Video: Thief Steals Unsecured Bike
An opportunistic thief was caught on video stealing a bicycle that was left unlocked in front of Empire Grill restaurant, located near the corner of Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave.
4
Video: Montreal Friendship Circle’s Purim Highlights
The incredible volunteers of Montreal’s Friendship Circle bring ‘pop up’ Purim fun to their special friends.
Photos: Purim Joy Uplifts Moscow
A photo gallery of the Megillah being read Purim morning in Moscow’s Marina Roscha synagogue, as well as a Purim celebration that was held later that day in the ‘Congress Park’ hall on the banks of the Moskva river.
New Engagement!
Avremel Kaminetzky (Melbourne, Australia) and Altie Lepkivker (Crown Heights)
New Torah Completed for New Shul
A brand new Sefer Torah was completed and dedicated by the Zion and Elmakies families in honor of their grandparents, and a joyous procession made its way through the streets of Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Zalmy (ben Gershon) Hyams (London, England) and Esther Tabari (Queens, NY)
New Engagement!
Shimon (ben Laibel) Levine (Monsey/Crown Heights) and Malky (bas Shmuel Dovid) Rapoport (Atlantic City, NJ)
8:00pm: Individuality Vs. Conformity
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 109, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Individuality vs Conformity; Why is Joy So Vital and How Do We Achieve It? My Family Feels Threatened by My Increased Torah Observance! What Exactly Are Kelipat Nogeh and Shalosh Kelipot Ha’tmayot?
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Fraida Gluckowsky, 84, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the sudden passing of Mrs. Fraida Ratza Gluckowsky OBM, a much beloved educator in Toronto, Canada. She was 84 years old.
Tri-State Jews Gather in Crown Heights for Hakhel
Last week Sunday, the third of Adar Sheini, shluchim and their communities from across the Tri-State area, including a large contingent from Philadelphia and a group of students from Tufts University – graduates of the acclaimed JLI Sinai Scholars program – came to Crown Heights for a full-day Jewish Unity Experience in honor of Hakhel, coordinated by the Merkos Suite 302 Hakhel Office.
Baby Girl!
Shmuli and Aidy (nee Katzman) Bendet (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Ben Anati (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Shevy Hirsch (Coral Springs, FL)
New Engagement!
Ari Kapeluschnik (Crown Heights) and Chana Knapp (Montreal, Canada)
New Engagement!
Sruli Portnoy (Manchester, England/Jerusalem) and Chaya Trappler (Crown Heights/Jerusalem)
Video: Purim 5776 in Crown Heights
CJ Studios sent a filming crew to the streets of Crown Heights on Purim day to capture the sights, sounds and spirit of the joyous holiday.
Music Video: Mazal Tov!
Eli Marcus, brother of the the 8th Day duo and a rising star in the world of Jewish music, performs his newest single, ‘Mazal Tov,’ which is the words of the Rebbe’s letter congratulating a bride and groom on the occasion of their wedding.
Rabbi Benny’s Weekly Torah Thought: The One With the Filthy Chef
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo S. Lucas, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this week’s Parsha, Tzav. This week Rabbi Benny answers the question: Why does the Torah tell us that the Priest who would clean the Altar from the ashes needed to change his clothes to remove the ashes? Shouldn’t there have been two people to do the job?
Submit a Story
