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Dovi and Chanie (nee Flint) Minkowicz (Crown Heights)
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Lubavitcher Seriously Injured in Kiryat Malachi Fire
A fire broke out in a residential building on Aryeh Tzimuki Street in Kiryat Malachi, Israel today (Tuesday). A resident who is a member of the local Chabad community, a male in his 40s, was seriously injured.
Picture of the Day: A Shliach’s Birthday Gift
In honor of Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Itkin‘s 30th birthday, his wife wanted to give him a true Shliach’s birthday gift – having 30 men come to the Tuesday morning Minyan and put on Tefillin. In true Lubavitch style, especially when you have a Shlucha working on things, over forty men arrived at Chabad-Lubavitch of Greene County in Kingston, NY this morning to put on Tefilin – one of them for the first time in his life!
Crown Heights Rabbi Pleads Guilty in Forced ‘Get’ Case
Rabbi Sholom Shuchat, a Crown Heights father of two young children, has pleaded guilty in Federal court to taking part in a scheme to kidnap an Orthodox Jewish man and force him to give his wife a Get. He faces a maximum of 20 Years in prison.
Photos: Emunah Girls Head to Camp
Hundreds of campers eagerly and excitedly loaded up on to buses that will be taking them to the Camp Emunah grounds in Ellenville, New York for what promises to be an exciting summer.
New Engagement!
Moshe (ben R’ Mottel) Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia) and Chaya Steinmetz (Sarasota, FL)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Baby Boy!
Mendel and Mushky (nee Avtzon) Chaiton (Crown Heights)
Utah Rabbi Awarded for Work With At-Risk Kids
Rabbi Benny Zippel opened his email a few months ago to find that he had been selected to receive an award from the Utah National Guard. So on June 11, he and his wife, Sharonne—co-directors of Chabad Lubavitch of Utah—joined seven other honorees and supporters at a black-tie event at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City. There, they were recognized as part of the 53rd Annual Bronze Minuteman Awards.
Hundreds Attend Levaya of Rabbi Zirkind, OBM
Hundreds of men and women gathered in front of 770 Tuesday afternoon to partake in the Levaya of Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi Zev Zirkind, OBM, a noted Crown Heights Rov and Sofer who passed away Monday evening.
Cheder at the Ohel ‘Lives with the Rebbe’
The students of Cheder at the Ohel’s second grade recently went on a special trip to 770 in Crown Heights, where they were privileged to go inside the Rebbe’s personal study.
Sydney Does Good Deeds to #BringBackOurBoys
This past Sunday, over 250 members of the Sydney Jewish community gathered at Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach to show their support for the parents of the three kidnapped boys in Israel.
Rabbi Nachman Sudak: Portrait of a Chossid
Rabbi Yitzi Loewenthal, a Shliach in Denmark, recently traveled back to his hometown of London to participate in the Levaya and Shiva of Rabbi Nachman Sudak, OBM, head Shliach to the UK. When he returned home, Rabbi Loewenthal penned the following ‘obituary,’ relating his experiences with a man who exemplified what it means to be a true Chossid.
Borough President Ousts Jewish Chairman of CB-9
Rabbi Col. Jacob Goldstein has served as Chairman of Brooklyn’s Community Board 9, which roughly correlates with the southern portion of Crown Heights and the neighborhood of Lefferts Gardens, for over three decades. His position there has long been seen as a way to placate the Crown Heights Jewish community, which has always been underrepresented on the board relative to their overall population in the district.
Photos: Gan Israel Parksville Campers head to Camp
Seven buses lined Eastern Parkway this morning with hundreds of excited campers eagerly awaiting to board the buses which will be taking them up to the Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, New York.
Tank to Promote ‘Tefillin Selfies’ in Memory of Gedalia
A mitzvah tank dedicated to the memory of Gedalya Greenzayd, OBM has embarked on a journey across the east coast. Gedalia, originally from Ukraine, was tragically killed when he was run over by a DOS truck on Kingston Ave. this past winter.
Photos: Campers Head to Gan Israel Montreal
Hundreds of campers, attending Gan Israel Montreal this summer, gathered on President Street late Monday night and packed on to a number of buses, ahead of their long trip to Montreal where they will be spending an exciting summer.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Rabbi Eliezer Zirkind, 83, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Eliezer Tzvi Zev ben Mordechai Shachne Zirkind OBM, who was known as the Sofer of the Rebbe as well as of Beis Chayenu, 770. He was 83 years old.
