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The Winners of this years Shoneh Halachos Chidon!

The winners of this years Chidon were
1st Place: Berel Paltiel and Avrohom Minsky
2nd Place: Mendy Bindel, Mendel Oster and Menachem Shuchat
3rd Place: Naftoli Barber

Shoneh Halachos is a program for eighth grade boys to encourage and guide them in the study of Halacha with the Alter Rebbe’s Psak which is clearly explained through notations made by Rabbi Levi Bistritzky a”h – former Rav pf Tzfat. Established by the Igud Menahalei Yeshivos of Crown Heights for Oholei Menachem and United Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Crown Street in the goal to expand the knowledge of Halacha and Yiras Shamayim of the talmidim of our community.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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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)

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shneur and Yenti (nee Schiffrin) Cohen (Boro Park, Brooklyn) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

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Two New Shuls open in Crown Heights!

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — This past Shabbos (Parshas Behar-Bechukosai) was the grand opening of a 2 new Shuls in Crown Heights. Bais Eliezer Yitzchok, in memory of Rabbi Lazer Levy OBM, is located at 394 Kingston Avenue, near the corner of Montgomery Street, and another Shul called Mishkan Menachem.

More pictures in the Extended Article

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov Meir and Perel (nee Roth) Kahanov (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

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Joshua Runyan - Chabad.edu
Leeds, England — When the University of Leeds’ Jewish students return to classes come this fall, they’ll have more than one occasion to celebrate. The first: The arrival of Rabbi Michoel and Chana Sorah Danow to the northern England university will mark the opening of the third campus Chabad House in the United Kingdom this year. The second, flowing naturally from the first, will be the Danow’s oldest son’s bar mitzvah.

Leeds Now Home to United Kingdom’s Fifth Campus Chabad House

Joshua Runyan – Chabad.edu

Leeds, England — When the University of Leeds’ Jewish students return to classes come this fall, they’ll have more than one occasion to celebrate. The first: The arrival of Rabbi Michoel and Chana Sorah Danow to the northern England university will mark the opening of the third campus Chabad House in the United Kingdom this year. The second, flowing naturally from the first, will be the Danow’s oldest son’s bar mitzvah.

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Mazal Tov! – 4 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Mordechai and Nina (nee Barnett) Simons.
IYH at 327 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand aves].

Yaakov and Rochel Leah (nee Katz) Danzinger.
IYH at 645 Lefferts Ave Apt 3C, [corner Albany ave].

Mendy and Bassy (nee Rotenberg) Tauby.
IYH at 836 Montgomery St Apt 8B, [corner Troy ave].

Arik and Tzippy (nee Greenwald) Lipsker (Rechovot, Israel) .

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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From Party House to Chabad House

Darcy Silvers – Chabad.edu

S. Cruz, CA — Previously known as a “party house,” the three-story home still attracts dozens of students on Friday nights. But while the former location of the campus Frisbee team had been known for its raucous events, now students show up to do a lot more than party. That’s because the house is now home to Chabad at the University of California at S. Cruz. And it has undergone more than just a physical transformation.

Shlichus
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sholom Ber (ben Shmuel) Langsam (Crown Heights) and Ruchama Levin (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].


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Chabad Planning to Move by Fall

Laura Pace – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Pittsburgh, PA — Chabad of the South Hills will be on the move in a few months.

Chabad, which is known as the Jewish Center for Living and Learning, currently rents space on Bower Hill Road at the Bower Hill Swim Club, but has purchased its own building in Mt. Lebanon, with plans to move by fall.

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The Weekly Comic! Parshas Bamidbar

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1-3: From twenty years old and upwards, all who are fit to go out to the army in Israel, you shall count them by their legions you and Aaron.

Once again we would like to encourage all readers to voice their opinion on this weeks comic by using the Comment System!

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Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Today, Wednesday at around 6:30 PM, a visibly agitated Black male around 6’ 2” walking around without a shirt in the vicinity of East New York and Kingston muttering and mumbling to himself, suddenly smashed the window of a parked vehicle right in front of a number of Shomrim members.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Violent Emotionally Disturbed Person Vandalizes Car – Gets Apprehended

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Today, Wednesday at around 6:30 PM, a visibly agitated Black male around 6’ 2” walking around without a shirt in the vicinity of East New York and Kingston muttering and mumbling to himself, suddenly smashed the window of a parked vehicle right in front of a number of Shomrim members.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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The Rebbe says:

1. This week we begin a new Book in the “Five Books of Moses” called Chumash Bamidbar or as it is referred to as “The Book of Numbers”.

The first portion in Chumash Bamidbar is called Bamidbar, and we read this Torah portion every year on the Shabbos before the festival of Shavous (which is the anniversary of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai).

2. The simple reason why we read Parshas (the portion of) Bamidbar before Shavous is to make a separation between the curses which we read in the previous week's Torah portion of Bechukosai and the giving of the Torah (Shavous). However since everything in Torah is perfectly exact (indeed our Sages learn out numerous Laws from one letter in the Torah), we must say that there is a reason why the portion of Bamidbar was specifically chosen to be the portion which we read before the festival of Shavous and not any other portion.

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Bamidbar

The Rebbe says:

1. This week we begin a new Book in the “Five Books of Moses” called Chumash Bamidbar or as it is referred to as “The Book of Numbers”.

The first portion in Chumash Bamidbar is called Bamidbar, and we read this Torah portion every year on the Shabbos before the festival of Shavous (which is the anniversary of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai).

2. The simple reason why we read Parshas (the portion of) Bamidbar before Shavous is to make a separation between the curses which we read in the previous week’s Torah portion of Bechukosai and the giving of the Torah (Shavous). However since everything in Torah is perfectly exact (indeed our Sages learn out numerous Laws from one letter in the Torah), we must say that there is a reason why the portion of Bamidbar was specifically chosen to be the portion which we read before the festival of Shavous and not any other portion.

Something Jewish
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Brooklyn, NY — Crown Heights resident Eli Toron works for the Nickelodeon company, producers of children’s shows. On Thursday night the company is hosting a grand opening party for Little Airplane Productions and asked their artist employees to share some of their artwork to hang in the room.

The Beautiful Drawing is in the Extended Article.

Nickelodeon Pick Drawing of the Rebbe

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Brooklyn, NY — Crown Heights resident Eli Toron works for the Nickelodeon company, producers of children’s shows. On Thursday night the company is hosting a grand opening party for Little Airplane Productions and asked their artist employees to share some of their artwork to hang in the room.

The Beautiful Drawing is in the Extended Article.

Chabad News
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This weeks living Torah clip titled 'The Rebbe Recalls his Daily Walk to Cheder. (Volume 36, Episode 141).

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Also available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Expended Article.

Video of the Day – Weekly Living Torah Clip

This weeks living Torah clip titled ‘The Rebbe Recalls his Daily Walk to Cheder. (Volume 36, Episode 141).

Living Torah is a member supported project – Join before Shavuos and Save 44%! LivingTorah.org

Also available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Expended Article.

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