Baruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Yehoshua Korf OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaRav HaChossid HaRav HaTomim, Zkan HaChassidim, Rabbi Yehoshua Korf of Crown Heights at age 102.

Reb Yehoshua served as a Mashpia in Tomchei Tmimim for many years, was the author of Biurim BeTanya and was also chosen as one of three Mashpiim for Crown Heights.

He is survived by R. Gedaliya Korf, Crown Heights, R. Avrohom Korf, Miami, Florida, R. Pinchas Korf, Crown Heights and Mrs. Bat-Sheva Shemtov, Detriot, Michigan.

The Levaya will take place today, Sunday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chaple at around 1:00pm and passing by 770 at around 2:00pm.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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Our Coverage Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengens around Crown Heights

CrownHeights.info has become the one website readers can count on for all, up to the minute news and events in Crown Heights. This is made possible by the work of our dedicated staff along with the assistance you, our readers give us, by sending in your emails with information about events and incidents.

Our photographer was hard at work over the past two days covering all the Yud Tes Kislev Farbrenges in Crown Heights, in the extended article is a list of all the Farbrengens we managed to get to, for your viewing pleasure.

Full list of links in the Extended Article!

Gut Yom Tov! Gut Yom Tov!

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Leshana Tovah Belimud HaChasidus ve Darchei HaChasidus, Tikosaivu VeTichosaimu!

Tonight, Yud Tes Kislev “The Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism.” marks 208 years since the release of the Alter Rebbe, R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi founder of Chasidus Chabad in the year 5559 (1798). In honor of this auspicious day, which is referred to by Chasidim as the “Holiday of Holidays”, Farbrengens are being held around the world!

In the Extended Article you can view today’s Hayom Yom and the Minhagim of the day!

Boruch Dayan Haemes – Mrs. Bernice Gordon OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Bernice (Basya) bas Menachem Mendel Gordon OBM wife YB”L Mr. Arnold Gordon and mother of Robert Gordon, Harvey Gordon and Mrs. Yocheved Novack of Los Angeles, CA.

Services will be held at Mount Sinai – Hollywood Hills Sunday, 15 Kislev, 25 November 2:00 PM PST.

Shiva will be observed from Monday at 332 North Detroit Street.
Please no visits Tuesday or Thursday from noon to 5:00

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Shlomo Matusof OBM, The Rebbes First Shliach

Amidst the International Kinus Hashluchim we received the sad news of the passing of Reb Shlomo Matusof OBM, who merited to be the Rebbes first Shliach in the year 5710 (1949). Reb Shlomo, 91, was born on Yom Kippur 5677 (1916) to his father HaChosid Reb Yitzchok Izik Matusof A”H. He was sent by the Rebbe to Casablanca, Morocco where he established the Mosdos of “Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch”, a network which included 70 branches of Talmudai Torah throughout Morocco, who’s graduates count the chief rabbi of israel Rabbi Shlomo Amar among them. In recent years he lived in Crown Heights with his wife.

He leaves behind his was Mrs. Pessia and children, R. Yosef Yitzchok, Shliach in Toulouse, France, R. Yehuda Leib, Shliach in Cannes, France, R. Eliyahu, a staff member of ‘Otzar Hachasidim’, R. Yona, Shliach in Madison, Wisconsin, R. Reuven Reuven, Shliach in the Lishka Paris, France, R. Shmariyahu, Mrs. Baila Palatinski, New Jersey, R. Menachem Mendel, Shliach to Alberta, Canada and Mrs. Aidaleh Nemenov, Crown Heights.

The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving the Shomrei Hadaas Chaple at around 10:15 and will be passing by 770 at around 11:00pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Yosef Muller OBM

With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the untimely passing or R. Yosef Muller OBM of London, England.

He leaves behind his wife, Mrs. Jenette Muller, Sons, Rabbi Moshe Muller (Ilford, UK), Rabbi Eli Muller (Montreal, Canada) and HaBochor Chaim Muller, Daughters, Mrs Malka Zarfati (Jerusalem, Israel), Mrs Yael Klyne (Manchester, UK), Mrs Sarah Tuller (Los Angeles, CA), Mrs Shoshi Serebryanski (Crown Heights), Miss Tovah and Miss Rivkah.

The Shiva will take place at 12 Cadoxton Avenue, London N15 6LB Till next Tuesday morning (Nov 6).

Phone: +44 20 8800 4379
Email: joezeidy@aol.com

Shachris 8:30am 2 x Minyonim, Mincha 1:30 & 4:00pm x 3 Minyonim, Maariv 7:00 & 8:00pm x 3 Minyonim.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Baruch Dayan Haemes – Mrs. Charlotte Rohr OBM

It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Sara (Charlotte) Bas Yekutiel Yehuda Rohr of Bal Harbour, FL, wife of Yibadel Lechaim Tovim Mr. Sami Rohr and mother of Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim Mr. George Rohr, Mrs. Lillian Tabacinic and Mrs. Evelyn Katz.
The Levaya will take place on Har Hazaysim in Yerushalayim on Wednesday.

