New Engagement!
Motti (ben Yisroel) Wilhelm (Crown Heights) and Chaya Sara Benshimon (Montreal, Canada)
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Baby Boy!
Mendy and Abi (nee Bharier) Cohen (Crown Heights)
Jewish Community Turns Out to Honor Slain Officer
The light drizzle falling from overcast skies were like heavenly tears as thousands lined 65th Street yesterday in Brooklyn to pay their respects to Officer Wenjian Liu, gunned down fifteen days ago as he sat in his patrol car with his partner, Officer Rafael Ramos.
Esther, Moshe Reach NYC Top Baby Name List
New York City’s Health Department has released its annual breakdown of popular baby names. Besides the general top 10, there are also lists for different ethnicities: Among white babies, Esther was the third most popular girls’ name, trailed by Sarah, Leah, Rachel, Chaya, Miriam, and Chana, all in the top 10.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Edelman Family
Rabbi Dovid Edelman’s wife, Rebbetzin Leah Edelman; his children: Mrs. Seema Goldstein – Crown Heights; Mrs. Cyrel Deitsch – Crown Heights; Mrs. Sterna Tenenbaum – Crown Heights; Rabbi Yisroel Edelman – Deerfield Beach, FL; Rabbi Yossi Edelman – Crown Heights; […]
Tuesday: Rally at the Ohel
On Tuesday, the 15th of Teves (January 6), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12 featuring arts & crafts, gifts, refreshments and an amazing program. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Levi Moscowitz, 24, OBM
With great sadness and deep pain we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of Hatomim Levi Moscowitz OBM, of Chicago, IL and more recently of Los Angeles, CA. He was 24 years old.
Plans Filed for 209 New Residential Units in Crown Heights
New construction plans have been filed for a massive, seven-story, 209-unit residential tower on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. The lot, which now holds a single-story linen-cleaning operation and warehouses, will be demolished to make way for the 168,000 square foot development.
Young Shluchim Treated to Exclusive Shows
More than ten thousand Jewish children from throughout Europe attended a very special Chanukah program produced by the Morasha program, which is run in Brussels and provides programs for the children of shluchim throughout Europe.
New Engagement!
Sochy Eisenberg (Monsey, NY) and Sarah Sherman (Philadelphia, PA)
8:00pm: Parental Disagreements about Chinuch
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 50, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Mental Illness; Parental Disagreements about Chinuch; Honoring In-laws; Shabbos Calm for a Busy Mom? Alternatives to Yelling.
Hundreds Attend the Levaya of Eldest Shliach
Hundreds turned out to attend the Levaya of Rabbi Dovid Edelman OBM, a beloved educator and the eldest Shliach, who passed away Friday morning just days after celebrating his 90th birthday.
NYC Murders Hit Record Low in 2014
Murders in New York fell to 328 in 2014, the fewest since the New York Police Department started keeping reliable numbers in 1963, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Info to Be Menachem Avel Steinhouser Family
Abba, Yankel, and Meir Steinhauser are sitting Shiva after the passing of their father/brother, Chaim, OBM, at 1719 President St. [between Utica and Rochester Aves.] until Thursday morning. Shachris: Sunday – 8:30, Monday-Wednesday – 7:30, Thursday – 7:00. Mincha: 4:30. Maariv 5:15. […]
Video: NY Governor Mario Cuomo on ‘the Rebbe’s Gift’
Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who passed away last week, gave a fascinating interview to JEM on “The Rebbe’s Gift.”
What does it take to be an Entrepreneur?
What does it take to be an Entrepreneur? The Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs initiative seeks to answer this question with a new four part series which will feature well known business people who will share some of their ideas for success.
