L’chaim: Kamman-Teldon
Pictures from the L’chaim of Yossi Kamman (Crown Heights) and Chanie Teldon (Commack, NY), which took place Sunday night at Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights.
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Lamplighters: Getting It Right the First Time Around
Ignite it and they will come. What began as small sparks of hope and determination in four young couples and a lone educator around a Crown Heights dining room table in November 2009, was celebrated on Sunday night, June 15th, by two hundred people around thirty elegantly adorned candle-lit tables in one of the newest venues in Brooklyn.
Algemeiner editor-in-chief Dovid Efune addresses event attendees.
Journalists Awarded for Honest Reporting on Israel
The Algemeiner, founded by Gershon Jacobson in 1972 and currently headed by Dovid Efune, honored two well-known journalists at its third annual Summer Benefit last week in New York City.
Video: Car Bursts into Flames on East New York Ave.
A black Mercedes burst into flames on East New York Ave. near the corner of Brooklyn Ave. in Crown Heights this past weekend. A bystander captured dramatic footage of the incident, which he shared with CrownHeights.info.
Alabama Teens Honored for Volunteer Work
About 100 people joined The Friendship Circle of Alabama for its 2nd Annual Dinner honoring its teen volunteers at the Beit Ariel Chabad Center in Birmingham.
Parents of Kidnapped Students Heartened by ‘Book of Mitzvos’
The parents of three yeshivah students kidnapped by terrorists in Israel said they were “deeply heartened” when they were presented with books containing more than 3,000 pledges of acts of kindness and prayer that have been received on a special web page created by Chabad.org.
From Days Gone By: A Younger Reb Yoel
The Kahan family poses for a portrait, circa early 1950s. To the right is a young Reb Yoel Kahan, later to become the Rebbe’s chief Chozer. Standing next to him is his father, Reb Foleh Kahan, a survivor of Stalin’s Gulags, where he spent 10 years for the crime of practicing Yiddishkeit in the Soviet Union, and his sister, Mrs. Gitta Gansburg. Sitting in front is his mother, Mrs. Rivkah Kahan.
Rabbi Dovid Edelman and his wife, Leah, with a cake marking his 89th birthday this past fall.
Rabbi Dovid Edelman: Teacher of Generations
In his Psalms, King David refers to 70 years as a lifetime. In that case, Rabbi Dovid Edelman, 89, is currently marking a lifetime as an emissary of two Lubavitcher Rebbes, educating Jewish children since the summer of 1944.
Video: Forced C-Section or Lifesaving Decision?
As reported previously on CrownHeights.info, Rinat Dray, a Lubavitcher mother of three, is suing Staten Island University Hospital and two of its doctors for allegedly forcing her to undergo a C-section against her will. CBS’s This Morning show interviewed the mother, her lawyer and others for a segment on the contentious incident.
Wedding of Mumbai Martyr’s Eldest Child Celebrated
Yesterday, the Jewish community of Borough Park celebrated the wedding of the son of Rabbi Leibish Teitelbaum, HYD – one of the six Kedoshim who were murdered by terrorists at the Chabad Center in Mumbai, India in November, 2008.
Brunoy Graduates Pose for Group Portrait
The graduating students of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch in Brunoy, France posed for a group portrait outside the Yeshiva’s campus in the outskirts of Paris today.
Fox 5 News Profiles ‘Ezras Noshim’ Volunteers
Fox 5 News did a video profile of the all-female Orthodox Jewish EMT volunteers corps Ezras Nashim, which formally launched yesterday (Tuesday) in Borough Park.
Good Resolutions Made for Kidnapped Teens
Over 100 members of the Jewish community of Western Monmouth County, New Jersey gathered last night at the local Chabad Center for an evening of prayer and unity on behalf of the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers.
CGI in the Poconos Announces Head Staff
Camp Gan Israel in the Poconos has released the names of the four capable and experienced young women who will be leading the new and popular girls’ camp this summer.
Video: How Should One Treat His Enemy?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Korach. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How should one treat his enemy?
Former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.
Feds Join Hynes Investigation
Federal investigators are now part of the inquiry into former Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes’ financial dealings while in office.
A rendering of what the new Farber Soul Center -- which is about a mile from The Friendship Circle's headquarters in West Bloomfield -- will look like.
Friendship Circle to Build $2M Facility in Michigan
The Friendship Circle of West Bloomfield, Michigan, a support center for children and young adults with special needs, will expand soon, thanks to a $2.1 million donation for a new cafe and art studio.
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