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HALLANDALE, FL [CHI] — Sunday, March 30th, will mark the beginning of a new era in the storied history of Chabad of South Broward. The day will mark the groundbreaking of an overwhelming expansion project taking place at Chabad of South Broward Headquarters, located at 1295 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard.It will also be a day of celebration, as the 27th Annual Dinner of Chabad of South Broward will immediately follow the groundbreaking.

Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti To Be Honored

HALLANDALE, FL [CHI] — Sunday, March 30th, will mark the beginning of a new era in the storied history of Chabad of South Broward. The day will mark the groundbreaking of an overwhelming expansion project taking place at Chabad of South Broward Headquarters, located at 1295 East Hallandale Beach Boulevard.It will also be a day of celebration, as the 27th Annual Dinner of Chabad of South Broward will immediately follow the groundbreaking.

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New Engagement!

Mendel Lustig (New Haven, CT) to Basie Zalmanov (Queens, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Aryeh Wuensch (Crown Heights) to Rochele Liberow (Barranquilla, Colombia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at La Sala 1345 President St
Baby Girl!

Sholom Ber and Simi Stiefel from Arcadia, CA had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Lippy Baumgarten (Rockaway, NJ) to Chana Rivkin (New Orleans, LA)
New Engagement!

Meir Levy (Crown Heights) to Rashi Rubashkin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, April 15th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Menachem Mendel Hecht (Stores, CT) to Aidela Zirkind (Toronto, Canada)
Baby Girl!

Tuvya and Shaina (nee Goldstein) Gewirtz from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

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Baby Boy!

R’ Dovber and Lulu (nee Kievman) Koncepolski from Irvine, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Dov Werner (Five Towns, NY) to Mushka Miriam Weingarten (Kingston, PA)
New Engagement!

Shmuli Dalfin (North Bay Village, FL) to Chayle Groner (Calgary, Canada)
New Engagement!

Chaya Saacks (Crown Heights) to Shmuli Brecher (Boro Park)
New Engagement!

Mendel Goodman (Manchester UK) to Maayan Ochman (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
New Engagement!

Shaya Lipsh (Brooklyn, NY) to Devori Golomb (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Motty Segall (Miami, FL) to Bryna Etel Kosofsky (Longmeadow, MA)
New Engagement!

Simcha Vogel (London, UK) to Mussa Junik (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Brook (Brooklyn, NY) to Nechama Leah Greenberg (Solon, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shneur Zalman and Yehudis Futerfas from Dnipro, Ukraine had a baby boy!
Rebecca Rosenthal - Lubavitch.com

FC volunteer, Ashira, and Lane, lead the guests in reciting a selection of Psalms at the dinner.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — “A model for a Jewish People unified by shared goals and ideals,” is how Dr. Talya Fishman describes Friendship Circle of Chabad of the Delaware Valley.

Children With Special Needs and Their Parents Applaud Chabad’s Friendship Circle

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com

FC volunteer, Ashira, and Lane, lead the guests in reciting a selection of Psalms at the dinner.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — “A model for a Jewish People unified by shared goals and ideals,” is how Dr. Talya Fishman describes Friendship Circle of Chabad of the Delaware Valley.

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Paul Leighton - Salem News

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — The three teenagers accused of hate crimes against a local synagogue will perform community service under an agreement reached in juvenile court, according to Rabbi Yossi Lipsker.

The teens, all 14-year-olds, were accused of scrawling graffiti on the walls of the Chabad Lubavitch synagogue on Burrill Street and later setting the synagogue's van on fire. The incidents occurred in October 2005 just before and after Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. (As reported here).

Teens Accused of Vandalizing Chabad House Agree to Community Service

Paul Leighton – Salem News

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — The three teenagers accused of hate crimes against a local synagogue will perform community service under an agreement reached in juvenile court, according to Rabbi Yossi Lipsker.

The teens, all 14-year-olds, were accused of scrawling graffiti on the walls of the Chabad Lubavitch synagogue on Burrill Street and later setting the synagogue’s van on fire. The incidents occurred in October 2005 just before and after Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. (As reported here).

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Jared Shelly - Jewish Exponent

From left: Jessica Katz, Avriel Finder, Matt Tregerman and Emily Acker at an dinner sponsored by the Friendship Circle, which honored teenage volunteers who spend time with children with special needs.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — After four years of hanging out together on a weekly basis, Sammy — a 16-year-old who is autistic, knows the drill exactly once fellow teenager Avriel Finder walks through his front door.

