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FJC.ru
MOSCOW, Russia — The 'Sharei Tzedek' Charity Center in Moscow hosted a visit by several top officials of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). At the invitation of Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, the delegation included Steve Schwager, JDC Executive Vice President. He was accompanied by Asher Ostrin, the CIS Country Director based in Jerusalem, and Alik Nadan, the Representative for Moscow and Central Russia.

Moscow ‘Shaarei Tsedek’ Center Hosts JDC Officials

FJC.ru

MOSCOW, Russia — The ‘Sharei Tzedek’ Charity Center in Moscow hosted a visit by several top officials of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). At the invitation of Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar, the delegation included Steve Schwager, JDC Executive Vice President. He was accompanied by Asher Ostrin, the CIS Country Director based in Jerusalem, and Alik Nadan, the Representative for Moscow and Central Russia.

Shlichus
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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!
New Engagement!

Zevi Rotter (Crown Heights) to Miriam Elkins (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Sunday, March 22nd, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Mendel Minkowitz (Montreal, Canada) to Mushka Lewis (Brighton, England)
Baby Girl!

Zalman and Bella (nee Lifshitz) Brook from Brooklyn Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya Sandhaus from Philadelphia, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Brody (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Horowitz (Canton, MA)
New Engagement!

Chaim Eliyahu Sternberg (Crown Heights) to Yocheved Wilhelm (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
Mordechai Shinefield - Lubavitch.com
Rabbi Yossi Mintz, Chabad representative
in Redondo Beach, CA
LOS ANGELES, CA — For a long time now, Chabad, along with many others concerned about the subtle and not-so-subtle influences of pop culture, has been unequivocal about television watching as a harmful, mind-numbing pastime. But that didn’t stop the medium from turning its focus on a Chasidic baal teshuva—a secular Jew who chooses to live a Torah-observant life.

According to Nielson Media Research, last Tuesday night’s episode of House, Fox Channel’s top rated medical drama, concerning a baal teshuvah with a unique medical disorder, was the most viewed spot of the evening.

Why Is Hollywood Calling Chabad?

Mordechai Shinefield – Lubavitch.com
Rabbi Yossi Mintz, Chabad representative
in Redondo Beach, CA

LOS ANGELES, CA — For a long time now, Chabad, along with many others concerned about the subtle and not-so-subtle influences of pop culture, has been unequivocal about television watching as a harmful, mind-numbing pastime. But that didn’t stop the medium from turning its focus on a Chasidic baal teshuva—a secular Jew who chooses to live a Torah-observant life.

According to Nielson Media Research, last Tuesday night’s episode of House, Fox Channel’s top rated medical drama, concerning a baal teshuvah with a unique medical disorder, was the most viewed spot of the evening.

Shlichus
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A LETTER FROM A MOTHER...

Dear Nechama's Closet,

As you may have noticed by now, I am a “regular customer” at Nechama's Closet. I am writing this letter to thank you for all you have done for me and to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a middle-aged, (seemingly) middle-class Lubavitcher woman - a wife and mother of a (k"ah) large family who is deeply grateful for Hashem's blessings.

Don’t Miss Out on Our Early Bid Specials Until February 25th (A)

A LETTER FROM A MOTHER…

Dear Nechama’s Closet,

As you may have noticed by now, I am a “regular customer” at Nechama’s Closet. I am writing this letter to thank you for all you have done for me and to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a middle-aged, (seemingly) middle-class Lubavitcher woman – a wife and mother of a (k”ah) large family who is deeply grateful for Hashem’s blessings.

PSA
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The Sharfstien family is sitting shiva after the passing of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Ezriel Zelig Sharfstein of Cincinnatti, OH. They will be sitting at 540 Crown St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

They will need 2 Minyonim

Shachris 7:30 AM and 8:15 AM

Mincha 5:00 PM

Maariv Bizmanoi

IYH after Marriv on Thursday night the family will be going to cincinnati where they will be till sitting till the end of shiva.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Info to be Menachem Avel the Sharfstien Family

The Sharfstien family is sitting shiva after the passing of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Ezriel Zelig Sharfstein of Cincinnatti, OH. They will be sitting at 540 Crown St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

They will need 2 Minyonim

Shachris 7:30 AM and 8:15 AM

Mincha 5:00 PM

Maariv Bizmanoi

IYH after Marriv on Thursday night the family will be going to cincinnati where they will be till sitting till the end of shiva.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Notices
Beth Brelje - Pocono Record

Rabbi Mendel Bendet points out a kosher seal on a coffee can on Tuesday. Many of the foods that you eat every day are certified kosher.

STROUDSBURG, PA — For a fresh approach to food, explore a 4,000-year-old tradition.

This is “Poconos Week of Kosher Awareness.”

Learn About the Kosher Lifestyle This Week

Beth Brelje – Pocono Record

Rabbi Mendel Bendet points out a kosher seal on a coffee can on Tuesday. Many of the foods that you eat every day are certified kosher.

STROUDSBURG, PA — For a fresh approach to food, explore a 4,000-year-old tradition.

This is “Poconos Week of Kosher Awareness.”

Shlichus
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Many Accidents across Brooklyn, One Fatal

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — As snow began falling Tuesday afternoon the accident reports came flooding in, the first in Crown Heights was involving a police car from the 73rd Precinct on Eastern Parkway and another vehicle which collided head on. The reports then came in from across the neighborhood causing treacherous traffic conditions in addition to the treacherous driving conditions.

Pictures from a number of the scenes in the Extended Article.

Accidents
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Nightlife: A Cult?

by Mimi Notik

Could the buzzed-about cutting edge program for single girls in Crown Heights be a cult? I mean, its center is an enormous underground room laden with candles. It has hundreds of fans who constantly spread the word and bring more followers. Many girls come religiously and won’t miss a night. One girl even begs to help clean up.

But, according to guest lecturer Yossi Jacobson, it just can’t be.

Yup, that’s right. In his words, “The food at Nightlife is too good and the couches too comfortable.”

More in the Extended Article! (Photos by Chana Lewis)

Crown Heights News
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Areye Leib and Esther Malkah Krayzman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.

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

Mazel Tov's
by Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Brazil listen to a presentation during a conference on Jewish outreach.

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Brazil announced last week that they were strengthening their focus on a crucial aspect of their outreach: Getting adolescents and young adults aged 10 to 25 more involved in Jewish life.

They made the resolution at the conclusion of the country's second-ever Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis, held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in S. Paulo. The last such gathering occurred 20 years ago.

Conference Concludes in Brazil With Pledge to Expand Youth Outreach

by Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Brazil listen to a presentation during a conference on Jewish outreach.

Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in Brazil announced last week that they were strengthening their focus on a crucial aspect of their outreach: Getting adolescents and young adults aged 10 to 25 more involved in Jewish life.

They made the resolution at the conclusion of the country’s second-ever Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis, held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in S. Paulo. The last such gathering occurred 20 years ago.

Shlichus