Today at 7:00pm marked the end of time given to potential candidates to collect and submit their signature sheets in order to be qualified to run for the Vaad Hakohol and Gaboim in the upcoming elections. In a final push, a group of ‘young’ candidates hailing from Beis Shmuel, the Crown Heights Shul, and others stood on Crown and Kingston collecting their final signatures.
A MTA bus collided with a traffic signal pole this morning, completely uprooting it and causing significant damage. The incident took place at the intersection of Union Street and Brooklyn Avenue at around 8:45am.
NETHERLANDS — On Wednesday April 28, members of the Dutch government apologized to Holland’s Jewish community at the site of the former Westerbork concentration camp.
With sadness we inform that Harav HaChossid Rabbi Yehoshua Dubrawsky of Crown Heights passed away today at the age of 82.
The Levaya will take place today, Thursday at 1:00pm by Shomrei Hadas and will pass 770 at about 1:45pm.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
NEW YORK [WABC] — There are some harsh words Thursday for President Barack Obama and his plan to slash spending on security.
It would mean the loss of millions of dollars for the Metropolitan area.
Bochurim who attended Yeshivah Gedolah Melbourne, Australia this year, pose for a group picture.
ISRAEL — Personal computers are found in 71.1 percent of Israeli households and 90.8% of those homes have an Internet connection. Some 61.8% of households own at least one car and 18.8% have two or more. And the average Israeli has 2.1 mobile phones.
AUSTRALIA — Chabad of Melbourne CBD had the privilege of hosting Rabbi Dr. Jacob Emanuel Schochet of Toronto, Canada at its Businessman’s Luncheon. The topic discussed was, “The 21st Century: Does Jewish Law Have a Place in the Corporate World.”
Shacharis 9:30amEmail your condolences bsbrglight@gmail.com
Mincha 7:45pm
Maariv 8:45pm
The Family of Rabbi Shneur Zalman Yehoshuah Light OBM are sitting Shiva after his passing.
His wife, Yenta and his children; Shmuel Light (Crown Heights); Brenda Eber (Crown Heights); Rivka Rapaport (Toronto); Gitty Weingarten (Crown Heights); Berel Light (New Jersey) are sitting Shiva at the Weingarten residence on 1465 President St [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Shacharis 9:30am
Mincha 7:45pm
Maariv 8:45pm
Email your condolences bsbrglight@gmail.com
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
The following is the first gallery that was submitted to our Photo Competition, depicting “Our Beautiful Community”.
This is the first gallery of many already submitted! To learn more or join the competition visit awarmfocus.org
The Good Deed Awards are an annual recognition of the charitable acts of high school students from throughout Long Island. Created by Rabbi Anchelle Perl, Director of Chabad in Mineola, this year’s honorees are once again a reminder of the selfless nature of the majority of youth and the endless value of this ongoing program—socially, educationally, culturally.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations is suspended today, Thursday, May 13 for holiday observance. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
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