“We do puzzles, eat popcorn and watch some Disney movie,” said Finder, an 18-year-old senior at Lower Merion High School.

Teen Volunteers Feted at Recognition Event

Jared Shelly – Jewish Exponent

From left: Jessica Katz, Avriel Finder, Matt Tregerman and Emily Acker at an dinner sponsored by the Friendship Circle, which honored teenage volunteers who spend time with children with special needs.

PHILADELPHIA, PA — After four years of hanging out together on a weekly basis, Sammy — a 16-year-old who is autistic, knows the drill exactly once fellow teenager Avriel Finder walks through his front door.

“We do puzzles, eat popcorn and watch some Disney movie,” said Finder, an 18-year-old senior at Lower Merion High School.

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Mazal Tov! – 3 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Yitzy Steiner (Toronto, Ontario) and Chavi Refson (Leeds, UK) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].

Chaim Zaklos (Oak Park, MI) and Aidel Blau (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Campus Chomesh, 470 Lefferts Ave, [corner Brooklyn Ave].

Yossi Diamond (Crown Heights) and Rivki Gray (Sharon, MA) .
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St. [bet New York and Nostrand Ave].

To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info!

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Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky - Chabad.org

In a twist on the ancient Jewish custom of redeeming a firstborn male, a S. Paulo, Brazil man redeems himself.

S PAULO, Brazil — A recent ceremony in Brazil's largest city has proved it's never too late to pay your dues.

Moishe Urmen, 67, Chaim Bramdes, 20, and Marcelo Stilman, 19, all stood at the front of the synagogue at Beit Chabad Brooklin in S. Paulo last Sunday to perform a ritual typically reserved for 30-day-old first born baby boys, a pidyon haben.

Three Brazilian Men Participate in Ancient Practice Typically Reserved for Infants

Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky – Chabad.org

In a twist on the ancient Jewish custom of redeeming a firstborn male, a S. Paulo, Brazil man redeems himself.

S PAULO, Brazil — A recent ceremony in Brazil’s largest city has proved it’s never too late to pay your dues.

Moishe Urmen, 67, Chaim Bramdes, 20, and Marcelo Stilman, 19, all stood at the front of the synagogue at Beit Chabad Brooklin in S. Paulo last Sunday to perform a ritual typically reserved for 30-day-old first born baby boys, a pidyon haben.

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Rachel Sauer - Palm Beach Post

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL — He sits on the end of a row, one of more than 100, waiting patiently to raise his right hand and pledge to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America.

He wears a yarmulke and navy pinstriped suit. A full, dark beard, traditional among Chabad Lubavitch men, does not obscure his youth and potential energy. In this group - this variegated, rainbow group representing 46 countries - he does not stand out.

For rabbi, coming to America a blessing indeed

Rachel Sauer – Palm Beach Post

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL — He sits on the end of a row, one of more than 100, waiting patiently to raise his right hand and pledge to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America.

He wears a yarmulke and navy pinstriped suit. A full, dark beard, traditional among Chabad Lubavitch men, does not obscure his youth and potential energy. In this group – this variegated, rainbow group representing 46 countries – he does not stand out.

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Motzoei Shabbos, early Sunday morning at 2:00am we change our clocks one hour ahead and becomes 3:00am, we lose an hour of sleep.

So make sure to change your clocks before you get to bed as to avoid any confusion (and being an hour late to everything).

A Gutten Voch.

Note: To learn more about “Standard Time” and “Daylight Savings time” Click on them.

We Are Changing the Clock

Motzoei Shabbos, early Sunday morning at 2:00am we change our clocks one hour ahead and becomes 3:00am, we lose an hour of sleep.

So make sure to change your clocks before you get to bed as to avoid any confusion (and being an hour late to everything).

A Gutten Voch.

Note: To learn more about “Standard Time” and “Daylight Savings time” Click on them.

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Rabbi Zev Segal passed away earlier this week in New Jersey. He was 91 years old. Rabbi Segal was the Rabbi of Young Israel of Newark congregation for over 40 years. In the late 1960’s, he served as the President of the Rabbinical Council of America. He frequently met with the Rebbe about issues confronting the Jewish communities across the world.

