Eber’s and Gombo’s Team Up for Tasting
Kingston Ave. merchants Eber’s Liquer & Wine and Gombo’s Bakery teamed up Sunday to offer the Crown Heights community a pre-Shavuos wine and cheesecake tasting.
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Chabad Brings Wounded IDF Heroes to New York
Roey Amir, who fought in Israel’s Operation Protective Edge against Hamas, wrote to the NY Post about his visit 10-day visit to New York City with other wounded Israeli veterans, organized by Belev Echad, a project of the Chabad Israel Center.
New Engagement!
Avraham Lallouz (Montreal, Canada) and Zahava Dahan (Montreal, Canada)
Picture of the Day: A Daughter’s Gift
Rabbi Yitzi Horowitz, a California Shliach who is battling ALS, proudly displays a velvet heart that was sewn for him by his daughter, Chavie.
Baby Girl!
Josh and Avigail (nee Manshari) Wonder (Melbourne, Australia)
From Days Gone By: Visiting the Kosel for the First Time
On the 28th of Iyar in 1967, Israeli forces liberated the temple mount and the Western Wall in the miraculous 6-Day War. In this photo, taken shortly after the war, a group of schoolchildren from Kfar Chabad can be seen visiting the Kosel for the first time in their lives. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Photos: French-Speaking N’shei Gather in Crown Heights
The French-speaking N’shei Chabad of Crown Heights gathered Thursday for an annual get-together and Challah bake. The event featured a sumptuous Fleishig buffet, inspiring speakers and workshops.
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Rescued from an Arab Village, Woman to Share Story
“Help! Come rescue me now, my husband is coming!!” This was the frantic call Yad L’Achim received from Aliza, a Jewish woman who was trapped in an Arab village. Tonight Aliza will be sharing her story at an event in Crown Heights.
Twelve communities in four different countries will be given their own Torah scrolls this Shabbat, sent by the Beis Yisroel Torah Gemach in Brooklyn, N.Y.
12 Communities Worldwide to Get Torahs in Time for Shavuos
Shavuot marks the “giving of the Torah” at Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. That will have even greater meaning this year for 12 communities in four different countries that will be given their very own Torah scrolls for use by the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Beis Yisroel Torah Gemach.
New Engagement!
Meir Cohen (Montreal, Canada) and Brocha Finer (Los Angeles, CA)
New Engagement!
Shmuli Sasonkin (Akron, OH) and Chayale Dubov (Orlando, FL)
Bnei Brak Couple Has a Boy After 46 Years of Marriage
There is great joy for a Bnei Brak family that had a boy today after 46 years of marriage. Shmuel Shachar, 67, and his wife Chaya Shachar, 65, had a baby boy after over four and a half decades of being together without children.
Video: Violent Altercation with Police Puts Toddler in Danger
A video that is going viral on social media shows four police officers arresting a man on a Crown Heights street. The incident occurred yesterday, Sunday, on Empire Blvd. between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.
Dushinsky Rebbe Visits Chabad Cheder
The Dushinsky Rebbe visited the Chabad Cheder of Sydney during his recent visit to Australia.
Picture of the Day: A Shliach’s Birthday Surprise
Yesterday, Sunday, Rabbi Yehuda Vorst, Shliach to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, turned 45. His wife arranged a beautiful birthday surprise for him: when he entered Shul that morning, he was greeted by a room filled with men – all wearing Tefilin.
Photos by Benams
Photos: Crown Heights Enjoys Kingston Ave. Fair
Hundreds of families turned out Sunday for a street fair on Kingston Avenue featuring rides, food and safety information.
New Engagement!
Ephraim Chaim Merovitch (Toronto, Canada) and Chava Farkash (Crown Heights)
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