New Shluchim to Essex, UK
Rabbi Rafi and Chaya Brocha Goodwin have been appointed as the new Shluchim to Barkingside, Essex, UK, as the ‘Directors of Services and Young Couples.’
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Students Visit Nursing Homes, Bring Joy to Elderly
Yud Shvat at Beth Rivkah of Montreal is always marked in a way that brings nachas to the Rebbe and inspires the students; this year was no different.
Aliyah Welcomes New Torah in Honor of Yud Shvat
Forty-five years ago, on Erev Yud Shvat 5730, the Rebbe concluded the writing of Moshiach’s Sefer Torah, the writing of which was begun by the Frierdiker Rebbe in 5702, and was never finished. To commemorate this historic event Aliya welcomed a new Sefer Torah.
Baby Girl!
Chaim and Devorie (nee Wilschanski) Reicher (Melbourne, Australia)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Moshe Kanofsky, 73, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the passing of Moshe Kanofsky, OBM, a beloved father and grandfather. He passed away today, Tu b’Shevat, 5775, two months after he was critically injured in a car crash. He was 73 years old.
Students Treated to Tour of Exotic Tu B’Shvat Fruits
Oholei Torah students from Rabbi Wilschanski’s 4th grade class treated today to a tour of all the unique and exotic fruits that arrived at Mr. Greens fruit and vegetable store in honor of Tu B’shvat, which will be this Wednesday.
New Engagement!
Levi Gajer (Crown Heights) and Fruma Wilschanski (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Mendy Golomb (Crown Heights) and Chayale (ben Moishe) Katzman (Crown Heights)
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Through Saturday
Alternate Side Parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday through Saturday, February 4-7, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.
R-L: Rabbi Zalmen Lipsker, Philadelphia. Rabbi Yankel Kranz A”H, Virginia. Rabbi Motel Chein, CH. Rabbi Yankel Holtzman, Antwerp/CH. Rabbi Leibel Alevsky, Cleveland. Rabbi Peretz Feiginson, CH.
From Days Gone By: Bochurim of the Early ‘60s
A group of Lubavitcher Yeshiva students pose for a photo at 770-Lubavitch World Headquarters, circa early 1960s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Letter Decries Omission of Jewish Residents from Zoning Study
A zoning study which was requested by the Jewish Community Council and meant to explore the possibility of improving conditions for Crown Heights homeowners has been the point of much contention. In a strongly worded letter the JCC decries the fact that the proposal has been drastically changed from the initial proposal and has spawned racist and hate-filled debate between residents and activists opposed to any zoning change.
Rabbi Elie and Bracha Filler, and their 1-year-old son Mendel, recently moved to Prescott, Ariz., to start a new Chabad House.
Arizona Gets 20th Chabad Center
It’s a long way from New York to Arizona—nearly 2,500 miles, to be exact. That’s where Rabbi Elie and Bracha Filler now find themselves, starting the first Chabad center in the city of Prescott and the 20th Chabad center in the state of Arizona.
Picture of the Day: Random Act of Kindness
A CrownHeights.info reader captured this moving photo today of a Bochur in 770 helping an elderly man tie his shoelaces.
New Engagement!
Yonah Fenton (Boston, MA) and Rivka Eilfort (San Diego, CA)
Music Video: Seven Wonderful Fruits
Yossi Berktin, aka Rabbi B, is a children’s musician and entertainer from Toronto, Canada. He composed and recorded this fun and cheerful song in honor of Tu B’shvat.
Wednesday: Rally at the Ohel
On Wednesday, the 15th of Shvat (February 4), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring arts & crafts, refreshments and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Torah V’Daas Mashgiach Marks 90th at Chabad Yeshiva
The world-renowned Rav and Gaon Rabbi Moshe Wolfsohn, Mashgiach Ruchni of Yeshiva Torah Veda’as and Rov of Congregation Emunaus Yiroel in Borough Park, marked his 90th Birthday with a Farbrengen at the yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Miami together with the Students and Hanholoh.
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