Alternate Side Resumes This Week
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are in effect May 18-20 and May 22-23. ASP is suspended May 21st and May 24th, ASP is also suspended May 25th-June 7th. Parking meters remain in effect.
Chinese Ambassador to Israel Found Dead in His Home
Du Wei, Ambassador of China to Israel, was found on Sunday without vital signs in his apartment in Herzliya. The ambassador, 58, was married with a son, but his wife and son are not in the country with him.
International Fraud Ring Steals Millions from US Unemployment Funds
A Nigerian fraud ring has reportedly swiped millions of dollars in unemployment benefits — funds meant to help out-of-work Americans. The complex and widespread theft scheme used stolen identity data from citizens, including social security numbers, to file false claims on behalf of workers who may not even have lost their jobs.
Picture of the Day
Head Shliach of Argentina Rabbi Tzvi Grunblatt, who was a Maniach (Transcribed the Rebbe’s Sichos) during his years as a bochur gets filmed while social distancing for Vaad Hatmimim’s Hanachos program to be launched this week with a video.
Fund Established For The Zucker Family
A venerable board of businessmen and activists have set up the Zucker Family Fund, to help the family of Raizel Zucker OBM cope with the loss of their wife and mother. Please donate generously.
The Rebbe’s Soldier: A Personal Tribute to Rabbi Don Yoel Levy upon His Shloishim
A grateful member of the Crown Heights community shares her personal interactions with Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OBM. A Rov and leader in the OK Kashrus organization, this larger than life figure also touched the hearts and minds of those he encountered.
Drunk Driver Causes Collision In Crown Heights
A drunk driver caused a major collision in the early hours of Sunday morning, totaling two cars at the intersection of New York Ave and Eastern Parkway, and sending three people to the hospital.
NYPD Vehicle Slams Into Landers College For Men In Queens
When you need Hatzalah, they are there in moments. The NYPD discovered this after one of their cruisers slammed into Landers College for Men in Kew Garden Hills, Queens Hatzalah was the first on scene.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Telz and Lubavitch #4, The Rebbe Liked Telz Talmud Style
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Thousands Gather Virtually for the Greatest Lag B’Omer
Tens of thousands of children from Australia, South Africa, England, Ireland, France, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Canada and the USA all gathered for a virtual program this Lag B’omer. It was a smashing success.
Terror Attack Thwarted Near Jerusalem
IDF soldiers thwarted a terrorist attack near Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, on Friday evening. The soldiers opened fire towards three terrorists who threw an explosive device and firebombs toward an IDF checkpoint in the area.
Car Thief Tracked and Arrested in Crown Heights
A car thief that thought he could get away with a slick car theft in Crown Heights Friday morning, found out he was wrong after business employees and Crown Heights Shomrim tracked him down. Job Final: One Under.
Kever of Mordechai and Esther in Iran
Tomb of Mordechai and Esther Reportedly Set on Fire
The Tomb of Mordechai and Esther, located in the Iranian city of Hamadan, was reportedly set on fire overnight Thursday. The reported incident was also condemned by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
Riverdale Enjoys Lag B’Omer With Chabad
Lag B’omer. For over 25 years, Chabad of Riverdale had been celebrating this day with an enormous picnic in a public park, with rides and shows for the entire community. While that certainly couldn’t be this year, Chabad still managed to bring joy to the streets of this Riverdale.
NYPD Will No Longer Arrest or Ticket People for Not Wearing Masks
The NYPD will no longer make arrests or hand out tickets if people flout the mask-covering rules in the Big Apple, the mayor said Friday. The shift in enforcement comes two days after another controversial video emerged of a police interaction with a woman and her young child in the subway over a mask.
Weekly Story: Is It A Step Backwards or Forward?
I chose this weeks story as we are all under some form of containment etc., and to many of us this is a major step backwards. We can’t daven in a minyan, we can’t attend shiurim and our children are not in Yeshiva, and so on. Yet we have to realize that each step backwards is in order to enable us to leap forward.
Video of the Day
Hatzalah Chapters across the globe came together for the Hatzalah-Thon, fundraising an eye popping $15 Million. Listen as Central Hatzalah goes “over the air” and thanks each member for being part of this great success.
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