Chicago, IL — 18 Mitzvah tanks took part in the traditional Mitzvah Tank procession held in Chicago in honor of the 11th of Nissan the 105th birthday of the Rebbe. This year, the 11th year since the first tank parade has taken place in Chicago, 77 members of Anash and Tmimim manned the tanks and distributed Matzohs and informative brochures on Pesach, laid Tefillin with the men and handed out Shabbos candles - complete with candle lighting times to women. After stopping at several of the Chabad operated schools in the city, the parade, escorted by a police honor guard, arrived at the Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago and then individual tanks, decorated with Pesach theme signs and large pictures of the Rebbe, dispersed from there to 18 prearranged locations in the city.

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Mansfield, MA — As a kid in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, young Yossi Kivman heard two sirens call.

“I wanted to be the first rabbi fireman,” Kivman says.

You'll never see Kivman, 29, pull up to a burning building on a Mansfield fire engine and run inside to rescue the occupants.

However, more and more area residents seek his help in fanning their interest in their Jewish heritage.

The Angell Street home from which Kivman and his wife, Tzivi, may not have sirens and ladder trucks, but Rabbi Kivman has no regrets. “I'll stick to my job. I think there's enough work on my side to do,” Kivman says

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The Children's Sefer Torah Campaign was founded by the Rebbe at a farbrengen on Yud Aleph Nissan 5741 (1981), Shnas Hakhel.

The central purpose of the campaign is achdus (unity). Achdus brings blessing.

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Portland, ME — At one time, Ellie Miller didn't mind staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning cleaning the oven or lining cupboards in preparation for Passover, only to get up for work the next day.

Today, that's not as feasible, and she tries to find other ways to finish the cleaning and cooking in preparation for the Passover holiday, beginning April 2 this year.

In the days and weeks prior to Passover, Jews are asked to clean their homes of any chametz, or leavened food, which also symbolizes “getting rid of things that are weighing you down in life,” said Avis Smith, education director at Temple Beth El, a conservative congregation in Portland.

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On Monday night, April 2nd, more than 10,000 students will attend Chabad-led Pesach seders on more than 100 campuses in the United States, Canada, England, Australia and Israel.

From the West Coast to the East Coast, and in many places in between, collegians at schools such as New York University, Columbia University, the University of Southern California, the University of Maryland and the University of Florida will be asking the four questions, and telling the story of the Jewish people’s birth and deliverance from slavery.

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New York, NY — Thursday Morning Bochurim and Children were seen milling around President and Kingston, where they were looking for their 'Mitzvah Tanks' and the group they will be sharing it with. The 57 Tanks, corresponding to the number of years of the Rebbes Nesius, were all lined up and ‘armed’ with Pesach Guides, Matzos, Neshe"K and Tefillin, to set off on the annual Mitzvah Tank Parade commemorating the Rebbes birthday which takes place today, Friday, Yud Alef Nissan.

Over 100 Gorgeous pictures of the Parade and Mivtzoim for your viewing pleasure, in the Extended Article!

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To the residents of Crown Heights,
“Where Hashem has commanded His blessing”,

Greetings and Blessings,

Our community has unfortunately experienced numerous tragedies of late; with one calamity closely followed by yet another (may Heaven protect us). Included in the unfortunate string of events have been the deaths of loved ones, honored Chassidim, as well as Shluchim of the Rebbe...

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Brooklyn, NY — A 16 year old girl behind the wheel of a car for her very first time swerved and struck a parked car. The incident took place this past Tuesday on Albany and Crown, the student driver was getting her first lesson with ‘Prestige’ driving school. The driving instructor, Mr. Hughes told CrownHeights.info that he didn’t even have time to react and the driver had already hit the parked car.

Both cars sustained damage but no one was injured, police were called and an accident report had been filled out.

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Zev and Chanie (nee Hershkop) Nelken.
IY“H at 523 Brooklyn Ave Apt 1D, [corner E New York ave].

Mayer and Henny Preger.
IY”H at 396 Crown St, [between Brooklyn and New York aves].

Yaakov (Coby) and Malky (nee Flint) Lang.
IY“H at 733 Eastern Pkwy, [between Kingston and Brooklyn aves].

Yechezkel and Avigail Barnett
IY”H at 465 Brooklyn Ave, [between Empire Blvd and Steling St]

Levi and Miriam Deitsch (Shluchim to Tysons Corner, VA).
IY“H at 1919 Byrd Rd. Vienna, VA

Mordechai and Esther (nee Mergui) Bogatin.
IY”H at Beis Chabad Mergui 112 Rue Rombuteau, 5th floor, Paris, France.

Hirshy and Rashi Minkowicz (Shluchim to Alpharetta, Georgia).
IY“H at 320 Hall Court, Alpharetta, GA.

Levi and Sarah Cunin (Shluchim to Malibu, California)
IY”H at 22933 Pacific Coast Highway Malibu, CA.

Shloimy and Rochel (nee Lebovics) Rosenberg
IY"H at 4934 Kent Ave Montreal, Canada.

Yossi and Nechama Dina (nee Vogel) Levertov (Shluchim to Scottsdale, Arizona)

If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at mazaltov@crownheights.info! Thank You.

Alexandria, VA — In an overflowing ballroom at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, the Jewish community celebrated the Inaugural Gala Dinner of Chabad Lubavitch of Alexandria-Arlington.

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We would like to wish Mazal To to Eliyahu Morrison (Troy, NY) and Rochel Leah Mayteles (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info

Media, PA — Most of the year, Rabbi Eli Strasberg, director of the Chabad Jewish Center of Delaware County, looks like your typical Lubavitcher: black hat, black coat, long beard, tzitzit out.

But during the weeks leading up to Passover, Strasberg, 29, also outfits himself in a crisp white apron and puffy chef's hat.

That's because the Philadelphia native and father of three runs matzah-making demonstrations — or “model matzah bakeries” — for Jewish children all over the region.

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More than 3,000 years ago the Hebrew people were freed from Egyptian bondage by the mighty hand of G-d. The event served as the corner stone and birth of the Jewish nation and religion.

Throughout history Jews have observed G-d's command to commemorate this event with the celebration of Passover. What is the message however, of this important holiday?

Our sages tell us, and we recite it every Passover in the Haggadah, “In every generation one must view him-self as though he him-self has gone out of Egypt”. The Hebrew word for Egypt is “Mitzrayim” which means “constraints”.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shlomo Goldzweig (Tzfas, Israel) and Chani (bas Yosef Yitzchak) Gordon (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement!

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info

Yud Alef Nissan video shown at the Yud Alef Nissan Rally for Yaldei Hashluchim!

Hebrew version in the Extended Article.

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Commemorating Yud Alef Nissan, the Rebbes 105th birthday, the ‘Mitzva Tank Parade Office’ arranges a parade of ‘Mitzvah Tanks’ that start from 770 and on over the Manhattan Bridge then to 6th Avenue all the way to 59th Street and back down 5th Avenue to 23rd Street from where the tanks disperse all across the city to their designated locations to do Mivtzoim!

A full gallery of pictures will soon follow!

If you would like to share any pictures or videos of the Parade please email us at News@CrownHeights.info!

Irkutsk, Russia - Rabbi Aharon Wagner, chief Rabbi of Irkutsk and Chabad Lubavitch representative to the region, sent the Jewish Community of Mongolia full provisions for Passover including, Matzah, Kosher chickens wine and grape juice.

Rabbi Wagner upholds good relationship with the local Mongolian consulate and with their help the boxes of food were sent on the Mongolian national airline. Irkutsk is the closest city to Ulan baator, a mere hour flight away.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zev and Chanie (nee Hershkop) Nelken on the birth of a baby boy!

The Sholom Zochar will IY"H be at 523 Brooklyn Ave Apt 1D, [corner E New York ave]

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

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info

Krakow, Poland — Amonumental 350-year-old synagogue, ransacked by the Nazis, will become Chabad of Krakow’s headquarters during the Passover holiday. Synagogue of Isaac, a baroque-style building situated in the Kazimierz, the old Jewish quarter, is an imposing grand space with ample room for Chabad’s growing menu of community and tourist services.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to David Konfederak (Buenoa Aires, Argentina) and Ilanit Farache (Caracas, Venezuela) on their engagement.

This weeks Living Torah clip is from volume 34, episode 134. The Rebbe burning Chometz in 1988.

Also available with French, Hebrew and Russian subtitles, in the Extended Article.

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The Rebbe says:

1. Our Sages tell us that the Shabbos before Pesach is called “Shabbos Hagadol – The Great Shabbos”.

Almost every year we read the Torah portion of Tzav on the Shabbos before Pesach, on “Shabbos Hagadol”.

The Shelah Hakodesh (lit. The Holy Shelah, Rabbi Yishaya Halevi Howrowitz) says that that every Torah portion which we read on Shabbos has a connection to the time of year in which we read it. In our case this would mean that the portion of Tzav has a connection to Shabbos Hagadol – The Great Shabbos”.

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Naperville, IL — It's a simple recipe that has been passed down through generations of Jews for thousands of years.

Still, matzah isn't something people usually bake themselves.

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For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, but on the first day you shall remove the leaven from your homes ... you shall guard the unleavened bread, because on this very day I will take you out of the land of Egypt; you shall observe this day for your generations as an eternal decree.
-- Exodus 12:15-17

Richmond, VA — Passover begins at sunset Monday. Jewish households are preparing by cleaning, cooking and clearing homes of any vestiges of leavened products.

The holiday, one of the most sacred on the Jewish calendar, commemorates the Exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

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Chico, CA — Passover is a celebration of the birth of the Children of Israel. It marks the liberation of the Jews from 400 years of slavery under Egyptian rule, as told in the Book of Exodus.

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We would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Eli and Brachi (nee Clapman) Friedman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter!

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

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mayer and Henny Preger (Woodmere, NY) on the birth of their baby boy!

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

Jacksonville, FL --That is what Rabbi Shmuel Novack asked the 10 shoppers assembled before him March 19 at the Winn-Dixie supermarket at 9866 Baymeadows Road, only a few weeks before the Jewish holy days of Passover begin.

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Columbia, MD — Ever since the Jews fled ancient Egypt with their unleavened bread, matzo has traveled with them to all corners of the Jewish Diaspora. And just as Jewish life has found fresh expression on new soil and with new generations, so has matzo.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yaakov (Coby) and Malky (nee Flint) Lang (Crown Heights) on the birth of a baby boy.

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

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy (ben Reb Shimon) Lasker (Brussels, Belgium) and Chani (Bas Reb Yossi) Donin (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

After allegations were raised by one of the websites that one of the employees at the Matzah bakery was not Jewish, the owners of the bakery went and made sure she was Jewish. This article was originally published on COL.org.il and was translated for the benefit of our readers.

