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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Hakohen Hendel of Montreal, Canada, from the first group of Shluchim the Frierdiker Rebbe sent to Canada, Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim - Montreal & Mara Deasra of Anash in Montreal and the Av Beis Din of the Vaad Ho'oir of Montreal. He was 90 years old.

More in Extended Article.

Boruch Dayan Haemes – Rabbi Yitzchok Hendel OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Hakohen Hendel of Montreal, Canada, from the first group of Shluchim the Frierdiker Rebbe sent to Canada, Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim – Montreal & Mara Deasra of Anash in Montreal and the Av Beis Din of the Vaad Ho’oir of Montreal. He was 90 years old.

More in Extended Article.

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New Engagement!

Menachem Junik (Crown Heights) to Faigy Lieberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Motzei Shabbos, 9:15pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Zalman and Brocho Friedman from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 860 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor
Baby Boy!

Eli and Chava Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia) to Mussie Shemtov (West Bloomfield, MI)
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Zeldie Laufer from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Tomer Ward (Victorville, CA) to Gimel Bentes (Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at The Lounge 556 Crown Street, Enter Building Left Turn
New Engagement!

Moishy Goldberg (Georgetown, NY) to Batsheva Gansburg (Coconut Creek, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
Baby Girl!

Moshe Yisroel Dovid and Estie Wolf from Chicago, IL had a baby girl!
New Enagagement!

Shmouel Nadjar (Charenton le pont S.Maurice, France) to Shirel Chaya Partouche (Creteil, France)
New Engagement!

Avremel Turen (Chicago, IL) to Brochie Reinetz (New Haven, CT) L’Chaim: Thursday, Oct. 15th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Moshe and Chanie Silman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Enagagement!

Mendel Matuf (Crown Heights) to Mushka Fajnland (Herndon, VA)
Baby Girl!

Eli and Ruty (nee Brand) Steinhauser from Fairlawn, NJ had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Shmuly and Geula (nee Katzman) Gniwisch from Houston, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Memke Goldshmid (Valley Stream, NY) to Mushky Gancz (West Palm Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Mendel Minkowics (Crown Heights) to Sara Fajnland (Herndon, VA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Sender Gurewitz (Lyon, France) to Malki Lipskier (S. Petersburg, Russia)

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zlaman and Dit (nee Maiman) Greenberg on the birth of their first born son.

The Sholom Zachor will IY”H be held at 502 New York Ave Apt 2A [Between Sterling and Lefferets].

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

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Michoel and Dvora Leah (nee Turk) Golomb (Crown Heights) on the birth of a baby girl.

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

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Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (L) and German Interior
Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (R) attend a prayer
service in a Berlin synagogue.
Berlin, Germany — German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support for the Jewish community following the attack over the weekend against a Jewish kindergarten.

The prayer service was also intended to express the community’s concern about the increase of hate related crime.

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, of the Berlin Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue which runs the Gan-Israel kindergarten, was astounded by the large showing despite the short time he had to organise the gathering.

Jewish official: “German civil society must mobilize against hate crime”

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Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal (L) and German Interior
Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (R) attend a prayer
service in a Berlin synagogue.

Berlin, Germany — German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, members of the parliament and ministerial representatives attended a local synagogue prayer service Thursday afternoon to show their support for the Jewish community following the attack over the weekend against a Jewish kindergarten.

The prayer service was also intended to express the community’s concern about the increase of hate related crime.

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, of the Berlin Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue which runs the Gan-Israel kindergarten, was astounded by the large showing despite the short time he had to organise the gathering.

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Mazal Tov! – 11 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Shaul and Michal (nee Keller) Rappeport.
IY“H at 935 Eastern Pkwy Apt 1C, [Between Albany and Troy aves].

