New Engagement!
Chaim Freund (Crown Heights) and Mirel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada)
Weekly Letter: The Message of the 10 Commandments
In preparation for the holiday of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah, we present a letter in which the Rebbe explains a basic message of the Ten Commandments: both the the profound principle of monotheism and the apparently simple and obvious ethical and moral laws, contained in the Ten Commandments, have equal validity and force – as they are both based on Divine authority, the One and only G-d. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Here’s My Story: An Accountant Becomes a Soldier
Mr. Peter Kalms is a businessman from London England who has written a book, Guidance from the Rebbe, about his many audiences with the Rebbe. He was interviewed in August of 2007.
Baby Boy!
Chanochie and Mushkie (nee Bruk) Deitsch (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Eliezer Nerenberg (Boca Raton, FL) and Taliah Ramirez (Bay Harbor, FL)
Instant Torah: A Perspective on Interest
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Behar-Bechukosai is titled: a perspective on interest.
Baby Girl!
Nochum and Chayale (nee Grossbaum) Pinson (Crown Heights)
Chassidus Sales Meet Unprecedented Success
Organizers report that the Lag Baomer Chassidus sales enjoyed unprecedented success with thousands of books sold to eager buyers who took advantage of the subsidized prices.
This Shabbos, Hatzalah Needs Our Help
With Crown Heights growing and spreading Hatzalah has seen the need to expand its membership and its fleet, with 4 ambulances and dedicated fast response car. This Shabbos, Parshas B’chukosai, is Shabbos Hatzalah and appeals will be held in Shuls across the neighborhood. In a letter Hatzalah appealed for the community’s assistance and donations.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Yosef Ezagui, 86, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of R’ Yosef Ezagui OBM, a longtime Crown Heights resident. He was 86 years old.
New Engagement!
Yisroel New (Boca Raton, FL) and Estee Krasnjansky (Honolulu, HI)
New Engagement!
Yitzchok Pevzner (Crown Heights) to Rivky Blumenfeld (Lima, Peru)
Baby Girl!
Avi and Mina Richler (Mullica Hill, NJ)
Hundreds Attend “Thank G-d I’m Here” Event
For the first time in Crown Heights history, survivors of mental illness, addiction, and abuse were provided a real public platform to share their heroic stories. Neshamos.org, held its inaugural event this past Monday night at Educational Institute Oholei Torah, 667 Eastern Pkwy.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Gutnick, 94, OBM
Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Hakohen Gutnick, a senior Chabad Rabbi in Australia who was instrumental in building and leading the community’s institutions, passed away at the age of 94 on Wednesday Night, 25 Iyar 5778 (Australian Time).
Georgetown Has Largest Lag BaOmer Yet
Over 2,500 men, women, and children attended the largest yet annual Lag Ba’omer festival, at Chabad of Georgetown organized by Rabbi Avraham Holtzberg.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, May 10, 2018 for holiday observances. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
