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“This is one of the most engaging programs we’ve run this year,” stated Rabbi Yossy Gordon, executive director of the Brooklyn-based Chabad on Campus, the arm of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement that’s dedicated to supporting the activities of the more than 100 shluchim families serving college campuses. “The response of students has been particularly energizing.
West Hempstead, Long Island — This past Monday evening, June 25, Chabad of West Hempstead directed by Rabbi Yossi and his wife Chaya Rochel Lieberman hosted its third annual evening of recognition, saluting a group of over 70 dedicated volunteers of the Friendship Circle program.
The event was attended by Representatives from the State of NY, Nassau County, and the Town of Hempstead.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Shturem.net
Tonight the 12th of Tammuz is the birthday the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1880-1950). This is also the day on which he was liberated from exile to the Soviet gulag 47 years later.
On this day he was officially granted release from his sentence of exile to Kastroma in the interior of Russia.
More in the Extended Article!
By Lisa J. Huriash - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Daniel in Baghdad
Parkland, FL — Daniel Agami's parents were surprised two years ago when he announced he was joining the Army.
They called him their beloved son. The military called him great promotional material and planned to have him appear in an advertising campaign. Because of his adherence to his faith, his fellow infantrymen affectionately called him “G.I. Jew.”
Chabad.org has recently launched two new division of its website in both Hebrew and German.
These new sites are operated by Chabad.org and include all the standerd Chabad.org tools, content and many other features that were previously only available to English speakers. Each site also includes locally unique content, written, prepared and compiled by the sites' editors.
Brooklyn, NY — The end of this school year marks the completion of the 66th year of the Jewish Released Time, run by the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE).
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Hundreds upon hundreds of customers flocked to Kehots ‘yard sale’ which took place today in the Kehot showroom’s yard on Kingston and Eastern Parkway.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
FJC.ru
The young man approached the Torah scroll and answered all the questions traditionally asked on this occasion, after which everyone enjoyed a wonderful kosher dinner. Among the numerous guests were many from elsewhere in Ukraine, who had the opportunity to meet with one another, strengthen friendly bonds, share their experiences, and answer each other's questions.
Stamford, CT — On Monday night, in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, there was a Farbrengen in Stamford, CT, organized by the Shluchim, Rabbis Deren, Shemtov and Mendelow. Rabbi Michoel Seligson Farbrenged and inspired the assembled with warm Chassidishe thoughts and beautiful stories of the Rebbe.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — After an extensive building and renovation project that took place in stages over several years, the final two floors of The Shluchim Office, 816 Eastern Parkway, were completed just in time for the 13th anniversary of Gimmel Tammuz.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
What better a way to honor the Rebbe the day after Gimmel Tammuz, than a meeting of bochrim from across the globe, training as mentors to shluchim's children. These elite bochurim gathered at the Levi Yitzchak Library over bagels and lox, to discuss their mentoring experience
More pictures in the Extended Article!
In the past few week a delegation of the Vaad HaKinus led by R. Moshe Kotlarsky held meetings with the management of 'Pier 94' to discuss the layout and possibilities for this upcoming Kinus.
Last year over 3,500 Shluchim and Mekurovim attended the Kinus held in the Garden State Exhibit Hall in Somerset New Jersey had the hall packed to the brim, with the Kinus moving to the city the Vaad HaKinus believes that the massive 175,000 square feet will be able to accommodate close to 5000 people!
Cambria Heights, NY — As the sun set over today, Gimmel Tammuz the lines just started to show first signs of letting up, those lines which saw the tens of thousands of men, woman and children all of whom waited to spend their 2 minutes in the Ohel.
The Vaad HaMisader She'al Yad HaOhel reported that this year over 28,000 people visited the Ohel in the past day and over 40,000 faxes with Panim came in the past three days.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
shturem.net
Cambria Heights, NY — Earlier on today the Rishon Letzion Harav Mordechai Eliyahu along with his entourage came to visit the ohel.
