
Following Terror Attackes Paris Kosher Supermarket Reopens
The Jewish supermarket in Paris attacked by an Islamic terrorist linked to the shootings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in January re-opened on Sunday, AFP reported.
The Jewish supermarket in Paris attacked by an Islamic terrorist linked to the shootings at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in January re-opened on Sunday, AFP reported.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 60, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Latest Untimely Deaths; Observance Incompatibility in Marriage; Gender Change; Am I Enabling My Errant Friend?
Eli and Rachelle (nee Evans) Schachter (Miami, FL)
Hundreds gathered in Houston, Texas last week for the 5th annual Kosher Chili Cookoff where dozens competed for the title of ‘Best Kosher Chili’. Chabad of Sugar Land’s Rabbi Mendel Feigenson took 3rd place.
Shmaya and Rivkee (nee Belkin) Krinsky (Crown Heights)
Levi and Frumie (nee Kagan) Charitonow (Crown Heights)
On Thursday, at the Chabad Center for Russian-Speakers in Montreal, directed by Rabbi Yisroel Sirota, two middle-aged Jews – Alex and Sergei – were entered into the covenant of Avraham Avninu with a Bris Milah.
There are just two days to the Israeli elections and the pollsters’ have released their final polls hoping to be closest to the actual result. Israeli polling firms are notoriously off target, and have failed to pick up on many trends and political waves.
A memorial in honor of the first Yahrzeit of Gedaliah Greenzayd, who was tragically killed one year ago by a snow plow on Kingston Ave., was held at The Rabbinical College of America this past Thursday night. Taking place in the Berger Auditorium, the room was full of his former classmates, as well as many who never even had the opportunity to meet him.
An Eastern Parkway gas station, which was sold for $32,500,000 in the beginning of the year, will be demolished to make way for a 133 unit apartment building – complete with nearly 15,000 square foot of commercial space.
Over 60 alumni joined Rabbi Yudi and Rivky Steiner for a ‘night of memories’ in support of Chabad of George Washington University, which is located in Washington, D.C.
Rabbi Mordy and Rochel Nemtzov along with their four beautiful daughters have been appointed to serve as the official Shluchim of the Ojai Valley, California.
During a gathering organized by the Machne Israel Development Fund, a Shliach of a Shliach asked the Rebbe for a Brocho. The Rebbe answered “may you share joyous news – the month of Adar brings especially good fortune, as does the following month, Nissan.”
A brand-new, state-of-the-art ‘fly-car’ is on its way to Crown Heights, where it will join the fleet of vehicles being operated by the dedicated volunteers of Hatzalah. The vehicle’s purpose is to hasten emergency response times, when often every second counts.