Chabad Stand Kept Busy at ‘Babyland Expo’
The three-day ‘Babyland Expo’ in Tel Aviv, which was held from Tuesday to Thursday last week, attracted around 30,000 visitors this year. Many of them stopped to do a Mitzvah at Chabad’s ‘Mivtzoim’ stand.
Baby Girl!
Shloime and Esther Chaya (nee Kupfer) Zellermaier (Boro Park)
HaMesivta Students Learn to Make Wine
HaMesivta is working on another hands-on learning project: This time around, the bochrim are making wine for Pesach, learning step by step all about its intricate process.
New Engagement!
Kopel Silberberg (West Bloomfield, MI) and Goldy (bas R’ Yankie) Fellig (Crown Heights)
Aaron Akaberi, appearing on comedy central in 2006.
Crown Heights Man Arrested Again on Drug Charges
Police arrested Aaron Akaberi again last week after discovering that he was in possession of a substantial quantity of drugs. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute and other charges.
Avis Apologizes for ‘Misunderstanding’ in Rental Denial to Israeli
One of the largest rental car companies has apologized to an Israeli customer for refusing to rent him a car, which the customer felt was because of his Israeli nationality.
Video: Horsing Around at a Chassunah
Wedding ‘Shtick’ – horseplay with the holy intention of bringing joy to a bride and groom – was brought to a whole new level at a recent wedding in Monsey when an actual horse joined the lively dancers on the ballroom dance-floor.
New Engagement!
Yaakov Perman (Santiago, Chile) and Chaya Mushka Kessler (Montreal, Canada)
Teenaged Girls Stab 80-Year-Old Man with Scissors
Two Palestinian teenaged girls, aged 14 and 16, stabbed an elderly man with a pair of scissors in Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda market this afternoon, thinking he was an Israeli. The 80-year-old victim was later revealed to be a Palestinian resident of Betlehem.
Need a Shidduch? Devorah Benjamin Has an Idea!
All of us know someone who needs a Shidduch, and a special time, place and Zechus together can bring that Brocho. Devorah Benjamin, founder and director of KSCVK, has gone to the Ohel several occasions to daven for people who need a Shidduch, with a suggested donation of one hundred dollars per name.
Video: Behind the Scenes with Benny
A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the new video, ‘Nigunim of the Rebbe,’ being produced by the makers of Mitzvah Boulevard and Bella Bracha, starring Benny Friedman.
Terrorist Stabs Two Israelis; One Dies
An 18-year-old Israeli man was stabbed at a gas station on Highway 443 near Jerusalem and died from his injuries, while another victim was lightly injured. IDF forces at the scene killed the terrorist.
Israeli Finance Minister Visits the Ohel
Moshe Kahlon, the Israeli Minister of Finance, kicked off a trip to New York with an early morning visit to the Ohel. Accompanied by Rabbi Sholom Duchman, chairman of Kolel Chabad, his son Rabbi Zalman Duchman, along with Rabbi Zalman Wolff, who accompanied the minister from Israel. At the Ohel the minister wrote a Pan, put on Tefillin and prayed at the Ohel.
Chasidic Female Rockers Announce Debut Album
Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, alternative-rock band Bulletproof Stockings are gearing up to drop their debut full length, Homeland-Call-Stomp, later this December.
Photos: Hundreds Attend Oholei Torah PTA Auction
Local women were treated to an special evening, benefiting the PTA of Oholei Torah, with an auction featuring more the 100 prizes, and inspiring speeches including one my Mrs. Dina Hurwitz, Shlucha in Temecula, California. All this alongside a lavish buffet prepared by the school’s cook. Winners List Added!
Sefer Torah Completed inside Federal Penitentiary
Cleared for publication: After completing seven Sifrei Torah during the Kinus Hashluchim, an eighth Siyum quietly took place inside of a medium security federal prison, in the merit of Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin. In an event that most likely is the first of its kind, a delegation visited him and other inmates and together they completed a brand new Sefer Torah.
8:00pm: Tes-Yud Kislev; The Rebbe Rashab and Freud; Staying Inspired as a Community Leader; When Children Choose Another Path
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 91, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Tes-Yud Kislev; The Rebbe Rashab and Freud; Staying Inspired as a Community Leader; When Children Choose Another Path.
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