New Engagement!
Moishie Cohen (North Miami Beach, FL) and Golda Carroll (North Miami Beach, FL)
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Yehoshua and Freidy (nee Gurkow) Korenblit (Crown Heights)
Here’s My Story: Fourth Time’s the Charm
I came to Chabad many years ago, but for me to say that is not accurate because, really, Chabad came to me. In 1970, while studying at the University of Buffalo, I attended a class on Jewish mysticism being taught by Rabbi Noson Gurary. As a result of that class, I became interested in finding out more about my roots and, during my last semester at college, I had my first encounter with the Rebbe.
New Engagement!
Shmulie Goldman (Crown Heights) and Shifra Steinmetz (Boro Park)
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Yossi and Toba (nee Goldfein) Goldstein (Bala Cynwyd, PA)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Yakov Klappholz, 81, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of R’ Yakov Halevi Klappholz OBM, a physicist and engineer who resided in New Jersey and more recently in Crown Heights. He was 81 years old.
CKids Launches International JewQ Competition
This year, CKids — a branch of Merkos 302 — is launching a brand-new learning competition named JewQ. The program invites students from Hebrew Schools around the globe to learn and be tested on a wide range of Jewish knowledge, and receive a bundle of impressive rewards.
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Yoni and Chanie Rappaport (Crown Heights)
Stop Smearing Yeshivas: They Provide Quality Education
In Sundays edition of the New York Daily News, Avi Schick, a lawyer and a former New York Deputy Attorney General who is representing the targeted yeshivas, points out a “false note” in the letter from the Department of Education alleging that they were denied access to some yeshivas, and goes on to clarify that those yeshivas do not receive government funding.
New Engagement!
Moshe Friedman (Brooklyn, NY) and Rosie Levy (Tel Aviv, Israel)
New Engagement!
Chaim Dovid Lavner (Toronto, Canada) and Aidela (bas Dovid) Zirkind (Crown Heights)
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Tues to Thurs
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Tuesday-Thursday, August 21-23, 2018. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Weekly Story: Tomchei Temimim
Being that the school year is beginning this upcoming week, and one of the Rebbe Rashab’s greatest accomplishments is the establishment of Tomchei Tmimim, I decided to post a few interesting points I recently learned of, in my research for the biography of the Rebbe Rashab. All of these points are noted in the sefer Divrei Yimei Tmimim.
1 Dead, 3 Critical in Crown Heights Apartment Building Fire
An early morning fire killed a 79-year-old woman in a Crown Heights apartment building off Eastern Parkway. 3 others were critically injured.
Timely Tales: Hide and Seek
JLI presents its unique new two-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from a timely tale. Hide and Seek: Playing hide-and-seek with G-d.
Shabbos at the Besht: A Controversy of the 18th Century
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Folik Gurevitch, a practicing Chaplain in the tri-state area, will lead a discussion on the topic of A Controversy of the 18th Century: One story that sparked myriads of responsa literature and divided communities.
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Doniel and Shulie (nee Silman) Green (Crown Heights)