Sholom and Dina (nee Wolf) Toron
IY”H at 760 Montgomery St Apt 4E, [Between Albany and Troy aves]

Yitzy and Devorah Goldberg
IY“H at 1396 Carroll St [Between Kingston and Albany aves]

Menashe and Naomi Amitay
IY”H 350 Lefferts Ave Apt 3K, [Between New York and Nostrand]

Zalman and Dit (nee Maiman) Greenberg.
IY“H at 502 New York Ave Apt 2A [Between Sterling and Lefferets].

David and Iris Sherman
IY”H at 679 Lefferts Ave, [Betwenn Albany and Troy aves]

Motte and Sarale (nee Sperlin) Fradkin (Shluchim to S. Diego, CA)

Eliezer and Chanya (nee Winograd) Goldblatt (Long Beach, CA) .

Ascher and Sarah (nee Shaw) and Fried (Long Beach, CA) .

Yitzchok and Chaya Tenenbaum
IY”H at Elite Cuisine 7119 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Yosef Yitzchok and Malky (nee Kramer) Blau (Tzfas, Israel) .

Unfortunately we could not get the locations for all the Sholom Zochors this week. 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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Chabad.org has launched a new Itche Kadoozy puppet show series. In this episode; is Purim a holiday or a preplanned strategy initiated by Mordechai and Queen Esther he was almost arrested by the FBI...

Click here to play clip.

Video of the Day – Itche Kadoozy Purim Episode

Chabad.org has launched a new Itche Kadoozy puppet show series. In this episode; is Purim a holiday or a preplanned strategy initiated by Mordechai and Queen Esther he was almost arrested by the FBI…

Click here to play clip.

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Rabbi Shea Hecht - NCFJE

The other night my son walked into my room and told me, “You know the recent rumors that so-and-so died of a heart attack or something like that? It really didn't make too much sense to me when I heard it because he was so young and now I just heard the real, harsh truth. He spent the night drinking and died of alcohol poisoning.”

The story my son told me hit me like a sledgehammer....

Just One More Cup

Rabbi Shea Hecht – NCFJE

The other night my son walked into my room and told me, “You know the recent rumors that so-and-so died of a heart attack or something like that? It really didn’t make too much sense to me when I heard it because he was so young and now I just heard the real, harsh truth. He spent the night drinking and died of alcohol poisoning.”

The story my son told me hit me like a sledgehammer….

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Please Say Tehillim for…

Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Mereh bas Raiza she is going into surgery on Friday morning.

Matel bas Chana Fruma

Shimshiom Hakohen ben Faiga

Miriam Beila bas Rochel

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Sitka, AK — With Yud-Aleph Nissan just a month away; giving a gift to the Rebbe is on every chossid's mind. Over 25 years ago, the Rebbe began a push that the Tanya be printed in any location where there is even one Jew. Ever since, Tanyas have been printed globaly, in nearly every city. The Rebbe explains that by printing; one accomplishes that not only are the “wellsprings” spread everywhere, but that the city itself, becomes a wellspring of its own (Lukkutei Sichos vol. 26).

Chassidus Shining by the Arctic Circle

Sitka, AK — With Yud-Aleph Nissan just a month away; giving a gift to the Rebbe is on every chossid’s mind. Over 25 years ago, the Rebbe began a push that the Tanya be printed in any location where there is even one Jew. Ever since, Tanyas have been printed globaly, in nearly every city. The Rebbe explains that by printing; one accomplishes that not only are the “wellsprings” spread everywhere, but that the city itself, becomes a wellspring of its own (Lukkutei Sichos vol. 26).

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The Rebbe says:

1. The Megillah (the scroll which we read the “Book of Esther” from) describes the wicked haman as “haman the agagite”. Agag was a King of the amelekites and the wicked haman descended from this King.

Question: Why is the wicked haman described as “haman the agagite”, and what does this have to do with Purim?

2. The Rebbe now builds the foundation for the explanation:

The Haftorah (a text selected from “The Prophets” which is read on Shabbat after the Torah reading) which we always read on the Shabbos before Purim tells us the story of king agag:

A Sichah for Purim

The Rebbe says:

1. The Megillah (the scroll which we read the “Book of Esther” from) describes the wicked haman as “haman the agagite”. Agag was a King of the amelekites and the wicked haman descended from this King.