The episode that has captivated Anash and Shluchim worldwide regarding the kashrus of the matzos after it had been suspected that one of the female workers in the Crown Heights Matzah Bakery was identified as a non-Jew, has now come to an end in light of recent sources of clarification from Belarus and Rabbinical response regarding the matter.

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In honor of the Rebbes birthday a Mitzvah Tank Parade takes place each year on 11th of Nissan. This year there will be 57 ‘tanks’ commemorating the Rebbes 57 years of Nesius.

Parking is reserved for the tanks until Friday morning at the following locations; President Street between Albany Ave and Brooklyn Ave on the right side of the street and on Kingston Ave between Carroll Street and President Street on both side of the street. Please do not park your cars there. These regulations will be enforced by the NYPD.

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The central Yud Aleph Nissan Farbrengen in New York will be held in Campus Chomesh in Crown Heights this Thursday night at 9:30pm. In honor of the Rebbe's birthday the gathering will be attended by Rabbis and Mashpiim, Anash and Tmimim, who will Farbreng together in a spirit of unity. As in former years the central Farbrengen is being arranged by the International Agudas Chassidei Chabad.

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The Benjaminson’s will be sitting Shiva in Montreal till Thursday afternoon
At: 6800 Macdonald Ave. #101 Montreal Quebec H3X 3Z2 Canada
Phone: 514-341-7736

And in New York on Friday, Saturday Night, Sunday, Monday morning (after shachris will be getting up)
At: 660 Lefferts Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203.
Shacharis: 7:30am, 8:00am, 8:30am, 9:00am
Mincha & Maariv: Bizmano

Email: rabbiyb@aol.com

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim. May Hashem comfort them among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has asked two subway car manufacturers to come up with designs for digital security cameras that could be installed inside the cars, officials said yesterday.

Images from the cameras could be used in criminal investigations and could also help investigators in the aftermath of a terrorist attack.

Michael Lombardi, senior vice president for subways of New York City Transit, said the authority had asked Kawasaki and Alstom, the two companies that are producing the latest model of subway car, known as the R160, to propose ways to add security cameras to the cars. The request was made within the last two months.

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For the 30st year in a row, the U.S. President George W. Bush is declaring Yud Aleph Nissan, the Rebbe's birthday - a Day of Education and Sharing. Today (Tuesday) President George Bush signed the declaration which was subsequently released to the media. “Education and Sharing Day honors the legacy of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and emphasizes our commitment to teach the next generation of Americans the values that make our country strong”.

Every year the White House inserts slight alterations in the text but in general, calls upon the American people to increase good deeds in honor of this auspicious day.

To view the full text of the declaration click the Extended Article!

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Bochurim have been immersed in Limud HaTorah for the past six months. To assist a Bochur in properly maintaining that Yeshiva atmosphere until he returns after Yom-Tov, Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim once again published a beautiful booklet loaded with material in Niglah, Halacha, Chassidus, Moshiach, Chassidishe stories etc. to be studied over Pesach.

Many Roshei-Yeshivah have applauded this project and were instrumental in compiling the material in the Kovetz. The material is split up in to three weekly segments each having a selection of relevant and interesting topics.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi Emmer (Crown Heights) and Leah Bassman (Chicago, IL) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY“H be Wednesday night at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St. [Entrance on Albany].

Shabtai Segal (Crown Heights) and Miryam Elisheva Weisman (Crown Heights).
IY"H at 779 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy aves].

Levi Emmer (Crown Heights) and Leah Bassman (Chicago, IL)
IY“H at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St. [Entrance on Albany].

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yankel Korolitzky (Crown Heights) and Rochie Lebovic (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim and Rivkie (nee Laine) Lipskier (Orlando, FL) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

The family of Matel (Martha) Stock, (the wife of R' Shimshon Stock), R. Benjy Stock (Crown Heights) her two daughters Mrs. Chanie Perlmutter (Long Beach, CA) and Mrs. Faigy Moscovits (Crown Heights).

They are sitting Shiva at her house at 593 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and Kingston ave].

Shachris 9:00 am
Mincha 7:00 pm
Maariv Bezmana

Email: baisrivkah310@yahoo.com

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

With sadness we inform you of the passing of R. Nochum Yosef Benjaminson of Montreal Canada at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife Zlata and his children R. Yehuda (Crown Heights), R. Mottel (Israel), R. Yerachmiel (Crown Heights) and R. Sholom Ber (Crown Heights).

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Wednesday at 10:00am in the Chapel of Montreal

Baruch Dayan HoEmes

The Hagaddah speaks of the proverbial Four Sons. Chabad is out there searching for yet a fifth--the Jewish son or daughter who may have had no plans to join a seder.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shabtai Segal (Crown Heights) and Miryam Elisheva Weisman (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Wednesday night at 779 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy aves]

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ezra Ruschinek (Melbourne, Australia) and Lisa Roth (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruli Lederman (Sydney, Australia) and Chaya Joseph (Sydney, Australia) on their engagement.

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordechai and Esther (nee Mergui) Bogatin (Paris, France) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

With profound grief and sadness we inform you of the passing of Mattel (Martha) Stock of Crown Heights. (Wife of R. Shimshon Stock OBM)

She is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim her son R. Benjy Stock (Crown Heights) her two daughters Mrs. Chanie Perlmutter (Long Beach, CA) and Mrs. Faigy Moscovits (Crown Heights).

The Levaya is today leaving Shomrei Hadas at 12:00 pm and will be passing 770 at 12:30 PM sharp.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes

In the picture is the Bochurim who were sent under Merkos Shlichus to places far and far to conduct Sadorim for Yidden.

This past Motzoai Shabbos Shomrim received a call for a car that had just been broken into in a garage in the back yard of a resident. The incident took place on Lefferts Ave between Albany and Troy at around 9:30pm when a resident heard his neighbors car alarm go off in the garage behind the house, he quickly went outside to take a look and found that a stick had been used to break the car window and attempt and gain entry into the car.

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Rabbi Avrohom Flint is sitting Shiva after the passing of his sister Esther Malka Flint. He is sitting Monday through Sunday morning in his home located at 1603 Carroll St. between Schenectady and Utica Aves.

Shachris will be in Boro Park with his nephew. Mincha Mariv will be at the Flint's residence at 7:00pm

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

5 new songs were compiled and recorded for the organization ‘Oorah’, from the performers; Avraham Fried, Shloime Daskal, Boruch Levin, Yisroel Williger and Dovid Gabay.

You can listen to the song by clicking them or you can download them by right clicking on them and saving it.

1. Galeh - Avraham Fried
2. Boneh - Shloime Daskal
3. Hatov - Dovid Gabay
4. Ma Ashiv- Yisroel Williger
5. Dovid Melech - Boruch Levin

To listen to a demo of all the songs click the link below
Demo of the CD

Santa Fe, NM — “My support for the Chabad Jewish Center, comes from my desire to help Jews in Santa Fe connect with their culture and heritage,” Larry Goldstone, president of Thornburg Mortgages, said recently.

“For the past 10 years, Chabad has provided a different and more traditional opportunity to make that connection and it speaks to me on a spiritual level,” Goldstone continued. “So I believe that Chabad's presence is good for our community and I am proud to support them.”

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Spring Valley, NY — Police in Spring Valley busted a family who they say converted a school bus into a matzoh making factory.

Police say a neighbor on Wilshire Drive complained of smoke Friday morning. According to police, they found a school bus equipped with an oven, fans, an exhaust pipe and supplies. Police say the bus had been operating as an oven for almost three years. The house where the school bus is parked is owned by the congregation Midtzar Hatorah.

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Passover is one of the most involved, consuming holidays on the Jewish calendar. The list of don'ts is long, preparations are arduous, and it's eight days long. A challenge for any individual, and yet it seems to be one of the most widely observed holidays. What gives?

Some time ago, a group of people appeared in our Chabad Center on a Friday night; they were new faces, always a nice surprise. Together with a friend—one of our regulars—I approached to welcome them.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Leah (nee Wiesz) Wasserman (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their firstborn daughter!

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

Princeton, NJ — Following the University's denial of a request from the Jewish organization Chabad for a chaplaincy position in the Office of Religious Life, a group of students has started a petition asking President Tilghman to reconsider the decision.

“Chabad will continue to be on campus, regardless of what the University decides,” Chabad student board president Arthur Ewenczyk '09 said. The University cited its policy to recognize only one Jewish chaplain under the Center for Jewish Life (CJL).

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Bradenton, FL — Rabbi Shalom Adler slips a thin net over his short red hair and black yarmulke. Another over his bushy beard. He pops in bright orange earplugs. A pair of bulky protective goggles cover his wire-framed spectacles.

Inspector Rabbi is now in service.

For the past several weeks, Adler, co-director of the Chabad of Pinellas County, has brought his rabbinical knowledge of Jewish dietary law to the Tropicana plant in Bradenton.

Adler, who works for the Organized Kosher certification company, inspects the production of a special run of kosher-for-Passover orange juice.

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Will boom-town Brooklyn see some relief from development in the near future?

At a recent round table focusing on real estate topics, developers expressed concern about changes to the city’s tax abatement policy for new construction, contending that proposed restrictions and the extension of the borough’s exclusionary zone will make it harder for them to do business, despite the hot real estate market across the borough.

Indeed, Sara Mirski, of Boymelgreen Developers, acknowledged to the group gathered at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, that her company, concerned about the enlarged exclusionary zone in Brooklyn, had not purchased property for development for about two years.

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Yossi (ben David) Lazerson (N Miami Beach, FL) and Rivka (bas Shlomo) Cohen (Crown Heights).
IY“H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Moshe Poltorak (Monsey, NY) and Elisheva Hoffer (Hillside, NJ).
IY”H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Peoria, IL — The start of Passover is just about a week away, and to get ready, some Peoria kids learned how to make one of the holiday's traditional foods — matzah.

They also practiced having a seder, which is the Passover meal.

Both are traditions the rabbi says are important for kids to learn.

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I would like to wish Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to a good friend of mine Moshe Poltorak (Monsey, NY) upon his engagement to Elisheva Hoffer (Hillside, NJ)!

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Monday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Monroe NY — Chabad of Orange County’s annual Purim celebration was an African-themed party offering a way for Jews of diverse backgrounds to celebrate Purim together.

Rabbi Pesach Burston, dressed in authentic African garb, welcomed the crowd of 175 men, woman and children from throughout the county who came to the party on March 4 at the American Legion Hall in Monroe. The evening began with the traditional reading of the Megillah scroll of Esther, which depicts the story of Purim. Simultaneously, participants viewed a multi-media slide show illustrating the historical events of Purim. To drown out the name of the wicked adversary Haman, children enthusiastically jumped on gigantic bubble wrap, shook graggers (noisemakers,) and pounded on African drums.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruli (ben R' Koppel) Goldberg (Toronto) and Tovi (bas R' Shmuel) Eisenberg (Flatbush) on their engagment.

