PSA: Shabbos Times Mistake in CrownHeights.info Calendar

There is a minor typo in the CrownHeights.info 5770 calendar Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukotai candle lighting time. The calendar lists this week candle lighting for 7:04, when in fact it’s 7:40 this week; 36 minutes before the actual candle lighting time.

Yaldei HaShluchim: March in the Parade with MyShliach

This Lag BaOmer, MyShliach is inviting all young shluchim to join a group of Yaldei HaShluchim who will be marching at The Great Parade.

Tonight: Rally at the Ohel

Tonight, Thursday, there will be a special Rally at the Ohel for children. Buses leave from 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:30pm.

Summer Merkos Shlichus 5770 Registration NOW OPEN!

The Merkos Shlichus office has announced that registration for Merkos Shlichus for Summer 5770 has recently opened. 

Each summer and holiday season, Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, dispatches hundreds of rabbinical students to small Jewish communities around the globe.

Sunday, Baltimore: Spectacular Lag BaOmer Concert and Fair

This Sunday Avraham Fried will perform at a concert and fair in honor of Lag BaOmer, a day of Jewish unity and pride. The event is scheduled to begin with the fair at 2:30pm and program at 4:00pm at the Yeshivat Rambam. Free admission.

Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive

There will be a Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive today, Tuesday, April 27 at 3pm until 9pm. Refreshments will be served. ID is required to make the donation. The center is located at 271 Kingston Ave, between Lincoln Place and St Johns Place.

Siyum HaRambam in Morristown

On Monday, 12 Iyar, a grand Siyum Harambam celebration will Iy”h take place at the Berger Auditorium in Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Morristown, NJ, with the participation of the faculty of the Yeshivos Tomchei Temimim and Tiferes Bachurim, as well as Shluchim from around the state. A very special Farbrengen will be held afterwards, with Rabbi Berel Shemtov, head Shliach of Michigan.

Siyum Harambam at Miami Beach

Tonight, Sunday a Siyum HaRambam will IYH take place at the Yeshiva Gedolah on 1140 Alton Rd in Miami Beach, Florida. All in the community are invited. Dinner will be served, followed by a Chasideshe Farbrengen. The event is being held in honor of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.

Annual Siyum HaRambam at Oholei Torah

Tonight, Sunday, the annual Siyum HaRambam will take place at 8:00pm in the Oholei Torah ballroom in Crown Heights. The large event is held every year, with many Rabbi’s from around the world participating.

PSA: Late Night Noise & No Gas Tonight

Tuesday, April 20, on the corner of Kingston Ave and Crown St. out of respect to Kingston Bakery and House of Glatt National Grid did not want to stop the gas lines leading to their buildings during the day (as part of the upgrading of the gas lines along Kingston Ave.) in order not to cause them any monetary loss.

Los Angeles Lag Ba’Omer Community Parade

Sunday, May 2nd there will be a concert, parade, and fair in honor of Lag Ba’Omer in Los Angeles. They will have Live Music, Benny Friedman will perform, a marching band, clowns, jugglers and more…

Mazal Tov! – 3 Sunday L’Chaims!

Boruch Hecht (ben R Yisroel, Los Angeles, CA) and Mooka Naparstek (bas R Shmulik, Agoura Hills, CA)
IYH at Ohel Nosson, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]

Damoon (Rachamim) Nikaiyin (Torrance, CA) and Miriam Levy – Chaim (Crown Heights)
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Levi Popack (Crown Heights) and Shterni Lezell (Crown Heights)
IYH 5:30 to 7:30pm at 1365 Carroll St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!

Thursday: Event Honoring Issac Zellemaier OBM

For many of us residing in Crown Heights for the last 30 years, the International Chocolate and Almond Corp., aka The Kosher Candy Store, was a familiar stop on our, shpatzir (walk) down Kingston Ave.. Mr. Isac Zellemaier, OB”M was often seen outside his store which he ran with his brother Heshy, was always looking to see how he could help improve the neighborhood in general and the lot of those who needed assistance in particular. He did this tirelessly and without fanfare while running the store and raising his family in Boro Park.

Airlines Discounting Airfares on NY Flights for Gimmel Tammuz

To enable Anash, Temimim and Shluchim to be at the Tzion for Gimmel Tamuz, a group of yungeleit has helped coordinate discounts with several of the major airlines that service New York.

Don’t be left standing – Reserve your seat today!

Because of the amount of groups that have reserved seats at the great parade, the organizers have limited the amount of seats being made available to the general public, and seats are moving quickly.

Today: Shloshim for Reb Lipa Schapiro

Today marks the conclusion of the Shloshim, thirty days to the passing of Harav Hagon Reb Lipman Schapiro OBM. The gathering will take place in Empire Shtibel today, Sunday at 8:30pm.

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