The Rishon Letzion is known for his great support for Chabad and the Rebbe, and was Zoche to a series of very special Keruvim from the Rebbe. During his visits the Rebbe would often relate special sayings, such as “Moshiach is already at the doorstep, all we need to do is open the door and bring him in”.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (Photos by: Beraleh Shiner)
Rabbi Joseph Ber Soleveichik with the Rebbe at a Farbrengen.
Rabbi Sholem B. Kowalsky relates first hand accounts of how he escorted Rabbi Joseph Ber Soleveichik, known as J.B., to be Menachem Avel the Rebbe. In his account he reveals some astounding information about Rabbi Soleveichik’s encounter with the Rebbe in Berlin.
By Rabbi Michoel Seligson for CrownHeights.info
Photo: Chabad.org
On this auspicious day of Gimmel Tammuz, a person might think; of what significance am I in the Rebbe’s “grand plan”? The Rebbe is investing in the potential of the Jewish nation as a whole to bring the Geula. As an individual person how do I fit into the picture? How much do I count?
Some stories that I have heard from distinguished people follow. These stories teach us that the Rebbe is connected with every Yid on an individual and personal level.
Continued in the Extneded Article...
Click here for the Rebbe's letter of Minhogim to be observed on a Yortziat
The “Pan Kloli” will be read at 12:00pm on Tuesday at the Ohel.
The new Mikvah - Mikvah Meir on Kingston & Montgomery will have extended hours, Monday & Tuesday: 4:30AM - 7:00 PM. The price is $3.00 per person.
For the first time ever there will be air conditioned coach buses leaving every hour - on Tuesday, Gimmel Tammuz - to the Ohel from Kingston & Eastern Parkway. The price is $10 for a roundtrip.
The Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengens will take place on Tuesday night at Bais Rivkah Campus Chomesh and at 770.
Albany NY — Capital Region Chabad Centers welcomed Mazkir Rabbi Leibel Groner for a communal talk “Remembering the Rebbe: An Inside Story" commemorating the Rebbe’s 13th yartzeit.
The diverse crowd at the Albany Jewish Community Center was inspired by hearing about the Rebbe’s personal life, his public teachings and unique vision.
The Chabad at the Beaches off Florida A1A in Ponta Vedra Beach; some say the group has “intense commercial” events in a residential area. Municipal Service District trustees have concerns about Chabad at the Beaches.
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL — Without getting mired in religious issues, Municipal Service District trustees are taking issue with how a Jewish group is using its site, which is a residence within the district.
Jacob “Chic” Hecht
“Quiet Diplomacy,” the advice that the Rebbe's gave to former Senator Jacob Hecht, in how to deal with the Soviet Union, saved thousands of Jews, in a deal brokered between President Reagan Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.
Thousands of people from all over the world have arrived in 770 and at the Ohel to mark the 13th yahrzeit of the Rebbe.
In the Extended Article we have some pictures of people in 770! (Photos by: Beraleh Shainer)
The brochure titled “ומקדשי תיראו” (“You shall revere my Sanctuary”) addresses basic yet fundamental Hanhagos and Halachos concerning proper conduct in Shul. Aimed at a Lubavitch audience, the brochure describes the vital need for proper decorum in Shul during prayer, citing brief but pointed statements from Gemara, Shulchan Aruch, and the often passionate words of the Rebbes of Lubavitch.
Brochure in the Extended Article
Lubavitch.com
Cambria Heights, NY — In the later years of his life, the Lubavitcher Rebbe made frequent visits to the resting place of his predecessor at the Old Montefiore Cemetery in Queens. After the passing of his wife in 1987, with whom he lived on President Street in Crown Heights, these twice or thrice weekly excursions to Cambria Heights were almost the only reason he would leave his office at 770 Eastern Parkway.
Australian Jewish News
Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner, the chief rabbi of Melbourne's Chabad-Lubavitch movement, has been moved out of intensive care following an emergency operation on Friday morning.
The 82-year-old Chabad emissary, who has been stricken by ill health of late, had fluid on his lungs.
