11 July 2010 Archives

A small contingent of police officers, community activists and members of the Shomrim volunteer patrol gathered Thursday night at the intersection where police officer Russel Timoshenko was shot and critically wounded for a prayer vigil and memorial ceremony.

PD, Activists, Shomrim Hold Memorial for Slain Officer

Last years vigil. Illustration Photo.

Posted to Crown Heights News on July 11, 2010

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New Engagement!

Levi Labor (Chicago, IL) to Etti Krinsky (Crown Heights)

New Engagement!

Moti Kulski (Paris, France) to Sharona Kuperman (Moscow, Russia)

New Engagement!

Yaakov Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL) to Chani Sulami (Beverly Hills, CA)

New Engagement!

Mendy Holtzberg (Monterey, CA) to Leah Schmerling (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Wednesday, May 14th, 8:30pm at the JCM

Baby Boy!

Lippy and Mushky Kosofsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

Baby Boy!

Yisroel and Nechama Dina Silberstrom from Remsen Village, Brooklyn had a baby boy.

Baby Boy!

Zalmy and Shevy Tauby from Toronto, Canada had a baby boy!

Baby Girl!

Kovi and Rivky (nee Danzinger) Raksin from Hollywood Florida had a baby girl!

New Engagement!

Chaim Uziel Starik (Vienna, Austria) to Batsheva Spivak (Pembroke Pines, FL)

New Engagement!

Zalman Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Lea Dukes (Santiago, Chile) L’Chaim: Monday, May 5th, 7:00pm at 9400 NW 4th Street, Coral Springs, FL

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

Chabad Youth Network Hosts CGI Unity Day in S. FL

This week nine camps from South Florida joined together for a CGI unity day, organized by, Rabbi Shmuly G. of Chabad Youth Network of Florida. Two incredible programs were arranged; one for the boys camps and another for the girls camps.

Posted to Camp News on July 11, 2010

by Tova Bernbaum

A woman casting a vote. Illustration Photo.

Despite all the talk about Community Council elections lately, I find I can’t really bring myself to care too much about who’s in and who’s out. My apathy is partially due to the fact that I don’t really know what the Community Council does, but I think the bigger reason might be that like other women in Crown Heights, I can neither run nor vote in these elections.

Op-Ed: I Can’t Bring Myself to Care About the Elections

by Tova Bernbaum

A woman casting a vote. Illustration Photo.

Posted to Op-Ed on July 11, 2010

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Sydney has the First Siyum Celebration in the World

As is known, Chassidim are always “Besimcha” serve G-D with joy, and even during the nine days of Menachem Av, when we mourn the destruction of the Temple, we also are to make an effort, within the limitations of “Halachah” Jewish law to be happy by making a Siyum every night until the 15th of Menachem Av and a party thereafter.