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Daily Archives: July 30, 2008


CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – An elderly Jewish man was struck by a car as he was crossing a Crown Heights street this evening. The incident took place on Brooklyn Avenue and Crown Street where the man was crossing and a car clipped him and knocked him down, causing light injuries.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Pedestrian Struck and Injured in a Hit and Run

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – An elderly Jewish man was struck by a car as he was crossing a Crown Heights street this evening. The incident took place on Brooklyn Avenue and Crown Street where the man was crossing and a car clipped him and knocked him down, causing light injuries.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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New Engagement!

Mayer Friedman (Crown Heights) to Naomi Deitsch (New Haven, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Zalmy Jaworowski (Chicago, IL) to Gitty Krinsky (Needham, MA)
New Engagement!

Ari Sherman (Crown Heights) to Esther Benayon (Panama City, Panama)
New Engagement!

Berel Shmotkin (Stamford, CT) to Devorah Leah Wilansky (Portland, ME) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Levi Yitzchak Lebowitz (Yerushalayim) to Tzivia Greenbaum (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tuesday, January 21st, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Gedalia Lieberman (Milwaukee, WI) and Shoshana Birnbaum (Northbrook, IL)
New Engagement!

Yossi Vorst (Rotterdam, Netherlands) to Shaina Sasonkin (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!

Yankel and Mushky Katzman from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Schneur Gabay (Natanya, EY) to Chaya Edrey (Tokyo, Japan)
Baby Girl!

Shmulik and Chaya (nee Katz) Berkowitz from Turks & Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Sholom Ber and Sarale Notik from Riverwoods, IL had a baby girl.
New Engagement!

Moshe Yakov Litenatsky (Los Angeles, CA) to Atara Sheff (Ramat Beit Shemesh, EY)
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Rochel Telsner from Bloomington, IL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Pesach and Bracha (nee Sitrin) Zirkind from Remsen Village had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Moti Leibler (Flatbush) to Esther Adelman (Amherst, MA)
New Engagement!

Mendy Levin (Montreal, Canada) to Ruti Kook (Netanya, EY)
New Engagement!

Yerachmiel Blumenfeld (Crown Heights) to Shterna Sara Glazman (Riga, Latvia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Frankel’s Shul 1699 President Street

MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — Yeshivas Tiferes Bachurim, a division of the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ, is pleased to announce a new and unique course for students to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to become religious educators and community leaders.

New Tiferes Leadership Program

MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — Yeshivas Tiferes Bachurim, a division of the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, NJ, is pleased to announce a new and unique course for students to acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to become religious educators and community leaders.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Darchai Menachem student Yosef Abrahamson has been appointed to a Page position at the Republican National Convention to take place in Minneapolis - St. Paul, September 1- 4.

Crown Heights Family to Attend GOP Convention

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Darchai Menachem student Yosef Abrahamson has been appointed to a Page position at the Republican National Convention to take place in Minneapolis – St. Paul, September 1- 4.

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Friends of Aliya BBQ

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Aliya celebrated its fifth anniversary with a “Friends of Aliya BBQ” at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Ari Chitrik.

The evening began on the deck with a gourmet barbeque prepared by Chef Meir Kohn and his staff. Magician, Ziggy went around entertaining the crowd and as night descended the crowd came inside for the presentation and dessert.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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ORA Honours Rabbi Feldman

SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — Last week, the Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia (O.R.A.) gathered in Sydney’s Yeshiva Centre at their biannual Rabbinic conference for two intense days of discussions in contemporary Halachic issues ranging from Trauma counseling to abortion and organ donation.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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JERUSALEM, Israel [INN] — A brief Chabad-sponsored course on the Temple, to be held in Israel this week and the next, has angered Islamic organizations, who call it a threat to the Al-Aksa Mosque compound.

Chabad Temple Course ‘Scares’ Muslim Groups

JERUSALEM, Israel [INN] — A brief Chabad-sponsored course on the Temple, to be held in Israel this week and the next, has angered Islamic organizations, who call it a threat to the Al-Aksa Mosque compound.

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Judge rules in favor of Chabad wanting to set up shop in Cooper City business district

John Holland – Sun Sentinel

In the fall of 2005, Rabbi Shmuel Posner tried to open Chabad of Nova outreach center at 8608 Griffin Rd. at Timberlake Plaza. But Cooper City wouldn’t permit it, saying places of worship are not allowed in commercial areas.

COOPER CITY, FL — A federal judge crushed attempts by Cooper City to keep Chabad of Nova out of its business district, ruling against the city on nearly every issue Tuesday and setting the stage for damages that could cost taxpayers more than $1 million.

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Police making an arrest. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was beaten and mugged at gun point last night, and thanks to the quick thinking of a neighbor, a bystander and police’s immediate response, the incident ended with the arrest of the two perpetrators along with the recovery of the handgun.

The incident took place in front of 621 Crown Street, a large apartment building in between Troy and Albany Avenues, where a Bochur was walking home and two Black males accosted him, one pointing a gun and demanding his valuables and the other who began assaulting him.

Continued in the Extended Article!

Mugging and Beating at Gunpoint, 2 Arrested & Gun Recovered

Police making an arrest. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was beaten and mugged at gun point last night, and thanks to the quick thinking of a neighbor, a bystander and police’s immediate response, the incident ended with the arrest of the two perpetrators along with the recovery of the handgun.

The incident took place in front of 621 Crown Street, a large apartment building in between Troy and Albany Avenues, where a Bochur was walking home and two Black males accosted him, one pointing a gun and demanding his valuables and the other who began assaulting him.

Continued in the Extended Article!

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