Baby Girl!
Dovid and Racheli Gurovich (Toronto, Canada)
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Crown Heights Car Crash Injures 5, 1 Critically
Last night, at around midnight, a car with four people inside slammed into an SUV at the intersection of Nostrand Ave. and S. Johns Place in Crown Heights.
‘Purim in the Shtetel’ – in a Shtetel
With an old marketplace around the corner from the Chabad House and a regular scene of locals dressed in outfits right out of the ‘stories of Tzadikim’ books, the Shluchim in Sumy, Ukraine weren’t quite sure how a Purim party themed “in the Shtetl” would actually play out.
Hundreds Mourn at Levaya of Nadiv Kehaty, OBM
Early this morning we learned of the shocking passing Nadiv Kehaty, OBM, a young father of four and beloved husband. Hundreds turned out to attend his Levaya in front of 770.
Historic CTeen Shabbaton Breaks Records
Times Square, the luminous crossroads of the world; the brightly lit up corner of the city is a universally known landmark. This year, at the 7th Annual CTeen International Shabbaton, the lights of Times Square were made brighter and stronger by the presence of 1,500 Jewish teens from across the globe, who gathered together this weekend to celebrate their heritage.
Suspicious-Looking Men ‘Scout’ Flatbush Synagogues
On Shabbos afternoon, two ‘Middle Eastern’ men were caught on surveillance video attempting to break into two Shuls in Flatbush. The men were also seen looking at the surveillance camera and attempting to take pictures of the building.
Orange County ‘Has a Ball’ at Purim at the Stadium
Celebrants ‘had a ball’ at Chabad of Orange County’s community ‘Purim at the Stadium’ gala, hosted by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Nadiv Kehati, 30, OBM
With great sadness, shock and deep pain we inform you of the tragic and very untimely passing of Nadiv Kehati, OBM, who suddenly fell ill Sunday afternoon. He was 30 years old, and leaves behind a wife and four children.
From Days Gone By: Tzach Convention
This vintage photograph depicts one of the first conventions of Tze’irei Agudas Chabad (Tzach), circa late 1950s. Can you identify those in the photo?
New Engagement!
Dovi Abraham (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Anna Marks (Venice, FL)
New Engagement!
Sholom Gelernter (Crown Heights) and Orit Wax (Los Angeles, CA)
At ‘The Edge of the World,’ a Man Discovers a Hidden Identity
Dirk Evenhuis had come to northwestern Tasmania as a 5-year-old in 1951. His family was among 35 Dutch families who had emigrated together. It wasnt until a pair of Bochurim on Merkos Shlichus ‘found’ him that he redicovered his Jewish roots, literally at ‘the edge of the world’.
Rabbi Mazuz Clarifies: I Was referring only to ‘Elokistim’
Following shock and public outcry over comments made by Rabbi Meir Mazuz, he issued a clarification letter saying that his comments were taken out of context and that he was only referring to the extremist Mishchistim known as Elokistim.
Info to be Menachem Avel the Simpson Family
The Simpson family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their dear mother, Rebbetzin Rochel Simpson OBM. They are sitting at 655 Montgomery Street Davening Times are; Shacharis: 7:00am, 8:00am, 8:30am, 9:00am. Mincha and Maariv Bizmana. Memories and condolences can […]
8:00pm: Healthy Intimacy; Racism and Prejudice
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 59, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Healthy Intimacy; Racism and Prejudice; Discussing Finances with Children.
New Engagement!
Avrohom Perl (Long Beach, NY) and Sara Leah Rockford (Coral Springs, FL)
Please Say Tehillim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for Nadiv Dovber ben Rivkah Amitzah, a 30-year-old member of the Crown Heights community who collapsed suddenly and needs a refuah shlaima.
