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Daily Archives: December 18, 2006

CrownHeights.info and Shomrim are turning to the general public in a request to please keep an extra eye out for this man.

He is known as Derrik Nelson, he is the perpetrator behind dozens upon dozens of car break-ins causing damages in the tens of thousands of dollars to cars in our community along with the added aggravation and inconvenience of needing to fix the damage. Due to the nature of the crime which is classified as a GLA (Grand Larceny Auto) which is a crime that carries a little if any jail time.

Shomrim are out every night patrolling our streets but they still need the publics help, if you see him call the Shomrim hotline at (718) 774-3333 at anytime to alert patrolling members to keep an extra eye on him and prevent this slew of break-ins.

Nelson is out and terrorizing us once more

CrownHeights.info and Shomrim are turning to the general public in a request to please keep an extra eye out for this man.

He is known as Derrik Nelson, he is the perpetrator behind dozens upon dozens of car break-ins causing damages in the tens of thousands of dollars to cars in our community along with the added aggravation and inconvenience of needing to fix the damage. Due to the nature of the crime which is classified as a GLA (Grand Larceny Auto) which is a crime that carries a little if any jail time.

Shomrim are out every night patrolling our streets but they still need the publics help, if you see him call the Shomrim hotline at (718) 774-3333 at anytime to alert patrolling members to keep an extra eye on him and prevent this slew of break-ins.

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New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
New Engagement!

Shmuly Golomb (Crown Heights) to Mushky Steinmetz (Briarwood, NY)

 
New Engagement!

Moshe Gordon (Crown Heights) to Chaya’le Movsikov (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Gopin (Miami, FL) to Rochie Gourarie (Toms River, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, the 5th of Nissan, 8:30pm at the JCM Lower Level

Chabad’s 15-Foot, 2000 Pound Menorah Lights Up Universal Citywalk At Southern California’s Largest Chanuka Event!

Chabad of the Valley had another smashing success at its fifth annual Chanuka extravaganza at Universal Studios Citywalk. “Look at this gigantic menorah”, exclaimed an onlooker as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaragosa, U.S. Congressman Brad Sherman and former Boston Redsox outfielder Gabe Kapler ascended the lift with Rabbi Yossi Malka of Chabad of Encino to kindle the 15 ft. menorah.

“Last night’s lighting ceremony was one of the highlights of the Chanukah festival. Plenty of dancing and live music!” said The Daily News. According to Rabbi Yossi Baitelman, spiritual leader of Chabad of Studio City and one of the event coordinators, this event had the participation of Jews from all walks of life including orthodox, conservative, reform and unaffiliated. In fact, many temples, day schools and other organizations encouraged their members to participate.

More in the Extended Article! (Photos By: Ari Greene)

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Over 50 students turned out for the Upenn Menorah Lighting outside Van Pelt Library last night.

Senior Class President Andi Kaplan and SCUE President Gabe Kopin lit the Menorah after some words from the Shliach Rabbi Levi Haskelevich

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Menorah Lighting at Upenn

Over 50 students turned out for the Upenn Menorah Lighting outside Van Pelt Library last night.

Senior Class President Andi Kaplan and SCUE President Gabe Kopin lit the Menorah after some words from the Shliach Rabbi Levi Haskelevich

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Abraham Shemtov (right) and others
at the first local lighting.
Encino, Calif. — On the third night of Chanukah, at 6 p.m., a parade of 40 cars topped with electric menorahs will wend its way about six miles under police escort from southwest Houston to the Galleria, where several thousand people will gather for the lighting of a giant, 7-foot menorah carved out of ice.

“Jews are thrilled to see a menorah. It brings them Jewish pride,” assured Rabbi Moishe Traxler, director of outreach at Chabad of Houston, who co-designed the $1,000, 4-foot, metallic-painted menorahs atop the cars based on a 12th-century design by the Rambam. He also oversees the lighting of the ice menorah's oversize candles.

It’s Not the Holiday Without the 9-Footer!

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Rabbi Abraham Shemtov (right) and others
at the first local lighting.

Encino, Calif. — On the third night of Chanukah, at 6 p.m., a parade of 40 cars topped with electric menorahs will wend its way about six miles under police escort from southwest Houston to the Galleria, where several thousand people will gather for the lighting of a giant, 7-foot menorah carved out of ice.

“Jews are thrilled to see a menorah. It brings them Jewish pride,” assured Rabbi Moishe Traxler, director of outreach at Chabad of Houston, who co-designed the $1,000, 4-foot, metallic-painted menorahs atop the cars based on a 12th-century design by the Rambam. He also oversees the lighting of the ice menorah’s oversize candles.

