Benny’s Brick Oven Sells To New Owner
Benny’s Brick Oven Pizza, originally Pomondori Pizza, has sold yet again, this time to Crown Heights businessman Itzik Benabou.
Daily Archives: November 27, 2019
Police Release Video of Eastern Parkway Assailants
The 77th Police Precinct released video footage of the group of teens that assaulted two Jewish boys Monday evening, as a wave of hate-crime incidents continues to plague New York City.
Photo Courtesy of Lubavitch Archive
The 18th Yartzeit of Reb Meir ben Gershon Avtzon OBM
Today Erev Rosh Chodesh Kislev, is the 18th Yahrzeit of HaRav HaChossid, Reb Meir ben Gershon Avtzon obm. His son, Rabbi Sholom Avtzon, was asked to mention a few things about his father.
Petition To Reinstate Community Hebrew After School Programs In Miami-Dade
Since 2008, Chabad Chayil has been caring for the children of Miami Dade County, during after-school hours, through the highly acclaimed Community Hebrew After School Program (CHAP). Just one business day before the 2019-20 school year began, Chabad Chayil was abruptly notified that it could no longer use Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) facilities. A petition has been started to reverse that decision.
70 Days For 70 Years, A New Initiative
An exciting new initiative is being launched as we approach the 70th year of the Rebbe’s leadership. Proposed at the Kinus Hashluchim, the campaign will launch a 70 day learning program between Rosh Chodesh Kislev and Yud Shevat, inviting all Anash to share a Moshiach thought with ten people daily, through classes, social media, or personal encounters.
El Al to Offer Direct Flights to Australia
Israel’s national airline El Al will test out direct flights from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport to Melbourne, Australia, the company announced in a stock market filing Wednesday. The flight, aimed to gauge interest in the potential of launching such a route indefinitely, will take off in the second quarter of 2020.
Naftali Bennett
Israel To No Longer Return Terrorists Bodies
Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (New Right) has decided on a change in policy: Terrorists’ bodies will no longer be transferred to their families, irrespective of which terror organization the terrorist belonged to.
Video of the Day
Mr. Simon Bergson, CEO of Manhattan Beer Distributors, who sold his entire company’s chometz for Pesach for the past two years, spoke at the the OK Kosher Conference, and told the story of his first meeting with Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld.
Picture of the Day
CrownHeights.info would like to extend a hearty congratulations to one of the longest serving officer in the 71st precinct, detective Vincent Martinos, on his promotion to Detective First Grade this Tuesday.
Alternate Side and Meter Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28th, 2019.
Jewish Kids Video App Gets An Upgrade
Living as we do in an online world overflowing with toxic words and images, providing children with Jewish entertainment—rich with values and tradition—has been an overarching goal of Chabad.org’s children’s site, JewishKids.org for more than a decade. To make all this great content more accessible and engaging, JewishKids.org is now expanding its video feature to a new-and-improved, intuitive and easy-to-use Jewish Kids Video App.
Rabbi David Lau Addresses Bais Rivkah High School
Watch as Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Dovid Lau, speaks to the students of Bais Rivkah High School in Crown Heights. He made the speech in English for the benefit of the students.
NY Exempts Summer Youth Employment From Household Income
New York will exempt money earned in the Summer Youth Employment Program (commonly known as Youth Corps) from the household-income calculation for government benefits.
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
US Rep Ilhan Omar Accused of Being Foreign Agent
Al Arabiya English’s Abdulla Almanai reports that U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was recruited by a foreign government, passed sensitive information that was relayed to Iran, and received funding by a foreign government, quoting a sworn deposition by a Canadian businessman in a Florida court.
Early Morning Robbery of Jewish Man in Crown Heights
In the early hours of Wednesday morning a Jewish man was robbed of his iphone while standing outside his home on Crown St. The police are investigating the incident.
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