Baby Girl!
Yudi and Chavi (nee Maman) Lewis (Crown Heights)

Picture of the Day: Yeshiva Torah Ohr Group Photo
Students and staff of Yeshiva Torah Ohr in North Miami Beach Florida posed for a year end group photo.
New Engagement!
Eli Avtzon (Crown Heights) and Bayla Davidson (Davis, CA)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at Empire Shteibel
489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Rochel (nee Gutnick) Barber (Crown Heights)

Reb Yoel Kahn: A Luminous Home
Due to the overwhelming response and demand from the community, Reb Yoel Kahn agreed to present a weekly webcast on topics that are timely and relevant. This week’s topic is titled ‘A Luminous Home‘.

Rishon Letzion Inspires Beis Chabad Ohel Devorah
Beis Chabad Ohel Devorah hosted the Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Shlomo Amar, who inspired the listeners and gave Brachot to those who asked
New Engagement!
Mendy (Ben Yosef Nachum) Friedman (Crown Heights) and Talia Tehilla (Nicole) Abitbol (Daytona Beach, FL)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at Bais Rivkah
310 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave]

From Days Gone By: A Younger Reb Yoel
The Kahan family poses for a portrait, circa early 1950s. To the right is a young Reb Yoel Kahan, later to become the Rebbe’s chief Chozer. Standing next to him is his father, Reb Foleh Kahan, a survivor of Stalin’s Gulags, where he spent 10 years for the crime of practicing Yiddishkeit in the Soviet Union, and his sister, Mrs. Gitta Gansburg. Sitting in front is his mother, Mrs. Rivkah Kahan.

Parade Organizers Thank Police and Volunteers
The committee and coordinators of The Great Lag BaOmer Parade gathered last night at Chagall Bistro in Park Slope, to acknowledge the people responsible for the hard work and dedication put in to this year’s parade.

Rabbi Dovid Edelman: Teacher of Generations
In his Psalms, King David refers to 70 years as a lifetime. In that case, Rabbi Dovid Edelman, 89, is currently marking a lifetime as an emissary of two Lubavitcher Rebbes, educating Jewish children since the summer of 1944.

‘Rebbe’ Hits ‘New York Times’ Best-Seller List
After skyrocketing to the top of both the Amazon and Barnes & Noble best-seller lists and completely selling out its first printing almost before it went on sale on June 10, Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History debuted on The New York Times bestseller list for the week of June 29.

Video: Forced C-Section or Lifesaving Decision?
As reported previously on CrownHeights.info, Rinat Dray, a Lubavitcher mother of three, is suing Staten Island University Hospital and two of its doctors for allegedly forcing her to undergo a C-section against her will. CBS’s This Morning show interviewed the mother, her lawyer and others for a segment on the contentious incident.
Twin Boys!
Chaim and Fraidy (nee Raskin) Litvin (Louisville, KY)

Wedding of Mumbai Martyr’s Eldest Child Celebrated
Yesterday, the Jewish community of Borough Park celebrated the wedding of the son of Rabbi Leibish Teitelbaum, HYD – one of the six Kedoshim who were murdered by terrorists at the Chabad Center in Mumbai, India in November, 2008.

Brunoy Graduates Pose for Group Portrait
The graduating students of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch in Brunoy, France posed for a group portrait outside the Yeshiva’s campus in the outskirts of Paris today.

Fox 5 News Profiles ‘Ezras Noshim’ Volunteers
Fox 5 News did a video profile of the all-female Orthodox Jewish EMT volunteers corps Ezras Nashim, which formally launched yesterday (Tuesday) in Borough Park.

Good Resolutions Made for Kidnapped Teens
Over 100 members of the Jewish community of Western Monmouth County, New Jersey gathered last night at the local Chabad Center for an evening of prayer and unity on behalf of the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers.