New Engagement!
Shimon Gorkin (Crown Heights) and Devorah Weiss (Charlotte, NC)
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Transaero Airlines Responds to Viral Story
After the story of a Lubavitcher woman whose vigilance saved an entire airplane – which was first reported here on CrownHeights.info – went viral, representatives of the airline – the Russian carrier Transaero – contacted us with a request that they be given the chance to give their side of the story.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Sholom Feldman, 81, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Sholom Feldman, OBM, a veteran Chossid, Mashpia and member of the Kfar Chabad community. He was 81 year old.
Orthodox Jewish Man Killed by Palestinian Motorist
The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) said it is taking part in an investigation into Wednesday night’s deadly incident in which a car driven by a Palestinian east Jerusalem resident struck two Israelis waiting for a bus in the capital’s French Hill area.
Rabbi Miller to Lecture at Borough Park Young Israel
Renowned Chabad author Rabbi Chaim Miller is to be the Scholar-in-residence at Young Israel-Beth El in Borough Park this Shabbos, alongside Cantor Benzion Miller, who performs regularly at the Synagogue on special occasions.
Here’s My Story: On the Mark
Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz, an author of books on the Sforno’s commentaries, served Far Rockaway’s Congregation Kneseth Israel for 60 years. He was interviewed in his home JEM,’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in October of 2010.
3 Teens Arrested After Mugging Jewish Boy, Firearm Recovered
A 12-year-old Jewish boy was attacked and robbed by a group of five young black teens on Kingston Avenue. Working closely with the police Shomrim was able to affect the arrest of three of them and lead to the discovery of a firearm.
New Engagement!
Yitzi Shimshoni (Crown Heights) and Chana Blachman (Crown Heights)
Drunk Man Assaults Kingston Shop Owner
An intoxicated man who was acting rowdy and belligerent on Kingston Avenue assaulted two shop owners when they attempted to calm him down. One man, well known community activist Reb Yisroel Shemtov, was punched in the face and suffered serious injuries.
Slovakian Man Fulfills His Father’s Dying Wish, 70 Years Later
They sat together in the car, driving from Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, to Vienna, Austria, just an hour away. Rabbi Baruch Myers was accompanying Ivan Pasternak, a 70-year-old member of his community who was going to have his circumcision, finally entering into the covenant of Abraham.
As Rowan University Grows, So Does Its Jewish Community
Rabbi Hersh Loschak, a Californian, first heard about Rowan University in the same way that many students start their college searches; he Googled it. In his national quest to find a college town where a new Chabad House would likely thrive, Loschak, 28, honed in on Rowan. From online research, he quickly gathered that the Glassboro, NJ, based school—founded some 90 years ago as a teacher-training program—was in the throes of a massive transformation.
Picture of the Day: Blessing the Trees
A special mitzvah, which can be fulfilled only once a year, is to recite a brachah upon seeing a fruit tree in bloom. A group of Beis Rivkah Pre-1a students went out to make the blessing on an apple and cherry tree! Plus: Locations of fruit trees in Crown Heights.
Book on Rebbe’s Wisdom Wins the Gold
Daily Wisdom, an anthology of 378 lessons from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was the gold winner of the prestigious 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award. The Independent Book Publishers Association award is one of the highest awards in American independent publishing.
Anti-Semitism Up 400% Worldwide
Since the beginning of 2014, there has been an increase of 400 percent in the number of antisemitic incidents in Europe and around the world as compared with 2013.
Merkos and Tzivos Hashem Launch ‘Chidon’ Website
With only one week left, students hit the books harder than ever: Hundreds of students across the globe are busy studying for the upcoming Sefer Hamitzvos competition event. A new website www.chidon613.com, will serve as a valuable resource for entrants and their parents.
Teen Commits Hate Crime, Bystanders Enable Escape
Yesterday afternoon, an African-American teenager from a local high school drew a swastika on the property of a Jewish home in Crown Heights. When Shomrim volunteers were close to apprehending him, a few locals rushed him into an apartment building and away from the hands of justice.
Baby Boy!
Levy and Beila (nee Matusof) Edelman (Paris, France)
