The Weekly Comic! – Parshas Shavuot!
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Boruch and Chanie (nee Green) Ostrozynski (Baltimore, MD) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Santa Fe New Mexican
Rabbi Betzalel Yakunt, of Kfar Chabad, Israel nears completion of the Torah for the Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe. He was commissioned to complete a handwritten Torah by the Medina-Roth family.
Santa Fe, NM — Members of the Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe celebrated what they believe to be a first for the City of Holy Faith on Sunday. They danced and marched from a hotel ballroom on Sandoval Street to the gazebo on the Plaza downtown to dedicate the first Torah commissioned by a Santa Fe congregation.
Rabbi Completes City’s First Commissioned Torah
Santa Fe New Mexican
Rabbi Betzalel Yakunt, of Kfar Chabad, Israel nears completion of the Torah for the Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe. He was commissioned to complete a handwritten Torah by the Medina-Roth family.
Santa Fe, NM — Members of the Chabad Jewish Center of Santa Fe celebrated what they believe to be a first for the City of Holy Faith on Sunday. They danced and marched from a hotel ballroom on Sandoval Street to the gazebo on the Plaza downtown to dedicate the first Torah commissioned by a Santa Fe congregation.
Mazal Tov!! Mazal Tov!! – Its Twin Girls!!
We would like to wish a double Mazal Tov to Levi and Yehudice (nee Friedman) Bialestock (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn twin daughters!
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Plainview
Plainview, NY — There was a great ceremony in Plainview, Long Island, today. Congregants of the Plainview Synagogue and the community witnessed in awe the writing of the final letters of the Torah written in honor of their Rabbi, Rabbi Gutman Baras, of blessed memory.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
A special Shavuot feature just added to the Chabad.org Tzivos Hashem Jewish Kids Zone is “Live The Challenge: Take it to the Top”.
Kids can complete their special Shavuot mission that includes fulfilling some or all of the special Shavuot observances and have a chance at winning fantastic prizes!
Tzivos Hashem Announces Shavuos Challenge
A special Shavuot feature just added to the Chabad.org Tzivos Hashem Jewish Kids Zone is “Live The Challenge: Take it to the Top”.
Kids can complete their special Shavuot mission that includes fulfilling some or all of the special Shavuot observances and have a chance at winning fantastic prizes!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruly Nurkin (Sao Paulo, Brasil) and Rachel Leah Sobel (Sao Paulo, Brasil) on their engagement.
UPDATE: The L’Chaim will IYH be Tonight, Monday at R. Bela Cintra, 1867 Jardim Paulista, São Paulo, 01415-002, Brasil.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Monday Night L’Chaims!
Yisroel Hyams (London, UK) and Chana Feigel (bas R Shalom) Gurewicz (Chicago, IL) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].
Sruly Nurkin (Sao Paulo, Brasil) and Rachel Leah Sobel (Sao Paulo, Brasil) .
IYH at R. Bela Cintra, 1867 Jardim Paulista, São Paulo, 01415-002, Brasil.
Shmais.com
Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzchok Naparstek of Crown Heights have recently moved on Shlichus to Fort Lauderdale, FL where Rabbi Naparstek is serving as Director of Adult Education and Mrs. Naparstek as Director of the Youth Department and Women's Programs.The Naparsteks were appointed by Rabbi Moshe Meir Lipszyc of Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Lauderdale, in connection with the Shluchei Torah Project headed by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky with the support of the Rohr Family Foundation.
HATZLOCHA RABBA!
The new Shluchim can be reached via email at rabbiyfl@gmail.com
New Shluchim to Florida
Shmais.com
Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzchok Naparstek of Crown Heights have recently moved on Shlichus to Fort Lauderdale, FL where Rabbi Naparstek is serving as Director of Adult Education and Mrs. Naparstek as Director of the Youth Department and Women’s Programs.
The Naparsteks were appointed by Rabbi Moshe Meir Lipszyc of Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Lauderdale, in connection with the Shluchei Torah Project headed by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky with the support of the Rohr Family Foundation.