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Tonight, Sunday at B'nos Menachem, 739 E New York Ave [between Albany and Troy aves]

Thousands of children will attend interactive show held in Hanover

Livingston, NJ — “In every generation, a person is obligated to regard himself as if he personally left Egypt,” reads a passage in the Talmud.

This Passover, thanks to an undertaking on the scale of a Universal Studios theme park attraction, some 10,000 school children across New Jersey will be able to do just that.

Click Here to watch a video clip of this event!

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Jewish Nooz articles are drawn from different sources and most are fictitious. It uses invented names in many of its stories, except in cases where public figures are being satirized. Any other use of real names is accidental and coincidental. The reader should suspend belief for the sake of enjoyment.

New York, NY – Taking its queue from Corporate America, the matza baking industry will be following in the footsteps such mammoth corporations as Dell, Microsoft, and American Express.

Matt Saaven, president of the American Matza Bakeries Association (AMBA) explained the reason behind the move. “Due to the annual rise – no pun intended – in the costs of producing shmura matza, we are forced to find ways to lower our costs. Those savings will, in turn, be passed over – again, no pun intended – to our customers.”

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Get aboard now, if you are a Shlucha wanting to employ girls for next year. If you are a young woman seeking to fill such a position - then this applies to you as well.

The Shluchim Office hi tech online placement system specializes in girls’ placement. To date, hundreds of Shluchos have successfully found girls through our efficient and user friendly system. The scores of grateful responses bear testimony to the fact that this system is just what was needed.

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In honor of Yuf Alef Nissan, the Rebbes birthday we are please to publish this picture for the very first time with our thanks to Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum for sending us this picture.

The picture was taken on Vov Thisray 1965 at the Rebbes mother, Rebbetzin Chana’s A”H Levaya. It was taken in the Montefiore Cemetery in Queens.

Brooklyn, NY — This past Friday a very disturbing incident took place, a basement on President St between Kingston and Albany was broken into, ransacked and had items of value stolen from it. The Shomrim hotline received a call at around 3:30pm from one of the tenants in the basement that her basement was just robbed. Numerous units responded to find the place turned over.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruli (ben R. Koppel) Goldberg (Toronto) and Tovi (bas R. Shmuel) Eisenberg (Flatbush) on their engagement.

The Lechaim will IY"H be tonight, Sunday at B'nos Menachem-Razag Upstairs 739 E. New York Ave [between Troy and Albany]

Former Mayor Of New York City Rudulph Guliani Speaks About the Ari Halberstam Award which was awarded to Judge Michael Mukasey at last weeks 2nd annual dinner for the Jewish Childrens Museum

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chesky Deren (Pittsburgh, PA) and Shaina Grossbaum (Toronto, Canada) on their engagement.

The Lechaim will IY"H be tonight, Sunday in FREE on President between Kingston and Brooklyn.

Brooklyn, NY — A special preparatory study day was held last week Thursday for around a hundred Bochrim who are heading out today, Sunday, on Shlichus to various places in Russia, under Merkos L'inyonei Chinuch’s Merkos Shlichus program.

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Brooklyn, NY — Thursday night at around 9:30pm a man who had parked his car on the corner of President St and Albany Ave watched an older model Toyota Camry, driven by a few black youths, reverse into his car and damage it then attempt to flee the scene. The owner of the car immediately approached a police car which was stationed on that corner and told them what had happened.

The officers then got out of their car and approached the Toyota which prompted all its occupants to flee, two Bochurim who were just exiting the alleyway on the block watched the youths fleeing and stopped on of them by tripping him to the ground and holding him for police.

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Brooklyn, NY -– On Thursday night, March 22, the Jewish Children’s Museum hosted its annual dinner, celebrating two hugely successful years since opening. Reknowned Judge Michael Mukasey, George Klett and John Kanas from North Fork Bank, Arnold Penner were all honored at the event. Former mayor Rudolph Giulliani addressed the crowd via video and other politicians, as well as political representatives from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s, Governor Eliot Spitzer and Brooklyn Borough President, Marty Markowitz’s offices also attended.

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New York, NY — Downtown Manhattan has seen its share of glorious processions down the famed canyon of heroes. On Motzei Shabbos, March 10th, hundreds of Jews joined together to share in the joy and celebration of a Hachnosos Sefer Torah in the heart of New York’s financial district.

Over 500 participants escorted the Torah down Wall Street, past the New York Stock Exchange, to its new home in the new headquarters of Business Payment Systems. The Torah was dedicated in honor of Rabbi Yitzchak Gansburg, a beloved community leader.

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Shayke Posner (Crown Heights) and Shani Rosenberg (Montreal, Canada).
IY“H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Sruli Adelman (Hadley, MA) to Golda Sidelsky (London, England)
IY”H at 716 Lefferts Ave [between Troy and Schenectady] 5:00-9:00PM

Sruli (ben R. Koppel) Goldberg (Toronto) to Tovi (bas R. Shmuel) Eisenberg (Flatbush)
IY“H at B'nos Menachem-Razag Upstairs 739 E. New York Ave [between Troy and Albany]

Chesky Deren (Pittsburgh) to Shaina Grossbaum (Toronto)
IY”H at FREE on President between Kingston and Brooklyn.

On a freezing winter night as Napoleon lie under his warm covers, he was overcome by a sudden bout of thirst. Considering that in order to satisfy his craving he would have to leave his cozy conditions and go outside to fetch some water, he contemplated ignoring his nagging discomfort, but was quickly overcome by a powerful sense of shame.
“Napoleon! You have become all but lazy,” he said to himself. “There is, evidently, no difference between you and the common yokel.” With that, he tore himself out of bed and proceeded out the door to fetch himself some water.
By the time he walked across the field, where the fresh water was stored, he thought to himself: “Bonaparte, you really ought to be embarrassed of yourself. You are so weak you’d do anything to avoid a little discomfort. Have you no willpower to prevail over a tad of thirst? There is obviously no difference between you and the ordinary Joe.” He immediately retuned to bed without touching a drop of water.
Upon relating this story, the Chasidic master of Lublin, (The Chozeh) concluded: “This is what I call strength of character.”

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On behalf of CrownHeights.info and myself I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov to a very dear friend Shayke Posner (Crown Heights) and Shani Rosenberg (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement!!!

Mazal Tov!

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi (ben David) Lazerson (N Miami Beach, FL) and Rivka (bas Shlomo) Cohen (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Monday night Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda Schochet and Channeh Slaveh Eidelman (Manchester, UK) And we would like to wish Mazal Tov to on their engagement.

Shmaya and Rochi (nee Silver) Galperin.
IY“H at 1486 Carroll St [between Albany and Troy aves].

Pini and Chaya (nee Eber) Althaus.
IY”H at 725 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany aves].

Shimon and Malka Waronker.
IY“H at 1241 Eastern Pkwy [between Rochester and Buffalo Aves]

Shmuel Zanvel and Devorah (nee Perlstein) Gancz.
IY”H at 771 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy]

Yisroel and Sarah Swimmer.
IY”H at 720 Lefferts Ave [between Troy and Schenectady aves]

Itzik and Devorah Ben-Abou.
IY“H at 674 Crown St. First Floor [between Troy and Schenectady aves]

Gershon and Sara Yaffa (nee Cohen) Francis.
IY”H at 841 S Irving Ave, Scranton, PA.

Zalman and Nechama Dina (nee Kagan) Tiechtel.
IY“H at 1203 W 19th St, Lawrence, KS

Leibel and Chana'le (nee Kaplinsky) Fine.
IY”H at 6085 Avenue Mountain Sights, Montréal, QC, Canada

Chaim and Chani (nee Blau) Brand.
IY“H at 4841 Avenue Kent, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Yisroel and Devora (nee Gorelik) Lew.
IY”H at 48 Firsby Rd, Hackney, London N16, UK

If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at mazaltov@crownheights.info! Thank You.

We would like to wish a BIG hearty Mazal Tov to Sruli Adelman (Amherst, MA/Crown Heights) upon his engagement Golda Sidelsky (London, England).

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim and Chani (nee Blau) Brand (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of a baby boy!

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

Brooklyn, NY — This Sunday the boys from this years International Chidon Hamitzvos had their grand finale, and the winners announced click here for the list of winners..

Many more pictures and video in the Extended Article!

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuel Zanvel and Devorah (nee Perlstein) Gancz (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.

Montreal, Canada — Twenty-five youngsters from the West Island Jewish Community Centre early-child-care group invaded the basement of Beth Ora Synagogue yesterday to learn to make their own matzos.

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From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day's passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Leibel and Chana'le (nee Kaplinsky) Fine (Shluchim to Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Canada) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

Brooklyn, NY — At around 8:20pm Wednesday evening Engine 234 & Ladder 123 of the St. Johns East station house were responding to an emergency, Engine 234 had cleared the intersection of Schenectady and President when it was struck by a black Infinity G35 in the rear of the rig.

The driver of the Infinity was a male black around 16 to 17 years old and was driving with just his learners permit in a car which did not belong to him, he was written up a few summonses and was transported by FDNY EMS to Kings County Hospital. None of the Fire Fighters on the Engine that was struck were injured.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Immanuel and Rochie (nee Blau) Storfer (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.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

1. This week we begin a new Chumash (book) in the Torah (the Five Books of Moses) named Vayikra (Leviticus). Chumash Vayikra mainly deals with the sacrifices that the Jewish people brought to Hashem in the Holy Temple and it goes through the work of the Kohanim (the priests).

2. In the beginning of this week’s Torah portion Hashem says “Adam Ki Yakriv Mikem Korban Lashem Min Habihayma Min Habokor Oo’min hatzon… - When a man will bring an offering from (among) you as a sacrifice to Hashem, from the cattle, from the herd or from the flock…” (Leviticus, Chapter 1, Verse 2).

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This weeks excerpt from Living Torah is of Volume 34 Episode 133, about Education Day in USA, America’s birthday gift.

Also available with French, Hebrew and Russian subtitles, in the Extended Article.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Pini and Chaya (nee Eber) Althaus (Crown Heights) on the birth of their baby boy.

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

Rabbi Levi and Mrs Devorah Raskin have recently moved on Shlichus to Rancho S. Fe, California where they have established a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish population.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yonah Fradkin, regional director of Chabad in S. Diego County

HATZLOCHA RABBA!

The Raskins can be reached via e-mail chabadrsf@gmail.com

Ulyanovsk, Russia — Ignorance is usually the context for the myths and misconceptions that foster a climate of suspicion and hatred. Nothing new here, particularly as concerns anti-semitism. But somehow, in the age of information, there seems to be no excuse for ignorance.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmaya and Rochi (nee Silver) Galperin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn baby boy.

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

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Hartford, CT — On any given weekday, Rabbi Yosef B. Kulek, director of Chabad Chevra at the University of Hartford, can be seen promoting trips to Israel, handing out Israeli chocolates and chatting with students as they pass through the Gengras Student Union on their way to class. It would be an understatement to say that Chabad Chevra is quite a presence on Hartford’s campus; its members are committed to its cause of religious study in a social atmosphere, and has proven to be both a social and spiritual organization.

