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Daily Archives: January 27, 2009


CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Last week, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted its second annual Winter Camp for children with special needs in Brooklyn. The bright red color of the camp T-shirts worn by over 50 campers and counselors reflected the fun and exciting experience of Winter Camp.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Friendship Circle Winter Camp

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Last week, the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn hosted its second annual Winter Camp for children with special needs in Brooklyn. The bright red color of the camp T-shirts worn by over 50 campers and counselors reflected the fun and exciting experience of Winter Camp.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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New Engagement!

Yossi Gutnick (Sydney, Australia) to Chaya Eisnebach (Northwest, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at the Garden House 1386 S. John’s Pl
Baby Boy!

Yaakov and Shevi (nee Katzman) Behrman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Moishe and Frayda (nee Aber) Scheinfeld from Brooklyn, NY had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
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
Daniel E. Slotnik for the NY Times City Room Blog

Justine Gundelfinger, from iVolunteer, visited Terry Nayman, an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor, at Mrs. Nayman’s home on the Lower East Side. Inset, Mrs. Nayman showed off a family photograph.

NEW YORK, NY — When Terry Nayman was 14 years old in Poland she saw Nazis burn her father’s beard and knock her mother’s teeth out. She never imagined that 70 years later she would talk to two people about it in her Lower East Side apartment.

iVolunteer – Learning From History, Easing Loneliness

Daniel E. Slotnik for the NY Times City Room Blog

Justine Gundelfinger, from iVolunteer, visited Terry Nayman, an 84-year-old Holocaust survivor, at Mrs. Nayman’s home on the Lower East Side. Inset, Mrs. Nayman showed off a family photograph.

NEW YORK, NY — When Terry Nayman was 14 years old in Poland she saw Nazis burn her father’s beard and knock her mother’s teeth out. She never imagined that 70 years later she would talk to two people about it in her Lower East Side apartment.

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Rabbi Zvi Yaakov and Chanie Zwiebel of Crown Heights will IYH very soon be moving on Shlichus to Blacksburg, VA where they will establish a permanent Chabad Lubavitch presence at the campus of Virginia Tech University, directing the new Librescu Chabad Center. They will be serving the needs of the students as well as the local community and of the sorrounding areas.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yossel Kranz of Chabad of the Virginias.

To contact the new Shluchim e-mail: zvizwi@gmail.com

Special thanks to the Shluchim Office Placement Bureau.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

New Shluchim To Virginia

Rabbi Zvi Yaakov and Chanie Zwiebel of Crown Heights will IYH very soon be moving on Shlichus to Blacksburg, VA where they will establish a permanent Chabad Lubavitch presence at the campus of Virginia Tech University, directing the new Librescu Chabad Center. They will be serving the needs of the students as well as the local community and of the sorrounding areas.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yossel Kranz of Chabad of the Virginias.

To contact the new Shluchim e-mail: zvizwi@gmail.com

Special thanks to the Shluchim Office Placement Bureau.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!

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By Chana Kroll

Two Kings, the latest book from Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, illustrates a parable rooted in the writings of King Solomon and developed by Chabad-Lubavitch Chasidic thought.

Best known as an expert on Judaism’s complex ritual purity laws, a U.S. karate champion and Israel’s first – and for many years, only – American-born prison chaplain, Rabbi Fishel Jacobs doesn’t exactly strike the image of a children’s book author. But for the man who has written everything from in-depth treatments of Jewish law to a chronicle of transformation among Israeli prisoners, his latest book – an illustrated tale of a child’s conflicting impulses – is an accomplishment 30 years in the making.

Children’s Book Rooted in Thousands Years-Old Parable

By Chana Kroll

Two Kings, the latest book from Rabbi Fishel Jacobs, illustrates a parable rooted in the writings of King Solomon and developed by Chabad-Lubavitch Chasidic thought.

Best known as an expert on Judaism’s complex ritual purity laws, a U.S. karate champion and Israel’s first – and for many years, only – American-born prison chaplain, Rabbi Fishel Jacobs doesn’t exactly strike the image of a children’s book author. But for the man who has written everything from in-depth treatments of Jewish law to a chronicle of transformation among Israeli prisoners, his latest book – an illustrated tale of a child’s conflicting impulses – is an accomplishment 30 years in the making.

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The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Wednesday, January 28 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.

Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar

Alternate Side Parking Rules Are Suspended on Wednesday

The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Wednesday, January 28 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.

For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.

Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar

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This past Sunday, more than 300 communities, large and small, from around the world tuned in to a live web-cast in celebration of the year of Hakhel. The web-cast featured the noted scholar, Rabbi Adin Even-Yisroel Steinsaltz who spoke on the significance of Torah Study and how it promotes unity. His talk entitled “Unity of Heart through Unity of Purpose” was introduced by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyanei Chinuch. The program concluded with a special musical rendition by Baruch Tzfasman and a preview of the upcoming Unity Lecture.

VIDEO: Rebroadcast of the Unity Lecture!

This past Sunday, more than 300 communities, large and small, from around the world tuned in to a live web-cast in celebration of the year of Hakhel. The web-cast featured the noted scholar, Rabbi Adin Even-Yisroel Steinsaltz who spoke on the significance of Torah Study and how it promotes unity. His talk entitled “Unity of Heart through Unity of Purpose” was introduced by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyanei Chinuch. The program concluded with a special musical rendition by Baruch Tzfasman and a preview of the upcoming Unity Lecture.

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Family members praise decision and advocates, say justice has been served

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA [CHI] — An Iowa judge ruled that Sholom Rubashkin will be freed on bail later this week, overturning the original, unfair decision to deny him freedom based on his religious background. Advocates for Mr. Rubashkin praised the decision as a victory for equal rights and religious freedom.

“Justice prevailed today,” said Guy Cook, Mr. Rubashkin’s attorney. “Judge Reade protected this man's constitutional rights! She made those rights come alive!”

Mr. Rubashkin will be freed on $500,000 bail this Thursday, and he must surrender his birth certificate and family passports. He also pledged not to contact a list of people related to the case and to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. The judge ruled that more extreme measures, such as armed guards or additional surety, were not necessary.

Sholom Rubashkin Freed On Bail!!

Family members praise decision and advocates, say justice has been served

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA [CHI] — An Iowa judge ruled that Sholom Rubashkin will be freed on bail later this week, overturning the original, unfair decision to deny him freedom based on his religious background. Advocates for Mr. Rubashkin praised the decision as a victory for equal rights and religious freedom.

“Justice prevailed today,” said Guy Cook, Mr. Rubashkin’s attorney. “Judge Reade protected this man’s constitutional rights! She made those rights come alive!”

Mr. Rubashkin will be freed on $500,000 bail this Thursday, and he must surrender his birth certificate and family passports. He also pledged not to contact a list of people related to the case and to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet. The judge ruled that more extreme measures, such as armed guards or additional surety, were not necessary.

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BREAKING: Judge Grants Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin Bail

DesMoinesRegister

Sholom Rubashkin, left, during a farbrengen in Postville. – Stock Photo.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Sholom Rubashkin, the former top executive at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, should be released from custody on $500,000 bond while he awaits trial on multiple federal counts of bank fraud and of helping illegal immigrants obtain false documents, a judge ruled this morning

Rubashkin has been in federal custody since Nov. 14. Prosecutors had contended he might flee if let out of jail.

Rubashkin is expected to be released from jail Thursday morning.

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