New Engagement!
Abi (ben Benny) Raskin (Crown Heights) and Devorah Yomtov (Crown Heights)
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Aguch Finalizes Purchase of 760 Eastern Parkway
On Monday, Agudas Chasidei Chabad finalized the purchase of 760 Eastern Parkway from the Itkin family. In a statement on Lubavitch.com Rabbi Yehudah Krinsky confirmed the purchase and announced the intention to expand the Rebbes Library.
The Rebbe’s La Grande Armée Gathers in Paris
To the tune of Napoleon’s March, hundreds of Chabad Shluchim from all over Paris posed today for a group portrait, amid the regional Kinus Hashluchim that was held last week for the Shluchim in France’s capital city.
Remembering Reb Mottel Fisher, 94
More than 65 years after he graduated from the first Chabad school in America, Rabbi Mordechai (Mottel) Fisher returned to Crown Heights on July 10th, 2010 to relive and share his experiences for JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project, reminiscing about the “good old days” in 770.
Letter: My First Time in the 71st Precinct
CrownHeights.info received the following letter in our mailbox, addressed to the 71st Precinct by a grateful Crown Heights resident. The author describes the courtesy, professionalism and genuine concern he experienced from the officers of the precinct, as well as the successful resolution to a crime committed against him.
Lag Ba’omer Wristband Chain to Extend for Miles
As part of a major campaign to recruit children to join in its annual Lag Ba’omer parades across the country, Chabad in Israel has taken a page from “cause” organizations such as ‘Livestrong’ and is distributing plastic fashion wristbands to children throughout the country.
Please Say Tehillim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapital Tehillim for Chaim Osher ben Chava, a 22-year-old Bochur undergoing serious surgery today, and for Chaya Bashe bas Rivka, who is in urgent need of a Refuah Shleimah.
Odessa Jewish Community Mulls Emergency Evacuation
Odessa’s Jews are prepared to evacuate should the violence in the western Ukrainian city get significantly worse, several community leaders told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
Video: What Happened at the Warsaw Ghetto?
An innocent sheep surrounded by vicious wolves, the Jewish people have long been accustomed to aggression; yet often we have no means of physical defense. One of the rare occasions in history where the Jews picked up arms and fought back with fire, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is often hailed as a prime example of Jewish resistance.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Ocean Parkway Auction Winners
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway’s annual chinese auction took place Sunday in the Beis Rivkah Ballroom in Crown Heights. Hundreds of friends and supporters turned out throughout the day, enjoying a sumptuous hot buffet and Viennese table, all while supporting the Yeshiva.
New Engagement!
Sholom Cohen (Manchester, England) and Mushky Kesselman (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Zalman and Liba (nee Kessler) Tevel (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Avraham Moshe Swartz (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Rivka Elisheva Huberman (Montreal, Canada)
8:00pm: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Jacobson
Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode 15 tonight, Sunday, May 4th (4 Iyar) here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week’s class is titled “Jewish Life: Unprofessionalism in the Workplace, Gender Roles, Birth Control, Critique of Our Community Leaders.”
Video: A Special Wish from the Commander in Chief
President Barack Obama had a special wish for the (presumably) Jewish person who greeted him on Friday.
Former Cop Arrested for Anti-Semitic Graffiti Spree
A former New York City police officer has been arrested after surveillance video identified him as the culprit behind a spate of anti-Semitic graffiti that shocked the Jewish community of Borough Park over Shabbos.
Sydney Winter Warmed with Torah
Winter has begun in Australia, and therefore so has the Motzei Shabbos Fathers and Sons learning program at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Sydney.