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From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day's passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

To see the text of the Nasi in full size click the Extended Article!

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With recent Jewish Federation studies indicating a void in Jewish community services for children with special needs and programming for teens, there's never been a better time to bring the Friendship Circle to your community. After all, the Friendship Circle effectively fills both gaps.

Armed with this important development, Friendship Circle International is proud to invite current and potential Friendship Circle directors to its third Annual Conference, to be held Wednesday and Thursday, June 20-21, 2007 (4th-5th of Tammuz, 5767). To be held in Newark NJ.

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Yesterday, girls from the Pre-1A class at Bais Rivka were treated in honor of the upcoming Pesach to a tour of the Crown Heights Matzah bakery. The kids watched the whole process while guided by their teachers who explained each step of the process, from mixing the water and flour to the steaming hot Matzah coming out of the oven.

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Brooklyn, NY — Just a few days after we reported the assault and mugging on Lincoln Pl. between Kingston and Albany another attempt took place this past evening. A resident who lives on the block was on his way home at around 9:40pm on Tuesday night when all of a sudden he was approached by two black youths from behind who pulled his scarf off, and upon seeing the face of their would be victim the two fled.

The man immediately called 911 and Shomrim both of which responded right away, police officers from the 77th precinct took a report while numerous Shomrim members patrolled the area. According to the would be victim, he said that he thought that these perpetrators live in the building on the block or somewhere in the vicinity because he though that they had recognized him and therefore left him alone.

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Ephraim Sorkin (East Flatbush) and Chaya Musia (Bas Y.Y.) Simpson (Crown Heights).
IY"H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Pinchus and Estie Ciment (Shluchim to Little Rock, AR) on the birth of a baby girl, Shaina!

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

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Devora (nee Gorelik) Lew (Shluchim to Bloomsbury, UK) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Binyomin Benayan (Panama City, Panama) and Chaya Rochel Schnerson (Kfar Chabad, Israel) on their engagement.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov, please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended on Wednesday, March 21 to facilitate snow removal. Parking meters and other parking regulations remain in effect.

Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.

Rabbi Bruce Warshal - Jewish Light Online

A few months ago I was walking in Times Square in New York City and there were two Chabadniks handing out literature proclaiming that the Rebbe, Menachem Schneerson, was the Messiah (Moshiach). They were in competition with a guy up the street with a sign proclaiming the end of the world and that Jesus will save us if we believe in him.

Being a curious person, or maybe just a contentious one, I approached the Chabad-Lubavitchers and asked how the Rebbe could be the Messiah since he died in 1994 and was buried in Queens? They responded that he really wasn't dead and that the person buried in the grave in Queens was his father-in-law. I walked away amused and a little irritated that these jokers were there in the name of Judaism. Last month my wife, Lynne, and I were in the subterranean 42nd Street subway station and another Chabad Chasid was distributing literature. Not to offend him, heaven forbid, I took what he was offering. It is this handout that I want to discuss. Hold on to your seats, because this stuff is amazing (that's a polite adjective for ludicrous).

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Gainesville, FL — The roar of plane engines rose and fell outside the airplane hangar, sometimes drowning out the tearful words of one of the many family members or friends who approached the podium to speak about Eilon Krugman-Kadi.

Yet, the chorus of engine noise seemed an appropriate backdrop for the memorial service for the Gainesville attorney and pilot who died Friday in a tragic plane crash at a Titusville air show.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tot to Ari (ben reb Moishe) Goldshmidt (Kfar Chabad, Israel/Ft Lauderdale, FL) and Michal (bas reb Dovid) Dayan (Queens, NY) on their engagement.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov, please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day's passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

To see the text of the Nasi in full size click the Extended Article!

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With spirit and Joy the Bochurim of Yeshivas Kayitz South Africa sing the Niggun [chassidic melody] of Hupp Kossak. But it doesn't stop there, they were entertained by the professional 'Engen' [a popular gas station chain in South Africa] dancers.

Binghamton, NY — Shabbat dinner for 1,000 students? That’s so last year.

At Binghamton University, at least, the idea is even 12 years old. And for the 13th anniversary of Shabbat 1000 on the very campus that gave the program its birth, organizers are aiming for 50 percent more.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Gershon and Sara Francis (Scranton, PA) on the birth of their baby boy!

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

Rabbi Boruch Sholom his wife Chanie and their child Menachem Mendel Kantor will IY”H be moving on Shlichus to the Temple University in Philadelphia, PA where they will be serving as Shluchim on campus under the Shliach Rabbi Menachem Schmidt.

This family is joining the force of Shluchim on campus and is being started with the initial help of the Rohr family grant, they are the 120th family to go serve as Shluchim on campus!

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the Kantors Hatzlacha Rabba in their Shlichus!

Community leaders, including FIU President Modesto Maidique and Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger, joined in the dedication ceremony of a new Jewish student center March 11.

Generations of families joined in the small living room of the Tabacinic Chabad House on March 11, watching as community leaders stood by scribe Rabbi Moshe Klein while he finished the year-long process of writing the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew bible, by hand.

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Washington, DC — Beginning in May, U.S. consumers will be able to buy a “forever” stamp for 41 cents that remains valid regardless of a future increase, and the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 41 cents from 39 cents, the board of the U.S. Postal Service decided on Monday.

The “forever” stamp is designed as a convenience for consumers, said Board of Governors Chairman James Miller, because they will not have to buy additional stamps on the next price increase.

The changes take effect on May 14 [2007].

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Monday March 13 2007, It was the happiest occasion for Mrs. Oksana Mochkarovskaia as she witnessed the Britot Milah of all her four sons taking place in one day. The four boys, aged six through ten, received the Jewish names Daniel, Menachem Mendel, Yehoshua and Aryeh Leib. The Britot were performed by Rabbi Yaron Amit, expert Mohel and International Director of Brit Yosef Yitzchak – an organization which has currently provided over 29,000 Britot Milah worldwide for boys and men of all ages. The elated mother told Rabbi Zalman Gansburg, Executive Director of Brit Yosef Yitzchak for the United States, “I want to say how grateful I am for helping my children finally have the gift of a Brit Milah! This is truly the greatest of Mitzvoth.”

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Morgantown, W.Va., may soon have a full-time Chabad emissary.

Rabbi Zalman Gurevitz, 26, of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, his wife and young daughter are looking into relocating to Morgantown to reach out to the students and faculty of West Virginia University. Theirs would be the first Chabad in West Virginia, although Chabad representatives have visited the state on holidays and during the summer for several years.

“We're still working on the details,” said Gurevitz in a phone conversation. On Purim, Gurevitz was in Morgantown to read the Megillah and host a Purim party, which was held at the WVU Hillel.

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Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended on Tuesday, March 20 because of snow conditions. All other parking regulations, including meters and no standing zones, will be in effect.

Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ephraim Sorkin (East Flatbush) and Chaya Musia (Bas Y.Y.) Simpson (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Wednesday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Staten Island, NY — This past Shabbos a fire ripped thru the ‘Chabad Israeli Center’ in Staten Island. The incident took place on Friday night at around 1:30am when Rabbi Nachman Segal the director of the center awoke to the strong smell of smoke, he quickly woke his sleeping family and with the help of his neighbor they took the two Sifrai Torahs out of the house.

Rabbi Segal told CrownHeights.info that “the house all of a sudden filled up with flames, I woke my family and with the help of the non-jewish neighbor we got the two Sifrai Torahs out” he also said “it was a miracle that thank g-d nobody was hurt”.

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Moshe Cohen, Shliach of the Rebbe in Sacramento CA, Menachem Mendel Cunin, Shliach of the Rebbe in Malibu CA, Dovid Cunin, Shliach of the Rebbe in Malibu CA, sing a song to the tune of Sheyibaneh with the words of the Rebbe's new Kapital.

Please note, this article is a work of fiction, its sole purpose is its humorous content in honor of the upcoming holiday. The article was composed by N. Salomon.

Brooklyn, NY –- Beginning April 1st, a major New York health insurance company will begin offering a new type of specialty insurance, geared to the Orthodox Jewish community.

HIP (acronym for “Hardships Inflicted by Passover”), will begin to cover observant Jews who were harmed by Passover-related difficulties. The move comes after the company received numerous reports over the past few years of broken or missing teeth, clogged intestines, wine-stained white shirts and haggada’s, and popped pants buttons. Other damages include sore thumbs resulting from breaking thick matzos at the center, particularly during the yachatz ritual.

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This Motzoai Shabbos the boys participating in this years International Chidon Hamitzvos had a Farbrengen and Melava Malka and enjoyed the musical performance of R. Chaim Fogelman.

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Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended on Monday, March 19 because of snow conditions. Parking meter rules will be in effect.

Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.

CrownHeights.info is proud to present the list of winners of this years Chidon. An article, Video and a full gallery of pictures will soon follow!

Darga Aleph (5th & 6th Grade):
1st Place
1 Mendel Friedman, Pittsburgh, PA, Yeshivah Schools
2 Schneur Zalman Glaser, Chicago, IL, Cheder Lubavitch
3 Meir Simchah Itzinger, London England, Lubavitch Boys School
4 Menachem Korn, Crown Heights, Oholei Torah

Darga Beis (7th & 8th Grade):
1st Place
1 Shloime Schwei, London England, Lubavitch Boys School
2 Ohad Pinchas Einav, Pittsburgh, PA, Yeshivah Schools
3 Sender Labkowski, Los Angeles, CA, Cheder Menachem
4 Mendel Cyprys, London England, Lubavitch Boys School
5 Yosef Zirkind, Crown Heights, United Lubavitcher Yeshivas

The complete list of the winners can be seen in the Extended Article!

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Call him the kosher cowboy.

A Brooklyn rabbi with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement pulled up stakes in Crown Heights last week and schlepped west to Bozeman, Mont.

“I saw a growing Jewish community thirsting for a connection to their religion,” said Chaim Bruk .

The full page article as it appeared in print today can be viewed in the Extended Article!

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Brooklyn, NY — Russian Jews who otherwise assimilate into every other aspect of American life, will put business calls and college courses on hold to get their matzah for Passover.

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Brooklyn, NY — On Friday night a car was vandalized on Montgomery Street between Albany and Troy while parked in its owner’s alleyway. Neighbors said that they saw two people running away from the vicinity after hearing a series of pops, which they said sounded like someone was ‘banging on a door’.

The vehicle sustained significant damage including a shattered windshield from what appears to be a hammer, as well as shattered head lamps and rear window. The vandals did not stop at that, they brought along with them two paint cans, one white and one red and poured it all over the exterior and interior of the car.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Brooklyn, NY — 175 contestants gathered this Shabbos in Crown Heights for the annual “International Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos Championship Finals”. The competition was inspired by the Rebbe’s request to unite Yidden through the study of the 613 Mitzvos of the Torah. The Rebbe repeatedly emphasized that this effort will hasten the coming of Moshiach.

