, Ukraine – In response to a recent wave of anti-Semitism experienced in Zhitomir and in hope of drawing attention to this growing problem, the city’s Jewish community has sent a letter to a number of agencies, including the Zhitomir Regional Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the state Security Service, the Israel Embassy and various other administrative organs.

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Residents Attend a Prayer Vigil for the Injured Officers

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Around 5:00pm on Wednesday evening a prayer vigil took place in front of the 71st Precinct which serves the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and is the Precinct which Officers Russell Timoshenko and Herman Yan served. Tens of residents gathered in front of the Precinct on the corner of Empire Blvd and New York Ave along with community leaders and activists to pray for the recovery of Officer Timoshenko who was critically injured in a shooting earlier this week.

More pictures and a video in the Extended Article.

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The Rebbe says:

1. In the beginning of the second Torah portion which we read this week (Parshas Masei) the Torah tells us about all the journeys which the Jewish people traveled from the time they left Egypt until they finally entered in to the Land of Israel[1].

Rashi [2] tells us that there were 42 journeys in all [3].

2. The Rebbe shows us the Chassidic insight regarding these journeys:

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Mattos-Masei

The Rebbe says:

1. In the beginning of the second Torah portion which we read this week (Parshas Masei) the Torah tells us about all the journeys which the Jewish people traveled from the time they left Egypt until they finally entered in to the Land of Israel[1].

Rashi [2] tells us that there were 42 journeys in all [3].

2. The Rebbe shows us the Chassidic insight regarding these journeys:

Something Jewish

Women Gather for the 6th Annual Kinus HaMechanchos

Newark, NJ — Chabad women educators ended two days of intensive educational lectures, workshops, and symposia at their annual conference which took place Monday and Tuesday the 9th and 10th of July at the Robert Treat Conference Center in Newark N.J. A similar men’s conference will be held in three weeks.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Mendy and Chanie (nee Kohn) Cohen.
IYH at 621 Lefferts Ave, Apt B5, [bet Kinsgton and Albany Ave].

Yochanan and Keturah (nee Ponce) Reid.
IYH at Empire Shtibel, 489 Empire Blvd, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Yaisef and Chana Lipsker (Reading, PA) .

Avraham and Nechama (nee Wasseman) Laber (Troy, NY) .

Yehonasan and Shmira Meegan.
IYH at Chabad House at Marie Ave W, West St Paul, MN.

Mendel and Miriam Gorman (Edgware, UK) .

Zalman and Hennie (nee Perlow) Edelman (Melbourne, 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.

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Callie White - The Daily World
Rabbinical students Berel Zaklikofsky, left, and Mendel Sossonko wait at the prison gate.

Aberdeen, WA — There are only a handful of Jews in the Stafford Creek Correctional Center. They say a general lack of understanding about their faith is stressful. So is what feels like constant Christian proselytizing by fellow inmates and the occasional corrections officer.

Rabbinical Students Visit Prison

Callie White – The Daily World
Rabbinical students Berel Zaklikofsky, left, and Mendel Sossonko wait at the prison gate.

Aberdeen, WA — There are only a handful of Jews in the Stafford Creek Correctional Center. They say a general lack of understanding about their faith is stressful. So is what feels like constant Christian proselytizing by fellow inmates and the occasional corrections officer.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordy and Itty (nee Tennenhaus) Feiner (Hallandale, FL) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

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Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie - JPost

Chabad is one of the great wonders of the Jewish world. Following World War II, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson assumed the leadership of the movement, the headquarters of which had previously moved to New York. In little more than half a century, Rabbi Schneerson took this small Chasidic group, which was little understood in America and which had lost most of its members in the Holocaust, and created a vast network of educational and religious institutions that today touch the lives of tens of thousands of Jews.

Reform Reflections: The Good and Bad of Chabad

Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie – JPost

Chabad is one of the great wonders of the Jewish world. Following World War II, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson assumed the leadership of the movement, the headquarters of which had previously moved to New York. In little more than half a century, Rabbi Schneerson took this small Chasidic group, which was little understood in America and which had lost most of its members in the Holocaust, and created a vast network of educational and religious institutions that today touch the lives of tens of thousands of Jews.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shaya and Shayna (nee Rivkin) Gopin (West Hartford, CT) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

Mazel Tov's
FJC.ru
Chernovtsy, Ukraine –- A meeting took place in Chernovtsy to commemorate a tragic occasion in local history – the day in World War Two that occupying Fascist troops began to murder Jewish residents of this Ukrainian city. The memorial was held in the Jewish cemetery, the site of the mass murder of thousands of innocent victims.

Organized by the local Organization of Concentration Camp and Ghetto Prisoners, the event involved Chief Rabbi of Chernovtsy Menachem Mendel Glitzenshtein, representatives of all local Jewish organizations, and local Jews. After Rabbi Glitzenshtein said the Kaddish, many spoke with heavy hearts.

In Ukraine, Jewish Community Marks Tragic Anniversary

FJC.ru

Chernovtsy, Ukraine –- A meeting took place in Chernovtsy to commemorate a tragic occasion in local history – the day in World War Two that occupying Fascist troops began to murder Jewish residents of this Ukrainian city. The memorial was held in the Jewish cemetery, the site of the mass murder of thousands of innocent victims.

Organized by the local Organization of Concentration Camp and Ghetto Prisoners, the event involved Chief Rabbi of Chernovtsy Menachem Mendel Glitzenshtein, representatives of all local Jewish organizations, and local Jews. After Rabbi Glitzenshtein said the Kaddish, many spoke with heavy hearts.

Shlichus

Please Say Tehillim for…

Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Michoel ben Gittel, He very sadly has a malignant brain tumor.

Natan Alexander ben Sofia. He was just diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Rochel Miriam bas Chaya Rivkah

Notices
chabad.org
Britain's Prince Edward thanks Chabad-Lubavitch's Drugsline staff for allowing him “to hear first hand what you have been doing at Drugsline” during the inauguration of a new center.

Ilford, UK — Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex and youngest son of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, inaugurated the latest satellite of the drug crisis prevention and counseling center known as Drugsline. The Gants Hill offices will also house Drugsline’s School’s Outreach Team.

Prince Edward Inaugurates Chabad’s Drugsline

chabad.org
Britain’s Prince Edward thanks Chabad-Lubavitch’s Drugsline staff for allowing him “to hear first hand what you have been doing at Drugsline” during the inauguration of a new center.

Ilford, UK — Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex and youngest son of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, inaugurated the latest satellite of the drug crisis prevention and counseling center known as Drugsline. The Gants Hill offices will also house Drugsline’s School’s Outreach Team.

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