Crown Heights, Brooklyn — At around 12:30 this afternoon Hatzalah received a call for multiple injured in a construction accident on Crown Street. The incident took place at 579 Crown St between Troy and Albany which is under construction for extensive renovations.
More in the Extended Article.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — A Jewish woman left her home with her child in a stroller at around 11:00 this morning on her way to do some shopping, a short half a block later she noticed that she was being followed by a Black male in his mid 20’s. He followed her for a few blocks and made a comment to her about her walking.
A picture of the suspect can be seen in the Extended Article.
Grand Rapids, MI — On Sunday Tes Vov Tammuz the Chabad House of Grand Rapids MI. under the direction of Rabbi YY Weingarten, was joined by Rabbi Shmuel Lew LIVE from London, England Via Video Conferencing. he spoke in connection of Yud Bas Tammuz, the struggle to maintain yiddishkiet under the communist regime, he related what he had heard from his principal in Torah V’das, who had heard it first hand from the Chofetz Chaim. The Chofetz Chaim looked across towards the Russian border (he was then in Poland) and said: There are millions of Jews there, and all on the shoulders of one, the Lubavitcher Rebbe!
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Tula, Russia –- Pupils of the Sunday School run by the Jewish community of Tula are now enjoying a real summer treat, as they now have the opportunity to attend a day camp. It recently got underway and offers an intensive schedule of fun, relaxing, cultural and Jewish educational events.
This past Sunday was a highlight of their program, when campers joined their counselors and teachers in visiting the Municipal Art Gallery, tennis courts and city green-space. The final stop on this busy day was the amusement park, where everyone got to enjoy the ferris wheel, swings and other rides before having ice cream at a nearby café.
Grand Bahama Island — The Jewish community of Grand Bahama received a visit from two of their brothers from New York this week. The two are part of a rabbinical group, Merkos Linyonei Chinuch, based in Brooklyn and are students of the Chabas Lubavitch Rabbinical Institute.
About 170 students of that school use their summer break to visit remote parts of the world to interact with the few local Jews who may live there and share with them some learning. Students are currently in China, Russia, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Mendel Kalmenson and Chaim Zaklos arrived in Grand Bahama on Sunday and will stay until Thursday. They will then go on to visit the Turks and Caicos, New Providence and Bermuda.
Even though college campuses across the country are embarking on their quieter summer schedules, Chabad isn’t taking the season off. According to Rabbi Moshe Bleich of the Wellesley Weston Chabad House in Massachusetts, “Chabad runs 12 months a year.”
There are always students or a community to serve, says Bleich, who directs Chabad on Campus programs for both Wellesley and Babson Colleges, located 45 minutes from downtown Boston.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Last night a SUV was broken into and its Navigation system was stolen from the vehicle along with some other electronics and a pair of Tefillin. The SUV a GMC Yukon was broken into sometime last night while it was parked on Brooklyn Ave between Carroll and Crown.
More in the Extended Article.
Oryol, Russia – The Jewish community of Oryol has received good news this week, with the announcement that a sponsor has come forth for the program “Mezuzah for Every Jewish Home”. While this project was introduced some time ago by the Chief Rabbi of Central Russia, Zeyev Wagner, it is only now that the local community is able to afford the cost independently. Previously, that support was subsidized by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia.
Alternate side parking regulations are suspended on Wednesday, July 4 for holiday observance. Because July 4 is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).
Click here for the 2007 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.
In the midst of a drawn-out zoning dispute, Southampton’s only synagogue put the finishing touches yesterday on its very own handwritten Torah scroll, a task that took three years to complete.
“Today’s ceremony is a show of unity and a show of togetherness,” said Rabbi Rafe Konikov of Chabad of Southampton Jewish Center.
Beginning in 1992, a small group gathered each week to pray in a rented meeting room in the Southampton Inn, but the congregation gradually outgrew its quarters. The purchase in 1999 of a three-story house on Hill Street set off a squabble over operating a synagogue in a residential neighborhood.
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Dov ben Miriam Tzeporah
A 21 Year Old Bochur who was involved in a serious car accident and is listed in critical condition.
Chayh Muskah bas Brocah Rochel
She was in a car accident last night and needs a Refuah Shlemah Ukrivah.
An old school in southern Minnesota is housing some out of towners for the summer. The Ramsey School in Albert Lea is being rented for a religious camp [Yeshiva Kayitz Minnesota].
The Ramsey School is located at the intersection of Newton and Fourth Street in Albert Lea. And for at least 40 campers, they will be calling that schoolhouse home for the next seven weeks.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
As the summer gets under way, Gan Yisrael of Lubavitch City, MI is proud to announce renovations which have been completed for this summer.
A modern central air system has been installed in the Yeshivas Kayitz Zal. This will enable the Yeshivas Kayitz Bochurim to learn, Daven and Farbreng, comfortably throughout the summer. The sports courts have been beautifully resurfaced in addition to various other improvements.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Before the ink dried on a free trade deal between U.S. and South Korea, a first-time ever import arrived in Seoul: two young Chabad rabbis. They came to find Jews and help them reconnect with their heritage. The same factors that powered the economic diplomacy are what attract businesspeople from around the world, Jewish ex-pats and travelers among them.
And where there are Jews, there’s Chabad – especially in the summer.
Rabbi Schneur and Chanie (nee Hecht) Wilhelm of Crown Heights will IYH be moving to Milford, CT where they will establish a new Chabad House. Rabbi Wilhelm will also be directing the Living Legacy series for the Greater New Haven area.
The Wilhelms were appointed by Rabbi Sheya Hecht, regional director of Chabad of Greater New Haven.
The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at schneurwilhelm@gmail.com
CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!
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