Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday L’Chaims!
Shauly Teller (Crown Heights) and Chaya Markel (Agoura Hills, CA) .
IYH at Agudah, 456 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Yoni Rendler (Crown Heights) and Rochie Yarmush (Montreal, Canada) .
IYH at 778 Montgomery St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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“This is one of the most engaging programs we’ve run this year,” stated Rabbi Yossy Gordon, executive director of the Brooklyn-based Chabad on Campus, the arm of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that’s dedicated to supporting the activities of the more than 100 shluchim families serving college campuses. “The response of students has been particularly energizing.
Israelinks Winds Down, but Student Excitement Soars
As they evaluate the inaugural Israelinks summer trip to the Holy Land, student participants and organizers with the Chabad on Campus International Foundation are proclaiming the three-week sightseeing and spiritual journey a resounding success.
“This is one of the most engaging programs we’ve run this year,” stated Rabbi Yossy Gordon, executive director of the Brooklyn-based Chabad on Campus, the arm of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that’s dedicated to supporting the activities of the more than 100 shluchim families serving college campuses. “The response of students has been particularly energizing.
Chabad of West Hempstead Honors Friendship Circle Volunteers
West Hempstead, Long Island — This past Monday evening, June 25, Chabad of West Hempstead directed by Rabbi Yossi and his wife Chaya Rochel Lieberman hosted its third annual evening of recognition, saluting a group of over 70 dedicated volunteers of the Friendship Circle program.
The event was attended by Representatives from the State of NY, Nassau County, and the Town of Hempstead.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Acting on recent successes, The Mendy Report has announced that it will now be phasing into its new mode just in time for summer. The broadcast company, which only recently moved out of Beta mode, will now release a new show every day, instead of weekly. The daily shows, which started airing this week, will be supplemented by periodical independent releases, such as Weekly Winks and OTDDS, reminiscent of the previous setup.
The Mendy Report Goes Daily!
Acting on recent successes, The Mendy Report has announced that it will now be phasing into its new mode just in time for summer. The broadcast company, which only recently moved out of Beta mode, will now release a new show every day, instead of weekly. The daily shows, which started airing this week, will be supplemented by periodical independent releases, such as Weekly Winks and OTDDS, reminiscent of the previous setup.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Arie Lev (Montreal, Canada) and Devorah Levy (Johannesburg, South Africa) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
We immense pain and sadness we inform you of the very untimely passing of a young Bochur HaTomim Menachem Mendel ben Avner Moshiach at the age of 13.
Menachem Mendel recently suffered a sudden illness after which Tehillim requests were posted online and in the Shuls. He was a student in Oholei Torah and was set to graduate the 8th grade this year.
UPDATE: The levaya will be take place on Sunday, it will be leaving the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at around 9:45am and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am
Baruch Dayan HoEmes
Boruch Dayan HoEmes – HaTomim Menachem Mendel Moshiach OBM
We immense pain and sadness we inform you of the very untimely passing of a young Bochur HaTomim Menachem Mendel ben Avner Moshiach at the age of 13.
Menachem Mendel recently suffered a sudden illness after which Tehillim requests were posted online and in the Shuls. He was a student in Oholei Torah and was set to graduate the 8th grade this year.
UPDATE: The levaya will be take place on Sunday, it will be leaving the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at around 9:45am and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am
Baruch Dayan HoEmes
The Weekly Comic – Parshas Balak
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yoni Rendler (Crown Heights) and Rochie Yarmush (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at 778 Montgomery St, [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
Saskatchewan, Canada — When Shmuli Raitman and Yisrael Kugel found out they were being sent to Saskatchewan for the summer, they didn't have any idea what to expect.
“I had to figure out how to spell it in order to Google it to find out what it was,” said Kugel, who hails from Manhattan.
Students on Mission to Jews in Sask
Saskatchewan, Canada — When Shmuli Raitman and Yisrael Kugel found out they were being sent to Saskatchewan for the summer, they didn’t have any idea what to expect.
“I had to figure out how to spell it in order to Google it to find out what it was,” said Kugel, who hails from Manhattan.
1. In this week's Torah portion a non-Jewish king named Balak asks Balaam (a non-Jewish man who was able to converse with Hashem and had special gifts) to curse the Jewish people. In the end Balaam was not able to curse the Jewish people, and only Blessings came out of his mouth.
