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By Grant Slater

Chairman of Russia's Council of Muftis, Ravil Gaynutdin and Russia's Chief Rabbi, Rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar

MOSCOW, Russia [JTA] — Russia's chief rabbi and the chairman of the country's main Islamic council are patching up a relationship severed two weeks ago after an Islamic community leader called Zionism a cancer and Israel a fascist state.

Ravil Gaynutdin, the chairman of Russia's Councilof Muftis, reached out to Rabbi Berel Lazar during Purim celebrations and asked for a meeting as the Russian media began to report that Lazar's Chabad-led Federation of Jewish Communities was cutting ties with the council.

Renouncing anti-Israel remarks, Russian Muslims reach out to Jews

By Grant Slater

Chairman of Russia’s Council of Muftis, Ravil Gaynutdin and Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar

MOSCOW, Russia [JTA] — Russia’s chief rabbi and the chairman of the country’s main Islamic council are patching up a relationship severed two weeks ago after an Islamic community leader called Zionism a cancer and Israel a fascist state.

Ravil Gaynutdin, the chairman of Russia’s Councilof Muftis, reached out to Rabbi Berel Lazar during Purim celebrations and asked for a meeting as the Russian media began to report that Lazar’s Chabad-led Federation of Jewish Communities was cutting ties with the council.

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Shmuly and Geula (nee Katzman) Gniwisch from Houston, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Memke Goldshmid (Valley Stream, NY) to Mushky Gancz (West Palm Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Mendel Minkowics (Crown Heights) to Sara Fajnland (Herndon, VA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Sender Gurewitz (Lyon, France) to Malki Lipskier (S. Petersburg, Russia)

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New Engagement!

Shalom Assouline (Paris, France) to Bracha Labi (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 9:00pm at 1185 Lincoln Pl
Baby Girl!

Yossi and Mushky (nee Parnes) Teleshevsky from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Esther (nee Fajnland) Scharf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Aharon and Rivka (nee Felberman) Simon from Dallas, TX had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Chaim and Chaya Pape from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Levi and Miri Tenenbaum from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Chanie Mogilevsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moshe and Sarah Spalter from Lake Forest, IL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Itshak Cohen (Versailles, France) to Hanni Sitruk (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Meir Yabra (Crown Heights) to Chaya Spritzer (Monroe Township, NJ) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 8:30pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

David and Elka (nee Boymelgreen) New from Miami, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Mechy and Dini (nee Riechman) Weiss from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Srulik Perlman (Canadensis, PA) to Shoshi Wertheimer (Queens, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
Der baal agalah shmaised, dee ferd briken-zich, un-dervaile fort-men (Yiddish). – Reb Mendel Futerfass.

Loosely translated: The coachman whips, the horses lash-out and all the while the journey progresses.

* * *

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will; When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.

When the funds are low and the debts are high; and you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit; rest you must, but do not quit!

Life is queer with its twists and turns; as everyone sometimes learns, Many a failure turns about; when you might have won had you stuck it out.

The Weekly Sedra – Tazria – Life Is A Mess

Der baal agalah shmaised, dee ferd briken-zich, un-dervaile fort-men (Yiddish). – Reb Mendel Futerfass.

Loosely translated: The coachman whips, the horses lash-out and all the while the journey progresses.

* * *

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will; When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill.

When the funds are low and the debts are high; and you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit; rest you must, but do not quit!

Life is queer with its twists and turns; as everyone sometimes learns, Many a failure turns about; when you might have won had you stuck it out.

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Child Prodigy Performs at Chabad of South Broward 27th Dinner

by Reuven Arazi

HALLANDALE, FL [CHI] — Ethan Bortnick, the recently turned 7 year old child prodigy who lives in Hollywood, Florida, and attends educational programs at Chabad of South Broward, mesmerized the 300 guests in attendance as he performed a live concert at Chabad’s 27th annual Dinner, Sunday, March 30th, at Chabad of South Broward Headquarters in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The young Ethan, who is a pianist,musician and composer, who can play over 200 songs by memory, and has composed twenty songs of his own, will be appearing next week on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He has already appeared twice on Jay Leno, on the Martha Stewart Show, on Good Morning America, and on countless other TV shows and live concerts, including the World’s largest Chanukah Festival this past December at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Devorah Esther (nee Vorst) Levine (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!

