Mivtziom Encounter in LA: A Bar Mitzvah at the age of 86!
By Zalman Dubinsky
Hatmimim Zalman Dubinsky and Nisson Friedman with Velvel (Bill).
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — For weeks Hatmimim Zalman Dubinsky and Nisson Friedman, students in Yeshivas Ohr Elchanan Chabad in Los Angeles, would go into a furniture store and drop off a weekly L’chaim pamphlet by the elderly man, in his mid-to-late eighties, by the desk. “The man you’re looking for is not here” he said every week. “I’ll give it to the owner” he says making sure to show that he wouldn’t read it.
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Photos: Megillah Reading at the Mall!
YORBA LINDA, CA [CHI] — Hatomim Shalom Bluming Went through the shopping mall on Purim day and read Megillah for many of the shoppers, most Israeli, in middle of a regular business day.
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First Chanukah Car Menorah Parade in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Canada [CHI] — For the first time ever, there was a 'Chanukah Car Menorah Parade' in Vancouver. There were about 30 cars driving through the freezing streets, doing Mivtzoim. There was a local TV network following the cars and reporting on the parade and Mivtzoim, making a great kiddush Lubavitch and a huge Persum of Chanukah. There are a couple of more pictures in the extended article.
Yeshivah at The Ohel Lit Up LI & Queens
Once again, The Yeshiva by The Ohel HaKadosh organized Mivtza Chanukah with a “bang”, this time with uniquely-designed “Chanukah Mitzva Tanks”, helping many Shluchim in Long Island and Queens with their Chanukah celebrations and Menorah lightings.
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Photo Gallery: Mivtzoim on Israel's Frontlines
As the Israeli Defence Force spread out across the borders of Gaza City preparing for a ground incursions, a group of Bochurim, Shluchim and Anash went out amongst the soldiers to do Mivtzoim!
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Sukkos Mivtzoim in Illinois
CHICAGO, IL [CHI] — In honor of Sukkos this year there were three Sukka mobiles that went on Mivtzoim on the 3 days of Chol Hamoed. Bochurim woke early in the morning, Davened, had a quick breakfast and then set out for a full day of Mivtzoim in the different areas through out the state of Illinois covering shopping malls, busy street corners, visiting Chabad Houses and bringing JKewish pride through out the state.
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Lubavitcher Yeshiva shakes up New York!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — When speaking to the soldiers in Tzivos Hashem, the Rebbe would refer to them as being on the front lines in Hafotzas Hamyonos and they are the ones who will bring Moshiach.
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Three Sukka Mobiles Spread Mitzvos in London!
LONDON, England [CHI] — During Chol Hamoed Three Sukkah Mobiles hit the streets of London with unprecedented success. More than 1300 Yidden shook Lulov and Esrog.
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In Ravaged Gori Jewish New Year Began On A High Note
GORI, Georgia [CHI] — Tensions continue to flare up between Georgia and Russia, with Gori still a city in shambles where many wait in refugee camps for Red Cross food drop-offs, and bombed houses color the landscape.
All the more reason for Georgia’s Chabad-Lubavitch representatives in Tbilisi, Rabbi Meir and Tzipora Kozlovsky, to arrange for rabbinical students to come to Gori and its neighboring towns and cities, so that the area's Jews would have the opportunity to get the Jewish New Year off to a good start, with the kind of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur services that would inspire and uplift them.
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Mivtzoim with R. Yossi Raichik in the 1960’s
The following are a few photos from the archives of Chabad of California, where R. Yossi Rachik is seen doing Mivtziom in the 1960’s at the Chabad Rallies.
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Bar Mitzvah at 101 Years Old!
MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — This past week on Friday Mivtzoim the T’mimim Levi Kaye and Chaim Rosenstien finally managed to convinced Mr. Pinchus (Paul) Greenberg to put on tefilin for the very first time! Pinchus is 101 years old and is currently living at the “Care One” Old Age Home in Morristown, N.J.
Businessmen Pay Tribute to “Friday Boys - Yeshiva Bochurim”
DETROIT, MI [CHI] — On June 17, 2008 - 60 of the most respected businessmen and women in the Detroit metropolitan area gathered together at the beautiful social hall in “The Shul” - West Bloomfield, MI to pay tribute to their weekly “Friday Boys - Yeshiva Bochurim”.
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Hundreds Don Tefillin at Israel Day Parade
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Sunday, close to a million Jews from the Tri State Area took part in the annual Salute to Israel parade in Manhattan. This event has been dubbed as the “biggest Jewish event of the year”, There was a record high attendance this year.
