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Daily Archives: March 13, 2006


We here the staff of CrownHeights.info (yeh such a big ‘staff’) would like to wish all of our readers (all the thousands of you) who come to this site from all over the world to get real Crown Heights news, a Happy and Frailichen Purim.

We would also like to caution you all to take extra care and keep this time a joyous one and not have to have one of our photographers around taking pictures of some unwanted incident ;-), rather have them take pictures of people all dressed up running around delivering Shalach Manot!

So if you plan on drinking, drop the car keys and don’t drive, and when you drink even tough it’s a mitzvah to exaggerate, be sensible (what an oxymoron), and may it be a real Venahafoch Hu that this Golus should change into Geulah!

Happy Purim From CrownHeights.info!

We here the staff of CrownHeights.info (yeh such a big ‘staff’) would like to wish all of our readers (all the thousands of you) who come to this site from all over the world to get real Crown Heights news, a Happy and Frailichen Purim.

We would also like to caution you all to take extra care and keep this time a joyous one and not have to have one of our photographers around taking pictures of some unwanted incident ;-), rather have them take pictures of people all dressed up running around delivering Shalach Manot!

So if you plan on drinking, drop the car keys and don’t drive, and when you drink even tough it’s a mitzvah to exaggerate, be sensible (what an oxymoron), and may it be a real Venahafoch Hu that this Golus should change into Geulah!

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Mendel Bluming (Chapel Hill, NC) to Mushka Lifshitz (Boise, Idaho) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Leib Telsner (Crown Heights) to Sarale Scheiner (Oak Park, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Zushi Rivkin (Tampa, FL) to Shifra Weinstein (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Bracha Eizenbach from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Melly Chein (Crown Heights) to Sara Rivkah Duchman (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at The Arches
New Engagement!

Betzalel Schanowitz (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Mushka Gurary (Simi Valley, CA)
New Engagement!

Yankel Raices (Chicago, IL) to Mushka Broner (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Mussie Rapaport from Hyde Park, IL had a baby boy.
New Engagement!

Zalman Stein (Northbrook, IL) to Nechama Dina Whitt (Oak Park, MI)
New Engagement!

Nosson Kuperman (Crown Heights) to Sheina Crespim (Sao Paolo, Brazil)
New Engagement!

Mendel Richter (Howard Beach, NY) to Shalhevet Teitelbaum (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Zalmy Chanowitz (Monticello, NY) to Rochele Klein (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, June 22nd, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street

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Leibel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada) to Nechama Tzfasman (Crown Heights)
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Meir Katz (Brooklyn, NY) to Racheli Yerushalmy (Surfside, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Yochi Scheiman from Carbondale, IL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Berel Simon (Crown Heights) to Mushky Kremer (Montreal, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Eshel 272 Kingston Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Lerner (Boston, MA) to Mussia Wilschanski (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
The Seudas Purim was successful for over 10 years with the Brocho, Hatzlocho and Hascomo of Rabbi Marlow A”H, Rabbi Osdoba Shlita, Rabbi Raitport and Rabbi Michoel Teitlbaum A”H. Rabbi Weinberg addressed the Seuda for a couple of years and said it was the nicest Seudah. Rabbi Groner addressed the Seudah for a couple of years and he said it was the most beautiful Seudas Purim. Rabbi Osdoba will be addressing this crowd together with Mashpia Rabbi Yossi Jacobson. 1,000 people will attend the Seudah and the dancing will be for the whole Shechunah. Reb Dovid Sholom Pape from Tzivos Hashem will be the MC of the Purim Seudah.

I wish everyone a Simchas Purim Metoch Harchovo we should be Zoche to the coming of Melech Hamoshiach now.

Moshe Rubashkin,
Yoshev Rosh of Vaad Hakohol

Full size invitation in the Extended Article.

The Annual Purim Banquet: All Are Invited

The Seudas Purim was successful for over 10 years with the Brocho, Hatzlocho and Hascomo of Rabbi Marlow A”H, Rabbi Osdoba Shlita, Rabbi Raitport and Rabbi Michoel Teitlbaum A”H. Rabbi Weinberg addressed the Seuda for a couple of years and said it was the nicest Seudah. Rabbi Groner addressed the Seudah for a couple of years and he said it was the most beautiful Seudas Purim. Rabbi Osdoba will be addressing this crowd together with Mashpia Rabbi Yossi Jacobson. 1,000 people will attend the Seudah and the dancing will be for the whole Shechunah. Reb Dovid Sholom Pape from Tzivos Hashem will be the MC of the Purim Seudah.

I wish everyone a Simchas Purim Metoch Harchovo we should be Zoche to the coming of Melech Hamoshiach now.

