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“She also confided in us her anxiousness and worries over her son's health, since the Rebbe was always so tired and busy” The following is a conversation that the Rebbe's mother, Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson had with Rebbetzin Sima Ralbag from Yerushalayim in the early 1960's. It's an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more information on the book see www.inspiringageneration.com

Rebbetzin Ralbag Relates:

"In 1960, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Rebbe's leadership, I traveled to New York. Upon my arrival Rabbi Chodakov, the Rebbe's secretary, asked me to address the annual Chabad Women's (N'shei Chabad) convention, which coincided with my visit.

The Rebbe was always so tired and busy

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“She also confided in us her anxiousness and worries over her son’s health, since the Rebbe was always so tired and busy” The following is a conversation that the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson had with Rebbetzin Sima Ralbag from Yerushalayim in the early 1960’s. It’s an excerpt from the new book on the Rebbe “The Rebbe Inspiring a Generation” to see more information on the book see www.inspiringageneration.com

Rebbetzin Ralbag Relates:

“In 1960, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Rebbe’s leadership, I traveled to New York. Upon my arrival Rabbi Chodakov, the Rebbe’s secretary, asked me to address the annual Chabad Women’s (N’shei Chabad) convention, which coincided with my visit.

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Nathaniel Cohen (Neuilly, France) to Raquel Illouz (Paris, France)
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Leiby and Mushka Brikman from Montreal, Canada had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya (nee Laber) Shepard from Albany, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Mergui (Paris, France) to Chani Galperin (Winsor, Ontario) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Rubashkins 1349 President street
New Engagement!

Arik Deren (Greenwich, CT) to Elkie Havlin (Dresden, Germany) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
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Mendel Sternberg (New London, CT) to Devora Lea Amar (Seine Et Marne, France) L’Chaim: Thursday, Nov. 5th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
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Uriel and Mushky (nee Dubov) Hillel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya (nee Gordon) Drizin from Los Angeles, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shmuel Helman (Brazil) to Stella Washingston (Alpharetta, GA)
New Engagement!

Doniel Preston (Edgware, UK) to Chayale Russel (Edgware, UK)
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Dovi Borochov (Crown Heights) to Mirel Vogel (London, UK)
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Binyomin Beilin (Boston, MA) Rivkah Bracha Ross (Waterbury, CT)
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Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
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Dovi Zaetz (Crown Heights) to Hanni Ladayov (Paris, France)
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Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
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Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
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Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Mayhem on Eastern Parkway

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At around 10:00 this evening a serious accident involving three cars took place on Eastern Parkway between New York and Nostrand Avenues. One vehicle struck two other cars traveling in the opposite direction then came to rest when it collided with a pole at the intersection of Nostrand and Eastern Parkway.

More pictures and a video in the Extended Article.

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Dvora Lakein - Lubavitch.com

Israelis and their children at the the Chabad Israeli Center in Atlanta, GA.

ATLANTA, GA — As the Israeli government launches a dynamic campaign to lure expatriates back, many are conflicted as to which country they wish to call home. With a goal of 10,000 returnees by Israel's 60th anniversary this May, and double that each year hence, Israel is tempting its wayward citizens with tax breaks, loans, and job offers.

Israeli Expats Strengthen Jewish Identity in Diaspora

Dvora Lakein – Lubavitch.com

Israelis and their children at the the Chabad Israeli Center in Atlanta, GA.

ATLANTA, GA — As the Israeli government launches a dynamic campaign to lure expatriates back, many are conflicted as to which country they wish to call home. With a goal of 10,000 returnees by Israel’s 60th anniversary this May, and double that each year hence, Israel is tempting its wayward citizens with tax breaks, loans, and job offers.

Shlichus

Rabbi Shimy and his wife Devorah Leah (nee Rodal) Heidingsfeld of Los Angeles, CA have just moved on Shlichus to Moorpark, CA where they will be establishing a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish residents as well as the Jewish students at Moorpark College.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, head Shliach of California.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim To California

Rabbi Shimy and his wife Devorah Leah (nee Rodal) Heidingsfeld of Los Angeles, CA have just moved on Shlichus to Moorpark, CA where they will be establishing a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish residents as well as the Jewish students at Moorpark College.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, head Shliach of California.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

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By Joseph Lieberman

A student from the preschool operated by
Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton
Beach, FL, presents a charity box to
Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
Editor's Note: This article is based on a speech Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) gave at Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton Beach in Florida back in January. The four-term senator, who received a charity box from the congregation, told the more than 300 people gathered in the sanctuary about guidance he received from the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

We are an extraordinarily lucky generation of Jews, and a particularly blessed generation of Jewish Americans. We live in this country that has given us more opportunity, freedom, respect and success than anywhere in the six millennia of Jewish history outside the State of Israel. And we live at a time when the state of Israel is reborn; it's quite a remarkable and fortunate time to be alive.