Newark, NJ — Shluchim from around the world converge for the 9th annual conference of ‘The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’. Shluchim, JLI affiliates, came in to New York for Gimmel Tamuz a few days early in order to attend the conference.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
The students of Oholei Torah have just published a special edition of the widely acclaimed publication, Kovetz Haoros Ubiurim. This edition is expanded in honor of Gimmel Tammuz, with a special emphasis on the Sichos of the Rebbe. This edition also introduces a totally new cover style for the first time in 25 years. The Kovetz can be downloaded from haoros.com.
Click Here to view and download the Kovetz!
Now it was Crown Height’s turn.
As it did several weeks ago at Tribeca Cinemas in Manhattan, Jewish Educational Media hosted an evening for a gathering of Anash from Crown Heights.
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Gordan Zacks - Algemeiner
In 1969, I was the Chairman of the Young Leadership Cabinet of the national United Jewish Appeal. As such, I was invited to deliver the keynote address to the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds Annual Conference, being held that year in November in Boston. The theme was “Youth Looks at the Future of the American Jewish Community.” I spent six months preparing for this talk. Usually, I speak extemporaneously with at most a one-page outline. This time — because of its importance — I elected to read the entire speech.
Front Row - JJ Duchman and Isaac Marks. Back Row - Coach Mushy Fogelman, Mendel Fogelman, MM Shmuckler, Zalmy Dubinsky, Asher Sebban, Moishy Lipskar
Los Angeles, CA — A group of Lubavitcher children headed by Coach Yitzchak Tenenbaum and Mushy Fogelman took the “Los Angeles junior baseball championship” this past week in Los Angeles, California. The children on the team are from various Chabad Moisdos, including Cheder Menachem, Bais Betzalel and Kol Yakov Yahuda – Junior Congregation.
An Evening of Tribute to the Rebbe commemorating Gimmel Tammuz was held last night at the Ohel. The event was attended by over 1,200 people which included inspirational speeches and song, to which one participant was quoted as saying: “I have never before attended such an inspiring event that was so well organized”.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Tuesday marked the end of an intensive three weeks in Chazering over the Gemara that was learned throughout the entire year. The chazara was done with the goal in mind to be able to repeat as many lines of Gemara over a single time period in a clear fashion. All in all 5000 lines were repeated over the three week period. A Kinus was held at the school where Rabbi Tennenbaum tested the students. “I am thoroughly impressed with their efforts and accomplishments says Rabbi Tennenbaum.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Infinity Productions Corp., has announced the eagerly awaited release of “SHLIACH TZIBUR” – (“representative of the public before G-d”) – featuring the Baal Menagen and Baal Tefilah, Mayer Rivkin. The CD will be available in the United States, G-d Willing, on Rosh Chodesh Elul – Tuesday, August 14, 2007.
Gvaot, Israel — The last shabbos, parshas Noso, was a very special one the yeshiva. All staff members and their families joined for the annual shabbaton. It took place in a beautiful tiny settlement called “Gvaot” (hills) located in Gush Etzion. They enjoyed the beautiful davening, hearty shabbos meals and amazing view.
PR News Wire
Chicago, IL — TV News has covered it and Chicago's big dailies have covered it more than once. The Mayor is behind it and there are hundreds of residents who live near it who are sitting on the edge of their seats waiting to see it happen.
Right now, the Center for Jewish Life project is a gaping hole in the ground at the corner of Clark and Chestnut on Chicago's Gold Coast with some intricacies embedded that are not so visible to the naked eye — like the Holy infrastructures of Mivkas (ritual baths) unique to downtown Chicago.
Rabbi Sholom B. Kalmanson - The Jewish Press
Lately, I’ve been reading some very strange things in various Jewish media outlets about the history of kiruv (outreach) in America. I’ve had to read some of these articles several times over just to be certain my eyes weren’t deceiving me.How can history be revised with such impunity? Anyone familiar with the development of Judaism in America knows that almost immediately after he arrived in the U.S. in March 1940, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe proclaimed he’d come here to demonstrate that “America is not different” – that even in America one could live as a traditional Jew.