Shiva will be held in the family’s home in Bal Harbour. The family has set up two ways of sending your condolences; please know that each message will be answered and conveyed to the family.

Email: Rohr2007@gmail.com Telephone: (212) 767-7701

May Hashem console the family among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim

Info to be Menachem Avel the Posner Family

We regret to inform you that at 10:00am Tuesday morning, Mrs. Risya Posner, mother of Rabbi Shimon Posner and Rebbetzin Sussie Denebeim, passed away. She was surrounded by all her children who sang the nigun of her saintly Grandfather Reb Osher Nikolayever and the melody of Simchas Torah.

Her brother, Rabbi Moshe Kazarnovsky passed away in New York only four hours earlier. Brother and sister passed away four days after their father – R’ Shlomo Aharon Kazarnovsky’s 25th yartzeit and four days before their grandfather – R’ Osher Nikolayever’s yartzeit. Today is also the yartzeit of Rochel Imenu, mother Rachel.

The levaya for both Rebbetzin Posner and Rabbi Kazarnovsky will be in New York, Wednesday, leaving Shomrei Hadas Chapel at 12:15 pm and passing by 770 approx 1:15 pm.

More in the Extended Article.

Boruch Dayan Haemes – R. Moshe Kazarnovsky OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of R. Moshe Kazarnovsky, father of Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim: Yossi Kazarnovky (Monsey, NY), Mrs. Shterna Grunblatt (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Mendy Kazarnovsky (South Africa), Mrs. Devorah Bell (Montreal, Canada), Levi Kazarnovsky (Detroit, MI), Yehudis Kazarnovsky (Miami, FL) and brother of Mrs. Riba Scharfstein (Cincinnati, OH).

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at around 12:15pm and passing by 770 at around 1:15pm.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Boruch Dayan Haemes – Hashlucha Mrs. Risya Posner OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Risya Posner, Shlucha of the Rebbe to Nashville, TN for nearly 60 years, wife of Yibadel Lechaim Tovim Rabbi Zalman Posner, mother of Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim: Mrs. Vivi Deren (Stamford, CT), Mendy Posner (Atlanta, GA), Mrs. Sussie Denebeim (Palm Springs, CA), Mrs. Mimi Liberow (Porto Alegre, Brazil) and Rabbi Shimon Posner (Rancho Mirage, CA), sister of Mrs. Riba Scharfstein (Cincinnati, OH).

The Levaya will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, and will be leaving for the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 12:30pm.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – Sylvia Sara Rivka Israilev OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Sylvia Sara Rivka Israilev of Carlos Casares Argentina, mother of Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim Mrs. Miriam Lipchik (Crown Heights) and Ms. Veronica Israilev (Buenos Aires, Argentina).

Mrs. Lipchik will be sitting shiva at her home at 1056 Lincoln Place, 2nd Floor (Kingston/Albany), from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Address: 1056 Lincoln Place, 2nd Floor (Kingston/Albany)
Phone: 718-773-3915
E-mail: zmlipchik@gmail.com

Ms. Israilev will be sitting at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 011-54-11-780-4082

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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Open the new Chanukah edition of the KIDS Magazine to find out!!

Bursting with the latest in graphics, ideas and games guaranteed to enthrall your community and teach them about the holidays in a way they’ve never seen it before!

If you saw the outrageously successful Tishrei edition, you know that the Chanukah Magazine is one you simply can’t afford to miss!

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We expect to resume our normal schedule by this evening, IYH.

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Info to Be Menachem Avel the Levin Family

The Levin family is sitting Shiva for their father R. Yehuda Leib (Leibke) Levin OBM, who was niftar on Chol HaMoed Sukkot.

Shiva Info: Mrs. Levin and her children are sitting at 24 Creswell Rd., Worcester, Ma. Telephone: (508) 752-5791 Email: etzem@aol.com
Brothers at Family Levin 1348 Union St. in Crown Heights Mrs. Rivka Roth at Family Fogelman 424 North Martel Avenue in LA, Ca.

Rabbi Moshe Levin will be sitting in his home at 346 North Stanley Avenue, Apartment #B, LA, Ca. along with his sister Mrs. Rivka Roth on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 9, 2007 Telephone: (323) 933-0290.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Info to Be Menachem Avel the Ostrov Family

Shaya Ostrov and Tziporah Clapman are sitting Shiva for their mother Chasha Rivkah Ostrov at 719 Montgomery St. until Thursday.

Shachris 7:00am, Mincha 6:30pm followed by Maariv Bizmana.

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

A Frailichen Simchas Torah!

Painting by R. Zalman Klienman A”H

From the staff here at CrownHeights.info we would like to wish you all A Frailichen Simchas Torah and Gut Yom Tov. Met we merit to dance to the coming of Moshiach speedily in our day!