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Daily Archives: March 20, 2006

Eastern Pkwy & Albany Gets the Green [Arrow] Light

Today, Monday saw a pair of DOT [Department Of Transportation] workers working hard to replace the green traffic-light control box on the corner of Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue. The sudden change removing the older style clock switches with the new completely remote electronic relays came as a result of the long awaited ‘Turning Arrows’ for Eastern Parkway. This comes after some recent work being done on the same corner not more than two weeks ago.

The turning arrow which has just been installed under the regular traffic lights, will finally make it easier for drivers trying to turn onto Albany Avenue, not having to fight their through the onslaught of oncoming traffic, and would hopefully quell this from being the most accident-ridden intersection across the entire Parkway.

Throughout the installation process power has been cut to the traffic lights at the intersection, and traffic is being controlled by two Traffic police brought in for the occasion. The lights should be up and running soon. Have a safe trip.

More pictures included in the Extended Article.

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Baby Boy!

Dov Yehuda and Mushky (nee Silberberg) Steinmetz from Morristown, NJ had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Chein (S. Cruz, CA) to Mushka Gorowitz (Redondo Beach, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Schneur Piekarski (Kensington, NY) to Lavi Barylka (Mexico City, Mexico)
New Engagement!

Shlomo Yehuda Ivri (Staten Island, NY) to Adina Zisa Sons (Beitar, EY)
New Engagement!

Chaim Kastel (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Dubrowski (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, Nov. 27th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Amichay Chudaitov (Crown Heights) to Leah Scheiner (Monsey, NY)
New Engagement!

Levi Teichtel (Champaign, IL) to Chana Leah Lesches (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Pinson (Crown Heights) to Mimi Fox (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Nov. 26th, 7:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Jakey Fishman (Los Angeles, CA) to Bella Shagalov (Bal Harbour, FL)
New Engagement!

Itche Barber (Crown Heights) to Brynie Mishulovin (Buenos Aires) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Shalom Schneerson (Nes Tzion, EY) to Rivkah Mazal Didi (Toronto, Canada) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunay, 7:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Dovid Moya (Crown Heights) to Rochele Lew (Rancho Mirage, CA)
New Engagement!

Mendel Cunin (Pacific Palisades, CA) to Chana Chein (Cheadle, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuli Reinitz (New Haven, CT) to Esther Sudak (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Monday, Nov. 24th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Katz (Surfside, FL) to Chaya Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Solomon (Sydney, Australia) to Sara New (Boca Raton, FL)
New Engagement!

Moshe Aryeh Gansburg (Aubervilliers, France) to Esther Malka Levinson (Kharkov, Ukraine) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs

The Trip that Turned into a Tefillin Campaign

Photos by COL.org.il

A group of Bochurim from Yeshivas Menachem Mendel in Monsey, who won a trip to Washington D.C. as a prize for their achievements in a learning project for Yud Shvat started asking passerby’s at popular turist attractions like the Whitehouse and the Senate whether they were Jewish. Eventually they ended up putting on Tefillin with a large number of Jews – creating a huge Kiddush Hashem, and they even got a few pictures with Sen. John Kerry. The Bochurim partook in Minyonim at the Chabad House of Washington D.C. headed by Rabbi Levi Shemtov.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Not long after the joyous holiday of Purim has passed the Jewish community of Tashkent has already begun making the necessary preparations for a successful celebration of Passover. The initiative is being headed by Rabbi David Gurevich, the Chief Rabbi of Uzbekistan and a Chabad Lubavitch emissary.

The latest development in the community’s efforts is the arrival of a large shipment of matzah in Tashkent. From this major center, smaller matzah packages will be distributed to dozens of Jewish communities spread across Uzbekistan, as well as the neighboring country of Tajikistan.

This shipment constitutes a humanitarian action to benefit local Jews in a time when most local Jews still find themselves in a difficult economic position. This undertaking was made possible through the logistical and financial support of the FJC CIS and Ohr Avner Foundation, headed by FJC President Lev Leviev, together with the Uzbekistan Branch of the World Lubavitcher Movement.

Major Matzah Shipment for Central Asian Jewish Community

The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan – Not long after the joyous holiday of Purim has passed the Jewish community of Tashkent has already begun making the necessary preparations for a successful celebration of Passover. The initiative is being headed by Rabbi David Gurevich, the Chief Rabbi of Uzbekistan and a Chabad Lubavitch emissary.

The latest development in the community’s efforts is the arrival of a large shipment of matzah in Tashkent. From this major center, smaller matzah packages will be distributed to dozens of Jewish communities spread across Uzbekistan, as well as the neighboring country of Tajikistan.

This shipment constitutes a humanitarian action to benefit local Jews in a time when most local Jews still find themselves in a difficult economic position. This undertaking was made possible through the logistical and financial support of the FJC CIS and Ohr Avner Foundation, headed by FJC President Lev Leviev, together with the Uzbekistan Branch of the World Lubavitcher Movement.

