Baby Girl!
Dov and Chaya Mushka Zuntz (Dijon, France)
Info to be Menachem Avel Mrs. Rachel kirschenbaum
Mrs. Raquel Kirschenbaum is sitting shiva for her brother Mr. Toby Levy obm at 889 Montgomery St., Crown Heights. Shiva time will be on Wednesday from 10:00am through 9:00pm.
New Engagement!
Dovid Boroda (Moscow, Russia) to Chaya Karpilovsky (Toronto, Canada) – L’chaim: Tuesday night at F.R.E.E.
Airbnb to Cancel West Bank Ban
In a reversal of a 2018 policy announcement, Airbnb will not remove listings in Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria from its website. The policy change came in a court settlement Monday between the vacation rental company and a dozen American Jewish plaintiffs who had sued the company, organized by Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Center, a pro-Israel law organization.
New Engagement!
Moishe Teitelbaum (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Chaya’le Cohen (Sheepshead bay, Brooklyn) – L’chaim: Wednesday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown St
Israel Exit Polls Show Dead Heat Between Netanyahu and Main Challenger Benny Gantz
Israeli media exit polls on Tuesday night following the close of voting in the 2019 general elections at 10 pm Israel time showed, with a few variations, a dead heat between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and his primary opponent, former IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party.
Traffic Stop in Crown Heights Ends With Three Car Accident and Multiple People Arrested
A routine NYPD traffic stop in Crown Heights turned into a police chase that ended in a three car accident and foot pursuit. Multiple people were ultimately caught and placed under arrest.
New Engagement!
Yossi Blau (Crown Heights) and Esty Newfield (Crown Heights) – L’chaim: Tuesday night at Beis Rivkah 310 Crown St
Terror Attack Averted in Jerusalem, Machine Guns and Hundreds of Ammunition Found
A possible terror attack was averted near Jerusalem when a checkpoint search discovered machine guns with hundreds of rounds of ammunition in an Arab car.
NYC Declares Public Health Emergency Over Measles Outbreak, Demands Vaccination or $1,000 Fine
NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio has announced a public health emergency over the measles outbreak that has spread through the Jewish community. The mayor also announced mandatory vaccination in effected zip codes, or face a fine of up to $1,000.
Compilation of the Rebbe’s torah on the Rebbe’s new Kapitel
A recently published Kovetz, produced by the students of the Rabbinical College of America – Morristown, contains a selection of the Rebbe’s sichos, maamorim and letters on kapitel 118 – the kapitel that chassidim will start reciting this year on Yud Aleph Nissan.
Town of Brookhaven Recognizes Education and Sharing Day
On April 3rd, Supervisor Ed Romaine and members of the Town Board of Brookhaven, NY, met with Rabbi Mendy Goldberg to recognize Education and Sharing Day in the Town of Brookhaven.
A Message From Mrs. Scheiner
Every year Mrs. Devorah Scheiner goes above and beyond in helping families in need who live in our community celebrate Pesach. Yet there is still much-needed funds to pay for the food distribution for this Pesach.
Smicha Bochurim in Mayanot Complete Test
After many long hours of work and diligent learning, the Bochurim learning Smicha in Mayanot Yeshiva in Israel completed Hilchos Bosor V’Cholov (laws of meat and milk), and passed with flying colors.
Thousands of Children Participate in the CKids 4D Pesach Experience
This past week, CKids put an entirely new spin on the famous directive to view ourselves as if we had been personally freed from slavery in Egypt. 180 Chabad Houses around the world, from Denmark in the west to Hong Kong in the east, have been taking part in the 4D Pesach Experience, a “club” created by CKids.
Shomrim Safety PSA
Following reports of continued break ins to vehicles on the Crown Heights community, Crown Heights Shomrim reminds the community to remove all valuables from your vehicle, and make sure the doors are locked.
NYC Threatens to Close Down Schools if Unvaccinated Children Continue to Attend
New York City warned Brooklyn yeshivas to keep the order to exclude unvaccinated students from classes or face violations and possible closure. The order, which includes yeshivas in Borough Park and Williamsburg, was issued in December 2018 and applied to students who were not vaccinated against measles. A Williamsburg yeshiva violating the order has been connected to over 40 measles cases.
