Chabad.org, in conjunction with Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch’s Merkos Shlichus division, has just launched a Merkos Shlichus “Roving Rabbis” site.
The site (www.rovingrabbis.com) features a world map and lists the locations where Merkos Shluchim will be traveling over the summer. Upon clicking on any of the tags on the map, visitors to the site can tip off bochurim of Jews that they should meet in the regions they are visiting.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel (ben R Mendel) Raskin (Melbourne, Australia) and Mushkie (bas R Yossel) Reitzes (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
HILLSIDE, NJ [CHI] — Sunday, June 29, 2008, nine couples from the former Soviet Union were married in a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony, in conjunction with the dedication celebration for the new Bat Sheva~Chaya Esther Mikvah, built by Bris Avrohom of Hillside, New Jersey. The nine brides were privileged to be the first women to use the new Mikvah in preparation for their wedding day.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mannis and Dina (nee Galperin) Frankel (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.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [NY1] — The parents of slain Officer Russel Timoshenko lit candles in Brooklyn overnight, marking the one-year anniversary of his shooting death as the three men charged in the case prepared to appear in court.
Timoshenko and partner Herman Yan were both shot as the two stopped a stolen SUV in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens section of Brooklyn at about 2:30 a.m. last year. Timoshenko was shot in the neck and face and died five days later.
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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef Chaim and Hindy (nee Kreserman) Kurtz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Announcing a series of shiurim on Beis Habechira and Geulah concepts, in multiple locations. Begining 12 Tamuz there will be a weekly shiur in 6 shuls throughout the neigborhood with various speakers. The shiurim will take place around the times of mincha mariv. The 3 weeks is a time for adding in learning about the Beis Hamikdash which brings about the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash. For details of times and locations click here.
Kashrus Video Now Up, the shiur on kashrus by Rabbi Shmuel Bluming is now available to watch online, click here and then click on the the play button to play.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Brocha Lipkind (North Miami Beach, FL) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
MELBOURNE, Australia [JTA] — Wednesday’s memorial service for Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, the chief rabbi of Melbourne’s Chabad-Lubavitch community, took place outside the Yeshivah Centre that he built as his Lubavitch headquarters. The ceremony was streamed live on the Internet, allowing thousands around the world to watch it.
Groner died Monday after a long illness.
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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Gadi and Devorah Leah (nee Yarmush) Hershkop (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Eco-tourism, adventure travel, leisure cruise—for every kind of tourist there’s a travel plan. With the ubiquity of Chabad centers, travelers can just about choose any location on the globe for their summer travels and find a link to Jewish life that adds interest to their visit.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Cheina (nee Kalfon) Mergui (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
ELAD, Israel — Residents of two Israeli cities came together for a Torah dedication ceremony honoring the life of a young man who in 2001, gave the ultimate sacrifice in saving the life of a drowning boy.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Leibel and Chana’la (nee Kaplinsky) Fine (Shluchim to DDO, Quebec) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
DNEPRODZERZHINSK, Ukraine [FJC] — In the Ukrainian city of Dneprodzerzhinsk, the Ohr Avner Chabad Day School hosted its final event of the academic year – a ceremony to mark the conclusion of studies for its graduates. After eleven years of schooling and equipped with a solid Jewish upbringing, these youth are now ready to embark on their unique individual paths.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nuchem and Rivkie (nee Katz) Tenenboim (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son .
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A bizarre scene unfolded earlier this Tuesday morning, at around 11:00am a city bus pulled to a stop on Crown and Kingston alongside a few Community Policing Officers and the driver asked them for help with removing a passenger, a Black female who was spitting, being loud and did not pay the bus fair.
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