And so, as virtually his first order of business in America, the Rebbe founded the first Lubavitcher yeshiva on these shores. That very same day he also established Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of Chabad, thereby sowing the seeds of Torah-true education in America. The next day, he formally launched Chabad-Lubavitch outreach activities in the U.S.
Four-year-old Mordechai “Motty” Slonim of Vestal puts coins into a tzedakah box. Such boxes serve as constant reminders to give to the needy.
Binghamton, NY — Family's spare change offers help to those less fortunate
They're boxes.
Big, little. Ornate, plain. Rectangles, ovals. Wood, metal, cardboard.
Detroit Free Press
Oak Park, MI — A high school and rabbinic college in Oak Park will get major renovations and new dormitories thanks to more than $2.75 million in donations.Alan and Lori Zekelman of Bloomfield Hills announced Monday they are giving $2 million toward Mishkan Israel on 9 Mile west of Coolidge. The 12,000-square-foot building, which also serves as a synagogue, is nearly 40 years old.
Chabad.org
The Rebbe himself had no children, yet he gave so many people blessings for children. Who are the Rebbe's children? Diane Abrams wife of Bob Abrams who was New York State Attorney General relates her encounters with the Rebbe.
Miami, FL — It was a competition like no other, with a prize like no other.
Lubavitch Elementary School's Tanya B'al Peh contest, for the first time since the school's establishment, awarded free trips to visit the Rebbe in New York to eleven students who learned the most lines of Sefer Tanya by heart. The project, which captured the enthusiasm of the entire elementary school, resulted in a total of over 3,500 lines of Tanya learned by the student body of 275.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Sunday, At about 1PM, the Dedication ceremony began, the Sefer Torah was completed in Ben-Tzion Keller OBM, then the dancing started with the new Torah under the Chupa, the procession passed through the streets of Crown Heights, stopped by 770 and then went to intended destination, the Aliya Center, where there was Hakafot, inaugurating and honoring the new Torah with singing and dancing.
Beautiful Pictures Gallery in the Extended Article!
The crowd that attended at last years Yud Shvat convention and Farbrengen. (Illustration Photo)
For the myriads of Bochurim anticipating to spend Gimmel Tamuz in the Rebbe’s daled amos, a first time program awaits them.
A special “Yom Iyun”, a day of in-depth learning of the vast Torah of the Rebbe, is being coordinated by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim. It will extend throughout the afternoon and evening of Beis Tamuz the eve of Gimmel Tamuz.
West S. Paul, MN — Friends of Lubavitch of Minnesota from around the world recently celebrated the70th birthday of Rabbi Moshe Feller, Shliach of the Rebbe to the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty issued a proclamation proclaiming the birthday as “Rabbi Moshe Feller Day” in recognition of the great work that he does. In an effort spearheaded by Mrs. Y. Introlegator people donated to Upper Midwest Merkos Chabad Lubavitch in multiples of seventy.
Riverside, CA — Since the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) announced the sponsorship of the Dr. Liviu Librescu Memorial Lecture Series on April 18th, thirty Chabad campus Rabbis have received grants to host lectures highlighting the phenomenon of self-sacrifice, particularly as demonstrated throughout the Holocaust and times of crisis.
FJC.ru
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
West Palm Beach, FL — Neighbors will have to wait until July before a special master determines if a West Boynton home allegedly being used as a synagogue and attracting dozens of worshipers will be forced to shut down.After more than three hours of debate Wednesday, special master Earl Mallory said he will wait until July 3 to decide.
“I've got mixed feelings,” said Mallory, who battled with balancing the freedom of assembly and religious expression and a violation of the building code.
Shturem.net
Montreal, Canada — Last night the annual dinner for Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim of Montreal marking 66 years since the founding of the yeshiva in the city. The dinner was in honor of philanthropist Ofer bazov who donated another wing of the building. Ofer is an alumni of the yeshiva and after his father died decided to donate a substantial amount in his memory.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
NBC San Diego
Carmel Valley, CA — A legal dispute is brewing between a religious center, a community planning board, and the city attorney's office.
