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| A Fun Experience
Oholei Torah Kindergarten Learn Their Brochos. |  | Oholei Torah Kindergarten learn their Brochos. In a most unique and fun experience the young children of Morah Esther Krinsky and Yehudis Baitch went for a trip to Lerman’s Fruit store on Albany Avenue to learn about the many different fruits and vegetables and the brochos that are made on them ■ more  | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer, 5772
Chinese Acrobats from Monsey in Boro Park |  | An amazing group of yeshiva boys from Yeshiva Shaarei Arazim of Monsey performed at the Lag B'Omer Parade in Boro Park. This unique yeshiva trains their talmidim in many diverse skills which help them achieve their potential ■ more  | | | |
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| Spiritual Roadmap to Success
UnlockingYour Potential in Seven Steps |  | | Rabbi Berel Lerman | Photograph: Excerpt from clip | | I would like to present a roadmap to life that addresses the above points based on Chabad Kabbalah (also known as Chabad Chassidut). The uniqueness in this roadmap is that it's based on seven soul powers, which are spiritual elements that we all have. These are truths within us that we just need to tap into and we'll find answers ■ more | | | |
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| From the Press
Betzalel Gallery Featured on WNYC |  | | Photograph: WNYC/Stephen Nessen | The Brooklyn art scene is getting another retro infusion — this time from Crown Heights. The throwback references here depict a simpler time, when families were large and lived in the Old World shtetls of Eastern Europe. It’s not quite Soho, but on Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave., situated next to a laundromat, The Betzalel Gallery is expected to officially open on Thursday ■ more
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| Stories to Inspire
Merkos Shlichus - On the Front Lines |  | | Abuja, Nigeria | | Summer Merkos Shlichus registration will soon be opening after a wildly accomplished Pesach, where some 600 bochurim in roughly 300 locations around the world connected with more than 32,000 Jews. According to Rabbi Shneur Nejar, director of Merkos Shlichus, “We fulfilled the Rebbe’s blessing to the Merkos Shluchim, to go ‘with extraordinary success ■ more | | | |
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| Torah Cafe' Widget Available
2,500 Videos Online; A Chance to Win an Ipad 2! |  | | Torah Café hits 2,500 videos… a chance to win an Ipad 2 ■ “We are offering shluchim free access to our audio download feature for as long as the widget is embedSed on their site,” says Rabbi Kaplan ■ more | | | |
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| Photo of the Day
Rabbi Yaakov Klein Repairs Agri Torah |  | | Photograph: Shturem | | Rabbi Yaakov Klein, Sofer, Mohel and Bodesk P'nim at Agri Star Sh'chita Plant fixes the plant's Sefer Torah during Shacharis ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer, 5772
S. Brunswick Celebrated as Rabbi Shimon Willed It |  | | Photograph: South Brunswick Patch | Men, women and children joined Chabad of South Brunswick in celebration of Lag Bomer for an evening BBQ and Bonfire on the grounds of the Chabad Jewish Center ■ “It actually commemorates the passing of a great Jewish leader, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, but is celebrated in a positive, upbeat way, as Rabbi Shimon willed it ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer, 5772
Always on a Weekday: Montreal Marches Forth |  | | Photograph: CHI | Montreal is one of the few cities which holds a Lag Ba'omer parade regardless of whether it falls out on Sunday or any other day of the week. This year was no exception. The parade began in front of Beth Rivka Academy, where Pesukim were said and the crowd was greeted by Mayor Michael Appelbaum. The crowd of over 2,000 people marched down Westbury Ave. and past the Yeshiva, led by Rabbi Dovid Banon carrying a new Sefer Torah ■ more
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| Didan Notzach
Family of Kodosh Daniel Wultz Awarded $332 M |  | Six years after 16-year-old American Daniel Wultz died of wounds he sustained in a Tel Aviv suicide bombing, a US district court judge awarded his family $332 million in damages from Iran and Syria. The Wultz family are members of the Chabad House of Weston, Florida, and a close talmid of Rabbi Yisroel Spalter ■ more
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| Miron: G'Mach Nichum Aveilim
Zaka and Chasdei Shabtai Launch New G'Mach |  | | Photograph: Shturem | | On Lag B'Omer a new G'Mach was launched in Miron as a project of Zaka and Chasdei Shabtai. The G'mach Nichum Aveilim will provide everything needed in times of mourning, G-d forbid, including low chairs, benches, siddurim, Aron Kodesh and more ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer, 5772
Edgeware Unity Makes Rabbi Shimon Proud |  | | This year for Lag B'Omer Lubavitch of Edgware once again hosted a BBQ Event. Despite the heavy rain that came down on Wednesday the BBQ was very well attended where everyone enjoyed the night ■ The night ended with a magnificent Firework display where the Jewish unity and pride among everyone was clearly visible ■ more | | | |
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| Chabad: Marketing Genius
The First Jewish Start - Up Nation? |  | | Start-up Nation by Dan Senor and Saul Singer has received tremendous accolades – inside and outside of the Jewish world for good reason as they detailed how tiny Israel has been able to reach such growth and success. On the heels of Oprah Winfrey’s visit to Crown Heights this week, I’d argue that the first Jewish start-up “nation” has indeed been Chabad ■ more | | | |
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| Lag B'Omer, 5772
4,500 Bring Skokie's Old Orchard to Life |  | | Photograph: Patch/ Philip Downie | | The western parking lot of Old Orchard came to life Thursday evening with the arrival of the Great Jewish Family Festival. The event is put on annually by Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois to commemorate the holiday of Lag B'Omer, which marks the celebration of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, a Mishnaic sage and leading disciple of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century ■ more | | | |
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| Wednesday: Coming Home
Grand Procession for Six Stolen Sifrei Torah |  | Tomorrow, Wednesday, the six Sifrei Torah that were stolen from the Tzemach Tzedek Shul in Tzfas, will return home, iy"H. The Sifrei Torah will be escorted by a huge crowd dancing and rejoicing and thanking Hashem for the miracle of their safe return ■ more | | | |
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| Photo of the Day
Do-It-Yourself Cholov Yisroel |  | | This photo makes for a familiar occurance in the lives of many of the Rebbe's Shluchim around the world. Shovuos is getting closer, and Cholov Yisroel milchig products aren't available ■ more | | | |
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