New Engagement!
8:00pm: How Do You Explain Chassidim Violating the Rebbe’s Limit on Drinking?
The topics in this week’s 247th episode of the highly acclaimed popular MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: How Do You Explain Chassidim Violating the Rebbe’s Limit on Drinking? How Do We Balance Parental Influences with Finding Our Own Path? Why in Our Prayers Is Mention Made Only of Males and Not Females? What Can Be Done to Preserve a Marriage in Which a Spouse Suffers from a Personality Disorder? Do We Have an Obligation to Speak About the Prohibition of Abortion in Our Politically Charged Climate? What Is the Story with The Bible Unauthorized? Follow-Up: Can Anyone Just Print the Rebbe’s Talks and Disseminate His Images? Are there lessons from the Rebbe about the recent bitter cold?
New Engagement!
Mendy (ben Motty) Schechter (Kfar Chabad) and Dini (Ben Moshe) Gottlieb (Crown Heights)
Community is Invited to Shloshim for Rabbi Yonah Avtzon
The community is invited to an inspirational evening honoring the Shloshim of Rabbi Yonah Avtzon A”H, with addresses by Rabbi Simon Jacobson and others. The event, for men and women, will take place at the Roza Hall (Bais Rivkah), 470 Lefferts Avenue, from 8:00 – 10:00 pm.
New Kosher BNB Website for Crown Heights (Ad)
Newly launched BNB Kosher is an Airbnb alternative for the Jewish community around the world including Crown Heights, with every rental situated in close proximity to Synagogues, kosher restaurants and amenities.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday February 4th
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Monday, February 4th, 2019 for Lunar New Year’s Eve. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Higher Fares For Taxis as New York City Congestion Pricing Goes Into Effect
Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, fares for some New York City taxis and ride shares became more expensive. New York rolled out its first phase of congestion pricing, a controversial new policy that taxes for-hire vehicles in order to fund the city’s mass transit system. For now, Ubers, Lyfts and other car services driving south of 96th Street in Manhattan will see $2.75 surcharge and yellow cabs will cost an extra $2.50.
Educational Advances at Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy
Brooklyn Heights Jewish Academy will be holding an open house on Sunday February 10th. Rabbi Yeshayahu Greenfeld, who has just accepted the position of Educational Director will be there to discuss your child’s potential, and the schools cutting edge curriculum.
Kosher Supermarket ‘Seasons’ Relaunching Under New Ownership
Seasons, the kosher supermarket chain that declared bankruptcy last year, has new owners and is reopening one of its closed locations. According to a news release sent Thursday, Seasons is under the ownership of the family of businessman Joseph Bistritzky, CEO of the Maramont Corp., a food services company.
Wilansky Family Says Thank You, as Shiva Ends
As Shiva ends for Rabbi Yehoshua Wilansky OBM, the Wilansky family would like to extend a big thank you to the Crown Heights community for coming out and supporting the four daily minyanim three times a day.
Video of the Day
Only in Israel might you find a group of uniformed soldiers dancing at a bus station. This video, reportedly taken Friday before shabbos, shows a large group of soldiers dancing around the Chabad tefillin table at Jerusalem’s central bus station. If you know any details on the story behind the video, share it with others in the comments.
40 UN Ambassadors Visit City of David
A delegation of about 40 UN ambassadors visited the City of David today (Saturday). They were led by Israel’s UN Ambassador, Danny Danon. The ambassadors met Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon, Israel Priza laureate David Be’eri and the Deputy President of the City of David, Doron Shpilman.
This Weeks Shalom Zochor List
We present the Shalom Zochor list for the week of Parshas Mishpotim.
New Engagement!
Meir Shemtov (Montevideo, Uruguay) and Shterna Blumes (Crown Heights)
JLI: Developing Our Destiny – Tomorrow Is Here
JLI has released a video that tackles the question; Are we living in the best or worst of times? As violence is rampant on the media, and headlines highlight the worst news, is the world really doing better?
Picture of the Day
Chabad Doctor Pinny Young found himself in the right place at the right time. Forced to take an Amtrak train due to weather, he was there to save the life of someone with an airway emergency. The conductors on the train thanked him, and said in their four years as conductors, they have never had such an emergency.
Weekly Story: Dedication and Determination
As this Thursday is the shloshim for my brother HaRav, Hachossid, Hatomin, Reb Yonah, and during shiva many people mentioned to us that they had no idea of the extent of his peulos (activities), I decided to mention a few points that he took tremendous pride in having the zechus to participate in and/or accomplish. This way one can obtain a glimpse of his life and hiskashrus to the Rebbe.
