Thieves Break into Crown Heights Offices, Steal Over $20k
A pair of masked burglars broke into a shared office space in Crown Heights and stole over $20,000 worth of electronics.
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Christian Fellowship Donates $86k to Chabad in France
In the wake of the deadly ISIS terrorist attacks in Paris, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews’ President Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein today said his organization is expanding emergency security aid to French-Jewish communal institutions. The Fellowship at the same time said it will help any French Jew who wishes to immigrate to Israel.
Jewish Children in France Undeterred by Terror
This morning was the first school-day following the horrific terrorist attacks in Paris Friday night that shocked France and the world. In the central city of Grenoble, Shliach Rabbi Yehia Lahiany reported that despite the omnipresent fear lingering over the country, not a single child was absent today at the Ohr Menachem Jewish Day School.
A Niggun from Nevel with an Israeli Twist
Chabad singer and rising star in the Israeli music scene Nemuel Harouche has released a new single – Shehasholom Shelo – an old Lubavitcher niggun from Nevel, which he sings with an upbeat tempo and classic Israeli musical instruments.
Baby Girl!
Avrohom and Baily Wolowik (Monsey, NY)
Baby Girl!
Benzion and Faigy (nee Grossbaum) Treitel (Montreal, Canada)
From Days Gone By: R’ Aron Leizer Ceitlin in Tzfat
In honor of the Shloshim of Rabbi Aron Leizer Ceitlin OBM we present a set of photos from May 1977 in where he is seen studying with children in the Meginim Square in Tzfat, Israel. The photos are from the archives of Shmuel Zalmanov.
8:00pm: Having Standards without Being Judgmental
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 90, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidic Dress Code; High Standards without Being Judgmental; Validity of Conversion; Are Other Religious Practices Legitimate? Colors of the Sefiros.
Chabad Helps Stranded El Al Passengers after Emergency Landing
An emergency landing in Billings, Montana stranded some 299 passengers and crew after an engine malfunction on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel to Los Angeles, California. Stuck in a small terminal there was no access to kosher food, but Montana Shluchim came to the rescue.
Baby Girl!
Sholom and Chaya (nee Altein) Kramer (Crown Heights)
OY/YO Sculpture References Yiddish/Urban Slang
A bright yellow monumental sculpture installed near the East River spells “YO” when viewed from Manhattan and “OY” from Brooklyn. It went up this week in the Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Main Street Lawn.
Cheder at the Ohel Greets Rosh Chodesh Kislev with Joy
Students at Cheder at the Ohel were treated to a farbrengen with Cheder parent, Rabbi Zalman Wolowik of Chabad of the Five Towns and dancing with an in-house band in honor of Rosh Chodesh Kislev.
New Engagement!
Michael Kugler (Crown Heights/S. Diego) and Genna Friedman (New York/Monsey)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Goldie Diament, 92, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Goldie Diament OBM, the mother of Stewart Diament of Montreal. She was 92 years old.
The NYPD has announced that they are beefing up security around the city, and are in close touch their French counterparts and the FBI, following the horrific terror attacks in Paris.
NYPD Beefs Up Security Following Paris Terror Attacks
The NYPD has announced that they are beefing up security around the city, and are in close touch their French counterparts and the FBI, following the horrific terror attacks in Paris.
The Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights
‘Rave’ Moved Out of Crown Heights Following Outcry
A controversial techno festival set to take place at the Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights next week is moving to Sunset Park due to community concerns, organizers said.
Jewish Communities Show Solidarity with France
Jewish communities and individuals around the world expressed their solidarity, support and prayers for the French people on Saturday evening after a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday night killed 129 people and injured more than 350 others, 99 seriously, in what French President François Hollande called “an act of war by ISIS.”
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