CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The Oholei Torah’s Parents Association’s devotion to the school shines “Ad D’loyada” all year round. A group of Mothers, many of them with their husbands and children in tow, are literally working round the clock preparing thousands of Shalach Monos Baskets and 1,500 Achdus Baskets, going into their 10th successful year.
More Pictures in the Extended Article!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Aron Modcha and Miriam Lipsey (Shluchim to Sale, England) on their birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
BOYNTON BEACH, FL [CHI] — As was reported at its Gala Bar Mitzvah Dinner, on January 6, 2008, Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton announced its plans for a major, multi-million dollar expansion, to continue to effectively service the growing needs of the Greater Boynton community.
BROOKLYN, NY — Portuguese-speaking Jews will, for the first time in 138 years, be able to study the landmark Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in their mother tongue following its release by a Brazilian-based Chabad-Lubavitch publishing house.
ROSELAWN, OH — Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein, chief rabbi of the Vaad Hoier of Cincinnati and an international authority on Jewish law, died Feb. 11 of a heart ailment at Regency Hospital in University Heights. The Roselawn resident was 79.
Rabbi Sharfstein was a member of the executive committee of the Chabad- Lubavitch Rabbis, one of the largest Hasidic movements in Orthodox Judaism. Renowned for his knowledge and wisdom, he was sought out by Chabad emissaries from around the world for his expertise in Jewish law. He spent hours each day responding to questions.
CrownHeights.info is happy to present the first episode in the new third season of The Mendy Report. The show has been a longtime feature on CrownHeights.info and has been drawing thousands of viewers each episode.
LANCASTER, PA — President’s Day Weekend is off time for most high school students, but in York, PA, a group of sixteen Ramaz students got down and dirty, hacking away as they volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, and then, spontaneously, for Chabad of Lancaster.
S AUGUSTINE, FL — The worldwide Chabad Lubavitch movement has organized a new center in St. Augustine to hold classes to enhance Jewish life and traditions.
A Chabad Center functions much like a Jewish community center, and the word itself is a Hebrew accroymn meaning “wisdom, understanding and knowledge.”
Rabbi Levi Vogel, who recently moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., said he came to St. Augustine not to compete with existing Jewish congregations but to do everything possible to strengthen Jewish identity.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Rochel (nee Goldstein) Simon (Shluchim to Dayton, OH) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info!
IYH tomorrow, Thursday, February 21st, Shushan Purim, Tes Vov Adar Aleph, busses leave from 770 at 5:00pm and return 7:30pm.
Full flyer in the Extended Article!
DETROIT, MI [CHI] — As in previous years, the Vaad-Talmidei-Hatmimim announced the regional conventions for Talmidim-Hashluchim, serving in yeshivas around the world.
Talmidim-Hashluchim are an integral part of Yeshivos today, they serve as role models and mentors to younger Bochurim and are influential in setting the prevailing tone and atmosphere in their respective Yeshiva. The Kinus infuses them with a sense of mission and responsibility so they positively impact their younger peers.
JERUSALEM, Israel — As snow descended on Jerusalem and its environs for the second time in the past month, Colel Chabad’s network of soup kitchens in the city reported that efforts in advance of the latest storm helped ensure that clients who couldn’t traverse the streets had plenty of food.
The Rebbe says:
1. The Ba’al Haturim (the code of Jewish law written by Rabbi Yakov ben Asher) and the Shulchan Aruch (the code of Jewish law composed by Rabbi Yosef Karo) both end off the section of “Orach Chayim – The way of life” with the Halachos (laws) of Purim Katan.
2. We could explain simply that the code of Jewish law ends off with the Halochos of Purim Katan because it is written in accordance with the yearly cycle; first the Halochos of Rosh Chodesh (sanctifying the New Moon), then the Halochos of Pesach (Passover)….then the Halochos of Succos (Succot), Chanukah (Hanukah), and finally, Purim. In other words, beginning from Rosh Chodesh Nissan (the New Month of Nissan), which is actually the first Mitzvah (commandment) that the Jewish people were given, Purim is the end of the year.
RUNNING SPRINGS, CA — This weekend, hundreds of Chabad emissaries serving communities across California and Nevada gathered at the Kiryas Schneerson mountaintop campus for the 2008 West Coast Chabad convention. Participants in the annual convention — or Kinus — engaged in interactive workshops, saw the launch of several initiatives that will expand Chabad’s outreach, and enjoyed a stirring keynote address by best-selling author Michael Gerber.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (photos by Israel Bardugo)
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shaul Ben-Shahar (Kfar Chabad) and Chaya Sarah Zirkind (Jerusalem, Israel/Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info!
IYH, Wedsday night 8:30pm, there will be a shiur on the Mamer “Veta Tetzave” in 770, by Rabbi Yossi Paltiel for men and there also be a separate shiur for women by Rabbi Shlomo Majeski upstairs 770.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Raphael and Tzivia (nee Brummel) Jaworowski (Chicago, IL) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
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