As part of its My Encounter with the Rebbe project, Jewish Educational Media conducted an interview Rabbi Segal in May of 2007.

Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.

Video of the Day – Rabbi Segal on My Encounter

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a dear friend of mine Shmuly Rosenfeld (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Chani Fellig (Argentina) .

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].

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Chabad.org

Rabbi Chaim Mentz of Chabad-Lubavitch of Bel Air in California teaches a weight-loss class about how the body and soul work in tandem, according to Chabad philosophy. (Photo: Joshua Barash)

LOS ANGELES, CA — Dozens of people in the Los Angeles suburban communities of Beverly Hills and Bel Air lost a combined 620 pounds during a six-week weight-loss campaign sponsored by the local Chabad House.

California Community Loses Hundreds of Pounds in Combined Effort

Chabad.org

Rabbi Chaim Mentz of Chabad-Lubavitch of Bel Air in California teaches a weight-loss class about how the body and soul work in tandem, according to Chabad philosophy. (Photo: Joshua Barash)

LOS ANGELES, CA — Dozens of people in the Los Angeles suburban communities of Beverly Hills and Bel Air lost a combined 620 pounds during a six-week weight-loss campaign sponsored by the local Chabad House.

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LONDON, England — A Jewish school was accused in the High Court of racially discriminating against an 11-year-old boy.

The father of “M”, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was “appalled” that his son had been declared “not an 'approved' Jew” entitled to attend the Jewish Free School (JFS).

Confrontation in England: Who is a Jew?

LONDON, England — A Jewish school was accused in the High Court of racially discriminating against an 11-year-old boy.

The father of “M”, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was “appalled” that his son had been declared “not an ‘approved’ Jew” entitled to attend the Jewish Free School (JFS).

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The Rebbe says:

Part one:

1. This week’s Torah portion, as well as last week’s Torah portion (Parshas Vayakhel), discusses at length exactly how all the elements of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle) were made.

2. The Rebbe now questions this:

Three and four Torah portions earlier, in Parshas Terumah and Tetzaveh, the Torah told us exactly how Hashem (G-d) told Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) to make the Mishkan. Now, in this week’s and last week’s Torah portions, the Torah tells us exactly how the Mishkan was actually made by the Yidin (the Jewish people).

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Pekudei

The Rebbe says:

Part one:

1. This week’s Torah portion, as well as last week’s Torah portion (Parshas Vayakhel), discusses at length exactly how all the elements of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle) were made.

2. The Rebbe now questions this:

Three and four Torah portions earlier, in Parshas Terumah and Tetzaveh, the Torah told us exactly how Hashem (G-d) told Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) to make the Mishkan. Now, in this week’s and last week’s Torah portions, the Torah tells us exactly how the Mishkan was actually made by the Yidin (the Jewish people).

Something Jewish
Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org

Rabbi Zev Segal, who died this week at the
age of 91, gave an interview to Jewish
Educational Media in 2007.
BROOKLYN, NY — Longtime Jewish activist Rabbi Zev Segal was remembered by colleagues as a strong leader who cared passionately about his community, the Land of Israel and the greater Jewish nation. After a day-long search, the 91-year-old was found dead on Thursday in Jersey City, N.J. He was 91.

Born in 1917, Segal came from a family that traces its lineage back to the 18th century sage known as the Vilna Gaon. His father was a respected rabbi in Chicago, and in the 1920s the son went to Israel to embark on his own Jewish studies. Segal later characterized his years in Jerusalem's Chevron Yeshiva as affording him the privilege to learn from the great Jewish teachers of the day.

Rabbi Zev Segal Traveled Around the World for Sake of Jewish Community

Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

Rabbi Zev Segal, who died this week at the
age of 91, gave an interview to Jewish
Educational Media in 2007.

BROOKLYN, NY — Longtime Jewish activist Rabbi Zev Segal was remembered by colleagues as a strong leader who cared passionately about his community, the Land of Israel and the greater Jewish nation. After a day-long search, the 91-year-old was found dead on Thursday in Jersey City, N.J. He was 91.

Born in 1917, Segal came from a family that traces its lineage back to the 18th century sage known as the Vilna Gaon. His father was a respected rabbi in Chicago, and in the 1920s the son went to Israel to embark on his own Jewish studies. Segal later characterized his years in Jerusalem’s Chevron Yeshiva as affording him the privilege to learn from the great Jewish teachers of the day.

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