Israel’s ‘North Star’ Welcomes New Sefer Torah
The northern Tel Aviv community of Kochav Hatzafon (North Star) welcomed a new Sefer Torah a few days before Shavuos.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
Unity Bas Mitzvah at Chabad of Marina del Rey
Chabad of Marina del Rey, California, recently celebrated a beautiful occasion. Six Jewish girls came together with the help of Chabad of Marina’s Bas Mitzvah Club to hold a joint Bas Mitzvah for all of the girls and their families. As the girls all come from a variety of Jewish backgrounds, it was a great chance for the girls to instill Jewish pride in themselves, and learn more about themselves and what it means to be a bas Yisrael.
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Motty and Raizy (nee Konikov) Rosenfeld (Satellite Beach, FL)
Rabbi Yossi Marozov, executive director of Friendship Circle Cleveland, welcomes the crowd of nearly 900.
Friendship Circle Gift Enables Cleveland Girl to Find Her Voice
An iPad that allows her to express herself verbally is giving a voice to Jordyn Zimmerman, and now she hopes to reach out to others with special needs.
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Op-Ed: New York Cannot Enforce Secular Education Standards on Yeshivas
In an opinion piece in The Forward, Loyola University Law Professor Yitzchok Adlerstein points to a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affirms the right of parents to educate their children according to their religious beliefs, even if violating their state’s mandatory education standards.
‘Defenders of Israel’ Mark 74 Years
It’s been seventy four years since the establishment of a special “defense force” of fearless soldiers whose task was thus defined in a tear-soaked letter: “They will protect the Jewish Nation, striving for the victory of justice and relieving the pangs of Moshiach.”
$3M Playground in the Works for Crown Heights Park
A brand-new state-of-the-art playground for neighborhood kids is in the works at Lincoln Terrace Park, located past Rochester Ave. on the eastern edge of Crown Heights.
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Ben Dynan (Augusta, GA/Pittsburgh, PA) and Esther Epstein (Pittsburgh, PA)
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Chezky and Chani (nee Rapoport) Landa (Crown Heights)
Here’s My Story: “Listen To Your Doctor”
Dr. Gedalya Shechtman is the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs’ Chief Consultant for Primary Care Services. He was interviewed in the My Encounter studio in February of 2016.
Video: What Is Real Unity?
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Naso. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: what is real unity?
New Benches and Tables for 770’s ‘Small Zal’
Following the recent beautification and upgrades to the doors and trim of upstairs 770, new tables and benches arrived by shipping container from Israel and have replaced the 40 year old tables in the ‘small zal’.
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Yaakov and Rochel Leah (nee Tenenbaum) Banon (Crown Heights)
Hebrew School Graduates Give Thanks at Gala Dinner
300 parents and guests filled the Bal Harbour Shul ballroom for the CHAP (Chabad in Florida’s Afterschool Program for Jewish children in Public School) Annual end-of year Dinner. CHAP is a project of Chabad of Highland Lakes, FL, under the leadership of Rabbi Moishe and Mrs. Layah Kievman.
Anti-Semitic Slur on Publically Viewable Wi-Fi Hotspot
A CrownHeights.info reader observed a nasty anti-Semitic slur in the form of a publicly visible wi-fi hotspot while searching for an internet connection in the heart of Jewish Crown Heights.
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