Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like Yechiel Shlomo and Rochi (nee Kirsh) Levitansky (Shluchim to Sumy, Ukraine) on the birth of their baby boy.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Mrs. Dasha Spira Lewin, a proud Holocaust survivor who became a top executive with the Neutrogena Corporation and a generous friend of Chabad, will be honored at a memorial service held at the Bais Sonya Gutte campus on Schneerson Square at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17. Mrs. Lewin passed away on September 11, and was laid to rest beside her husband, Maury, in Prague's Jewish Cemetery.
Chabad Mourns the Passing of Mrs. Dasha Lewin
LOS ANGELES, CA — Mrs. Dasha Spira Lewin, a proud Holocaust survivor who became a top executive with the Neutrogena Corporation and a generous friend of Chabad, will be honored at a memorial service held at the Bais Sonya Gutte campus on Schneerson Square at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 17. Mrs. Lewin passed away on September 11, and was laid to rest beside her husband, Maury, in Prague’s Jewish Cemetery.
“..However here in the United States we have a different audience and a youth which radically differs from the type whom Rabbi Hirsch had addressed originally...” -The Rebbe
The following is a very unique letter of the Rebbe. From the year 1962 to a Professor at Yeshiva University, in which the Rebbe explains the nature of today's American Jewish youth and why they can't relate to Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch's (“The Father of Modern German Orthodoxy”) approach to Judaism of “Torah v'Derech Eretz” .
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"I must touch upon another, and even more delicate, matter concerning the teachings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch whom you mentioned in your letter. There has been a tendency lately to apply his approach in totality, here and now In U.S. America While it is understandable that the direct descendents of Rabbi Hirsch or those who were brought up in that philosophy should want to disseminate his teachings.
The Rebbe, “The Nature of American Jewish Students”
“..However here in the United States we have a different audience and a youth which radically differs from the type whom Rabbi Hirsch had addressed originally…” -The Rebbe
The following is a very unique letter of the Rebbe. From the year 1962 to a Professor at Yeshiva University, in which the Rebbe explains the nature of today’s American Jewish youth and why they can’t relate to Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch’s (“The Father of Modern German Orthodoxy”) approach to Judaism of “Torah v’Derech Eretz” .
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“I must touch upon another, and even more delicate, matter concerning the teachings of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch whom you mentioned in your letter. There has been a tendency lately to apply his approach in totality, here and now In U.S. America While it is understandable that the direct descendents of Rabbi Hirsch or those who were brought up in that philosophy should want to disseminate his teachings.
GREEN BAY, WI — If you're going to have a kosher tailgate at Lambeau Field, you might as well go all the way.
That means you light up the coals of the kosher grill and bring out the kosher hot dogs, beef, chicken and brats.
Have Prayers and Packers, too
GREEN BAY, WI — If you’re going to have a kosher tailgate at Lambeau Field, you might as well go all the way.
That means you light up the coals of the kosher grill and bring out the kosher hot dogs, beef, chicken and brats.
NEWTON, MA — A fast-growing Orthodox Jewish community that has battled the city for nearly five years scored a major victory last week, defeating the last municipal obstacle to building a 12,000-square-foot synagogue in a residential neighborhood in Newton Highlands.
By a vote of 19 to 3, the Board of Aldermen approved Beth Menachem Chabad's plan to provide just nine parking spaces alongside its new center at 349 Dedham St., at least 60 fewer spaces than zoning rules would generally require.
Jewish Center Wins OK from City
NEWTON, MA — A fast-growing Orthodox Jewish community that has battled the city for nearly five years scored a major victory last week, defeating the last municipal obstacle to building a 12,000-square-foot synagogue in a residential neighborhood in Newton Highlands.
By a vote of 19 to 3, the Board of Aldermen approved Beth Menachem Chabad’s plan to provide just nine parking spaces alongside its new center at 349 Dedham St., at least 60 fewer spaces than zoning rules would generally require.
