Daily Archives: January 20, 2008
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This afternoon at Mincha was the last time Benjy Stock recited Kaddish after the passing of his father Reb Shimshon Stock OBM, and as is customary friends and family sat down for a Farbrengen in this honor.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Last Kaddish for Reb Shimshon Stock OBM
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This afternoon at Mincha was the last time Benjy Stock recited Kaddish after the passing of his father Reb Shimshon Stock OBM, and as is customary friends and family sat down for a Farbrengen in this honor.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Police and Press all over Crown Heights following Bias Incident
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Starting Shabbos afternoon, the 71st Precinct reacted to the racially motivated beating of a Bochur on Carroll Street, as was first reported here on CrownHeights.info. They posted a police car on the block, but a little over an hour after Shabbos was out, the car nor any kind of patrol was visible throughout the neighborhood.
The first major media outlet to report the bias crime was the Sunday edition of the New York Daily News, following which a thunderstorm of media began swarming Crown Heights including TV outlets NBC and CBS who were in Crown Heights and interviewed residents and members of Shomrim.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org
An investigator surveys the damage caused by vandals at the Simcha School in Kiev, Ukraine.
KIEV, Ukraine — Less than three months after part of a Jewish school in Kiev, Ukraine, went up in flames under suspicious circumstances, vandals apparently threw stones through the windows of two of its classrooms and an on-site synagogue.
Vandals Strike Ukraine School Months After Suspicious Fire
Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org
An investigator surveys the damage caused by vandals at the Simcha School in Kiev, Ukraine.
KIEV, Ukraine — Less than three months after part of a Jewish school in Kiev, Ukraine, went up in flames under suspicious circumstances, vandals apparently threw stones through the windows of two of its classrooms and an on-site synagogue.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Monday, January 21, for holiday observance. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Click here for the 2008 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
Dnepropetrovsk Matzah Bakery Ready for Passover
FJC.ru
DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine –- Operations at the Matzah Bakery in Dnepropetrovsk is in full swing at the moment, with particular attention being dedicated to the production of special kosher matzah known as Matzah Shmura. This, of course, is happening in preparation for Passover.
A Celebration of Hope, Unity, and Transformation
RCCS GETS A STANDING OVATION IN CROWN HEIGHTS
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over 1200 people from all spectrums of the Crown Heights and Greater New York Jewish communities attended a Melaveh Malkah organized by RCCS at the RAZAG ballroom on Mostei Shabbos Shirah. Every seat in the ballroom was taken and hundreds stood on the sides to participate in the uplifting program.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (58 Pictures)
Photo Gallery: Bochurim Returning to their Yeshivos
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — After spending an extended weekend in Crown Heights in honor of Yud Shvat, Bochurim began returning to their respective yeshivas beginning Motzoai Shabbos and throughout the early morning.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Dorian Block - NY Daily News
Samuel Balkany - Keivom/News
Samuel Balkany was on his way to a friend's house in Crown Heights about 10:30p.m. Friday when five black teenagers threw him against the fence of a house, yelled anti-Semitic epithets and beat him, police and Samuel said.
“They pushed me so I was leaning on the gate, and five guys were knocking me out for five minutes,” Samuel, who is Lubavitch Hasidic, said last night. He said the teens yelled, “F------ Jew. It's our neighborhood. We're going to kill you, little Jew.” Bleeding from his head, Samuel went to his friend's house and then to Kings County Hospital.
» CrownHeights.info Article
Daily News – Teen’s Beating Probed as Hate Crime
Dorian Block – NY Daily News
Samuel Balkany – Keivom/News
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Cops are investigating the beating of a 16-year-old Yeshiva student in Brooklyn as a possible hate crime.
Samuel Balkany was on his way to a friend’s house in Crown Heights about 10:30p.m. Friday when five black teenagers threw him against the fence of a house, yelled anti-Semitic epithets and beat him, police and Samuel said.
“They pushed me so I was leaning on the gate, and five guys were knocking me out for five minutes,” Samuel, who is Lubavitch Hasidic, said last night. He said the teens yelled, “F—— Jew. It’s our neighborhood. We’re going to kill you, little Jew.” Bleeding from his head, Samuel went to his friend’s house and then to Kings County Hospital.
Cold Matzah Ovens Cause Alarm
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — After turning on the ovens this Motzoai Shabbos in the Matzah Bakery on Albany Avenue the block filled with thick smoke and the strong stench of fire.
FDNY was called and responded but after meeting the owner it quickly became clear that the smoke was due to the oven being cold and there was no need for any activity on the firefighter’s behalf.
Bochur Viciously Beaten Friday Night in Racially Motivated Attack
In response to the assault, Police posted a car in front of the location.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was viciously beaten in a racially motivated attack Friday night. The incident took place at around 10:00pm when the Bochur was on his way to a friend’s house, and was accosted by 5 Black teens on Carroll Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues.
The group of Blacks pounced on the Bochur, throwing him over and began viciously beating him while cursing at him “you F****** Jew”, “little Jew” and “this is our neighborhood, we will kill you” among other racially motivated slurs and curses. After beating the Bochur for nearly 5 minutes, during which he tried calling for help, they left the scene.
More in the Extended Article.
Curtis Sliwa speaks at FREE’s HaChnosas Sifrei Torah Ceremony
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Curtis Sliwa speaks at FREE’s Outdoor HaChnosas Sifrei Torah Ceremony in Brighton Beach.
A Scroll Redeemed – The Story of the Torah’s Difficult Journey
Jessica Ravitz – Salt Lake Tribune
After Rabbi Moshe Klein, below and far right, completes the new Torah scroll, he joins Rabbi Benny Zippel, left, in singing prayers as Harris Lenowitz holds up the sacred document for all to see. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Earlier this year, Rabbi Benny Zippel strolled into a Provo store on a rescue mission.
He’d gotten word about a Torah scroll, Judaism’s holiest object, that was in the hands of an antiques dealer. He needed to check it out himself.
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