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The Florida Jewish News

Miami, FL — There is a little known fact to many Miami Gardens residents. The City is home to one of the largest Jewish schools in South Florida with almost 800 students; the Lubavitch Educational Center. The Lubavitch Educational Center provides an elementary school program for grades one to six and accommodates a diverse enrollment with exposure to a broad curriculum of Jewish studies.

Miami Gardens Councilman Embraces Jewish Community

The Florida Jewish News

Miami, FL — There is a little known fact to many Miami Gardens residents. The City is home to one of the largest Jewish schools in South Florida with almost 800 students; the Lubavitch Educational Center. The Lubavitch Educational Center provides an elementary school program for grades one to six and accommodates a diverse enrollment with exposure to a broad curriculum of Jewish studies.

Chabad News
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New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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!
FJC.ru
Rostov-On-Don, Russia –- After wrapping up the boys' season, over 200 Jewish girls have embarked on two weeks of entertainment and education at the 'Avichai' camp gan israel near Rostov-on-Don. Apart from local kids, participants come from right across Russia – from larger communities such as S. Petersburg, Orenburg, Kostroma, Kursk, Perm, and Bryansk to dozens of smaller communities.

Dozens of Jewish Communities Unite for Rostov Camp

FJC.ru

Rostov-On-Don, Russia –- After wrapping up the boys’ season, over 200 Jewish girls have embarked on two weeks of entertainment and education at the ‘Avichai’ camp gan israel near Rostov-on-Don. Apart from local kids, participants come from right across Russia – from larger communities such as S. Petersburg, Orenburg, Kostroma, Kursk, Perm, and Bryansk to dozens of smaller communities.

Shlichus

Andes, NY — This past Sunday marked Camp Lman Achai's first Visiting Day of the season. With an overflowing parking lot and the smell of sizzling barbecues, the grounds were bustling with activity. Campers were seen extremely enthusiastic as they related to their relatives and families all the fantastic activities and trips that have taken place thus far.

More in the Extended Article!

Camp L’man Achai’s First Visiting Day

Andes, NY — This past Sunday marked Camp Lman Achai’s first Visiting Day of the season. With an overflowing parking lot and the smell of sizzling barbecues, the grounds were bustling with activity. Campers were seen extremely enthusiastic as they related to their relatives and families all the fantastic activities and trips that have taken place thus far.

More in the Extended Article!

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Escape from Golus. A game that will incorporate yiddishkeit, toichen, fun and creativity. Escape from Golus is an educational game that teaches children of all ages the concept of Golus and Geulah. The point of the game is that the campers try to escape from Golus without getting caught by the Golus agents. It is a competitive game in which the campers will all try to be the first to escape from Golus.

More in the Extended Article!

Attention all Camps: New Educational Game for Campers

Escape from Golus. A game that will incorporate yiddishkeit, toichen, fun and creativity. Escape from Golus is an educational game that teaches children of all ages the concept of Golus and Geulah. The point of the game is that the campers try to escape from Golus without getting caught by the Golus agents. It is a competitive game in which the campers will all try to be the first to escape from Golus.

More in the Extended Article!

General
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After Maariv, scores of men exited 770 with their Sidurim in order to bless the new moon as is custom after the fast of Tishaa B’Av.

Picture of the Night – Kidush Levana Outside 770

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After Maariv, scores of men exited 770 with their Sidurim in order to bless the new moon as is custom after the fast of Tishaa B’Av.

Picture of the Day
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Tisha b’Av, Population Patterns

B. Olidort – Lubavitch.com
At the Western Wall, Tisha b’Av eve. Photo: I. Bardugo

It wasn’t until my first Tisha b’Av in Jerusalem two years ago, that this day of fasting and mourning morphed from a 24 hour endurance test sans food or drink, to a day of compelling personal relevance. To someone who has been observing Tisha b’Av all her life, this came as a surprising discovery.

General

Accident Knocks Back off Pickup Truck on Lefferts

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Two car collided in a violent impact, the force of which knocked the back off a commercial pickup truck. The incident took place at around 8:30 PM at the intersection of Lefferts Ave and Schenectady Ave where one of the vehicles took a red light.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Accidents
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Rabbi Eli and his wife Rochel (nee Bryski) Laber of Crown Heights will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Agoura Hills, CA where they will serve as the Directors of Chabad of the Conejo's Friendship Circle and Teen Programming.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Moshe Bryski director of Chabad of the Conejo.

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at elaber@gmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim to Agoura Hills, California!

Rabbi Eli and his wife Rochel (nee Bryski) Laber of Crown Heights will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Agoura Hills, CA where they will serve as the Directors of Chabad of the Conejo’s Friendship Circle and Teen Programming.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Moshe Bryski director of Chabad of the Conejo.

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at elaber@gmail.com

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

Shlichus
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A Bar Mitzvah in Brooklyn

Lubavitch.com
Alex reads from the Torah as family members and rabbis look on.

Brooklyn, NY — A bris, a death, a bar mitzvah. Here’s a story about a Russian Jewish family, and an organization that holds their hands, walking them them through life cycle events, the Jewish way.

Shlichus
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NY Daily News
Rabbi Druk
Cancun, Mexico — From the day they arrived in Cancun three weeks ago, Lubavitcher Rabbi Mendel Druk and his wife, Rachel, have stood out from the crowd.

Bearded men wearing wide-brimmed hats, white shirts and black suits are a rare sight in the noted Mexican resort.

“A lot of people stop us and ask where we're from. We say, 'New York.' They say, 'Oh, very nice,'” Druk said.

With their 8-month-old daughter Mushka in tow, the Druks left Crown Heights to open the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center of Cancun.

The transition has had its challenges, Rabbi Druk said in a telephone interview.

Despite hitches, Rabbi finds his place in Cancun

NY Daily News
Rabbi Druk

Cancun, Mexico — From the day they arrived in Cancun three weeks ago, Lubavitcher Rabbi Mendel Druk and his wife, Rachel, have stood out from the crowd.

Bearded men wearing wide-brimmed hats, white shirts and black suits are a rare sight in the noted Mexican resort.

“A lot of people stop us and ask where we’re from. We say, ‘New York.’ They say, ‘Oh, very nice,’” Druk said.

With their 8-month-old daughter Mushka in tow, the Druks left Crown Heights to open the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center of Cancun.

The transition has had its challenges, Rabbi Druk said in a telephone interview.

Shlichus
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R.C. Berman - Lubavitch.com
The walls of the Old City. Photo: I. Bardugo

Bangkok, Bangkok — Cut off shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops: Israeli backpackers in Thailand don’t shed their travel uniforms when they join Chabad for the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, and that suits Rabbi Yosef Kantor just fine.

Tisha b’Av: Making It A Meaningful Fast Day

R.C. Berman – Lubavitch.com
The walls of the Old City. Photo: I. Bardugo

Bangkok, Bangkok — Cut off shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops: Israeli backpackers in Thailand don’t shed their travel uniforms when they join Chabad for the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, and that suits Rabbi Yosef Kantor just fine.

Shlichus