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Avi and Mina Richler (Mullica Hill, NJ)
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Story: Why Was the Plan Changed?
When OK Mashgichim travel around the world, they might find themselves coming back with more than kosher reports and new information – sometimes, they also have amazing stories of hashgocha protis to recount.
8:00pm: Autism & Special Children; Infertility; Jacob and Esau in 2014; Secular Subjects for Children
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 45, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the following topics: Autism and special children; infertility; Jacob and Esau in 2014; secular subjects for children; admitting wrongs; being overly critical.
New Mikvah Dedicated in Russian Capital
Amid much joyous celebration, a new Mikvah was dedicated in Moscow, which will be used by the students of the local Mesivta.
Baby Girl!
Osher and Esti (nee Levilev) Gutnick (Crown Heights)
Shluchim Revive Japanese Jewish Community
The Kansai (Kinki), historic Jewish community was in shambles when American bombers took out its synagogue and Jewish community center in Kobe, Japan in 1944. It was only four years earlier when the Japanese opened their borders, respecting Chiune Sugihara, their diplomat and Vice Consul to Lithuania. After the bombing, the Jews of the city mourned and fasted, with the war waging, and no one to turn to for assistance.
Picture of the Day: Shoppers Patronize Local Small Businesses
Long lines of shoppers, like this one in Hamafitz Judaica, stretch through many Crown Heights stores tonight as consumers seize the opportunity to participate in American Express’ ‘Small Business Saturday’ program, whereby $30 worth of purchases are given to each cardholder free of charge.
Gallery, Shul and Artistic Endeavor for Students in Brooklyn
Esther Zibell’s colorful and imaginative holiday paintings have left synagogue-goers inspired by Judaism, art and a rather ambitious theme—Jewish unity.
Video: When the Rebbe Saved Three Lives
Dr Harold Serebro, a leading medical practitioner, entrepreneur and author of several books, recalls how on a busy afternoon, a panicked Rabbi Bernhard walked into his Johannesburg practice holding a file of x-rays belonging to a congregant.
Machon Chana Bids Farewell to Beloved ‘Dorm Mother’
Hundreds of women gathered in front of the Machon Chana dormitory on President Street to attend the Levaya of Mrs. Gittel Gansburg OBM, who served as their beloved ‘dorm mother’ for over 30 years. The Levaya then made its way to 770 en route to the beis hachayim.
New Engagement!
Menachem (ben Schmul Osher) Mendel Begun (S. Paulo, Brazil) and Mussie (bas Chaim Shaul) Brook (Crown Heights)
Berlin Shliach to Netanyahu: ‘Be Strong’
Before Shabbos, Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal – spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Berlin – met with Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and shared with him a message on behalf of the Jewish community of Berlin: “Be strong in these challenging times.”
Shabbos at the Besht: Kislev with the Rebbe
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Michoel Seligson, Mashpia in Oholei Torah, will lead a discussion on the topic – The month of Kislev by the Rebbe.
Videos: Young Shluchim Sing and Dance with Pride
Three videos filmed by a CrownHeights.info reader of the joyous singing and dancing that took place at the conclusion of the Kinus Tze’irei Hashluchim Gala Banquet in Bais Rivkah-Campus Chomesh.
Fathers Become 6th Graders for a Day
Being that Thursday was a legal holiday when many parents were not at work, Rabbi Yehoshua Lustig, Principal of Grades 5-6 in Oholei Torah, thought it an excellent opportunity to host an ‘Open Classroom Day,’ where fathers were invited to actually become talmidim alongside their sons.
New Engagement!
Mendy (ben Dovid) Kahanov (Crown Heights) and Sarale Diamont (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Ephraim Bayzman (Crown Heights) and Mirriam Greenbaum (North Miami Beach, FL)