Moshe Rubashkin,
Yoshev Rosh of Vaad Hakohol

Full size invitation in the Extended Article.

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In the Purim Spirit, this from a UK Newspaper. And you thought Crown Heights was bad ;-)

A RABBI has been fined for speeding and allowing his cars to be used without insurance.

Dovid Jaffe, 41, was caught by a traffic camera as he drove in a 30 mph zone at 39mph on two separate days.

He admitted speeding at Trafford Magistrates' Court, but denied four counts of permitting a vehicle to be used without insurance. But he was found guilty.

The court heard that his Toyota Previa and his other car, a Volvo, were also filmed speeding on four different occasions. They were driven by charity volunteers from New York and Israel.

The rabbi had three points put on his licence and was fined £60 for each of his two speeding offences.

Speeding rabbi caught on film twice

In the Purim Spirit, this from a UK Newspaper. And you thought Crown Heights was bad ;-)

A RABBI has been fined for speeding and allowing his cars to be used without insurance.

Dovid Jaffe, 41, was caught by a traffic camera as he drove in a 30 mph zone at 39mph on two separate days.

He admitted speeding at Trafford Magistrates’ Court, but denied four counts of permitting a vehicle to be used without insurance. But he was found guilty.

The court heard that his Toyota Previa and his other car, a Volvo, were also filmed speeding on four different occasions. They were driven by charity volunteers from New York and Israel.

The rabbi had three points put on his licence and was fined £60 for each of his two speeding offences.

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There Is One Nation… Scattered — Many Bochurim Learn Semicha, However They Are Scattered

Florida hosts no less than three Semicha programs, in Miami Beach, Bal Harbor, and Fort Lauderdale. In honor of Tes Adar the day the Friediker Rebbe came to America, and as the Rebbe said, the Yud Tes Kislev of the lower Hemisphere, all three programs got together for a most inspiring Farbrengen.

This very special Farbrengen was arranged and sponsored by the Miami Semicha Program, hosted at the Jewish Learning Center in the heart of the Miami Beach Jewish community.

Rabbi Yisroel Spalter, Shliach of the Rebbe to Weston, FL Farbrengen with the Bochurim. Rabbi Spalter encouraged the Bochurim to strengthen their Hiskashrus to the Rebbe and to develop the feelings of children towards their father, our Rebbe.

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Through the eyes of Shlomo Abraham

In my pressed blue shirt and grey suit I was well-prepared to join the festivities at the Friendship Circle’s annual Purim celebration. Or so I thought. The wafting smell of fresh popcorn was my first inkling that I was dressed for the wrong kind of party.

As I stepped through the doors of the Jewish Children’s Museum social hall, the objective of this party became instantly clear to me: The FC directors were going to make sure that each and every child with special needs was able to celebrate Purim to the fullest.

Fear not directors; you more than succeeded!

I had been invited to the party by Tzirl Goldman, director of the Circle. “Come by on Sunday, March 12, at 3pm.” She had said. Tzirl assured me I would feel inspired.

Friendship Circle’s annual Purim Carnival

Through the eyes of Shlomo Abraham

In my pressed blue shirt and grey suit I was well-prepared to join the festivities at the Friendship Circle’s annual Purim celebration. Or so I thought. The wafting smell of fresh popcorn was my first inkling that I was dressed for the wrong kind of party.

As I stepped through the doors of the Jewish Children’s Museum social hall, the objective of this party became instantly clear to me: The FC directors were going to make sure that each and every child with special needs was able to celebrate Purim to the fullest.

Fear not directors; you more than succeeded!

I had been invited to the party by Tzirl Goldman, director of the Circle. “Come by on Sunday, March 12, at 3pm.” She had said. Tzirl assured me I would feel inspired.

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Photo: COL

Sunday night we received word of the passing of R. Yitzchok (Itzchke) Gansburg of Crown Heights. He leaves after him his wife Gita and brother R. Hirch of Florida, and son R. Yosef Simcha Ganzburg, Shliach in Toronto, and his daughters Nechama Chanin of Crown Heights and Fraidy Brod of Kfar Chabad.

The Levaya will be leaving today at 10:00am from Shomrei Hadaas and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Itzchke Gansburg

Photo: COL

Sunday night we received word of the passing of R. Yitzchok (Itzchke) Gansburg of Crown Heights. He leaves after him his wife Gita and brother R. Hirch of Florida, and son R. Yosef Simcha Ganzburg, Shliach in Toronto, and his daughters Nechama Chanin of Crown Heights and Fraidy Brod of Kfar Chabad.

The Levaya will be leaving today at 10:00am from Shomrei Hadaas and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

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