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Columbia Spectator
After Eight Years, Rabbi Blum to Move Jewish Outreach Organization Into New Digs

After eight years of running Chabad Columbia out of his apartment, Rabbi Yonah Blum is moving the organization into a five-story brownstone on 113th Street. [Ed Note: This comes along with R. Blums birthday this shabbos]

According to Blum, the purchase of the building is a means of intensifying Chabad’s relationship with Columbia. The relationship was officially established just this past year.

“We’ve been throwing around the idea of getting a proper building for a while already, but it’s very difficult to find property in the Morningside Heights area,” said Blum. “When we found out that this building was available, we approached our donors, George and Pamela Rohr, and they helped us purchase it.”

Chabad Buys House on 113th St.

Columbia Spectator

After Eight Years, Rabbi Blum to Move Jewish Outreach Organization Into New Digs

After eight years of running Chabad Columbia out of his apartment, Rabbi Yonah Blum is moving the organization into a five-story brownstone on 113th Street. [Ed Note: This comes along with R. Blums birthday this shabbos]

According to Blum, the purchase of the building is a means of intensifying Chabad’s relationship with Columbia. The relationship was officially established just this past year.

“We’ve been throwing around the idea of getting a proper building for a while already, but it’s very difficult to find property in the Morningside Heights area,” said Blum. “When we found out that this building was available, we approached our donors, George and Pamela Rohr, and they helped us purchase it.”

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As we have reported yesterday about the fire on Kingston and Lefferts, well it recurred, at 12:50am FDNY arrived at the building and immediately upgraded that fire to a 2nd alarm due to the windy conditions and the fact that it had just burned about 7 hours earlier making it more susceptible to burning, which is what it did, in a matter of a few short minutes the fire spread across the roof of 3 of the apartments, displacing 2 families and further damaging the vacant apartment.

Many Trucks and Ladders responded to the fire from all across Brooklyn, including various volunteer aid groups.

The fire was subdued im a matter of 20 minutes, but wasn’t completely put out for nearly 2 hours, only then were fire fighters sure the fire was out. Due to the nature of this fire being a reoccurring one makes it a suspicious circumstances so the fire marshals were called in to investigate what had caused this blaze.

A total of 4 fire men were injured with various inhalation and trauma injuries, 2 of which were from the same fire company.

Lots of pictures in the Extended Article.

A 2 Alarm Blaze Tears Through The Night

As we have reported yesterday about the fire on Kingston and Lefferts, well it recurred, at 12:50am FDNY arrived at the building and immediately upgraded that fire to a 2nd alarm due to the windy conditions and the fact that it had just burned about 7 hours earlier making it more susceptible to burning, which is what it did, in a matter of a few short minutes the fire spread across the roof of 3 of the apartments, displacing 2 families and further damaging the vacant apartment.

Many Trucks and Ladders responded to the fire from all across Brooklyn, including various volunteer aid groups.

The fire was subdued im a matter of 20 minutes, but wasn’t completely put out for nearly 2 hours, only then were fire fighters sure the fire was out. Due to the nature of this fire being a reoccurring one makes it a suspicious circumstances so the fire marshals were called in to investigate what had caused this blaze.

A total of 4 fire men were injured with various inhalation and trauma injuries, 2 of which were from the same fire company.

Lots of pictures in the Extended Article.

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Levi Brackman - Algemeiner
Matisyahu is now an international phenomenon; he is a reggae singer with a difference. Instead of dreadlocks he sports a trilby. His beard is predicated on the Kabbalists’ theosophy instead of Rastafarian tradition and his clothing places him in an Ultra Orthodox Jewish enclave rather than a black ghetto. This week he released his latest CD entitled YOUTH and it seems that Matisyahu’s tremendous success so far is about to reach unprecedented heights. Predictably, this man’s singing antics are deeply controversial.

Many have asked the following questions. Is it correct for a Chassidic Jew to be singing in clubs and bars? Is Matisyahu using his talent to bring G-dliness to the profoundly unG-dly and thus sanctifying G-d’s name or is he achieving the opposite?

Matisyahu: Rabbi or Rebel?

Levi Brackman – Algemeiner

Matisyahu is now an international phenomenon; he is a reggae singer with a difference. Instead of dreadlocks he sports a trilby. His beard is predicated on the Kabbalists’ theosophy instead of Rastafarian tradition and his clothing places him in an Ultra Orthodox Jewish enclave rather than a black ghetto. This week he released his latest CD entitled YOUTH and it seems that Matisyahu’s tremendous success so far is about to reach unprecedented heights. Predictably, this man’s singing antics are deeply controversial.

Many have asked the following questions. Is it correct for a Chassidic Jew to be singing in clubs and bars? Is Matisyahu using his talent to bring G-dliness to the profoundly unG-dly and thus sanctifying G-d’s name or is he achieving the opposite?

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