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NOW LIVE: The 2007 Chabad “To Life” Telethon

Broadcasting live Today! September 9 from 7:00pm to 1:00am, EST.

LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — On Sunday, September 9, millions of people will unite in song, dance, and the joy of giving. September 9 is the day of the 2007 Chabad “To Life” Telethon, when we celebrate the best in ourselves by reaching out to others.

Your generosity enables Chabad to provide vital educational and social services to countless people in need. Your compassion supports nonsectarian programs that lift up people of all ages, races, backgrounds, and beliefs. Please make your tax-deductible donation today to help us educate, comfort, and give hope to those less fortunate.

You can watch the Telethon live online by clicking This Link!

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New Engagement!

Nathaniel Cohen (Neuilly, France) to Raquel Illouz (Paris, France)
Baby Boy!

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
New Engagement!

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
Baby Girl!

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)
New Engagement!

Dovi Borochov (Crown Heights) to Mirel Vogel (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Binyomin Beilin (Boston, MA) Rivkah Bracha Ross (Waterbury, CT)
Baby Girl!

Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Zaetz (Crown Heights) to Hanni Ladayov (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
Baby Girl!

Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Menahem Mendel Bredoire (Paris, France) to Haya Mouchka Sebag (Paris,France)

Shomrim Nab Nelson Red Handed!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – After a hour and a half stakeout, 8 Shomrim members were rewarded with the apprehension and arrest of Terrence Nelson, 39, Crown Heights’s notorious auto burglar, with an extensive rap sheet including 26 prior arrests!

At 4:00am the Shomrim hotline rang and a resident alerted patrolling members that while they were locking their car they spotted a male black attempting to open their car, on Troy Avenue between Carroll and Crown, just as they had parked and locked the car. Apparently the perp did not see them, but he was unable to gain access to the car.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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As the Yomim Tovim are fast approaching and all of us are preparing our Yom Tov needs, including buying food, clothing, shoes, and everything else. We are appealing to all residents in the crown heights community to look out for those friends, relatives and neighbors who are not as fortunate and may need help to bring their Simcha of the Yomim Tovim to make it as joyous and happy as possible.

If you know of anyone who needs help please contact us as soon as possible so we can be sure to get them their needs immediately. Please call C.S.S.Y. at (718) 774-5270 or (718) 771-3621 or (718) 604-1292.

Donation information in the Extended Article

Announcement from Chevra Simcha Shabbos V’Yom Tov

As the Yomim Tovim are fast approaching and all of us are preparing our Yom Tov needs, including buying food, clothing, shoes, and everything else. We are appealing to all residents in the crown heights community to look out for those friends, relatives and neighbors who are not as fortunate and may need help to bring their Simcha of the Yomim Tovim to make it as joyous and happy as possible.

If you know of anyone who needs help please contact us as soon as possible so we can be sure to get them their needs immediately. Please call C.S.S.Y. at (718) 774-5270 or (718) 771-3621 or (718) 604-1292.

Donation information in the Extended Article

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With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaChossid HaTomim R. Abba Balkin of Flatbush at age 76.

Reb Abba is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim his brother Reb Yisroel Balkin in LA, and his sister Leah Edelman in Paris, France.

The Levaya took place today.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Abba Balkin OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaChossid HaTomim R. Abba Balkin of Flatbush at age 76.

Reb Abba is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim his brother Reb Yisroel Balkin in LA, and his sister Leah Edelman in Paris, France.

The Levaya took place today.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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With great sadness and pain we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of Mrs. Shaindel (nee Kartin) Steinhauser OBM at the age of 51.

She leaves behind her husband, Chaim and two kids, Abba and Sara all of whom live in Crown Heights.

The Levaya will take place Today, Sunday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at 12:30pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:00pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Shaindel Steinhauser OBM

With great sadness and pain we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of Mrs. Shaindel (nee Kartin) Steinhauser OBM at the age of 51.

She leaves behind her husband, Chaim and two kids, Abba and Sara all of whom live in Crown Heights.

The Levaya will take place Today, Sunday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at 12:30pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:00pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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Bochurim standing outside the Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany Shabbos afternoon, following an attack on Rabbi Schneur Zalman Gurevitch (inset).

FRANKFURT, Germany [CHI] — Chabad Shliach in Frankfurt, Germany Rabbi Schneur Zalman Gurevitch [42] is in stable condition after being stabbed just a few blocks from his home on Friday night.

The incident unfolded as Rabbi Gurevitch was walking home from the Westend-Synagogue in Frankfurt, a 20 minute walk from his home along with two Shabbos guests when a man shouted a racial slur at the Rabbi.

More in the Extended Article.

Shliach in Franfurt, Germany Stabbed in Apparent Hate Crime

Bochurim standing outside the Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany Shabbos afternoon, following an attack on Rabbi Schneur Zalman Gurevitch (inset).

FRANKFURT, Germany [CHI] — Chabad Shliach in Frankfurt, Germany Rabbi Schneur Zalman Gurevitch [42] is in stable condition after being stabbed just a few blocks from his home on Friday night.

The incident unfolded as Rabbi Gurevitch was walking home from the Westend-Synagogue in Frankfurt, a 20 minute walk from his home along with two Shabbos guests when a man shouted a racial slur at the Rabbi.

More in the Extended Article.

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This Sunday, September 9th there will be a Siyum Sefer Torah, This Torah was written in loving memory of Sidney and Anita Harris OBM by their grandchildren.

The Siyum will take place at 11:00am at 760 Montgomery St. APT 2D [on the corner of Albany Ave.], followed at 1:00pm by Hakafos and a Tahalucha (Parade) to the Jewish Childrens Museum.

The Torah is going to be placed in the Shul at the Jewish Childrens Museum.

