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Baruch Dayan HoEmes – R. Yehuda Leib Levin OBM

With great sadness we received word of the passing of R. Yehuda Leib (Leivke) Levin ben R. Mordechai A”H.

He is survived by his Wife, Mrs. Batiya (nee Fogelman), his children, R. Moshe Yaakov, R. Yisroel Meir, Hatomim Yosef Yitzchok, Hatomim Menachem Mendel, Mrs. Rivkah, Mrs. Chana Michla and Yehudis, brothers, R. Yisroel Levin (Florida), R. Yosef Levin (Crown Heights), R. Moshe Levin (Kfar Chabad, Israel) and R. Menachem Mendel Levin (Crown Heights. And his sister Mrs. Rivka Segal (Migdal Haemek, Israel)

The Levaya will take place today, Tuesday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapels at 1:45 and will be passing by 770 at around 2:45.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes – Chasha Rivka Ostrov OBM

With sadness we inform you of the of the passing of Chasha Rivka (Charlotte) Ostrov OBM, mother of Yibadu Lechaim Tovim Tziporah Clapman (Crown Heights) and Shaya Ostrov (Crown Heights). She was 83 years old.

UPDATED: The Levaya will take place today, Monday, and will be leaving from the Kehilla Chapel at 60 Brighton 11th Street at 12:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:15pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Tonight: Gathering in Memory of Chanie Kolodney A”H

Tonight marks one year to the extremely tragic, painful and very untimely passing of Chanie Kolodney A”H. A gathering will take place in here memory where friends and classmates will participate, and members of the community are all invited to attend.

The event will take place in Bais Eliyahu Nochum Shul at 672 Lefferts Ave between Albany and Troy, and will begin at 7:30pm.

Have a Happy New Year!

From the staff here at CrownHeights.info we would like to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year a K’siva Vachasima Tova and a Gut Gebentched Yohr.

May this year be a safe, successful and prosperous year to all, and may we be zoche report the coming of Moshiach speedily in our days!

The Staff at,
CrownHeights.info

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Abba Balkin OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaChossid HaTomim R. Abba Balkin of Flatbush at age 76.

Reb Abba is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim his brother Reb Yisroel Balkin in LA, and his sister Leah Edelman in Paris, France.

The Levaya took place today.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Shaindel Steinhauser OBM

With great sadness and pain we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of Mrs. Shaindel (nee Kartin) Steinhauser OBM at the age of 51.

She leaves behind her husband, Chaim and two kids, Abba and Sara all of whom live in Crown Heights.

The Levaya will take place Today, Sunday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at 12:30pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:00pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

TRAGEDY: Boruch Dayan Haemes – HaBochur Gershy Gorodetsky OBM

With deep pain sadness and shock we inform you of the terribly tragic passing, of a HaBochur HaTomim Gershon ben R. Mordechai Leib A”H Gorodetsky, at the age of 34, earlier this morning when he was struck by a train in the Kingston Avenue Subway station.

The Levaya will take place Today, Thursday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chapel at around 2:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 2:30pm

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

TRAGEDY: Bochur Killed in the Subway

The scene this morning at the Kingston Avenue station.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The harrowing message came down the wire early this morning, at around 8:00am, that there was a victim struck by a train and killed L”A in the Kingston Avenue Subway station.

Hatzalah, Shomrim and Chesed Shel Emes all arrived on scene along with NYPD ESU and FDNY EMS and tended to the victim, who was killed instantly.

More in the Extended Article.

Info to Be Menachem Avel the Itkin Family

The Itkin family is sitting Shiva until tomorrow, Thursday, after the passing of their dear father Reb Meir Itkin OBM at his home, 760 Eastern Parkway between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves.

Shacharis: 9:00pm and 10:00pm
Mincha: 6:55pm and 7:10pm
Marriv: Bizmana

Phone: (718) 774-6827

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Meir Itkin OBM

With great pain and sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Meir Itkin at the age of 96. Reb Meir was born in the village of ‘Nevel’ in Russia on Chof Tammuz 5671.

Reb Meir was a fixture in 770 with his house just a few feet away, where he was seen Davening and Farbrenging every Shabbos and then some! His daily Chavrusa with Reb Yehuda Chitrik A”H in 770 was familiar sight as well.

The Levaya will be Tommrow, Friday, and will be leaving for the Shomrai Hadas Chapels at around 11:30am and will be passing by 770 at around 12:00pm.

Baruch Dayan HoEmes

Info to be Menachem Avel the Tzfasman Family

The Tzfasman family will be sitting Shiva until Tuesday after the tragic and very untimely passing of their son and sibling HaBochur HaTomim Yisroel Noach OBM who was struck and killed L”A by a train. They will be sitting shiva at their home at 551 Crown St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Shachris will be at 9 AM, Mincha at 7 PM, followed by Maariv.

You can email the family at tzfasmanfamily@yahoo.com

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Boruch Dayan HoEmes – HaBochur Yisroel Noach Tzfasman OBM

It is with great sadness and pain we inform you of the tragic and very untimely passing of HaBochur HaTomim Yisroel Noach OBM ben Chaim Ezra Yibadel L’Chaim Tovim Tzfasman who was struck and killed L”A by a train this afternoon. He was 24 years old.

He is survived by his parents Reb Chaim Ezra and Dina Perla along with his brothers and sisters Yibadu L’Chaim Tovim.

The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Wednesday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at around 1:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:30pm

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim!

From the Inbox: Thank You Letter from Parents

Letter from the parents of Ruchama Aliza Sara Chana Bas Esther Liba.

We would like to thank our families, friends, and the wonderful community of North Miami Beach. We are sure that all of your tefillos and acts of chesed are penetrating shamayim and are giving us chizuk during this difficult time. We love our sweet and beautiful Ruchama Aliza so much. Please continue to daven, we have emuna that yeshuas Hashem kheref ayin. Ruchama Aliza Sarah Chana bas Esther Leiba, l’refuah shlaima. Amen.

We would also like to give a special thank you to Rabbi Yochanan Klein for his amazing assistance in ALL areas!

Moishe and Esther Schwab, Eli, Shaya, Yaakov, Yoni and Tehilah.

Ruchama Aliza remains on life support and is in grave condition after drowning in a North Miami Beach swimming pool on Thursday afternoon. Click here to say more Tehillim.

TRAGEDY: Bochur Struck and Killed by a Train

The scene outside the Subway Station

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At 4:00 this afternoon a terrible tragedy befell our community when HaBochur HaTomim Yisroel Noach ben Chaim Ezra Yibadel L’Chaim Tovim Tzfasman was struck and killed by a train this afternoon. Frightened subway riders called 911 and Hatzalah after witnessing the terrible incident.

Trains were backed up in both directions as a result and many commuters were forced to wait until Chesed Shel Emes completed their work and the MTA restored the train service.