New Engagement!
Avremel Bernstein (Toronto, Canada) and Chevy Munitz (Buffalo, NY)
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Moscow Yeshiva Students ‘Farhered’ by Tzfas Chief Rabbi
Amid a prolonged visit to Moscow, Rabbi Shmuel Eiyahu, the Chief Rabbi of Tzfas, visited the local chapter of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim, where he tested the students on various subjects, and expressed amazement as to their proficiency in their studies.
71st Precinct Second-in-Command Disciplined
Captain Scott Forster, second-in-command at the 71st Precinct, was stripped of his badge and gun and placed on ‘modified assignment’ for choosing to clock out and go home in the aftermath of the shooting of two police officers in Bud-Stuy, both of whom were rushed to Kings County hospital – located in his precinct – for treatment, instead of staying behind to help organize visits for the wounded cops’ families.
11,695 Israeli Students Join Chabad Shabbos Meals
In most institutes of higher learning in Israel, the winter semester ends now. The students are perhaps leaving for a brief vacation, but at the headquarters of Chabad on the Campus, work continues round the clock.
Mikvah.org Presents Evening with Renowned Therapist
The Mikvah Organization/Mikvah.org will be presenting a complimentary evening out, featuring the inspiring Lisa Twersky, LCSW, renowned therapist, author and lecturer.
Picture of the Day: From China to Boro Park
Rabbi Shimon Freundlich, Chabad Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Beijing, China, addresses a Melave Malka benefiting the Beis Medrash Darchei Chaim-Stavnitz in Boro Park this past Motzei Shabbos.
22-Year-Old Man Shot in Nostrand Ave. Station
A 22-year-old man was shot in the stomach while he waited for the 3 train on the platform of the Nostrand Ave. subway station in Crown Heights.
Mumbai Shluchim Name Baby Boy After Slain Shliach
Rabbi Yisroel and Chaya Kozlovsky, Chabad Shluchim to Mumbai, India, named their newborn son after Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holzberg, who was murdered alongside his wife, Rivka, eight years ago at the Chabad house in Mumbai by Islamic terrorists from Pakistan.
Thousands Attend Florida Family Adventure Day
Over 4,000 people gathered in a beautiful display of unity from all across the world for a fun filled Family Adventure Day at the magnificent gardens at Jungle Island in Miami.
Baby Boy!
Meir and Mina Leah Levine (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: Is Resignation Ever Acceptable?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 105, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: 12 Step Program; Our G-d vs. Their G-d; Is Resignation Ever Acceptable? How to Remain Connected in a non-Jewish Environment?
Politicians Honored at Legislative Breakfast
A number of city and state politicians alongside a group of law enforcement officials were honored this morning at a “Legislative Brunch” in Crown Heights.
Multifaceted Montreal Campaign Inspires Gatherings
Record temperatures of 18 degrees below zero (-28 degrees Celcius) couldn’t keep the hardy denizens of Montreal from banding together this month for an evening of inspiration, camaraderie and unity.
Over 2,000 Jewish Teens at Havdalah in Times Square
Following a spiritually uplifting Shabbos in Crown Heights, some 2,000 Cteen’ers hopped on the subway and traveled to Times Square for a Havdalah ceremony and concert, all broadcasted live online and on the American Eagle jumbotron, and capped off with a video of the Rebbe. The result was a Kiddush Hashem of immense proportions.
