Soul II Soul concert nearly sold out!!

Poster Photo Credit to Osher Litzman

Last year the Soul II Soul concert with Avraham Fried was completely SOLD OUT! People who came without tickets were not allowed in as there were no seats. They missed this fantastic event because they waited too long to buy tickets. Don’t let this happen to you, don’t be left behind!

The most fantastic show is returning to Crown Heights for the fourth year in a row! The Soul II Soul concert with Avraham Fried is back again this year with a new, special show that is sure to be memorable to those lucky enough to attend.

Tickets are on sale at Judaica World or jewishtickets.com.

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Gun Shot Into Bais Rivkah

The shattered window. Photo: Shmais.com

This morning when workers at Campus Chomesh – Bais Rivkah on Lefferts Ave. were opening the building for the school day one of them found a shattered window in a hallway on the forth floor, near the window they immediately noticed a shell laying on the floor and called the police. The window is comprised of a reinforced safety glass and the bullet punched a hole about a quarter inch in the window.

The police came and collected the spent slug which has been identified as a 9mm bullet, and took a police report, CrownHeights.info has learned that the police don’t believe this incident is related to the incident that took place the same night with police officers getting shot at.

Police Officers Get Shot At in Crown Heights

Last night at around 3:00am police officers were shot at while attempting to pull over a van that appeared to be stolen and had invalid plates and was speeding. The drama began unfolding on Sterling Street where the van was speeding and made a sharp turn onto Brooklyn Ave. then making another sharp turn onto Lefferts Ave. then 2 black men stopped the van on Balfour Pl. and began running. This is when the single shot rang out and the officers in pursuit called in for backup.

Instantly there were over 20 police cars on scene, followed by ESU, Crime Scene Units, Highway Patrol and K9 Units. The suspects were both armed with handguns, and are currently still at large, though police believe they will have them in custody very soon. Stay tuned as we will bring you all the latest updates on this event

The Weekly Sedra – Bo

This week’s section tells of the last three plagues and the Exodus of the entire Jewish nation from Egyptian slavery.

Strangely, the Jews prepared for this monumental event in a seemingly very inappropriate way:

All Jewish males had to undergo a painful and debilitating operation and then eat a full meat meal: they circumcised themselves and then had to eat from the Korbon Pesach – the Pesach Offering, just hours before beginning an arduous desert trek.

Who would do such a crazy thing? Why did G-d want them to do it? What sense did it make?!

Animals Dressed Up As Humans!

Video: Excessive Israeli Police Brutality Caught on Tape

A Demonstrator getting stomped by a mounted police officer in full riot gear

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Police crossed the boundaries of reasonable force, and entered into full-scale, unprovoked violence as they began beating resistors sitting non-violently with arms-crossed inside an Amona home.

The protestors are seen sitting peacefully on the floor of one of the nine Amona buildings slated for destruction, with their arms locked together. According to the eye-witness testimony of the photographer Avi Fishman from Kedumim, no one in the room did anything but, as depicted in the footage, sit in.

The police are seen storming the room, and mercilessly beating those sitting in the home with the handles of their night sticks.

More on the subject in the Extended Article.

CrownHeights.info Having Technical Difficulties

As we approach our first anniversary and our reader count just keeps on growing, our servers aren’t putting up with the great demand very well. In this quick year that has passed us our readership has grown into nearly six thousand unique visits a day!

We are in contact with our hosting company, and are trying to resolve the issues and increase our capacity to better accommodate our readers. Please bear with us as we are correcting the issues.

Local rabbi also serves as sheriff’s chaplain

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of the Chabad of Poway is administering to the spiritual needs of Poway Sheriff’s Department deputies.

When Poway sheriff’s deputies reach for a snack these days, they’re often presented with a choice: Donuts or potato latkes?

More than just a nod to the modern, multicultural workplace, it’s a calling card of sorts for Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who became the Sheriff Department’s Jewish chaplain in October.

As chaplain, he looks after the spiritual needs of Jewish deputies, and works to educate non-Jews on the force about his faith.

February is Kabbalah Month

For Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky, Kabbalah is not about selling red strings and Kabbalah water or celebrity sightings.

It is about finding deeper meaning in Judaism.

“Jewish mysticism has so much to say about the purpose of life and meaningful living,” explained Rabbi Wolvovsky, executive director of Chabad: East of the River, located in Glastonbury.

To shed more light on the mystical Jewish practice of Kabbalah, February has been branded “Kabbalah Month” all around Connecticut.

Hachnosas Safer Torah in Chabad of S. Beach

Over 400 people attended the grand ceremony of the completion of the writing of a Safer Torah, and escorting it into the new center for Chabad on Wheels / Chabad of South Beach, under the direction of R. Zev Katz. The Torah was dedicated by Mr. Avi Shulson & Mr. Avi Klein. Also present at the event was R. Yehuda Leib Schapiro the Rosh Yeshiva and Rav of the Kehila in South Beach.

A Large Photo Gallery in the Extended Article! (over 60 pictures!)