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Chabad Jewish Center Del Mar has been meeting in an old farmhouse in Carmel Valley for three years, and now it wants permission to expand, NBC 7/39 reported.
Los Angeles, CA — For close to an entire month, Chayolim from Cheder Menachem’s 5th – 8th grades planned, designed, prepared and built beautiful exhibits for the annual Chayolei Tzivos Hashem “Grand Expo”.
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Chicago, IL — Over the past thirty years Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois has grown from a one-man operation in a small Chicago apartment to a legion of more than thirty institutions with fifty full time couples providing services for tens of thousands throughout the state.
Video and more pictures in the Extended Article.
As Gimmel Tammuz is rapidly approaching, Thousands of Talmidim in the Rebbe's Yeshivos around the world, united in an intense study cycle of Sichos and Maamorim to strengthen their connection to the Rebbe in preparation for the day, with the hope that very soon we will be reunited with the Rebbe leading us to the Geulah Shleimah.
Interfax
The head of the state has promised to give this initiative not only moral but also financial support, from his personal funds at that.
'For a few years we have discussed the establishment of a Russian Jewish museum, a Museum of Tolerance. Now the need has become ripe. The aim of this museum is to educate the younger generation for tolerance and respect for one another", Rabbi Lazar said.
JTA
The last open synagogue in Vilnius, Taharot
Ha-Kodesh, is now part of a power struggle.
Ha-Kodesh, is now part of a power struggle.
Now one of them — Rabbi Sholom Ber Krinsky, a Chabad-Lubavitcher who arrived in 1994 to serve as the community's rabbi — not only has lost control of the synagogue but is literally scrambling to keep a roof over his and his family's head.
Krinsky may soon become the only Chabad emissary among the more than 200 in the former Soviet Union to be evicted from his Chabad House premises for non-payment of rent. Krinsky once owned the property but was forced to sell to satisfy his debts.
New York, NY — Tribeca Will Remember This One For A While.
Only days after the end of the famed Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Cinemas played host to an unusual event. Hosted by eleven Shluchim from throughout the Metropolitan area, it was billed as “A first-hand briefing on the challenges facing the precious audio, video, and photo archives of the Rebbe.”
More pictures in the Extended Article
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Monday, Flowers have been planted in front of 770 today, in an effort to improve the garden. The work on the garden came after a recent Chupa at 770, where a couple of guests expressed their dislike for the way the garden looked, and decided to work on improving it by promising their funding of the work.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Los Angeles, CA — On Sunday, the 17th of Sivan, Cheder Menachem of Los Angeles, CA welcomed it’s first very own Sefer Torah. The celebration started bright and early as each student had a chance to stand by the Sofer, Rabbi Aron Shaffier of the Mezuzah Gallery as he inscribed a letter in the Torah together for them. The children then took part in a mini Sofrus workshop run by Sofer Rabbi Yosef Teitelbaum where the children were given the opportunity to write their very own names with the aid of a quill and ink.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Tzfas, Israel — Last Sunday YNS celebrated another magnificent accomplishment by Hatomim Meir Roetter upon his completion of Meseches Sotah. All the bochurim of the yeshiva were invited to the Rosh Yeshiva’s house for a beautiful seuda in honor of this wonderful siyum. The bochurim were in awe at the fact that this was Meir’s second Mesechta that he accomplished this year.
Baku, Azerbaijan — May 31st in the capital of Azerbaijan, a festive ceremony took place for laying the first stone of the Baku 'Chabad Ohr Avner' Educational Complex. This event signifies the joyous beginning a massive undertaking, sponsored by the Ohr Avner Foundation in partnership with the Geider Aliyev Foundation.
More picture in the Extended Article!
Manalapan, NJ — This past Sunday around seventy-five people gathered at a ceremony in the Chabad House of Manalapan to witness 13 students of Yeshiva Beis Menachem receive their Semicha.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
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