Mazal Tov! – Sunday Night L’Chaim!
Tanchum Matusof (Cannes, France) and Chani Raskin (Montreal, Canada) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — The Israeli Ambassador to the UN, The Honorable Dan Gillerman recently endorsed the JLI fall course on Israel.
“The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s course on The Land & the Spirit informs the mind and inspires the soul, a ‘must-see’ for those learning about and advocating for Israel,” he wrote in his endorsement.
An Incubator For Twenty-First Century Jewish Leadership
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — The Israeli Ambassador to the UN, The Honorable Dan Gillerman recently endorsed the JLI fall course on Israel.
“The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s course on The Land & the Spirit informs the mind and inspires the soul, a ‘must-see’ for those learning about and advocating for Israel,” he wrote in his endorsement.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid and Dorith (nee Mizrachi) Blachman (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.
Illinois Becomes Latest State to Mandate Moment of Silence in Schools
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois’ state House of Representatives voted Thursday to override Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s veto of a moment-of-silence bill, effectively making law provisions for all public schools in the state to begin their days with a moment of silence.
The description of the target addresses one of the central mysteries surrounding the Sept. 6 attack, and suggests that Israel carried out the raid to demonstrate its determination to snuff out even a nascent nuclear project in a neighboring state. The Bush administration was divided at the time about the wisdom of Israel’s strike, American officials said, and some senior policy makers still regard the attack as premature.
Analysts Find Israel Struck a Nuclear Project Inside Syria
Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed nuclear reactor, apparently modeled on one North Korea has used to create its stockpile of nuclear weapons fuel, according to American and foreign officials with access to the intelligence reports.
The description of the target addresses one of the central mysteries surrounding the Sept. 6 attack, and suggests that Israel carried out the raid to demonstrate its determination to snuff out even a nascent nuclear project in a neighboring state. The Bush administration was divided at the time about the wisdom of Israel’s strike, American officials said, and some senior policy makers still regard the attack as premature.
ASHEVILLE, NC — Mayor Terry Bellamy proclaimed a “Chabad Day of Goodness and Kindness” in honor of Chabad of Western North Carolina’s inauguration of its new home on 660 Merrimon Avenue.
Beneath the bold white-on-blue Chabad House sign, the door of the new space opens into a large room where prayer services and community events will be held. An enthusiastic bunch of 150 poured in, the fresh scent of new paint and carpet still in the air, and peered into the rabbi’s office and the children’s room during the grand opening event on September 30.
Chabad Day of Goodness & Kindnesss Proclaimed in NC
ASHEVILLE, NC — Mayor Terry Bellamy proclaimed a “Chabad Day of Goodness and Kindness” in honor of Chabad of Western North Carolina’s inauguration of its new home on 660 Merrimon Avenue.
Beneath the bold white-on-blue Chabad House sign, the door of the new space opens into a large room where prayer services and community events will be held. An enthusiastic bunch of 150 poured in, the fresh scent of new paint and carpet still in the air, and peered into the rabbi’s office and the children’s room during the grand opening event on September 30.
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Yossi and Mindy (nee Golowinski) Wolff.
IYH at 539 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Avraham and Deena (nee Katz) Lehr.
IYH at 852 Eastern Pkwy Apt 4C, [bet Kingston And Albany Ave]
Dovid and Chaya Lev.
IYH at Hadar HaTorah, 824 Eastern Pkwy, 2nd Flr, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Chezky and Perry (nee Grossbaum) Wolff.
IYH at 1378 Union St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Shlomie and Rochel Leah (nee Ostrov) Danzinger.
IYH at 719 Montgomery St, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Levi and Fraidy (nee Kahanov) Vogel.
IYH at 10129 Haley Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32257.
Dovid and Elisa (nee Erdvin) Goldstein.
IYH at 7715 Vickijohn Dr, Houston, TX 77071.
Chanoch and Sara (nee Rosenzwieg) Nelken.
