Baby Girl!
Yossi and Shaina (nee Hyams) Kahan (Crown Heights)
Man Brutally Attacked at Utica Ave. Subway Station
Police are searching for two men who are suspected of brutally beating a 45-year-old man inside the Utica Ave. subway station in Crown Heights.
Photos: Mitzvah Boulevard Stars Attend Film’s Premiere
Earlier this week, friends and family of the producers and children who lent their talents to the new “Mitzvah Boulevard #3 – Shabbos” DVD, were treated to a special screening of the new video at Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Esther (nee Rosenfeld) Schapiro (Monroeville, PA)
Dog Excrement Smeared on Toronto Chabad Center
Toronto police are investigating whether an incident in which dog feces were smeared on the Bathurst Street entrance of the Beth Joseph Chabad is a hate-motivated crime.
Coffee at Dartmouth, One Cup At A Time
On a mild spring afternoon at a café in the small idyllic town of Hanover, New Hampshire, Rabbi Moshe Gray was holding his fifth cup of coffee of the day. Unlike the other patrons of the venue, mostly over-caffeinated Ivy League students cramming for exams, the Chabad rabbi was not trying to stay awake.
Man Who Shot Cop in Crown Heights Gets 25 Years
Kings County District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson today announced that a 29-year-old Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting a New York City Police Department officer in the leg after the cop and his partner, who were both in uniform, stopped the man for boarding a bus without paying his fare.
Jewish Man Killed by Ukrainian Rebels
A Jewish man was shot to death by pro-Russian insurgents in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, community leaders told The Jerusalem Post.
How Kosher Food Came to Montana
When Rabbi Chaim Bruk and his wife Chavie Bruk arrived in Montana in 2007, they found a culinary desert, kosher food-wise. “Other than the generic food on the supermarket shelves, it was really difficult to find any kosher food — no frozen items, not a lot of dry goods,” the rabbi said. “It was a challenge.”
UPDATE: Beis Rivka Announces Opening of New School Year
Beis Rivka administrators just informed CrownHeights.info that the new school year will begin with orientation tomorrow, Thursday, and the original schedule will be pushed back by one day. Complete school schedule added.
Young Israel and Chabad Merge in South Florida
When the High Holidays begin in a few weeks, a Chabad Lubavitch rabbi will be on the bima at Young Israel of Pembroke Pines, which will be known as Young Israel/Chabad of Pembroke Pines. The Orthodox synagogue at Century Village introduced Rabbi Shimon Andrusier, 38, and Rebbetzin Liba Andrusier, 35, to the congregation at an Aug. 24 open house.
Oholei Torah Calendar Marks 10 Years
For the benefit of the Crown Heights community, Oholei Torah has made its new 5775 calendars available free of charge at local neighborhood stores.
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes: Reb Moshe Hillel, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Moshe Hillel, a member of the Chabad community in Lod, Israel, after suffering a stroke recently.
Bochurim in Drunk Altercation Charged with Hate Crime
The two Israeli Bochurim involved in a drunk altercation with an off-duty auxiliary police officer late Shabbos afternoon in Crown Heights were charged with a hate crime.
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes: Reb Moshe Katzenelenbogen, 83, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Moshe Katzenelenbogen, OBM, of London, UK. Reb Moshe was the son of the venerated Lubavitch heroine, Mumeh Sarah, who helped countless Jewish families escape the iron curtain after WWII, and eventually died in the hands of Stalin’s henchmen. He was 83 years old.
Crown Heightsers Donate Torah to Tel Aviv Minyan
A new Minyan in Tel Aviv received a brand new Sefer Torah, courtesy of Reb Yakov and Chava Ohana of Crown Heights. With a large attendance and much joy, the final letters were written and a joyous procession made its way through the streets of North Tel Aviv.
