Swastikas Painted on Memorial for Jewish Holocaust Victims in Town That Once Hosted Tomchei Temimim
Otwok Poland (pronounced Otvotzk), one home to Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim had swastikas painted on a memorial for the victims of the Holocaust.
Drug-resistant and Deadly Germ is Modern Medicines Next Challenge
When a blood test showed a newly discovered but deadly infection in an elderly Brooklyn man hospitalized for surgery in Mount Sinai Hospital last May, a new challenge for modern medicine was born.
Live at 11:45m: Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos Boys Tournament
Live broadcast at 11:45am: Chidon Sefer Hamitzvos Boys Tournament, where the finalists will face off in New York to test their mastery of Sefer Hamitzvos. The live stream can be viewed here on CrownHeights.info!
A Chidon Surprise: Toras Menachem with Nekudos
A unique memento will be handed out to all of this years Chidon participants, sponsored by the prominent philanthropist Rabbi Yossi Katz.
The Borenstein Family will be sitting Shiva for their mother Tzivia Libba Borenstein obm, at 37 Balfour Place in Crown Heights. Minyanim and Shiva times inside
Info to be Menachem Avel the Borenstein Family
The Borenstein Family will be sitting Shiva for their mother Tzivia Libba Borenstein obm, at 37 Balfour Place in Crown Heights. Minyanim and Shiva times inside
Wedding: Mendy Babayov (Queens, NY) and Dassi Ladayev (Crown Heights)
The wedding of Mendy Babayov of Queens New York, and Dassi Ladayev of Crown Heights took place Wednesaday evening night at the Oholei Torah Ballroom.
Judge Blocks Measles “State of Emergency” in Rockland County
A New York State judge has put in place a preliminary injunction against Rockland County’s controversial emergency order banning children from public places without being vaccinated against the measles.
Picture of the Day
The office of Mayor Bill DeBlasio posted a reminder for all parents to vaccinate their children against the measles. In the hopes to really connect with his audience, a rather amateur photo-shopping of a FDNY ambulance took place before it was posted. Can you spot the changes?
Darchai Menachem Thanks Crown Heights Vendors
The newly established PTA of Darchai Menachem organized a Pesach pass for their teachers and staff with discounts to local Crown Heights stores. Over 30 local vendors have offered special discounts to the staff to make Pesach shopping a little easier.
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Our Story: Story Told by Mrs. Soro Klyne
This week, “Our Story,” the beautiful weekly story especially for women and girls, presents a story told by Mrs. Soro Klyne. Mushkie Korf, student of Oholei Yosef Yitzchak Manchester recorded her great aunt Mrs. Soro Klyne (nee Goldberg), telling the story of the guidance she received in honor of her 16th birthday during Tishrei 1972.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Shabbos Parshas Tazria:
Being that this Sunday is Beis Nissan, the Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab, we present the following timely story about him, a story with which one can farbreng on. This story was recently heard from Rabbi Shmuel Heber, who related it in the name of his father Reb Tzvi a”h and Reb Raphael Kahan a”h.
Weekly Story: Your Blessing Is Still Helpful
Being that this Sunday is Beis Nissan, the Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rashab, we present the following timely story about him, a story with which one can farbreng on. This story was recently heard from Rabbi Shmuel Heber, who related it in the name of his father Reb Tzvi a”h and Reb Raphael Kahan a”h.
First Birthday Farbrengen Reproduced
Ashreinu has just released the farbrengen of 11 Nissan 1962, the Rebbe’s 60th birthday. The farbrengen was the first time after accepting Nesius the Rebbe held one for his birthday, and is full of rich sichos, two ma’amorim, and stirring niggunim.
BDE: Chaya Aida Leah (Adie) Kazarnovsky, 86, OBM
With great sadness we inform you about the passing of Chaya Aida Leah (Adie) Kazarnovsky OBM. She passed away Friday morning the 29th of Adar II. She was 86 years old.
Paul Williamson, left, who runs the Flinders Island Distillery, with Rabbi Yochanan Gordon
Tiny Flinders Island, Tasmania, Hosts a Rabbi for the First Time
Located between mainland Australia and Tasmania, Flinders Island has a population of 700 (down to 300 in the winter), and less than a handful—four to be exact—are Jews. This week, they received the first rabbinic visit in the island’s history, from Rabbi Yochanan Gordon, who co-directs Chabad of Tasmania with his wife, Rochel.
Unity Torah for Hawaii Nears Completion
A unity Sefer Torah is having its last letters completed in Hawaii this coming Sunday, as it traveled around the islands with expert Sofer Harav Moishe Klein. The Torah was sponsored in honor of the two Sifrei Torah that were stolen last year from Chabad of Hawaii.
Two New Centers Open in Japan in Time for Passover
Two new Chabad centers opened in Japan, just in time for Passover this year, bringing the total in the country up to four. Rabbi Shalom Duber and Rachel Vaisfiche moved to Takayama from Israel, and Rabbi Dovid and Chaya Mushka Posner with their toddler, Mendel, moved to Kyoto from the U.S. Both centers, like many others in Asia, will be dedicated to serving Japan’s Jewish travelers, mostly young Israeli backpackers.
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