Baby Girl!
Nissen and Nechama Dina (nee Engel) Brenenson (Crown Heights)
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Rabbi Bogomilsky Inspires Kingston
Noted author and Posek Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky of Crown Heights Farbrenged with the students of Yeshivas Kayitz Oros Menachem and the local Jewish community of Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Man Attempts Rape in Crown Heights Building
Police are searching for a man who was caught on surveillance video attempting to rape a woman in the stairwell of a Crown Heights apartment building.
Israeli Minister Hosted by Chabad in Colombia
The Israeli Minister of Agriculture, Yair Shamir, arrived in Columbia this past weekend to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Juan Manuel Santos. While there, he visited the Chabad Center of Bogota, led by Rabbi Yehoshua Rosenfeld.
Thousands Mourn Slain Crown Heights Rabbi
Thousands of members of the Crown Heights community gathered this morning in front of 770 Eastern Parkway for the funeral of Rabbi Yosef Raksin, HYD, who was brutally murdered Shabbos morning on the streets of North Miami Beach, FL.
New Engagement!
Eli Lever (Melbourne, Australia) and Chaya Shusterman (Melbourne, Australia)
L’chaim Tuesday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.]
Benny Friedman Rocks Cleveland
On Thursday, August 7, the Jewish citizens of Cleveland, OH were treated to a world-class performance by the Chasidic singing star Benny Friedman. The event was hosted by Camp Gan Israel of Beachwood, Ohio, a fundraising event that benefited both Camp Gan Israel of Beachwood and Camp Gan Israel of Ashdod, Israel.
New Engagement!
Foli Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia) and Yael Schottenstein (Colombus, OH)
Baby Boy!
Michoel and Sarah (nee Lande) Ogince (Crown Heights)
8:00pm: Response to Anti-Semitism, Negotiating, Serving in IDF
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 29, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics of: The response to anti-Semitism, negotiating with Arab world, serving in IDF and travel to Israel.
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Yudi and Bruchy (nee Moskowitz) Winterfeld (Montreal, Canada)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Yosef Raksin, 60, HYD
With great shock, sadness and pain we inform you of the passing of Reb Yosef Raksin, HYD, of Crown Heights, who was shot and killed while walking to Shul Shabbos morning in North Miami Beach, Florida, where he was visiting his daughter. He was 60 years old. UPDATE: Levaya and Shiva times have been added.
Lubavitch Yeshiva of London Marks 32nd Annual Siyum
The Lubavitch Yeshiva of London, under the auspices of Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz, hosted the Thirty Second Annual Siyum Hamesechta last week on the 6th of Av. The Siyum, marking the completion of Mesechta Shabbos, was in honor of the […]
An Unexpected ‘Bar Mitzvah’ at Israel Rally in Baltimore
From the onset of Israel’s war against Hamas, there has been an extraordinary sense of unity among Jewish people around the world. Jewish people of all backgrounds have been asking themselves what they can do for their brothers and sisters in Israel. In many communities, public rallies have been organized to demonstrate solidarity with Israel and to counter the growing anti-Semitic vitriol that is sweeping the globe.
NYC Speed Limit to Be Reduced to 25 MPH
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Saturday to lower New York City’s speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph, saying slowing down will cut down on pedestrian and motorist deaths. The new limit is expected to go into effect in three months, once the city approves its own law formalizing it.
“My Father Was Killed in a Hate Crime”
Shuly Labkowsi, the daughter of Reb Yosef Raksin HYD, spoke out on Motzai Shabbos, calling the murder of her father a hate crime and demanded that police investigate it as such.
