This weeks Living Torah, titled “The Melting Pot” (Volume 43, Episode 171).
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Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
A seasoned businessman, who for many years earned his living in the lumber industry, was getting on in age. He decided to turn his business over to his sons, who were more than happy to step in.
Having little experience in this field, the novices were careful to consult their elderly father before every major decision. The father was eager to share his lifelong knowledge and expertise in this profession.
An opportunity had one day arisen for the brothers to procure 1,000 trees in a forest, at what seemed like a very fair price. As usual, they sought the skilled guidance of their retired father. After listening to the proposal, the father inquired about three aspects before offering his advice:
Getting through a rough time is not always as simple as ‘cheering up’, or ‘It’ll be alright’. For this reason Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch recently launched a new referral service for chabad anash struggling with issues ranging from depression, work problems, and Shalom Bayis difficulties, to problems dealing with children doing poorly in school, or being involved with the wrong crowd.
More info in the Extended Article
MOSCOW, Russia — The vehicle, a large trailer home adorned with Jewish symbols, has been driving the streets of the Russian capital since the beginning of Chanukah. Its mission is to expose people, especially secular Jews, to Jewish traditions and customs.
Rabbis, distributing Shabbat candles to women and teaching men to don tefillin, ride along on the missions.
NEW YORK, NY — Rabbi Shaya Gansbourg never meant to find himself in Harlem. Two years ago, buoyed by decades of news reports on inner-city violence, his impressions of the northern Manhattan neighborhood as downtrodden and crime-ridden didn’t solicit his visit. But when a bus back from the airport landed him at 125th Street, he took a walk that not only changed his mind, but would soon trail blaze the revival of Harlem’s Jewish community.
The weekly shiur by Rabbi Yossi Jacobson from Wednesday Yud Teves now available.
Video continued in the Extended Article!
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Friday, December 21, for holiday observance. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar and here for the 2008 Calendar.
R. Zev and his wife Rochel Simons OBM were killed this morning in a horrific crash in Australia. This news leaves the community in Sydney in shock and great pain. The crash took place on the Hume Highway which travels from Sydney to Melbourne, at 11:45am.
The couple, in their late 40s and early 50s, where both killed when their car was involved in a head on collision with a semi-trailer, carrying 43,000 liters of gas in cylinders. The driver of the truck was also killed. Two other cars were involved in the collision but the vehicles occupants escaped with minor injuries.
News Video and more in the Extended Article.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Pinny Pink (Manchester, England) and Rochie Weinbaum (London, England) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be next Wednesday night at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — The International Awards Dinner of Colel Chabad was a highly-charged and powerful event held in the New York Hilton on Wednesday, December 19th, the 10th Tevet. The event benefits the oldest Lubavitch institution in the world, founded by the Baal HaTanya, the Alter Rebbe. Colel Chabad has been headed by each Chabad Rebbe since.
A large gallery of beautiful pictures in the Extended Article!
LITCHFIELD, CT — When Rabbi Joseph Eisenbach stood to address the Litchfield Historic District Commission this week at the final public hearing on his congregation’s plans to put a synagogue near the town green, a woman in the audience turned to the person sitting next to her.
“Watch,” she whispered, “he’ll talk about the Holocaust.”
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Two accidents in two days, both involving the same truck and both in the same place, earlier this week. The incidents happened in front of the Family Dollar store on Lefferts Avenue and Kingston Avenue.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
ORACLE, AZ [CHI] — Camp Tzeirei Hashluchim in Oracle, Arizona is already eight days in progress. The children arrived from around the world to Phoenix Airport. As the many on-line school children were introduced to one another in the terminal, they were able to meet the friends they already new so well by name but never met them face to face. As one camper excitedly shouted after he heard the name of a child arriving “You must be my Chavrusa!” Most of the Shluchim in the camp learn in the Shluchim Office on-line school and don’t have the opportunity to spend time Davening, learning, talking and playing with other Chassidishe children.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shloimy Torenheim (Crown Heights) and Brocha Cohen (Beitar, Israel) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — One of the many adventures of Chanukah for the Students of Lubavitcher Yeshivah was the Mitzvah Tanks, which took them each evening to do Mivtzoim and bring the spirit of Chanukah to those who are not privlaged to celebrate on their own. Town & Village thought this was something special and decided to write up on it. The students featured in the picture are of Unit Chinuch of Chayolei Tzivos Hashem of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, CH.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Tzali and Rivkie (nee Matusof) Wilschanski (Shluchim in Kenosha WI) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