This year, over 4,000 students from 96 schools worldwide have studied Rambam's Sefer Hamitzvos. By participating and excelling in a series of preliminary tests, 175 finalists earned a place in the International Championships taking place this weekend here in Crown Heights.

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Nachum Mendelson (N. Miami Beach) and Shulamit Rotenberg (Crown Heights/London).
IY”H at the Jewish Children's Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]

Harrisburg, PA — When I arrived in State College, my cooking experience was limited to the vegetarian and macrobiotic styles, and for “crowds” no larger than 10; more often than not, I only cooked for two. I was told that Pennsylvania State University was a “pizza and beer” type of college, so I figured that my natural way of cooking probably wouldn’t be too popular.

Since food is a major way for Jews to connect to our culture, I felt it was better to cook a traditional Shabbos meal of matzah ball soup, kugels, chicken, all the works. And although my own private culinary tastes might not have jived, I knew how to read a cookbook, so I wasn’t frightened.

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New York, NY — Police are investigating why a former marine opened fire on a pizzeria Wednesday night, fatally shooting a bartender, and then killing two unarmed auxiliary police officers who chased him through a busy stretch of bars and restaurants in the heart of Greenwich Village.

The gunman himself was shot to death about 9:30 p.m. by regular police officers who quickly responded to the scene, the authorities said.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Rochele (nee Wilhelm) Lison (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.

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Shabbos, March 17, 2007 because of weather conditions. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City; call 311 for the latest information.

Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nachum Mendelson (N. Miami Beach) and Shulamit Rotenberg (Crown Heights/London) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY”H be Sunday night at the Jewish Children's Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]

Mendy Loewenthal (London, UK) and Sarah Caytak (Ottawa, Canada).
IY"H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Morristown, NJ — As students at the Rabbinical College of America donned silly costumes and read from the Scroll of Esther in observance of Purim, two undergraduates whose religious upbringing had led them far from Judaism paused to reflected on a similar celebration eight years ago, and how it started them on a path back to their spiritual roots.

Twenty-one year old Michoel Levinson and his 17-year-old brother, Yehoshua, inherited their Jewish identity from their mother, Diane.

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Mendy and Simi (nee Simpson) Orimland
IY“H at 609 Lefferts Ave, [between Kingston and Albany aves]

Shloime and Moriel (nee Waysman) Zacks
IY”H at 1423 Union St [between Kingston and Brooklyn aves]

Levi and Beila (nee Matusof) Edelman
IY“H at 737 Eastern Parkway, Upstairs [between Kingston and Brooklyn aves]

Yossi and Mushky (nee Dinerman) Mendelson
IY”H at 555 Crown St. APT 1D [between Kingston and Albany aves]

Mendy and Orlee (nee Merel) Kahan
IY“H at 566 Montgomery st [between Brooklyn and New York aves]

Avrohom and Shula (nee Gopin) Winner
IY”H at Chabad of Manhattan Beach 50 Corbin Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11235

Leibel and Gitty Blotner
IY“H at 1931 E Aurelius Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85020

Mendel and Chana (nee New) Kaplan (Shluchim to Germantown, MD)

Shua and Sara Rosenstein
IY”H at 120 Dwight St. #202, New Haven, CT

Daniel and Michal Levin
IY“H at 507 W Los Angeles Dr Vista, CA 92083

Eli and Leah Cohen
IY”H at 755 Palm Drive Miami, FL 33157

Shlomo and Yiska Cohen
IY"H at 229 Regency Dr Charlotte, NC 28211

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.

A story is told of a nobleman who was traveling through the forest when he noticed a large number of trees that had been used for target practice. To his amazement, every arrow was nestled perfectly in the bull’s-eye.

He could not help but marvel over the perfect marksmanship. “Who might possess such extraordinary talent,” he mused?

As he stood there marveling, he beheld a young man off in the distance shooting arrows. He immediately ran towards the boy. “Are you the sharpshooter who has landed all those bull’s-eyes?” he asked. “That is correct sir,” replied the young fellow with a sheepish grin. “You are an awfully talented individual. Where have you acquired such remarkable skill?” “To be honest,” said the lad, “I have developed my own foolproof technique.

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Mrs. Maryashe Schultz and Mrs. Faige Blotner are sitting Shiva after the passing of their husband and father R. Dovid Schultz OBM until Tuesday morning.

598 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Brooklyn]
Phone: 718-756-7748

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Six years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York City is said to be lagging behind other cities in creating technology to aid firefighters to safely do their jobs.

Since the attacks, the city's Fire Department has built a state-of-the-art command center in Brooklyn and is installing Global Positioning System units in fire trucks, but a lack of “pre-planning” is putting first-responders in danger, according to some department officials and outside experts.

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I first met Shaindel several years ago when she knocked on my door with a request. “Hello,” she said with a smile. “I have two children who need special education, and I’m collecting money for them.”

Something about the honest, straightforward way she said it touched my heart, and I was happy to help out in any way I could.

Over the next few years Shaindel would reappear at my door approximately once a year, always with the same smile.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Simi (nee Simpson) Orimland (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.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov, please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Friday, March 16, 2007 because of weather conditions. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City; call 311 for the latest information.

Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.

The Crown Heights Bais Din released a statement a short hour ago regarding the suspicion that one of the women working in the bakery, rolling the dough, wasn’t Jewish. Here is a translation of the letter, the letter itself can be viewed in the Extended Article.

In answer to the question that many had regarding the Matzos sold at the bakery in Crown Heights that is under the ownership of R. Yitzchok Tenenbaum.

According to the Din the matzos are kosher, and those who want to be Mehader for the night of the Sader should get other Matzos.

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Israeli Chief Rabbi, Yona Metzger attended and spoke at Chabad of South Broward's 26th Annual Dinner, held Sunday, March 11th, at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida.

The Chief Rabbi praised Rabbi Raphael and Rebbitzen Goldie Tennenhaus for their leadership role in spreading Judaism in Broward County and for the programs they have created that touch the lives of thousands.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Rochester, NY — Standing behind a table with flour spattered on her pink jumpsuit, Jessica Schwalb, 3, relished her role as a baker.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shua and Sara Rosenstein (Shluchim at Yale University) on the birth of a baby boy.

The Sholom Zochor will be IY"H be at 120 Dwight St #202, New Haven, CT 06511

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

Today, Rabbi Shea Harlig Shliach to Las Vegas, Nevada delivered the opening prayer at the House of Representatives, the U.S. Congress. He blessed the representatives that they should conduct their deliberations according to the seventh noahide commandment ‘to govern by just laws which are based by the recognition of G-D’ and he asked of G-D ‘On the eve of Passover the festival of freedom, I beseech you almighty g-d to bless and protect our troops’.

A Full Transcript of his prayer can be read in the Extended Article!

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We would like to wish Mazal tov to Yossi and Mushky (nee Dinerman) Mendelson (Shluchim in Rego Park, NY) on the birth of a baby boy!

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

The Rebbe says:

1. This year the Parshas (Torah portions) of Vayakhel and Pekudei are read together on one Shabbos.

2. We know that generally the name of something hints at what the thing is all about. This is especially so with regards to the name of a Parshah (Torah portion) because everything in the Torah is perfectly exact.

Let us examine our two portions of this Shabbos and see if their names fit with their content:

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid Losh (Crown Heights) and Chavie Gourarie (Oak Park, MI) on their engagement!

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Tonight, Thursday at Bais Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Bal Harbour, FL — When a young boy faces the prospect of leading the congregation in prayer on Saturday mornings, the excitement is palpable but it may be dwarfed by the utter enormity of the task. It’s a skill that takes dedicated practice to master with confidence, and recently, a Chabad vocalist has stepped up to the mike at recording studios to become the world’s most patient liturgical tune tutors.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Rephoel Wainstein (Sydney, Australia) and Miriam Chava Spinks (Brisbane, Australia) on their engagement.

Toronto, Canada — A 20-year-old man faces mischief charges in what police are calling a 'hate crime' attack on a downtown Jewish centre.

At about 3am, the Chabad of Midtown Toronto Jewish Centre on Bathurst near Davenport had its front windows smashed out. It's believed rocks were hurled at the glass to break it.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov Levi and Beila (nee Matusof) Edelman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

Rostov, Russia — For Rostov's Jewish community, yesterday was a time to celebrate – the dedication and completion of a new Torah scroll. It was presented to the community by Yonatan Kosashvili, and the silver crown was presented by Vladimir Fayerman – both in memory of their fathers.

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Hiam Naiditch (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaya Sarah Steinhertz (Crown Heights).
IY“H at Frankel Shul, 1703 President St [between Utica and Rochester aves]

Cheskel Edelman (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Bayla Sandman (New Haven, CT)
IY”H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

Dovid Losh (Crown Heights) and Chavie Gourarie (Oak Park, MI).
IY"H at Bais Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]

Yitchok Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel, recalls his visit to the Rebbe as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States in 1972.

Also, from now on this video will be available in 3 additional languages; Hebrew, French and Russian. To view those versions please click the Extended Article!

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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Tzurtel Leah Silver-Babad OBM of Flatbush.

She is survived by her Brother R. Chatzkel Grubner (Detroit, MI), and her children Mr. Shumel Silver (Ft. Lauderdale, FL), Mrs. Miriam Horowitz (Crown Heights), R. Avrohom Silver (Crown Heights), Mrs. Etty Klien (Johannesburg, South Africa), Mrs. Chavi Goldglantz (N. Miami Beach, FL), Moshe Silver (Boro Park).

The Levaya will IY”H be tomorrow [Thursday] and will be leaving for the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 10:00am and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am

Baruch Dayan Haemes

A few days ago a question has arisen over the Jewish identity of one of the woman working in the ‘Lubavitch Matzah’ bakery in Crown Heights. According to the ‘Shulchan Aruch’ in order for Matzos to be good for use as ‘Matzos Mitzvah’ only a Jew may be involved in the entire process of making the Matzah, for a Goy cannot say ‘Leshem Matzot Mitzvah’.

The bakery employs Russian and Polish ladies that roll the dough, one of which has the question arisen over. The woman had been temporarily removed and all matzos that were baked up until a few days ago will be held until her proper identity can be determined.

More in the Extended Article!

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Reuven Pinson (Crown Heights) and Zahava Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia).
IY”H at the Jewish Children's Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]

How would you like to win $100? Well it’s easy, all you have to do is enter your email address in the box below and sign up for our email newsletter and you will be entered in to a raffle for $100 Cash!

In order for your submission to be valid you must enter your email address in the box below and click GO, you will then be taken to a page where you will have the option to select your interests and fill in personal information. In order to participate in the raffle you must fill in at least your First and Last name.

