Empire and Troy, the Scene of yet another Accident

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The sound of two vehicles colliding was heard all the way to Montgomery and Albany, a minivan attempting to make a left turn from Empire up to Troy was struck by a sedan going straight down Empire in the other direction, the force of the collision sent one car onto the sidewalk while the other spun 180 degrees and winding up facing the other direction.

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Hate crime spike in Crown Heights?

Veronika Belenkaya – NY Daily News

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Tensions are high in Crown Heights, where Jewish community leaders and local NYPD brass are clashing over charges there’s been a spike in bias beatings of Jews.

“The Police Department has been characterizing racial instances in our community, downgrading them to robberies, rather than addressing the true origin of the crime,” charged Jewish Leadership Council President Barry Sugar.

Annual Bnos Chabad Inter School Convention

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – The culmination of the Annual Beis Rivkah Bnos Chabad Inter School Convention was marked last night with a supercharged gala banquet in the Oholei Torah ballroom. Nearly 2000 Bnos Chabad packed in to the hall for a special program which included speakers, videos, stories and dancing.

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Experts Turn Over Key Jewish Practice to the Public

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In an unprecedented event, the Jewish Children’s Museum plans to reveal the entire process of creating a Hebrew Torah scroll to the public and allow visitors to try it themselves. An expert scribe handwrites 304,805 individual letters in a Torah scroll in a process that lasts one year on average.

While perhaps unconventional, the event – dubbed “Torah Unwrapped” – is ripe for the times and is a tradition that should be shared. A museum spokesman said this is a “chance to unite all people of very different interests and familiarity in a rich and stimulating journey.”

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