IYH at 133 Theodore Pl, Thornhill, ON, Canada
Please 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 entering the Farbrengen of Yud Aleph Nissin 1972. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum.
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Picture of the Day! – Yud Aleph Nissin 1972!
The Rebbe entering the Farbrengen of Yud Aleph Nissin 1972. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum.
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For 300 days, Noah, his family and two of every non-kosher species of animal – minus those of the sea – and seven of every kosher one occupied a three-deck ark of wood.
Just what stories did Noah tell his children to pass the time?
Internet-based “Jewish” Zoo Debuts on Chabad-Lubavitch Web Site
For 300 days, Noah, his family and two of every non-kosher species of animal – minus those of the sea – and seven of every kosher one occupied a three-deck ark of wood.
Just what stories did Noah tell his children to pass the time?
Two nations are in your womb. Two governments will separate from inside you; the upper hand will go from one government to the other.
– Genesis 25:23
The Holy One, blessed be He, created two impulses, one good and the other evil.
– Talmud Berochot 61a
Like it or not, we are each engaged in a battle against our own set of mean genes. They are wily opponents too. Masters of the visceral, they control through satisfaction, pain, and pleasure.
– Dr.’s Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan Mean Genes
Destroy man’s desire to sin, our sages tell us, and you would destroy the world.
Not that anyone needs to sin. But one who lacks the desire to sin is not a citizen of this world. And without citizens, who will effect lasting change?
– Tzvi Freeman
As a child, Reb Herschel of Krakow was once scolded by his father for not arising early for prayer service. “I can’t help it,” complained the boy. “It’s that yetzer hara of mine. It keeps telling me to turn over and go back to sleep – that it’s too early to awake.”
The Weekly Sedra – Parashas Noach – A Tale Of Two Souls
A Peak Into The Human Psyche
Two nations are in your womb. Two governments will separate from inside you; the upper hand will go from one government to the other.
– Genesis 25:23The Holy One, blessed be He, created two impulses, one good and the other evil.
– Talmud Berochot 61aLike it or not, we are each engaged in a battle against our own set of mean genes. They are wily opponents too. Masters of the visceral, they control through satisfaction, pain, and pleasure.
– Dr.’s Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan Mean GenesDestroy man’s desire to sin, our sages tell us, and you would destroy the world.
Not that anyone needs to sin. But one who lacks the desire to sin is not a citizen of this world. And without citizens, who will effect lasting change?
– Tzvi FreemanAs a child, Reb Herschel of Krakow was once scolded by his father for not arising early for prayer service. “I can’t help it,” complained the boy. “It’s that yetzer hara of mine. It keeps telling me to turn over and go back to sleep – that it’s too early to awake.”
Magier dance during an Oct. 2
Simchat Beit Hashoeva celebration.
Photo courtesy of Yossi Wolfe
This ceremony is discussed at length in the Talmud, says Rabbi Laibel Blotner of Chabad of Mesa, in an e-mail. “The Talmud describes the ceremony as one that the streets of Jerusalem were lit up and the greatest Rabbis would participate in singing and dancing. The festivities would last throughout the night.”
A Joyful Concert
Magier dance during an Oct. 2
Simchat Beit Hashoeva celebration.
Photo courtesy of Yossi Wolfe
During the days when the Temple was still standing in Jerusalem, a special ceremony was performed during Sukkot. This ceremony, called Beit Hashoeva, “the place of drawing water,” involved drawing water and pouring it on the altar. The ceremony was accompanied by a celebration, which involved dancing and juggling and was called “Simchat Beit Hashoeva.”
This ceremony is discussed at length in the Talmud, says Rabbi Laibel Blotner of Chabad of Mesa, in an e-mail. “The Talmud describes the ceremony as one that the streets of Jerusalem were lit up and the greatest Rabbis would participate in singing and dancing. The festivities would last throughout the night.”
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended
Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended on Friday and Saturday, October 12-13 for holiday observance. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.