HATZLOCHA RABBA!
The new Shluchim can be reached via email at rabbiyfl@gmail.com
Asleep at Sinai? Chabad Raises Shavuot Awareness
R.C. Berman – Lubavitch.com
Bozeman, MT — Shavuot, the holiday that celebrates G-d’s gift of the Torah to the Jewish people at Sinai, should be a pivotal, standing-room-only holiday. Yet when the two-day holiday begins this Tuesday at sundown, only a smattering of Jews will take part in the festivities.
Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Memory of Dovid Rieber
Rabbi and Mrs Rieber completing the Sefer Torah
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Today, Sunday at 10:30 AM, the Hachnosas Sefer Torah in memory of Hatomim Chaim Dovid Shlomo Reiber AH, started the parents home on Empire Blvd, where the final letters were completed.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Arik and Tzippy (nee Greenwald) Lipsker (Rechovot, Israel) on the birth of their Firstborn Son!!
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Chabad.edu
Philadelphia, PA — As the first groups of Chabad on Campus students return home this week from their 10-day free trips to Israel, all courtesy of Taglit-birthright Israel and Mayanot, another slew of plane-loads are gearing up to take the next batch. All told, a full 2,500 students and alumni will make the trek to Israel this summer, Mayanot’s largest contingent ever.Mayanot and Birthright: Participants Say it’s the Opportunity of a Lifetime
Chabad.edu
Philadelphia, PA — As the first groups of Chabad on Campus students return home this week from their 10-day free trips to Israel, all courtesy of Taglit-birthright Israel and Mayanot, another slew of plane-loads are gearing up to take the next batch. All told, a full 2,500 students and alumni will make the trek to Israel this summer, Mayanot’s largest contingent ever.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Maza Tov to Berel Goldberg (Toronto, Ontario) and Shprintza Shulman (Pittsburgh, PA) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
News OK
Oklahoma City, OK — A new Jewish community center planned for northwest Oklahoma City is a sign of growth and diversity for the metro area, Jewish leaders said this week.A groundbreaking ceremony for the Chabad Community Center for Life and Learning is set for Sunday at 3000 W Hefner Road. Rabbi Ovadia Goldman said the site is west of May Avenue and Hefner Road.
"The city is growing, and the Jewish community is growing,” said Stephen Tanenbaum of Oklahoma City.
New Center seen as sign of Thriving Jewish Community
News OK
Oklahoma City, OK — A new Jewish community center planned for northwest Oklahoma City is a sign of growth and diversity for the metro area, Jewish leaders said this week.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Chabad Community Center for Life and Learning is set for Sunday at 3000 W Hefner Road. Rabbi Ovadia Goldman said the site is west of May Avenue and Hefner Road.
“The city is growing, and the Jewish community is growing,” said Stephen Tanenbaum of Oklahoma City.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avi and Aviva (nee Hoffinger) Tatarka (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
As the holiday of Shavuot approaches Shluchim seem to be taking the opportunity to welcome a new Sefar Torah into their Shuls and Chabad Houses.
Today, Sunday nine of the ten events will be taking place in Chabad Houses in Franklin Lakes, NJ, Allentown, PA, Hollywood, FL, Santa Fe, NM, Camarillo, CA, Plano, TX, Redondo Beach, CA and Plainview, Long Island along with one more dedication here in Crown Heights.
More details in the Extended Article!
UPDATE: Today: TEN Hachnosas Sifrai Torah in the USA
As the holiday of Shavuot approaches Shluchim seem to be taking the opportunity to welcome a new Sefar Torah into their Shuls and Chabad Houses.
Today, Sunday nine of the ten events will be taking place in Chabad Houses in Franklin Lakes, NJ, Allentown, PA, Hollywood, FL, Santa Fe, NM, Camarillo, CA, Plano, TX, Redondo Beach, CA and Plainview, Long Island along with one more dedication here in Crown Heights.
More details in the Extended Article!
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