Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mr. Shmuel Schachter, 87, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Shmuel (Sam) Schachter OBM of Hollywood Florida, who passed away on Sunday, Daled Iyar, he was 87.
New Engagement!
Yitzchak (ben Shimmy) Barber (Crown Heights) and Estee (bas Moshe, Little Peoples) Klein (Crown Heights)
Four Arrested After Joyriding in Stolen Car
Four teenagers were arrested after stealing a car and going for a joyride in the streets of Crown Heights.
Baby Boy!
Eli and Esther (nee Kurinsky) Wilansky (Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
8:00pm: What Happened with the Alter Rebbe’s Son, Reb Moshe?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 160, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: How Can I Help a Narcissist? Can Creativity be Taught? Yom Tov Leaves Me Sleep Deprived! What Happened with the Alter Rebbe’s Son, Reb Moshe?
Fire Breaks Out in Large Apartment Building
A fire broke out on the fifth and sixth floors of a large apartment building on Lefferts Avenue in Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Mendy (ben Tzvi) Katz (Crown Heights) and Faigy (bas Kasriel) Shemtov (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Schneur Weizner (Cleveland, OH) and Chaya Cohen (Cleveland, OH)
Survivors of Terror: Israel’s Double Orphans Grow Up
Ro’ee is a bright, energetic 14-year-old boy living in Jerusalem. He has dozens of friends at his yeshiva high school where he studies Torah at an advanced level. His grandfather loves to boast about his academic successes. The young man has big dreams for the future and has set impressive goals for himself. But Ro’ee is not your average teenager.
New Engagement!
Shmueli Lisbon (California) and Toby Carcienta (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Meir and Mushka (nee Goldman) Finck (Los Angeles, CA)
Judge Delays Opening of Homeless Shelter
A judge ruled on Friday to keep a controversial Crown Heights homeless shelter shut until the end of May to allow more time to resolve a lawsuit against the facility.
MTA Employee Arrested for Assault on Jewish Girl
An MTA station agent is under arrest after being accused of sexually abusing a 19-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman at the 18th Avenue subway station in Borough Park.
New Engagement!
Eli (ben Tzvi) Seewald (Crown Heights) and Batya (bas Moshe) Preger (Crown Heights)
Girls Join Older Sisters in School Amid Strike
Being that the younger grades of Bais Rivkah are currently undergoing a teachers’ strike, the students of Bais Rivkah’s older grades brought their little sisters with them to school today, giving their mothers a much-needed break to prepare for Shabbos.
Weekly Story: A Solution for Health Issues
As a youngster, when the Maharash would finish his schoolwork before his classmates, he would sometimes take apart the inside of his watch and then put it back together again. These minute pieces are typically only grasped with the assistance of special tools, but the Maharash would manipulate them expertly with his fingers.
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