Baby Boy!
Gavi and Rochel (nee Reyes) Pollock (Crown Heights)
Shabbos at the Besht: The Greatest Gift You Can Give
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will lead a discussion on the topic – The Greatest Gift You Can Give to Another Person.
5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Dovid and Chana Keila (nee Krasnjanski) Cohen
1532 President St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Shneor and Sara Leah (nee Katz) Friedman
555 Crown St. [corner Albany Ave.] Apt. #3F
Levi and Chaya Sara (nee Shagalov) Ceitlin
820 Eastern Pkwy. [between Kingston and Albany Aves.] Apt. #2
Sholom and Kayla (nee Chanowitz) Kramer
920 Montgomery St. [corner Schenectady Ave.]
Gavi and Rochel (nee Reyes) Pollock
478 Malbone St., 1st Floor
The Sinful Aftermath: Clinging to Bad Ideas
The afternoon of the day that the Torah was given, Moshe ascended Mount Sinai for forty days of solitude. He spent his time studying the newly received code with its Divine author. Waiting impatiently at the foot of the mountain was the Jewish nation, who mistakenly anticipated Moshe’s arrival on the thirty ninth day.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe entering 770 for Mincha and a children’s rally in 1973.
Video: A Word on the Parsha with Rabbi Minkowicz
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ki Tisa. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can a person become complete?
Reb Yoel Kahn: Different in Everything
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 ‘Different in Everything‘.
Another Moment of Kindness – By a Firefighter
An act of kindness by a New York City police officer was picked up by the mass media after it was captured by a passerby. Another act of kindness was captured by a CrownHeights.info photographer at the scene of a fire, where an FDNY Captain helped a lady cross the street with her wagon.
Tonight: Tele-seminar on Marriage and Relationship
What is the Torah-true view of marriage and a man’s role as a husband? Secular influences have crept in, if not inundated, our view of the most holy and important aspects of Jewish family life. These foreign ideas have caused confusion and left much pain in their wake as many well-meaning people drift further away from the tried-and-true model that has served us well for millennia.
Lechaim: Levitin – Tiefenbrun
Pictures from the L’chaim of Levi Levitin (New Haven, CT) and Chayale Tiefenbrun (London, UK), which took place Wednesday night at Chovevei Torah in Crown Heights.
After Storm Dumps Foot of Snow, 2nd Round on Its Way
A nor’easter swirled into the tri-state early Thursday and hammered the region with heavy snow — 1 foot in some areas by the end of the morning rush — and shifted to mostly rain before another punch of snow comes overnight into Friday.
New Engagement!
Uli Baron (Miami Beach, FL) and Chanie Shalmoni (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.] at 8:00pm
Wheel Theft of the Day: Montgomery Street
The latest car to be victimized by the wheel thieves, who are operating with impunity and devastating vehicle owners all over Crown Heights, is a brand new Honda Civic belonging to Rabbi Yehudah Clapman, a local Sofer.
Basil Owner to Open ‘Meat’
Rumors have been swirling recently that the owner of Basil Pizza & Wine Bar, an upscale dairy restaurant in Crown Heights, plans to open an sister restaurant that will serve fleishigs. After speaking with Daniel Branover, the owner of Basil, we can now confirm that the rumors are true.
Video: Sid Ceaser Elicits Laughter at Chabad Telethon
Comedian Sid Caesar, one of early network TV’s biggest stars, died Wednesday morning at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 91.
Pregnant Woman Killed by Snowplow; Baby Saved
A 36-year-old pregnant woman was struck and killed by a snowplow in Brooklyn during Thursday’s storm, but doctors were able to save her baby, police said.
