Chabad News Online » Merkos Shlichus http://www.chabadnewsonline.com Best of Chabad News Online Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:31:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Merkos Shlichus Blog: Just Light The Candles! http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37388 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37388#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:29:15 +0000 CrownHeights.info by Yaacov Sebbag and Lipa Binyominson
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“If you are looking for Jewish people, you have to meet Joanie on the next island,” a resident of Bocas del Toro exclaimed with excitement. “She has become the source of everything Jewish in this area.” Jumping into a water taxi, we made our way to Caremero, the next island over. At Caremero, we began walking around the exotic island to find the Jewish people we had come to visit. ]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/merkos-shlichus-blog-just-light-the-candles/feed/ 0 Merkos Shlichus Blog: Just Light the Candles! http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37388 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37388#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:29:15 +0000 CrownHeights.info by Yaacov Sebbag and Lipa Benjaminson
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“If you are looking for Jewish people, you have to meet Joanie on the next island,” a resident of Bocas del Toro exclaimed with excitement. “She has become the source of everything Jewish in this area.” Jumping into a water taxi, we made our way to Caremero, the next island over. At Caremero, we began walking around the exotic island to find the Jewish people we had come to visit. ]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/09/merkos-shlichus-blog-just-light-the-candles-2/feed/ 0 Merkos Shlichus Blog: Socializing in the South http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37326 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37326#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:06:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info by Hirshi Sputz and Yehoshua H. Mishulovin
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As dedicated Roving Rabbis we continuously look out for Jewish people and see how we could be of assistance for anything Jewish they need. Throughout our journeys we have had many inspirational episodes. The following is one of our most amazing experiences:]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/merkos-shlichus-blog-socializing-in-the-south/feed/ 0 Bochurim Spend a Week in Las Vegas http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37299 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37299#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:46:14 +0000 CrownHeights.info image
This past week, eight Bochurim were flown down to Las Vegas, Nevada as part of the Merkos Shlichus program to run Peulos by the different Shluchim in the area. They were split up between the different Chabad Centers in the area including the central area of Las Vegas, Summerlin, Green Valley and Chabad @ UNLV.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/bochurim-spend-a-week-in-las-vegas/feed/ 0 Roving Rabbis Roam Pinellas to Help Jews Reconnect http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37261 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=37261#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:34:15 +0000 CrownHeights.info image
Yisrael Bennish, 22, of Oak Park, Mich., and Eli Tsvik, 22, of Hillside, N.J., help Dan Farrell of Clearwater prepare to pray at Farrell’s restaurant in Clearwater.

A man at a gas station eagerly came up to Eli Tsvik one recent afternoon and, pointing to his tattoos, said, “I'm a bad Jew.”]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/roving-rabbis-roam-pinellas-to-help-jews-reconnect/feed/ 0 Merkos Shlichus Blog: A Miracle Story http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36956 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36956#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:11:27 +0000 CrownHeights.info by Shimon Sabol and Hillel Piekarski
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We were in Bar, Montenegro. The meeting started like any other. Jasa invited us in, and we spoke for over an hour.

“So how about we put on tefillin?” I asked. He gladly accepted.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/merkos-shlichus-blog-a-miracle-story/feed/ 0 Roving Rabbis to Come to Isle of Man http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36886 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36886#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:00:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info iomtoday.co.im
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ROVING RABBIS: Rabbis Shimon Kivman (front) and Mendel Yaffee

Roving Rabbis Mendel Yaffee and Shimon Kivman are visiting the Isle of Man this week. The Roving Rabbi Project sends out rabbis and rabbinical students across the globe bringing Judaism or a helping hand to communities which either do or do not have a rabbi or a full ledger Jewish community.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/08/roving-rabbis-to-come-to-isle-of-man/feed/ 0 Merkos Shlichus Blog: My Prayer http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36419 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36419#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:23:16 +0000 CrownHeights.info by Eli Cowen and Eli Tsvik
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After a long and tiring but successful day, Eli and I (we are both named Eli) headed to our lodging to retire for the night. After making something quick to eat to fill our starving, food-deprived stomachs, we prayed the afternoon service—a prayer like none I had ever experienced before. The extreme gratitude to G‑d for helping us find and connect with so many of His people had really moved me. But when I got to the Shema Koleinu blessing—where you ask for your own personal request—I was stumped: What could I possibly need? I’m here doing what I love, helping Jews connect with their Judaism.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/07/merkos-shlichus-blog-my-prayer/feed/ 0 The Strange and the Unknown http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36273 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36273#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:23:10 +0000 CrownHeights.info By Boruch Werdiger and Mendel Spalter
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Kaua‘i, Hawaii. What is it about this place?

Even the name, the street signs, the local paper, have an evocative vibe. All those H’s, W’s, and U’s make the cadences of Hawaiian sound like it’s the wind talking. It all has this exotic feel to it: something faraway, involving islands, and just foreign enough.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/07/the-strange-and-the-unknown/feed/ 0 ‘Roving Rabbis’ Touch Down in Durham http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36226 http://www.crownheights.info/index.php?itemid=36226#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:00:00 +0000 CrownHeights.info Durham Region
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Rabbi Shloime Greene and Rabbi Chaim Rubashkin visited Durham Region as part of the Roving Rabbis program, which sees young rabbis and rabbinical students travel the globe connecting with Jewish people.

DURHAM, Ontario — Malls and coffee shops may not be spiritual places, but if you ask Rabbi Shloime Greene and Rabbi Chaim Rubashkin they're a great place to chat about faith.]]> http://www.chabadnewsonline.com/2011/07/roving-rabbis-touch-down-in-durham/feed/ 0