Fifth Avenue was closed off to traffic to allow tens of thousands of children from Jewish schools march in an expression of Jewish pride.
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Chabad of the Valley Mivtzoim at Israel Festival
TARZANA, CA [CHI] — Once again, with the help of many Anash and Shluchim, Chabad of the Valley has reached its goal of putting on Tefillin with well over 1500 Jews. In addition, close to 3500 Neshek packs were distributed. All in all, the giant Chabad Mivtza booth was a Kiddush Shem Lubavitch. Several people made a commitment to put on Tefillin on a daily basis.
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Passover Matzah Making and Biblical Lessons
Carolyn Click - The State
The Tzivos Hashem Traveling Model Matzah Bakery, now independently run by Michael Albakurk. has reach hundreds of children nation wide. the show has traveled far down south to Greenvile, SC and Columbia, SC to perform shows for the shluchim there. here is an article written by the local paper in Columbia, SC about the wonderful show and the work of chabad. it is a true kiddush hashem.
Henoch Junik was up to his wrists in flour and water Wednesday, mixing up a batch of matzah for Passover, when he asked children at the Columbia Jewish Day School to cheer him on.
58 Tanks Spread Light and Good Deeds in NY!
New York, NY [CHI] — This morning, Wednesday Bochurim and Children were seen milling around President Street, where they were all looking for their 'Mitzvah Tanks' and the group they will be sharing it with. The 58 Tanks, which correspond to the number of years of the Rebbes Nesius, were all lined up and ‘armed’ with Pesach Guides, Matzos, Neshe"K and pairs of Tefillin, to set off on the annual Mitzvah Tank Parade commemorating the Rebbes birthday which takes place today, Wednesday, Yud Alef Nissan.
Over 120 Gorgeous pictures of the Parade and Mivtzoim for your viewing pleasure, in the Extended Article!
Jewish Prisoner Settles Suit Over Denial of Religious Rights
By Joshua Runyan - Chabad.org
Workers at the Aleph Institute, a Chabad-Lubavitch organization based in Surfside, Fla., that provides for the needs of Jewish prisoners and military personnel, prepare shipments of Passover supplies.
The Vermont Department of Corrections settled a lawsuit with a Jewish former inmate who had been denied kosher food over Passover and ritual items over Chanukah and Purim. As part of its $25,000 settlement with Gordon Bock, 53, the department agreed to alter its policies dealing with the free exercise of religion and rely on the recommendations of the Aleph Institute, a Chabad-Lubavitch organization based in Surfside, Fla.
London Yeshiva Distributes Over 2,000 Matzos!
LONDON, England [CHI] — Amid an unusually snowy Sunday morning, Yeshiva Gedola London was abuzz with activity when fifty Bochurim worked for over six hours packing and distributing matzos to over two thousand families living in the neighborhood of the yeshiva - Hampstead Garden Suburb, London. Each box was carefully packed with two full Shmura Matzos and a Passover guide.
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Purim at the Lebanon Border!
TZFAT, Israel [CHI] — Like every year, Talmidim of Yeshivas Tzeirei Hashluchim went out for “Mivtza Purim” at the border of Lebanon. Armed with Megillas and Mishloach Monos wearing different types of costumes and with much energy and excitement did the Bochurim go out to conquer the army bases at the border of Lebanon.
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Purim at the Federal Building in NYC
Over 60 federal judges and officials gathered for the annual Purim Seudah held in 26 Federal Plaza in New York City. Rabbi Levi Garelick read the Megilla for all those attended.
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Photo Gallery: Mivtzoim at the New Hampshire Primaries
MANCHESTER, NH [CHI] — Lubavitch of New Hampshire under the directorship of Rabbi Levi Krinsky and his wife Mrs. Shternie Krinsky, were busy at work as candidates garnished votes, laying Tefillin and arranging Minyanim.
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Tomim Reaches 1000
TZFAS, Israel [CHI] — Hatomim Elchanan Hacohen Cohen from New York – one of the Temimim from Yeshivas Tzeirei Hashluchim -Tzfas, on Rosh Chodesh Shvat reached a goal of 1000 Teffilin since the beginning of this year.
Menorahs on the Move
Adam Brandolph -Pittsburgh Tribune
PITTSBURGH, PA — I couldn't count how many odd stares I received yesterday.
Maybe it was the Hanukkah music playing through loudspeakers of our RV-turned-Hanukkah Mobile, maybe it was the teenage boys in the back with me who wished everyone we saw a Happy Hanukkah and passed out menorahs, dreidels and chocolate from the moving vehicle.