This past Sunday, Crown Heights residents gathered for a breakfast thanking and saluting the New York Methodist hospital for its support of the Jewish Community. The event was arranged by ‘Ahavas Chesed’ under the directorship of R. Avrohom Leider, and was attended by doctors and directors of the hospital.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photo By: Webby and Eli Blachman)

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Chicago, IL — Rabbi Yoseph Chazan speaking at the Cheder Dinner February 2007. Spiced with good humor!

Click for the original article on the Dinner

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Reuven Pinson (Crown Heights) and Zahava Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY”H be Tomorrow, Wednesday night at the Jewish Children's Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]

Ottawa, Canada — Rabbi Chaim Mendelsohn, the first Orthodox Rabbi to serve in the Canadian Forces (CF) since the end of the Second World War, was sworn in today at the National Defence Medical Centre Auditorium in Ottawa.

Video in Extended Article!

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshe Yehuda and Simha (nee Altabe) Nemni (Martinique, French West Indies) on the birth of their baby boy!

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

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Rochester, NY — The Model Matzah Bakery opens on Wednesday for the 25th consecutive year at the Jewish Community Center.

The program, sponsored by the Chabad Lubavitch organization, has had thousands of visitors over the years and has received the Elmer Louis Award from the Jewish Community Federation. The bakery offers people a look at why matzah has become the food associated most with Passover, which begins April 2.

Pictures in the Extended Article!

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Bozeman, Montana — A Jewish rabbi is moving here to serve Orthodox Jewish families in Montana.

Chaim Bruk, 25, and his wife, Chavie, 22, are members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a branch of Hasidism founded in Russia in the 1700s. Its followers are Orthodox Jews.

The Bruks, with seed money from Jewish philanthropy group the Rohr Family Foundation in Florida, intend to set up a base in Bozeman.

“We're really a statewide organization based out of Bozeman,” Bruk said Monday in a phone interview from his native Brooklyn, N.Y. “Our primary focus will be adult education.”

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Tzfas, Israel — What a way to end the zman!

It all started Purim at the Seuda when Hatamim Sruly Friedrich made a Siyum on Meseches Megillah. What a treat it was for him when his father flew in special from England to schep nachas from his son.

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We would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov to a dear friend Cheskel Edelman (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Bayla Sandman (New Haven, CT)!

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Thursday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Chana (nee New) Kaplan (Shluchim to Germantown, Maryland) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

On Sunday at around 9:00pm a Bochur (19) attempted to cross Eastern Parkway near the intersection of Albany Ave and was struck by a passing vehicle, which did not stop. The Bochur tried to make his way to a bench but lost consciousness. Hatzalah was called and responded immediately and transported to Kings County Hospital where he was listed in stable condition.

Another driver who witnessed the Hit & Run followed the car and got his license plate number, and gave it to police. They are investigating.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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we would like wish Mazal Tov to Shloime and Moriel (nee Waysman) Zacks (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

The annual Melava Malka of Congregation Ahavas Moische, known to most as The Maple Street Shul, took place this past Motzei Shabbos Parshas Ki Tisa in the Reb Berel Junick Simcha Hall at the 612 Maple Street. It was well attended and had a very interesting program.

Eli Blachman the president of The Shul for over 35 years chaired the evening. He opened the evening with welcoming everyone present and told a story how everything that a person does is important and accounted for even though you don't see results immediately. But the end always bears fruit.

More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos By: Yanky Junick)

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On March 1, 1994, Rashid Baz a Lebanese national opened fire on a van carrying more than a dozen Hasidic students as it began to cross the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan, one of those passengers was Ari. He sustained a mortal injury to his head which resulted in his very untimely death five days later, on Chof Gimmel Adar, at the age of 16.

A chronicle of the events that had taken place can be read in the Extended Article. (Taken from the ‘Ari Halberstam Memorial Website’).

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Brooklyn, NY –- An attempted mugging took place earlier tonight in Crown Heights, a Yungerman in his mid 20’s was walking at around 9:10pm on Lincoln Place between Kingston and Albany when he was approached by two black males who demanded his money, he didn’t have any and the two assaulted him, one punched him in the head, knocking him to the ground while the other kicked him in the head.

The Yungerman then made his way to 770 seeking help, and Hatzalah and police were called. A police report has been filed with the 77th precinct and he was then transported to Kings County Hospital where he was treated for a swollen eye along with cut and bruises to his face. He was discharged at around 12:30am.

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Miami, FL — Once the bane of Jewish continuity, today, with the proliferation of Chabad campus student centers, Jewish students going off to colleges and universities stand a good chance of actually growing in their religious identity and commitment.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Boruch Tzvi Nemtzov (Crown Heights) and Adina (Diana) Kron (Forest Hills, NY) on their engagement!

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

This letter was sent out by the Council of Jewish Organizations of Flatbush, we are republishing it as it affects every single motor vehicle operator in New York State.


Dear Friend:

Each year hundreds of people within our community are arrested while driving with a suspended driver license. The Department of Motor Vehicles can suspend your driving privileges for a variety of reasons. The most common reason a license is suspended is if you don’t answer a traffic summons, or if you fail to pay the full fine or surcharge listed on the summons. If your license is suspended, it will remain in effect until you correct the condition that led to the suspension. All too often - hard working individuals end up in jail simply because they have neglected to answer traffic summonses.

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Camp Gan Yisroel Montreal is pleased to announce their wonderful head staff for the upcoming summer season, summer 2007.

Head Counselors: Levi Levertov, Levi Wolvovsky and Shalom Ber Kesselman

Learning Directors: Shmuelly Gurary and Mendy Rabin
Section C Directors: Avremel Matusof and Avremy Zaltzman
Masmidim Directors: Shimon Tzillerman and Levi Itkin

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Benyamin Kosofsky (Springfield, MA) and Chanie Newman (Crown Heights).
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St. [Between New York and Nostrand Aves].

Salem, OR — A Midwestern couple became the latest rabbinic family to move to Oregon to open a Chabad Center.

Chabad of Oregon now has centers in five cities: Portland, Ashland, Eugene, Hillsboro and now Salem. All of the centers are non-judgmental and devoted to reaching out to all Jews regardless of their level of observance, said Chabad of Oregon Director Rabbi Moshe Wilhelm.

Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Perlstein and his wife Fruma moved to Salem at the end of February with their two children 17-month-old Tzvi and 2-month-old Chaya Mushka. The couple had been serving as program directors of the Chabad Center in Bayside, Wisc. The rabbi is originally from Chicago and his wife grew up in St. Paul, Minn.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avrohom and Shula Winner (Shluchim to Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn) on the birth of a baby boy.

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

Vancouver Island, Canada — Nearly a century old, the annex of Quadra school is now home to a far older heritage of learning.

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Reflecting the festive theme of Purim, the Friendship Circle at the Jewish Children's Museum hosted a grand carnival on Monday, Shushan Purim for over 150 children and their families. What was introduced as an event quickly ballooned into a no-holds-barred Purim bash!

Many more pictures in the Extended Article!

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zalman and Miri (nee Liss) Fisher (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn baby girl!

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

When I Wanted You Did Not - By Simon Jacobson

Today I attended a tragic funeral. All funerals are tragic, but some appear worse than others. Especially when a beautiful man, 61 years old, is killed by a drunken driver, leaving a grieving wife, ten children and countless relatives and friends traumatized.

Every tragic death reminds us (or should remind us) of all other senseless losses – and unbearable pain – beknownst or unbeknownst to us. How many broken hearts are crying around the world at this very moment? How do we respond to the millions of tears shed and the piercing screams echoing through the corridors of history?

The timeless question – why? why do terrible things happen to good people? – resurfaces its naked head in these timely moments of agony.

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Megila reading, food, Music and Dancing and a fun show for the kids all in photos in the Extended Gallery!

Photos By: Israel Tiechman

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Photos by: Laiby Lewis, Yonason Lewis, Webby, Zelig Shaul and more!

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The Shaffer’s are sitting Shiva after the passing of their father at 711 Montgomery St.

There are three Minyonim needed and readers are urged to fill in for them!

Sunday: Shacharis: 8:00, 8:30, 9:30 Mincha: 6:30 Maariv: Bizmana

Monday & Tuesday: Shacharis: 7:00, 7:30, 9:30 Mincha: 6:30 Maariv: Bizmana

You can email the family at: allshaffers@gmail.com

Last week Wednesday at around 5:00pm a white Cadillac driven by a 16 year old who only had a ‘Learners Permit’ rather then a Drivers License, attempted to make a right turn from Albany onto Crown and smashed into a parked Subaru and pushed it up onto the sidewalk and into three other parked cars. Witnesses stated that he had tried to take the turn at a high rate of speed.

More in the Extended Article.

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Last week Wednesday at around 10:00am a fire broke out on the first floor of 455 Schenectady Ave, on the corner of Lefferts Ave. The fire was confined to one room of the apartment and was quickly put out by FDNY.

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Dovid Altein (Crown Heights) and Chanie Matusof (Calgary, Alberta).
IY"H at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Leibel and Gitty Blotner (Shluchim to Phoenix, AZ) on the birth of a baby boy.

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

Reno, NV — 1) Tell us about Chabad.
Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, movement, and organization with more than 3,300 centers worldwide. Northern Nevada has had a Chabad for 10 years. Chabad’s foundation of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge, coupled with a basic love for all, is what fuels this growing group.

2) Why is it important to bring religion into one’s life?
Young people, especially, are searching for answers. I’ve seen that when spirituality is presented in a user-friendly, welcoming, joyful fashion — how Judaism is meant to be enjoyed — people are very receptive and curious.

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The Hakamas Hamatzeiva for Shimshon Stock will be tomorrow, Sunday at 1:00 PM

Thank you so much for all your support during this most challenging time of great loss. Your e-mails, phone calls, letters and being Menachem Ovel provide a source of tremendous strength for our whole family. Your generous donations in memory of our father to Chevra Simchas Shabbos V’Yom Tov, our father’s passion, were greatly appreciated and will enable us to continue his good work for the community.

-- The Stock, Shemtov, Perlmutter and Moskovitz family,

Please daven for our mother, Mattel bas Chana Fruma, for a speedy and complete Refua Shelama. Click here to say to Tehilim.

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Brooklyn, NY — Last Saturday night, at the start of the Jewish holiday of Purim, Rabbi Shmuel Lein read from a ceremonial scroll at the Chabad of North Brooklyn, a center of Hasidic Jewish culture on Bedford Avenue and North Fifth Street in Williamsburg.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Draizy (nee Raskin) Goldstein (Crown Heights) on the birth of a baby girl.

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

On Sunday March 11th, 2007, 10:00 AM at the Jewish Children's Museum, Ahavas Chesed the international medical and emergency lifeline will join the Jewish Community in requesting the Honor of your presence at our 3rd annual breakfast thanking the New York Methodist Hospital.

More info in the Extended Article.

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Long Beach, CA — On Friday, Jewlicious 3.0 at the Beach kicked off at Alpert Jewish Community Center, with a record crowd of 400 to 500 young adults expected to attend.

