transformed - Shabbos de Mayo

The Lazaroff household is buzzed and transformed, welcoming our newest addition, Menucha Vitka bas Chaim Tzvi. She is named after Rabbi Chaim's grandmother, whose complete name was also Menucha Vitka bas Chaim Tzvi.

Bubbie Lazaroff, as we fondly called her, was born to Rabbi Chaim's namesake, Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Lipsker, Chief Rabbi of the Ukrainian city of Poltava and patriarch of the large Chassidic family. She was well known for her intelligence and discipline. She married R’ Eliezer Gershon Lazaroff in Tbilisi, Georgia, where many Lubavitch Chassidim flocked in those days. After being drafted to the Soviet army, Mrs. Lazaroff never saw her husband again, left alone to raise their two children. The 3 member Lazaroff family lived in Paris and Jerusalem before moving to Brooklyn’s Crown Heights, where she worked as a principal and educator in the Lubavitch girls school Beth Rivka on Eastern Parkway, including Chanie's mother. She also played a roll in educating many young boys in her position as the camp mother of Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY. Rabbi Chaim fondly remembers eating sugar cereals in her private room, that she would sneak from the camp pantry.

May we merit to derive much transforming nachas from little Menucha Vikta and see her grow to Torah, to marriage and to good deeds!

Some upcoming classes & events:

• May 2: Shabbos "Cinco de Mayo First Fridays Shabbat Dinner" for young professionals! Thank you Batami, Fanny, Karen & Naomi for cooking up a Mexican storm!
• May 6: Six Tuesdays at 7:30 pm, new JLI course - Paradigm Shift: Transformational Life Teachings of the Rebbe
• May 7: "Ethics Revealed" Wednesday dinner, class & social for young pros.
• May 17 "Lag B'omer Jammin' session with Rapper Ari Lesser"
• Parshah every Tuesday at noon
• Tanya every Thursday at noon and / or 8 pm
• Shabbos morning Chassidus at 9 am

Sunday, May 4th, is Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Remembrance Day for those who fell in the struggle defending the State of Israel, the victims of terror and representatives of Israel who were killed during their missions abroad. Click here for the community invitation by the Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest.

Shabbos Parshas Emor

Friday, May 2
Services at 7:30 pm
Candle Lighting at 7:41 pm

Shabbos, May 3
Chassidus at 9 am
Services at 10 am
Followed by Shabbos Kiddush
Mincha at 7:40 pm
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 8:37 pm
Living Torah

Have a good Shabbos!

Rabbi Chaim & Chanie

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