Baby Girl!
Choni and Chaya Mushka (nee Pevzner) Wineberg (Crown Heights)
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New Engagement!
Yitzi Feigenson (Crown Heights) and Kraindy Marelus (Antwerp/Israel)
First Jewish After-School in Canberra Completes Term
Many Jewish families in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory, celebrated the successful conclusion of the first term of Canberra’s new Jewish after-school Educational program and the achievements of the first 25 students who attended.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Chaya M. Yarmush, 10 Months
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Chaya Mushka Yarmush, the 10-month-old daughter of Mendel and Esthi Yarmush of Crown Heights.
Skiing Trip Reward for Excellence in Learning
The students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Parkway enjoyed a frosty morning mountain hike at the Delaware Water Gap national recreation area. A full day and night of Davening, learning and skiing was spent at Montage Mountain Resort.
Bus Passengers Miraculously Escape Bomb Explosion
A bomb was detonated at the back of a bus in Bat Yam, Israel Sunday afternoon, in what police suspect was a terrorist attack.
Shluchim Reinvigorated at New Jersey Seminar
“More often than not Shluchim need to step back, be reinvigorated and get re-inspired.” These words from Rabbi Michel Gurkov perfectly sum up the motivation behind the full-day Shluchim seminar with Rabbi Manis Friedman, held Monday at the spacious Chabad of Monmouth County headquarters in Manalpan, NJ.
Swedish Province to Ban Circumcision
A county in Sweden is planning to ban non-medical circumcision of boys, its commissioner said.
Blog: A Blow to the Shofar
Rabbi Shea Hecht, – author of “Confessions of a Jewish Cult Buster“- recently called the “Call Of The Shofar”, a LGAT (Large Group Awareness Training), a cult.
Baby Girl!
Yehoshua and Menucha Lavner (Toronto, Canada)
Picture of the Day: ‘Tis the Season for a Mitzvah
At a public Menorah lighting in Coconut Creek, Florida, a couple of Yeshiva students happened upon a familiar holiday character and were surprised to find out that he is Jewish! He was more than delighted to put on Tefilin with them.
Two Teenage Jewish Girls Groped in Crown Heights
At about 5:00pm Thursday evening, a Jewish teenage girl was walking on Carroll St. between Schenectady and Utica Ave. when she was lewdly groped by an African-American male on a bike.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Yaakov Elberg, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yaakov Elberg, OBM, of Crown Heights, at the age of 76.
New Engagement!
Meyron Perets (Crown Heights) and Miriam Glick (Melbourne, Australia)
L’chaim will be Monday night at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Wheel Theft of the Day: Eastern Pkwy. and Schenectady
Due to the increasing frequency of these incidents, we have “upgraded” this news feature from Wheel Theft of the Week to Wheel Theft of the Day.
Chabad and Misaskim Join Efforts to Prevent Autopsy
Moshe Reed was an American businessman who traveled frequently on business to Puerto Rico. On his last trip earlier this month, while in his hotel room, Mr. Reed felt ill and called 911. Despite their efforts, paramedics were unable to save him.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Walking to 770
CrownHeights.info and JEM present vintage footage of the Rebbe walking to 770 during the intermediate days of Sukkos, fall of 5725 (1964).