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The Rebbe giving Tzedaka to an older woman in the winter of 1964.
From the new book on the Rebbe to see more visit: www.inspiringageneration.com

Picture of the Day – The Rebbe giving Tzedaka

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The Rebbe giving Tzedaka to an older woman in the winter of 1964.
From the new book on the Rebbe to see more visit: www.inspiringageneration.com

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Mazal Tov! – 12 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Ari and Malky (nee Kaminker) Sperlin.
IYH at 1295 President St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Dovid and Yehudis Kahanov.
IYH at Beis Chaya Mushka, 1505 Carroll St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Itay and Tehila (nee Sharabi) Ohayon.
IYH at 440 Brooklyn Ave, Apt 6G, [corner Empire Blvd].

Nuty and Brochie (nee Barnett) Shpigelman.
IYH at 327 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand Ave].

Sholom and Chaya Kayla (nee Gross) Rogatsky.
IYH at 690 Crown St, [bet Schenectady and Troy Ave].

Tzvi Yaakov and Devorah Leah (nee Boruch) Klein.
IYH at 12 Manor Dr, Monsey, NY 10952.

Naftoli and Rachel Marrus.
IYH at 12A Fairway Oval, Spring Valley, NY 10977.

Menachem Mendel and Avital (nee Maatoff) Bartov.
IYH at 639 Monroe Ave, Scranton, PA 18510.

Shuie and Leah (nee Tatarka) Metal.
IYH at 5527 N Military Trail, Apt 1412, Boca Raton, FL 33496.

Moshe and Bella Lazerson (Gainesville, FL) .

Mendel and Sara Malka (nee Kahn) Gottlieb
IYH at 467 N Poinsettia Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Yanky and Chaya (nee Kagan) Hershkop.
IYH at 5970 Avenue Mountain Sights, Montreal, Canada.

Stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info! Thank You.

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The Rebbe says:

1. In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion the Torah says, “When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male…”

2. The Rebbe now quotes the “Or Hachaim” (a commentary on the Torah written by Rabbi Chaim Ben-Attar, 1696-1743):

The “Or Hachaim” asks, why does the Torah use the wording, “And gives birth to a male (V’Yalda Zachor)”, which connotes a surety regarding the birth of the male, which is different from its’ choice of wording a few verses later regarding a female, when it says, “If she gives birth to a female”?

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Tazria

The Rebbe says:

1. In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion the Torah says, “When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male…”

2. The Rebbe now quotes the “Or Hachaim” (a commentary on the Torah written by Rabbi Chaim Ben-Attar, 1696-1743):

The “Or Hachaim” asks, why does the Torah use the wording, “And gives birth to a male (V’Yalda Zachor)”, which connotes a surety regarding the birth of the male, which is different from its’ choice of wording a few verses later regarding a female, when it says, “If she gives birth to a female”?

Something Jewish

First Jewish Youth Expedition across central Asia

FJC.ru

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Students from the Ohr Avner Chabad Day School of Almaty, Kazakhstan have just completed the first expedition of the project “Jews in Central Asia”. The group took a trip to Chiili, a rural settlement in the distant Kazakh Steppe to which the Rebbe’s Father, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Schneerson was exiled by Soviet authorities.

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The following is a fascinating encounter between a young Lubavitch girl from crown heights who was going through a very hard time in her personal life, and the Rebbe's involvement in helping her through the hard time's she was experiencing. It's an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit www.inspiringageneration.com

The Rebbe's care for every Jew, compassion for everyone's troubles, and sympathy for another's concern's were legendary. At times, people who experienced the Rebbe's consideration simply did not believe that he could really be so concerned with their petty matters.

Dear Rebbe, do you really feel my pain?

The following is a fascinating encounter between a young Lubavitch girl from crown heights who was going through a very hard time in her personal life, and the Rebbe’s involvement in helping her through the hard time’s she was experiencing. It’s an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more on the book visit www.inspiringageneration.com

The Rebbe’s care for every Jew, compassion for everyone’s troubles, and sympathy for another’s concern’s were legendary. At times, people who experienced the Rebbe’s consideration simply did not believe that he could really be so concerned with their petty matters.

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By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky

Participants of the first-ever Rohr Jewish Learning Initiative mission to Israel hike to the remains of King Herod's palace at Masada.

Combining touring with learning, the first ever Rohr Jewish Learning Institute mission to Israel brought more than 300 Jewish adults from 35 communities around the world for a weeklong educational exploration of Israel. Judging from the responses of those who went, the tour, with its emphasis on Torah study, was unlike most others.

Israel Mission Provides Spiritual Component to Course

By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky

Participants of the first-ever Rohr Jewish Learning Initiative mission to Israel hike to the remains of King Herod’s palace at Masada.

Combining touring with learning, the first ever Rohr Jewish Learning Institute mission to Israel brought more than 300 Jewish adults from 35 communities around the world for a weeklong educational exploration of Israel. Judging from the responses of those who went, the tour, with its emphasis on Torah study, was unlike most others.

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