Picture of the Day: ‘Happy Birthday Tzvi!’
Bais Rivka Day Camp celebrates building manager Tzvi Fass‘s birthday in the 310 Crown St. lunchroom.
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Video: Benny Friedman Rocks Camp Simcha
Each summer, 450 seriously ill children are treated to unforgettable, medically supervised overnight camp experiences at Camp Simcha, for children battling cancer and other hematological illnesses, and Camp Simcha Special, for children with debilitating chronic conditions.
5 Mitzvah Tanks to Cross Russia
In what has already become a summer tradition, a group of 15 young and ambitious rabbis assembled in Moscow for a 3-week journey – in mobile synagogues – to cross the vast lands of Russia, aiming to reach out to every small and even the most remote Jewish community.
Despite Fierce Opposition, East Boca ‘770’ Approved
After months of controversy and hours of debate, a large Chabad House at 770 E. Palmetto Park Road in East Boca Raton, FL won final approval Tuesday night from the City Council. After the decision, Rabbi Ruvi New hugged supporters, who wore matching white T-shirts emblazoned with the American flag with the slogan “We the people support 770.”
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Sara Sabbagh, 57, OBM
With great sadness and shock we inform you of the sudden and very untimely passing of Mrs. Sara Sabbagh OBM a resident of Crown Heights. She was 57.
Here’s My Story: ‘A Smile That Lit Up the World’
Rabbi Eliezer (Leizer) Laine lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. He was interviewed in JEM’s My Encounter studio in August of 2014.
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Friady Sufrin (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Sholom Ber Feigelstock (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Mushky Gurkow (Montreal, Canada)
Chabad Helps Young Jews Meet & Marry
Pamela Kandil and David Danciger’s “Meet Cute” is a jet-setting tale of Jewish dating with a uniquely European flair. Seated next to each other at a Jewish networking conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, the couple began a whirlwind courtship in the UK followed by a romantic proposal on a gondola in Venice, Italy.
Baby Girl!
Chaim Tzvi and Devorah Leah Pil (Crown Heights)
Photo: DNAinfo/Rachel Holliday Smith.
New ‘Affordable’ Building Cost $1,900 Per Studio
A new 46-unit ‘affordable housing’ apartment building was recently completed on Lefferts Ave. between New York and Nostrand Aves., and the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development is accepting applications to enter a lottery for the units. The cost? $1,909 per month for a studio, $2,047 for a one-bedroom and $2,465 for a two-bedroom.
Chabad on Campus Welcomes 20 New Couples
Summer is a good time for many Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries, especially those based on college campuses, to get outside of their immediate surroundings—spending time with family, working with kids at camp, visiting friends or alumni. While the students are away, they also immerse themselves in planning and preparing for the upcoming year’s Jewish holidays, events and programs.
Doctors Warn of Whooping Cough Outbreak
The office of Dr. Rosen released a statement alerting the community to a recent outbreak of whooping cough, after some 30 cases arrived in their Crown Heights clinic.
A billboard by Yaffed.
Parent Group Demands DOE Investigate Yeshivos for Failing to Teach Secular Subjects
“Enough is enough!” That’s the basic message of a letter sent by concerned parents, former teachers, and former yeshiva students to New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina and seven district superintendents in Brooklyn and Queens expressing upset over the lack of a substantial secular education in at least 39 yeshivas.
Large Swath of Union Street Once Again Without Power
Last night, one of the hottest nights of the summer, a large swath of Union Street lost electric power for the second time in as many weeks.
La Guardia Airport to Get a Makeover
La Guardia Airport, whose dilapidated terminals and long, unenviable record of traveler delays have made it a target of jokes and complaints for decades, will be completely rebuilt by 2021, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced on Monday.
Twin Girls!
Mordy and Hilary (nee Rafaelov) Hecht (Crown Heights)
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