The Jewlicious festival arrives just a week after an event called the Purimpalooza was staged in Los Angeles and a week before the Feast of Jewish Learning will be held in Northern California.

All of the events are part of a growing wave in the Jewish community to attract younger Jews to the culture and spirituality of Judaism through nontraditional means.

“What this is, is an attempt to create a venue where we're focusing on values, ideas and commonalties,” said Rabbi Yonah Bookstein of Beach Hillel, which is helping put on the third annual Jewlicious event.

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Tonight at 2:00 AM we change our clock's 1 hour ahead and becomes 3:00 AM, we lose an hour of sleep.

So make sure to change your clocks before you get to bed as to avoid any confusion (and being an hour late to everything).

A Gutten Voch.

Note: To learn more about “Standard Time” and “Daylight Savings time” Click on them.

Budapest, Hungary — A call by the leader of the Hungarian Jewish community for Jews to leave the country “for fear of anti-Semitic attacks on the occasion of the national holiday, “was a joke in a Jewish newspaper,” Rabbi Shlomo Köves said.

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

Aharon ben Tamar Shliach to Rego Park, NY.

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Baruch and Sarah Goodman (Highland Park, NJ) on the birth of a baby girl!

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grand parents and Klal Yisroel!

In this JEM interview from three months ago, Shimshon Stock OB"M Speaks on his Encounters with the Rebbe.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy Loewenthal (London, UK) and Sarah Caytak (Ottawa, Canada) on their engagement.

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion Hashem tells Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) to tell the Jewish people that they should atone for sinning horribly with the golden calf (see Chapter 32, Verses 1 through 6 which deals with the sin). Hashem tells the Jewish people that they can atone by giving a Ma’cha’tzis Hashekel (a half of a coin called a “shekel”) to the Mishkan (the Tabernacle).

The sage Rebbi Meir tells us that when Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu that the Jews can atone by giving a half of a shekel Moshe Rabbeinu did not understand. To help Moshe Rabbeinu understand, Hashem took out a coin of fire from under His throne of honor (His Kisay Hakovod) and showed it to Moshe Rabbeinu. (See Jerusalemite Talmud, Tractate Shekalim, Chapter 1, Halachah 4).

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Weekend Reminder: Spring Forward! Daylight Saving Time is here, so don’t forget to turn your clocks forward an hour.


This Sunday, March 11, some three weeks earlier than usual, Daylight Saving Time kicks in at 2 a.m. and will last until the first Sunday in November. Based on the passage of the 2005 Energy Policy Act that takes affect this year, DST has been extended by four weeks. Typically, DST begins the first Sunday in April and runs through the last Sunday in October.

The theory behind DST is that people make better use of the extended daylight hours. With longer “synthetic sunshine” consumers have less need for lights, and other appliances. Studies show that energy demand is directly connected to bedtime. During DST, the sun is already up by the time most people wake. Less energy is needed to light the home, so less energy is consumed overall.

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Yaakov Yoel (J.J.) and Shaina (nee Klappholtz) Katz
IY“H at Aliya 527 E. New York Ave. [between Kingston and Brooklyn aves]

Peretz and Chevi (nee Kulek) Lazaroff.
IY”H at 1339 Union St. APT 1R [between Brooklyn and New York aves]

Sholom Ber and Nechama Dina (nee Galperin) Hendel
IY“H at 440 Brooklyn ave Apt 4G [corner Empire Blvd]

Mendel and Chana (nee Wolff) Shemtov (Oak Park, MI).

Dovid and Devoral L. (nee Osdoba) Shain
IY”H at 524 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves]

Efi and Chanie Tessler
IY“H at Getzel's Shul [on Kingston between Carroll and President streets]

Mendy and Miriam Goldman
IY”H at 2206 Cedarview Drive Beachwood, Ohio

Ariel and Gitel Cozocaru
IY“H at 6332 Westbury Montreal, Canada

Shimi and Reena (nee Perelis) Goldberger
IY”H at 4101 Pine Tree Miami Beach, Florida

Yossi and Esther Butman
IY"H at 772 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy Aves]

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.

Tragedy struck on the roads of Israel. Mrs. Rochel Tzedek-Scheurson (Tzikashvili) OBM of Nachalat Har Chabad and her daughter Mrs. Yochevet Chein OBM of Queens were killed in a horrific car crash.

They were on their way to ‘Har Hazitim’ to go visit the grave of R. Shmuel Tzedek-Scheurson (Tzikashvili) OBM the late husband of Mrs. Rochel on the day of his Yohrtziet. The car they were in was being driven by R. Aharon Chein husband of Mrs. Yochevet and are Shluchim to the Persian community in Queens when it was struck in the rear by a large truck, the driver R. Aharon was listed in critical condition in the ‘Kaplan’ Hospital in Rechovot.

Mrs. Rochel is survived by her sons and daughters; R. Shabtai Avishai (Nachlat Har Chabad), Mrs. Esther Michali (Lod), Mrs. Chanie Batashvili and Mrs. Rivka Michalashvili (Nachlat Har Chabad)

Mrs. Yocheved is survived by her six children Menachem Mendel, Yosef Yitzchok, Nechama Dina, Devorah Leah, Shmuel and Sholom Dovber.

The Levaya of Mrs. Rochel Tzedek-Scheurson (Tzikashvili) OBM took place today in Nachlat Har Chabad and the Levaya of Mrs. Yochevet Chein OBM will take place on Sunday afternoon.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes.

At 2:00pm a large crowd gathered to escort R. Gedalia Shaffer OBM in front of 770. The Levaya left the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel in Boro Park and passed by 770 where it was greeted by a crowd of hundreds.

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We would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Yaakov Yoel (J.J.) and his wife Shaina (nee Klappholtz) Katz on the birth of their baby boy!

The Sholom Zochor will IY"H be at Aliya 527 E. New York Ave.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grand parents and Klal Yisroel!

Venice, FL — The nature of God might occasionally be hidden, but the enjoyment of members of the Jewish community was obvious at a celebration of Purim held Sunday evening by the Chabad of Venice and North Port.

They danced, they made noise with their groggers and they ate good food. And some of them were dressed as if playing a part in “Fiddler in the Roof.”

Angelo Davis, 15, was dressed as Motel Kamzoil, the tailor, and his sister, Hava Davis, 4, was dressed as Chava, one of Tevya's daughters. Abby Davis looked like Teyva's wife, Golda, as she minded the food in “Tevya's Tavern.”

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We would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Peretz and his wife Chevie (nee Kulek) Lazaroff (Crown Heights) on the birth of their first born baby boy!

The Sholom Zochor will IY"H be at 1339 Union St. APT 1R

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to he parents, grand parants, and Klal Yisroel.

Chabad-Lubavitch, the Chasidic organization known in the Jewish world for its success in outreach, is redoubling its efforts on the West Coast. At its 42nd annual West Coast convention last month, the organization announced that the coming year will see an additional 36 new shluchim, or emissaries. This is in addition to the 220 emissaries already on the West Coast, operating some 150 centers, as well as summer camps, university locales and operational centers.

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Crown Heights — Some Brooklyn kids worked double duty Wednesday, learning how to make a traditional Jewish food and cheering up service men and women overseas. NY1’s Roger Clark filed the following report.

Kids in Brooklyn were rolling in dough Wednesday – all part of the process of making matzo. Matzo is the unleavened bread traditionally eaten by Jews during the Passover holiday. It is a remembrance of the exodus from Egypt, when the Jews did not have time to let their bread rise, so they wound up with the cracker-like matzo.

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Champaign, IL — Four-year-old Levi had his first meal at a University dining hall on Wednesday evening. In between slurps of spaghetti he paused to sing, “We'll never, ever, ever eat milk and meat together, so join and sing the kosher song.”

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Nechoma Dina (nee Cohen) Shmukler (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.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Gainesville, FL — As thousands of students dig deep to define their Jewish identities, Doron Kornbluth is adamant that one very important aspect not get lost in the equation. The successful author and lecturer is giving Jewish students across the country reasons by the dozen to not only date Jewish, but find a Jewish spouse.

Rabbi Berl Goldman, co-director of the Lubavitch Jewish Center at the University of Florida, hosted the speaker in late January and says Kornbluth’s visit to the school was one of the best received in years.

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In the Torah portion that we read this Shabbos, Parshas Ki Sisa, the Torah relates that when Moshe came down from Mount Sinai with the second set of Tablets, the skin of his face was radiant. When Aaron and the people of Israel saw that his face was shining with a brilliant light, they were afraid to approach him.

Moshe summoned them and related to them everything that G-d had relayed to him on Mount Sinai. When Moshe finished speaking with them, he placed a mask upon his face.

The Torah further relates that whenever Moshe came before G-d to speak with Him, he would remove the mask. He would then go out and convey all that he had been instructed to the people of Israel. Moshe would then replace the mask upon is face until he would come to speak with G-d once again.

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S. Diego, CA — Sporting a bright red top hat, a gold chain and a star painted on his face, Rabbi Chalom Boudjnah certainly did not look like your typical rabbi last Saturday night.

Maybe the flowing beard, but that’s about it.

But Boudjnah, director of the Jewish Student Life center at S. Diego State University, had to dress up if he wanted others to follow suit at the annual Purim party. With refreshments, dancing, a talent show and an ultra-fast reading of the Megillah, the party attracted a medium-sized crowd. Certainly not the packed house of the recent West Coast Shabbaton, but a decent turnout nonetheless.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sholom Ber and Nechama Dina (nee Galperin) Hendel (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

Chicago, IL — A new breed of Russian Jews, far different from the struggling, soup kitchen immigrants who never heard of Shabbat, are tackling Jewish texts and taking serious steps to educate themselves and their children in Judaism.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid Altein (Crown Heights) and Chanie Matusof (Calgary, Alberta) on their engagement!

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Sunday night at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]

Sitka, AK — In a small town, where there isn't all that much going on, it doesn't take much to get a large intersted crowd. For the 30 or so Jews in Sitka, Alaska they had there first dose of a traditional Purim. The Voluck and Rosen families, along with bachurim; Pinchas Taylor and Berel Brafman took south-east Alaska by storm last night.

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Cote St Luc, QC, Canada — Two major construction projects that will be taking place in Côte St. Luc at about the same time this year are expected to increase the volume of traffic in their sector.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shloime and Alyson Feldman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their baby girl!

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

This weeks Living Torah video, an excerpt from volume 33 episode 131, is about how every Jew is connected to Judaism.

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Kansas City, MO — Children dressed as princesses, aliens and lions danced around the room. They carried bags of goodies and nibbled on cookies and candy.

This was no Halloween party, however. It was a Purim celebration, a Jewish tradition that has been passed down for over 2,000 years. On Saturday, dozens of families gathered at the Chabad House Center of Kansas City, 6201 Indian Creek Drive, Overland Park, to celebrate Purim and fulfill their obligation of listening to the story of Esther.

