Chasidic Man Rescues Asian Woman from Jumping Off Brooklyn Bridge
A Chasidic man from Williamsburg is being hailed a hero after rescuing a 52-year-old Asian woman who attempted to jump off from the Brooklyn Bridge Monday morning, witnesses said.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
250+ Kidney Donors Gather in Borough Park
Close to 3,000 people turned out at Ateres Chaya on Motzei Shabbos for a dinner honoring over twenty dozen Orthodox Jewish men and women who donated kidneys through Renewal, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting people suffering from various forms of kidney disease.
Photo: Pascal Dumont / Outremont Hassid
Montreal Borough Outlaws Purim Tradition
Chasidic Jews in the Montreal borough of Outremont are left wondering whether they will be able to celebrate Purim as usual this year, after the borough began to enforce an ordinance banning a cherished Purim tradition.
Music Video: Benny Sings ‘Libi’
Be inspired by this powerful ballad, originally performed by Shuki Sadon and composed, produced, and arranged by Udi Damari, truly reflects the resilience and hope we have as a united people during these difficult times. The Blue Melody orchestra and Benny Friedman came together to bring you this emotional and stirring rendition of “Libi.”
Community Marks 10-Year Study of Shulchan Aruch
It took 10 years, but a small but dedicated group in Kingston, N.Y., recently completed the study of the entire Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, the popular abridgement of the “Code of Jewish Law” authored by Rabbi Shlomo Ganzfried, the 19th-century rabbi of Ungvar, Hungary (now Uzhgorod, Ukraine).
New Engagement!
Yisroel Boruch Lebenholc (Melbourne, Australia) and Brocho Aron (Melbourne, Australia)
8:00pm: Does G-d Need Us?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 107, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Does G-d Need Us? How Did the Rebbe Address Disagreements? Why Does Chabad Make Such a Big Deal of the Rebbe? Women Contn’d; Is Resignation or Berating Oneself Ever Acceptable?
91-Year-Old Survivor Mesmerizes Colorado Audience
For 55 years, Albert Rosa would not speak about the Holocaust. Eventually, his grown children convinced him to share his story, and when told publicly, the 91-year-old’s account of fighting and survival captivates and inspires those who hear it.
New Engagement!
Shmuly Lang (Crown Heights) and Rochel Leah Scheinfeld (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Ari and Mushkie Rubin along with their daughter Devorah Leah.
New Shluchim to Rural Australia
Rabbi Ari and Mushkie Rubin have been appointed as the new RARA Shluchim to Northern Queensland Australia. They will be opening a chabad house to service the local Jewish communities residing along the coast off the famous Great Barrier Reef, as well as the many tourists who flock to this beautiful part of the world.
Big Wrap Message: Live as Proud Jews
Doug Ross is the chairman of Birthright Israel’s Atlanta Regional Council and serves on the national board of the Birthright Israel Foundation, and he’s active in AIPAC because he sees the combination of the United States, Israel and the Jewish people as “the greatest force for good in the world.” But for much of his life, Ross told an Atlanta audience at Chabad-Intown’s first ‘Big Wrap,’ he has hidden his Judaism.
Rent in Crown Heights Up 8% Since Last Year
Despite relatively steady rental prices in Brooklyn overall, Crown Heights rents jumped almost 8 percent last year, a new real estate report found.
Photo: VIN News
Shliach Denounces Mezuza Theft As Hate Crime
A Manhattan Chabad rabbi found himself the victim of vandalism this past Sunday night when he discovered that the mezuza had been ripped from the door leading into his apartment.
D.I. Grandstaff Takes the Helm of the 71st Preinct
Taking the time to meet with local news outlets, the new Commanding Officer of the 71st Precinct, Deputy Inspector Norman Grandstaff, introduced himself and answered questions about his plan and outlook for Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Zalmi Gansbourg (Crown Heights) and Zeldy Glassner (Montreal, Canada)
Guns, Explosives Found in Crown Heights Apartment
It seemed like routine fire, in a non-descript little apartment in Brooklyn, but what firefighters found was anything but routine.
PSA: Daylight Savings Time Begins Motzai Shabbos
Daylight Savings Time begins on Motzai Shabbos and we ‘spring ahead’ – at 2:00am it will become 3:00am, taking away an hour of sleep.
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