Question: Why is the wicked haman described as “haman the agagite”, and what does this have to do with Purim?

2. The Rebbe now builds the foundation for the explanation:

The Haftorah (a text selected from “The Prophets” which is read on Shabbat after the Torah reading) which we always read on the Shabbos before Purim tells us the story of king agag:

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Josh Samples - Chabad.edu
Columbus, OH — There are plenty of reasons the Chabad house on campus has always been a home away from home, and so much more for me.

For instance, I can safely say that the best things in life are free, especially if you’re in need of a good kosher meal. When I first arrived at Ohio State University, thousands of miles away from home in Seattle – and hundreds of miles from anyone I knew for that matter – to say I was intimidated is an understatement. The Columbus, Ohio school boasts a very large student body, so I decided to look for something besides the typical ice-breaker in the hope of finding some people who were actually like me.

From Feeling Like a Nobody to Becoming a Somebody

Josh Samples – Chabad.edu

Columbus, OH — There are plenty of reasons the Chabad house on campus has always been a home away from home, and so much more for me.

For instance, I can safely say that the best things in life are free, especially if you’re in need of a good kosher meal. When I first arrived at Ohio State University, thousands of miles away from home in Seattle – and hundreds of miles from anyone I knew for that matter – to say I was intimidated is an understatement. The Columbus, Ohio school boasts a very large student body, so I decided to look for something besides the typical ice-breaker in the hope of finding some people who were actually like me.

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1: Megillas Esther w/ Silver Case – Mattisyahu Miller, Brooklyn, NY
2: Dell Computer w/ 19” Flat Monitor & Color Printer – Shai Advocat, Brooklyn, NY
3: Five Piece Sterling Silver Shabbos Table Set – Dr. Steven Rubel, Lawrence, NY
4: Men’s or Women’s Watch by Raymond Weil – Martin Bock, West New York, NJ

More in the Extended Article!

Winners of Hadar Hatorah’s Annual Purim Raffle

1: Megillas Esther w/ Silver Case – Mattisyahu Miller, Brooklyn, NY
2: Dell Computer w/ 19” Flat Monitor & Color Printer – Shai Advocat, Brooklyn, NY
3: Five Piece Sterling Silver Shabbos Table Set – Dr. Steven Rubel, Lawrence, NY
4: Men’s or Women’s Watch by Raymond Weil – Martin Bock, West New York, NJ

More in the Extended Article!

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Fuel Explosion in a Mechanic Shop

At around 9:10 this morning there was an explosion in a Mechanic shop on Troy Ave between East New York and Lefferts, the area quickly filled with smoke and flames were visible from inside the shop. FDNY arrived on scene only moments after the fire broke out and quickly raised the fire to a 2nd alarm, brining a lot more firefighters and EMS workers to the scene.

It took around 30 minutes to completely subdue the fire during which the school Bnos Menachem who is adjacent to the rear of the mechanic shop began filling with smoke. Numerous Shomrim members who were on scene quickly evacuated the school in an orderly fashion. Some children were seen in their Purim costumes.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The Rebbe says:

1. At the conclusion of this week’s Torah portion, the Torah tells us about the Mizbe’ach Ha’za’hav (the Altar covered in gold).

2. Our Sages tell us that the Altar covered in gold, and the Altar covered in copper which the Torah told us about in last week’s Torah portion, cannot become impure (Tamei) no matter what touches it.

There are 2 reasons given as to why the Altars cannot become impure:

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Tetzaveh

The Rebbe says:

1. At the conclusion of this week’s Torah portion, the Torah tells us about the Mizbe’ach Ha’za’hav (the Altar covered in gold).

2. Our Sages tell us that the Altar covered in gold, and the Altar covered in copper which the Torah told us about in last week’s Torah portion, cannot become impure (Tamei) no matter what touches it.

There are 2 reasons given as to why the Altars cannot become impure:

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