“It’s about celebrating the miracle of triumphing over evil,” said Shoula Horing, an Overland Park resident. “It’s a fun day — fun and holy.”

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Chana (nee Wolff) Shemtov (Oak Park, MI) on the birth of a baby boy.

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

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Poway, CA — “It's not just a bracelet,” 12-year-old Sophie announced with great ceremony to the dark-haired girl across the table. “It's a magic bracelet.”

“Oh,” breathed 6-year-old Ava, “a magic bracelet.”

Perhaps it was magic. The shiny bit of pretend jewelry brought Ava, who is autistic, a friend to share a lazy Saturday afternoon in Rancho Peńasquitos – someone who would play endless rounds of the board game Pretty Pretty Princess.

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

Matel bas Chana Fruma

Zhitomir, Ukraine — A restored Torah scroll gave the people of Zhitomir's Jewish community, a reason to celebrate after Mark Anapolskiy, a descendant of well-known poet Hayyim Nahman Bialik, presented the Jewish community of his hometown with the restored Torah. The ceremony began in the historic home that a hundred years belonged to the influential poet.

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Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Yehudis Steiner have recently moved on Shlichus to Toronto, Onatrio to establish a new Chabad House in the Uptown area serving the Jews of Bathurst Manor.

The Steiners were appointed by were appointed by Ontario’s Head Shliach Rabbi Z. A. Grossbaum.

HATZLOCHA RABBA!

The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at Rabbi@uptownchabad.com

In great Shock we inform you of the very tragic and untimely passing of R. Gedalya Yerachmiel Shaffer OBM of Crown Heights. His life was claimed in a tragic car crash in California, he was 61 years old.

He is survived by his wife Bronya, Children Liba Goldman (Teaneck, NJ), Nechama Dina Simon (Teaneck, NJ), Devorie Slutzkin (Zurich, Switzerland), Yosef Chaim (Crown Heights), Batyia (Crown Heights), Yehuda Leib (Crown Heights), Chana (Crown Heights), Shaina (Crown Heights), Yitzchok (Crown Heights), Michal (Crown Heights) and by a Brother in Boston and two sisters in Paris and Baltimore.

The Levaya will be Tomorrow, Thursday. It will be leaving at around 1:00pm from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel and will be passing by 770 at around 2:00pm.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Toronto, Canada — Rabbi Menachem Gansburg and his wife Chana have brought Chabad to a trendy section of Avenue Road north of Lawrence Avenue, causing some initially confused reactions from people who wonder why they’re not on nearby Bathurst Street, with its many Jewish shops and institutions.

Thirty years ago, large North American cities like Toronto typically had one Chabad institution. Today, “almost every zip code has representation,” said Rabbi Zalman Grossbaum, director of Chabad Lubavitch activities for Ontario.

“You have Chabad spilling into every community, every pocket where Jews are situated.”

In Toronto and the surrounding area, there are about 17 Chabad centres, including in Mississauga, Hamilton and Niagara Falls.

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Aliza Zarchi will be sitting Shiva after the untimely passing of her mother Miriam Baila bas R' Avrohom Aba A"H Nadoff OBM in Crown Heights on Wednesday, March 7 Yud Zayin Adar, from 1:00 P.M. to 6:45 P.M. at her home at 768 Montgomery St.

She will then be leaving to join her family in Pittsburgh at 5834 Hobart St until Sunday morning.

Email: alizazarchi@gmail.com
Phone: 412-521-1144
Fax: 412-521-5437

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Vladivostok, Russia — A blizzard was falling. It would be the highest snowfall for the season in over 130 years - over 2 feet of snow. Nonetheless, over 200 people gathered in the local puppet theater for an afternoon of entertainment and Jewish pride.

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The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations Citywide to Facilitate Snow Removal for Wednesday, March 7, 2007. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Hiam Naiditch (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaya Sarah Steinhertz (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

Twin Cities, MN — The bochurim the Yeshiva are still reeling from a fantastic Shabbaton to Mequon, Wisconsin. The bochurim were awakened at 5AM Friday, and drove four hours to Madison, WI, for Shacharis and breakfast by Rabbi Yonah Matusof's Chabad House. Before continuing on to Mequon, the yeshiva stopped at the Henry Vilas Zoo. While there, they were filmed by a local TV crew for the evening news.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chanan and Aliza Krivisky (Shluchim to Suffern, NY) on the birth of a girl, (Esther Chana).

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

If you haven't emailed us you pictures, you can still do so at news@crownheights.info

More pictures added Tuesday - 6:30 PM

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They are young children who stand apart as role models. Now, a new program created especially for them, will address their own interests as a unique population of junior Shluchim.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy Nagel (Crown Heights) to Shayna (bas Reb Yossi) Loebenstein (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement!

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Tonight, Tuesday at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva [corner Crown st and Albany ave]

Boynton Beach, FL — For all its mirth and merriment, the lightness of Purim, practically speaking, has probably a lot to do with the fact this holiday—unlike most others—is a one-day affair. Purim commemorates the classic story of good over evil, the meek over the mighty. So does Passover. But then that’s eight days long.

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The family of R. Simshon, his wife Matel (Martha), Son Benjy Stock, Daughters Faigy Moskowitz and Chanie Perlmuter and sister Mrs. Sara Shemtov are sitting Shiva at his house at 593 Montgomery St. between Brooklyn and Kingston.

The times for Tefilos at as follows; Shachris 9:00, Mincha 5:45, Maariv Bezmana

Email: baisrivkah310@yahoo.com

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Dovi Small (Pittsburgh, PA) and Miriam Simcha Ralphs (Melbourne, Australia).
IY"H at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]

Portland, ME — The Book of Esther whizzed by in a whirl of Hebrew, interrupted only by the name “Haman.”

Dozens who listened to the reading at Deering High School greeted the name with noisemakers, jeers aimed at a man who, according to the Bible, tried to annihilate Persia's Jews more than 2,300 years ago.

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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nachman Schaffer (Boston, MA) and Chana Bernath (Chicago, IL) on their engagement.

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!

Stroudsburg, PA — As Passover approaches, another Jewish holiday is being celebrated this weekend. The Pocono Purim Spectacular featured food, fun and entertainment. Costume-clad participants celebrated with a Megillah slide show. Purim commemorate the story of a time when the Jewish people living in Persia were saved from extermination. The event was put together by the Jewish educational center, Chabad Lubavitch.

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Leahle (nee Spalter) Levertov (Shluchim to Phoenix Arizona) on the birth of their baby girl!

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

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovi Small (Pittsburgh, PA) and Miriam Simcha Ralphs (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.

The L'Chaim will IY"H be Tomorrow, Tuesday night at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]

Bellevue, TN — “You all deserve a T-shirt that reads 'I survived the entire Megillah reading at Chabad!' ” Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel exclaimed.

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Bellingham, WA — Walking past the Bloedel Donovan community building, you’d think it was New Year’s Eve and the clock had just struck midnight.

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Oceanside, CA — Sombreros mingled with Jewish skull caps, and the strains of mariachi music followed the reading of an ancient tale of liberation and courage as about 120 people gathered Sunday to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim at the Civic Center Library.

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With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Mrs. Miriam Beila Nadoff of Pittsburgh PA. Mrs. Nadoff was the dedicated principal of the Yeshiva Girls School of Pittsburgh, PA for many years and was Zoche to receive a number of Horaos from the Rebbe with regards to Chinuch. She was 73 years old.

She is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim her mother Rochel Dunn (Pittsburgh, PA), husband Harav Binyomin Nadoff, and children: Aliza Zarchi (Crown Heights), Chanina Nadoff (Monsey, NY), Naomi Chinn (Toronto, Canada), Shifra Feigelstock (Vancouver, Canada), Dovid Nadoff (Pittsburgh, PA), Yehuda Nadoff (Chicago, IL), Yisroel Nadoff (Twin Rivers, NJ), Gedalyah Hymn (Pittsburgh , PA) and by many grandchildren and great grandchildren K"AH.

The Aron will be passing the Yeshiva Girls School at 10:45 in Pittsburgh and will be at the Shomer Hacomos chapel on Ft Hamiulton and 43rd street at approximately 6:45 PM and pass by 770 at around 8:45pm and will leave to Eretz Yisorel at 11:50pm where she will be laid to rest.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

In the photo, R. Shimshon Stock collecting money for Chevreh Simchas Shabos VeYomtov (CSSY) while climbing over benches in 770.

Readers are welcome to try and identify any distinguishing details, such as names and the date this picture was taken by using the comment system!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Gershon and Chanie (nee Lasker) Laufer (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn baby girl.

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

Eli (ben Shmuel Dovid) Spalter (Morristown, NJ) and Chanie Boyarsky (Montreal, Canada).
IY”H at the Jewish Children's Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]

Motzoai Shabbos Megilla Laining in Bais Rivka.

Photos by Mendy Bleier

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Brooklyn, NY — Purim morning hundreds gathered in front of 770 in order to escort R. Shimshon Stock.

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The Rally at the Ohel presents A Shushan Purim Extravaganza With Mendy Pellin, Tes Vov Adar - March 5

Busses leave 770 at 11:00 and return at 1:30 Cost: $3

Oholei Torah Eighth Grade (OTEG), together with the boys from Lubavitcher Yeshiva Eighth grade (CHABAD - Chayolei Beis Dovid), will be making a grand Shushan Purim Carnival, with lots of fun booths, a moon bounce (special thanks to the Friedman's), face painting, cotton candy, pop corn and much more.

The carnival will take place Today, Monday in the Oholei Menachem gym and will be from 1:00-5:00

* Come and bring a Friend!
* Come in your costume and get a prize!

Montreal, Canada — Hundreds of people gathered in order to escort R. Yitzchok HaKohen Hendel OBM on his final walk. Westbury Road was blocked and the crowd filled the hall of the yeshiva to listen to words from Rabonim and Family.

Rabbi Yonasan Binyamin Weiss the Av Beis Din of Montreal related how big of an Anov R. Yitchok was. R. Hershel Raskin a grandson got up and told a few stories following which a son in law Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Cohen got up and announced that being that a rabbis son gets the Yerusha of taking over the Rabonus position their father held, they the 2 sons have given it over to Rabbi Berel Bell, Rabbi Moshe Aharon Shtern and Rabbi Dovid Banon.

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If you still didn't send us your Purim pictures, email it to us at news@crownheights.info

More pictures plus reader pictures to be up shortly.

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Berkeley, CA — He hangs out with rock stars, cruises the city on a three-wheeled “Mitzvah Bike” and blows the shofar to rally crowds at major league ball games. It's all a far cry from Crown Heights, where this spiritual leader earned his rabbinic ordination.

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Photo gallery of the Megilah reading in 770 on Motzai Shabbos. The Megilah was read by R. Michoel Slavin.

Do you have any Purim pictures? Do you think it should be in our Purim gallery? Email it to us at news@crownheights.info

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