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Rabbi Yosef Langer marks the start of the eight-day Jewish holiday Hanukkah by lighting the first candle on a Union Square menorah as Men's Wearhouse CEO George Zimmer and others watch. Chronicle photo by David Paul Morris

Hanukkah greetings on Union Square

San Fransisco Chronicle

Rabbi Yosef Langer marks the start of the eight-day Jewish holiday Hanukkah by lighting the first candle on a Union Square menorah as Men’s Wearhouse CEO George Zimmer and others watch. Chronicle photo by David Paul Morris

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People gather last night along Riva Avenue in North Brunswick outside of the Chabad Jewish Center for the lighting of a menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.

More than 50 people last night attended a ceremony marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick in North Brunswick.

Rabbi Levi Azimov, who led the ceremony by lighting a 15-foot menorah, said the holiday is about sharing.

Festival of Lights – Hanukkah Celebrated

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People gather last night along Riva Avenue in North Brunswick outside of the Chabad Jewish Center for the lighting of a menorah in celebration of Hanukkah.

More than 50 people last night attended a ceremony marking the Jewish festival of Hanukkah at the Chabad Jewish Center of South Brunswick in North Brunswick.

Rabbi Levi Azimov, who led the ceremony by lighting a 15-foot menorah, said the holiday is about sharing.

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Since Shabbos three cars were broken into, the incidents scatter across Shabbos and Motzoai Shabbos where cars were broken into on President and New York, Crown and New York and Crown and Kingston, all the break ins share the same characteristics, the thief broke the small window on each of the cars using a screwdriver.

This Method of Operation (or Modus Operandi (Latin for mode of operating) [MO] is known to the community as Derrik (Terrence) Nelson, that guy that we showed you pictures of him inside a car, that same guy who Shomrim Apprehended over 6 times, 2 of which led to convictions (of 90 days). Again drivers are urged to not leave anything visible in the car, no loose change not even nickels and dimes, it’s not worth the cost of replacing a $200 window!

Car Break in Blitz Once Again, Or It Never Stopped?

Since Shabbos three cars were broken into, the incidents scatter across Shabbos and Motzoai Shabbos where cars were broken into on President and New York, Crown and New York and Crown and Kingston, all the break ins share the same characteristics, the thief broke the small window on each of the cars using a screwdriver.

This Method of Operation (or Modus Operandi (Latin for mode of operating) [MO] is known to the community as Derrik (Terrence) Nelson, that guy that we showed you pictures of him inside a car, that same guy who Shomrim Apprehended over 6 times, 2 of which led to convictions (of 90 days). Again drivers are urged to not leave anything visible in the car, no loose change not even nickels and dimes, it’s not worth the cost of replacing a $200 window!

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The whole battalion was camped together for the first time since last year for the imun gidudi (battalion maneuvers). We had been at it for two-and-a-half weeks already: first in the Bika (the Jordon valley) on the shooting ranges and on maneuvers from squad to company level, and this week in Midbar Yehuda. Since Sunday, we had been competing against each other in competitions ranging from running to navigation and shooting skills, and every soldier in every company and platoon in the battalion had given his all. Now we had come to the targil gidud, the culmination of our maneuvers. It was Wednesday morning. We got orders to take down the tents that we had been using since Sunday, and the officers and sergeants went to look at the fire ranges and to be assigned objectives and boundaries. We, the soldiers, were left alone on base to prepare for the coming twenty-four hours.

A Chanukah story

The whole battalion was camped together for the first time since last year for the imun gidudi (battalion maneuvers). We had been at it for two-and-a-half weeks already: first in the Bika (the Jordon valley) on the shooting ranges and on maneuvers from squad to company level, and this week in Midbar Yehuda. Since Sunday, we had been competing against each other in competitions ranging from running to navigation and shooting skills, and every soldier in every company and platoon in the battalion had given his all. Now we had come to the targil gidud, the culmination of our maneuvers. It was Wednesday morning. We got orders to take down the tents that we had been using since Sunday, and the officers and sergeants went to look at the fire ranges and to be assigned objectives and boundaries. We, the soldiers, were left alone on base to prepare for the coming twenty-four hours.

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As part of the ongoing “Prospect Park in Lights” project currently on display throughout Brooklyn revealing such NYC landmarks as Grand Army Plaza, Chabad of Prospect Heights in conjunction with Forest City Ratner are proud to present our very own “Menorah in Lights” currently on display at the Atlantic Terminal Mall, (and throughout Chanukah) bejeweled in the warmth and theme of Chanukah, indeed, the festival of lights. The Menorah was formally illuminated on Sunday Dec 17 by Rabbi Ari Kirschenbaum & Borough President Marty Markowitz.

Brooklyn Illuminated

As part of the ongoing “Prospect Park in Lights” project currently on display throughout Brooklyn revealing such NYC landmarks as Grand Army Plaza, Chabad of Prospect Heights in conjunction with Forest City Ratner are proud to present our very own “Menorah in Lights” currently on display at the Atlantic Terminal Mall, (and throughout Chanukah) bejeweled in the warmth and theme of Chanukah, indeed, the festival of lights. The Menorah was formally illuminated on Sunday Dec 17 by Rabbi Ari Kirschenbaum & Borough President Marty Markowitz.

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