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The Shidduch that Terry the UPS Driver Made
This Shadchan wasn’t your typical matchmaker, but thanks to his persistence and some divine providence, a young Jewish couple was brought together. Meet Terry, your friendly neighborhood UPS delivery guy.
New Engagement!
Shloime (ben Levi) Hecht (Crown Heights) and Chana Greenberg (Crown Heights)
Man Arrested for Harassing Women, Throwing Rock
A man was arrested Tuesday evening after throwing a rock at vehicle driven by a Shomrim Volunteer. The man, along with a friend, was harassing two Jewish girls on Montgomery Street.
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 – Behar. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is true faith?
Discovering Life Lessons in the Making of Organic Kosher Wine
Rabbi Shmuel Hecht devoted many months to learning the Talmudic laws surrounding winemaking, but it was years before he would experience the process himself—and learn some important lessons along the way.
Baby Girl!
Tzvi and Chanie (nee Goldman) Altein (Crown Heights)
A Father’s Prayer for His Newborn Daughter—and for Himself
Jonothan Sabin, a writer at Tablet, a non-Orthodox Jewish magazine, recently published an article about the personal journey he experienced after obtaining a pair of Tefilin from a Chabad rabbi to pray for his young daughter as she underwent heart surgery.
Fire Rips Through Kfar Chabad
A fire broke out today in the northern section of Kfar Chabad, located in central Israel. The fire caught on to dry thorn bushes and spread quickly, threatening nearby homes and their inhabitants.
Stark’s Alleged Killer Indicted
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth P. Thompson announced today the formal indictment of Kendel Felix, a Crown Heights resident, for his role in the murder of Williamsburg landlord Menachem Stark on January 2nd.
Family Marks 25 Years to the Passing of Reb Yisroel Duchman
Members of the Duchman family gathered in 770 this morning to mark the 25th Yahrtzeit of their father, Reb Yisroel HaLevi Duchman, OBM. Following the Rebbe’s Minyan, mispalelim were invited to participate in a Farbrengen in his honor.
Educators’ Conference is Back – and Better than Ever
The Kinus Hamechanchim for Chabad educators in North America is back, after a one-year hiatus during which the Kinus was only held online. This year’s conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Danbury, CT, an hour’s drive from Brooklyn.
Photos: New Trees Planted Along Albany Ave.
A CrownHeights.info reader spotted workers hired by the NYC Dept. of Parks plating new trees along Albany Ave in an attempt to beautify the urban landscape with greenery. The photos were taken near the corner of St. Johns Pl.
Kharkov Mayor Wakes, Speaks and Begins Recovery
The Jewish mayor of Kharkov, Ukraine, is conscious and recovering at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, Israel, confirmed Kharkov’s chief rabbi and Chabad emissary, Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz.
From Days Gone By: Senator and Chasidim Rub Elbows
The late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), brother of President John F. Kennedy, attends a Chabad event in Washington D.C. in the mid 1980s. Near him stand Rabbi Shalom Posner, leader of the Chabad community in Pittsburgh, and Rabbi Yisroel Deren, director of Chabad of Connecticut.
Faulty Airbags Lead to Honda Odyssey Recall
Honda has announced that they are issuing a recall on their 2014 Odyssey minivan, a model that is very popular among the Orthodox Jewish Community, because their side air bags may not deploy during a crash.
New Engagement!
Abi (ben Benny) Raskin (Crown Heights) and Devorah Yomtov (Crown Heights)