2. One of the Blessings to the Jewish people which came out of Balaam's mouth was; “For from its origin, I see it rock like, and from hills do I view it. Behold! It is a nation that will dwell in solitude and not be reckoned among the nations” (see Chapter 23, Verse 9).
The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Balak
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion a non-Jewish king named Balak asks Balaam (a non-Jewish man who was able to converse with Hashem and had special gifts) to curse the Jewish people. In the end Balaam was not able to curse the Jewish people, and only Blessings came out of his mouth.
2. One of the Blessings to the Jewish people which came out of Balaam’s mouth was; “For from its origin, I see it rock like, and from hills do I view it. Behold! It is a nation that will dwell in solitude and not be reckoned among the nations” (see Chapter 23, Verse 9).
Melbourne, Australia — Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, the spiritual head of Melbourne’s Lubavitch community, defied the odds on Monday by leaving his hospital bed to attend a celebration of 50 years of Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Ladies College.
Out of Hospital, Rabbi Groner Makes Surprise Appearance at Yeshivah Fundraiser
Melbourne, Australia — Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, the spiritual head of Melbourne’s Lubavitch community, defied the odds on Monday by leaving his hospital bed to attend a celebration of 50 years of Yeshivah-Beth Rivkah Ladies College.
Moments before the board was to take its vote, as if by divine intervention, all the lights in the Kings Plaza Community Room went out, providing a strange end to the board’s 2006-7 session.
Community Board 18 Opposes Chabad House
Canarsie, Brooklyn — Under a blanket of darkness, Community Board 18 last week unanimously rejected a plan that seeks to bring a synagogue to a residential block in Mill Island.
Moments before the board was to take its vote, as if by divine intervention, all the lights in the Kings Plaza Community Room went out, providing a strange end to the board’s 2006-7 session.
Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Raffi and Sarah (nee Porter) Kats.
IYH at 763 Eastern Pkwy, Apt C22, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Eli Moshe and Mirel (nee Rodal) Levitansky.
IYH at 468 Malbone St, (Map This).
Levi and Chani Heber.
IYH at 568 Montgomery St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Yankee and Binah (nee Lipkind) Teitelbaum.
IYH at 1703 President St, [bet Utica and Rochester Ave].
Levy and Batshevah (nee Junik) Browd
IYH at 1705 President St. [bet Utica and Rochester Ave]
Josh and Bliss Green.
IYH at 1398 NE 176th St, Miami, FL 33162.
Zelik and Bassie (nee Shusterman) Moscowitz.
IYH at 3068 Antelope Springs Rd, Northbrook, IL 60062.
Mendel and Altie Wolvovsky (Shluchim to Santa Rosa, CA) .
Chayim Eliyohu and Simi Mishulovin.
IYH at 2266 SW Vermont St, Portland, OR 97219.
Yossi and Rivka (nee Maltz) Freeman.
IYH at Rua Melo Alves, 729/22, S Paulo, Brazil.
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.
Missoula, MT — Yankie Shemtov took a deep breath as he stood at the edge of Caras Park earlier this week.
He looked at his traveling partner, Ephraim Zimmerman, psyched himself up a bit and said, “Here goes, we're going in.”
Rabbinical Students hit the Road to Visit Jews Across Montana
Missoula, MT — Yankie Shemtov took a deep breath as he stood at the edge of Caras Park earlier this week.
He looked at his traveling partner, Ephraim Zimmerman, psyched himself up a bit and said, “Here goes, we’re going in.”
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Rabbi Benzion and Rochie Pape (Shluchim to Little Rock, AR) on the birth of their daughter Sima Esther.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Modern Day Miracles” (Volume 37, Episode 147).
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Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Video of the Day – Weekly Living Torah Clip
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Modern Day Miracles” (Volume 37, Episode 147).
Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org
Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
For the 60th Time, 330 Bochurim Going on Merkos Shlichus
For the 60th time since the first ‘Merkos Shlichus’ this summer 330 Bochurim who completed their studies in yeshiva will be going out to places across the world to spread Yiddishkeit in small towns and places where there are no Shluchim or Rabbis.
Bochurim heard from Shluchim and rabbis about their personal experiences and success stories of Merkos Shlichus as well as practical advice on how to achieve the most possible from their outreach.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