Globetrotting Senator Tells of Worldwide Organization

By Joseph Lieberman

A student from the preschool operated by
Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton
Beach, FL, presents a charity box to
Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman.

Editor’s Note: This article is based on a speech Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) gave at Chabad-Lubavitch of Greater Boynton Beach in Florida back in January. The four-term senator, who received a charity box from the congregation, told the more than 300 people gathered in the sanctuary about guidance he received from the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

We are an extraordinarily lucky generation of Jews, and a particularly blessed generation of Jewish Americans. We live in this country that has given us more opportunity, freedom, respect and success than anywhere in the six millennia of Jewish history outside the State of Israel. And we live at a time when the state of Israel is reborn; it’s quite a remarkable and fortunate time to be alive.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Berel Zaklikofsky (Oak Park, MI) and Chana Rivka (bas R Shaul) Levertov (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Around 3:30 this afternoon Shomrim received a call for a shoplifter being held inside the Kingston Avenue Bargain Center. Numerous units responded and secured the scene and called police.

More pictures and a video in the Extended Article!

Shomrim Apprehend Shoplifter

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Around 3:30 this afternoon Shomrim received a call for a shoplifter being held inside the Kingston Avenue Bargain Center. Numerous units responded and secured the scene and called police.

More pictures and a video in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a good friend Yosef Vidal (Montreal, Canada) and Shoshy Krafchik (Leeds, England) on their engagement!

The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany].

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By Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org

Rescue workers work at the scene of a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue Saturday, March 15, 2008 in New York. A giant crane toppled over at a construction site and smashed into a block of residential buildings killing four people and setting off a scramble for survivors. (AP Photo/Toykin Chin)

NEW YORK, NY — The collapse of a construction crane that toppled a New York City townhouse and killed at least four people just barely missed the headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch of Beekman-Sutton, home to Rabbi Shmuel and Raizel Metzger, and their two children.

Crane Collapse Barely Misses Manhattan Chabad House

By Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

Rescue workers work at the scene of a crushed building on 50th Street near Second Avenue Saturday, March 15, 2008 in New York. A giant crane toppled over at a construction site and smashed into a block of residential buildings killing four people and setting off a scramble for survivors. (AP Photo/Toykin Chin)

NEW YORK, NY — The collapse of a construction crane that toppled a New York City townhouse and killed at least four people just barely missed the headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch of Beekman-Sutton, home to Rabbi Shmuel and Raizel Metzger, and their two children.

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Chabad Conference Mulls Techniques in Combating Assimilation

SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — More than sixty Chabad Rabbis and Rebbetzins from across New South Wales gathered in Sydney last week for a day-long conference.

The annual conference, held this year on Thursday February 21 at Chabad Double Bay and the Hakoah Club, was an opportunity for the local Chabad spiritual leadership to share ideas and inspiration.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday Night L’Chaims!

Boruch Van Halem (Amsterdam, Holland) and Chani Hoen (Cleveland, OH) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Shlomie Sharfstein (Crown Heights) and Shifra Freeman (Toronto, Canada) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy [bet Troy and Albany Ave].

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — While men were still in Shul on Friday night one resident found a perpetrator in the lobby of a building, attempting to break in to an apartment on Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue, when the resident confronted the intruder he attempted to reason with him and produced an ID card from the Department of Corrections.

Another resident in the building, who is a Shomrim member, walked out of his apartment and into the scene, the perp then managed to break free and flee the building. The resident then handed the Shomrim member the ID card and upon closer examination the card detailed the reason of the perps incarceration, rape.

More in the Extended Article.

Convicted Rapist Attempted to Break into an Apartment

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — While men were still in Shul on Friday night one resident found a perpetrator in the lobby of a building, attempting to break in to an apartment on Carroll Street and Kingston Avenue, when the resident confronted the intruder he attempted to reason with him and produced an ID card from the Department of Corrections.

Another resident in the building, who is a Shomrim member, walked out of his apartment and into the scene, the perp then managed to break free and flee the building. The resident then handed the Shomrim member the ID card and upon closer examination the card detailed the reason of the perps incarceration, rape.

More in the Extended Article.

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