SUNDAY: Hachnosas Safer Torah!

This Sunday, September 9th there will be a Siyum Sefer Torah, This Torah was written in loving memory of Sidney and Anita Harris OBM by their grandchildren.

The Siyum will take place at 11:00am at 760 Montgomery St. APT 2D [on the corner of Albany Ave.], followed at 1:00pm by Hakafos and a Tahalucha (Parade) to the Jewish Childrens Museum.

The Torah is going to be placed in the Shul at the Jewish Childrens Museum.

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The Longmont Daily Times-Call
Elijah Seifen saws the tip of a ram’s horn off as he begins making a shofar at a factory hosted by Rabbi Yakov Borenstein recently. The shofar is a semi-musical instrument used typically in Jewish ceremonies

LONGMONT, CO — The sounds from a shofar, a semi-musical instrument used typically in Jewish ceremonies, have been heard for thousands of years at many occasions.

Seasonal Sounds – Shofars note the beginning of High Holy Days

The Longmont Daily Times-Call
Elijah Seifen saws the tip of a ram’s horn off as he begins making a shofar at a factory hosted by Rabbi Yakov Borenstein recently. The shofar is a semi-musical instrument used typically in Jewish ceremonies

LONGMONT, CO — The sounds from a shofar, a semi-musical instrument used typically in Jewish ceremonies, have been heard for thousands of years at many occasions.

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Family and Friends Gather for the Shloshim of Sruly Woonteiler OBM

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Its been one month since the tragic passing of HaBochur Sruly Woonteiler OBM, who passed away from the injuries he sustained when the driver of a pickup truck ran him over on a California street, then fled.

Friend and family marked this day with a traditional gathering, a Shloshim in Aliya on East New York Avenue in Crown Heights. Srulys family had arranged a Seudah for the crowd while they heard inspirational words from Rabbi Alter Metzger, who spoke about Mesirus Nefesh and the preparations one must do for the Yomim Noiroim.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 11 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Eli and Dvora Leah Felberman.
IYH at 466 Malbone St, Apt 1, [bet New York and Clove Rd] (Map).

Avrohom Boruch and Chevy (nee Flint) Lazar.
IYH at 1603 Carroll St, [bet Schenectady and Utica Ave].

Mendy and Channa Chanin.
IYH at 587 Montgomery St, [bet Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].

Menachem and Bassheva (nee Weiss) Roitblat.
IYH at 774 Montgomery St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].

Shmuli and Shainy (nee Ives) Evers.
IYH at 456 Brooklyn Ave, Apt 3F, [bet Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave].

Levi and Yehudis Feigenson.
IYH at 1355 Union St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Dovid Aba and Chany Mochkin.
IYH at 150 Ledgerock Ln, Rochester, NY 14618.

Gershon and Chomi Yehuda.
IYH at 156 W Williams St, Postville, IA 52162.

Sholom Ber and Rivka Schmerling (Shluchim to Venice, FL) .
IYH at 2169 Tamiami Trail S, Venice, FL 34293.

Mendy and Chanie Bukiet.
IYH at 6311 Atrium Dr, Bradenton, FL 34202.

Dovid and Binie (nee Harlig) Holtzberg (Shluchim to Monterey, CA) .
IYH at 881 Terry St, Monterey, CA 93940.

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.

Mazel Tov's
The Rebbe says:

1. Every year without exception we read the Torah portion of Nitzavim on the Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah (the New Year).

2. We know that every Shabbos has a connection to and includes in it all the days of that coming week. Therefore, there must be a connection between Parshas Nitzavim and Rosh Hashanah (because, as we said, Rosh Hashanah is one the days included in the coming week of the Shabbos on which we read Parshas Nitzavim).

Question: What is the connection between the Torah portion of Nitzavim and Rosh Hashanah?

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech

The Rebbe says:

1. Every year without exception we read the Torah portion of Nitzavim on the Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah (the New Year).

2. We know that every Shabbos has a connection to and includes in it all the days of that coming week. Therefore, there must be a connection between Parshas Nitzavim and Rosh Hashanah (because, as we said, Rosh Hashanah is one the days included in the coming week of the Shabbos on which we read Parshas Nitzavim).

Question: What is the connection between the Torah portion of Nitzavim and Rosh Hashanah?

Something Jewish
Chabad.org
The London home of the Lubavitch House School for Senior Girls (Photo: Osher Litzman)

LONDON, England — Government inspectors from the United Kingdom's Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills praised the Lubavitch House School for Senior Girls in the London neighborhood of Stamford Hill for its high standards and multiple achievements.

Lubavitch School in London Earns Top Marks From Government Agency

Chabad.org
The London home of the Lubavitch House School for Senior Girls (Photo: Osher Litzman)

LONDON, England — Government inspectors from the United Kingdom’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills praised the Lubavitch House School for Senior Girls in the London neighborhood of Stamford Hill for its high standards and multiple achievements.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In light of the two recent tragedies that have plagued our community L”A, there will be a special Q&A session for the residents of Crown Heights.

It will be taking place this Motzoai Shabbos, September 8 at 9:45pm in the Razag Hall located at 739 East New York Ave. [between Troy and Albany]. Separate seating for Men and Woman.

The full flyer can be viewed in the Extended Article.

A MUST ATTEND: Community Wide Meeting – Healing Our Souls – Q&A Session

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In light of the two recent tragedies that have plagued our community L”A, there will be a special Q&A session for the residents of Crown Heights.

It will be taking place this Motzoai Shabbos, September 8 at 9:45pm in the Razag Hall located at 739 East New York Ave. [between Troy and Albany]. Separate seating for Men and Woman.

The full flyer can be viewed in the Extended Article.

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