Speeding Results in Five Car Collision; Driver Injured
Five cars got smashed up after a speeding SUV collided with a minivan in a busy Kingston Avenue intersection. Hatzalah was called and transported the driver of the SUV to the hospital.
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Gadol Tells of Miraculous Encounter with the Rebbe
Rabbi Moshe Wolfson, The Mashgiach Ruchni of Yeshiva Torah V’daas and Rav of Beis Hakneses Emes Yisroel in Borough Park, delivered an insightful Shiur and words of Chizuk at the Yeshiva Gedolah of Miami amid a visit to South Florida.
Photos: Trash Piles Up in Crown Heights Alleyways
Many Crown Heights residents, particularly those whose homes are adjacent to alleyways, have expressed frustration over the lack of garbage pickup by the Department of Sanitation over the past two weeks.
Empire Kosher to Be Closed and Replaced by Condos?
CrownHeights.info has learned that a request has been put forth by the owner of the property housing the Empire Kosher Supermarket for a zoning variance that will allow for the structure to be torn down and replaced by residential units.
Rabbi Shmuli and Malky Zejger arrived in Kiev just last week to a city in turmoil and need.
Amid Unrest, Chabad Continues to Grow in Ukraine
Even as central Kiev burst into chaos this week, with bloodshed between protesters and police continuing to escalate, Chabad-Lubavitch of Kiev has been maintaining its level of activity and has even grown its staff.
Chabad Emissaries Moved by Heroic IDF Officer
It was meant to be another event saluting Chabad emissaries in Israel, but this is a salute they will never forget. Captain Ziv Shilon, an IDF officer who was critically injured when a bomb went off on the Gaza border and became the symbol of fighters’ heroism, was the guest of honor at the ceremony and saluted the hundreds of emissaries – and mainly the late Lubavitcher Rebbe – with his prosthetic left arm.
by Kobi Nachshoni - Ynet
Op-Ed: Not Your Father’s Weed
I was listening to the radio recently when I heard the President express his opinion that marijuana is not that bad – “no worse than alcohol”. Add to that the fact that some States have legalized marijuana use, although to varying degrees, and we have a budding recipe for disaster.
by Pinchas Herman
New Shluchim to Illinois
CrownHeights.info has learned that Rabbi Mendel and Yocheved Scheiman will be joining the Rebbe’s army of Shluchim in the state of Illinois. They will be opening a new Chabad center at Southern Illinois University, located in Carbondale.
Denmark is Europe's leading producer of farmed mink.
Op-Ed: Exposing Danish Hypocrisy
A growing number of countries have restricted ritual slaughter under the guise of animal welfare.
by Eli Federman - Jerusalem Post
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 – Vayakhel. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the Jewish work ethic?
Florida Yeshiva Recalls Roots at It Celebrates 40 Years
Judy and Morty Mayberg fondly remember when 11 yeshivah boys landed in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the fall of 1973. They were shluchim, personal emissaries of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—and their goal was to found a yeshivah on the balmy beaches of a city better known for relaxation than rigorous study.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at a 2013 ceremony marking the handover of the Schneersohn library in Moscow.
What I Found in the Schneersohn Library
It takes less than 10 minutes, a passport and the help of a friendly librarian to hold in your hands one of thousands of religious texts at the heart of an international legal battle between Russia and America.
Rabbi Shlomo Koves Examining one of the Torahs.
Shliach Finds 103 Nazi-Looted Torahs in Russia
Hungarian Jewish leaders say they have found 103 Torah scrolls taken from Hungary during the Holocaust in a Russian library.
AP
Proposed Law Would Have City Shovel Sidewalk if Property Owner Doesn’t
New York City Councilman David Greenfield (D-Borough Park) is proposing a new law regarding snow removal for commercial and residential properties to protect pedestrians from accidents related to unshoveled sidewalks.
Shneur Odze (second from right) with UKIP leader Nigel Farage (far right) and other UKIP MEPs.
Lubavitcher EP Candidate Won’t Shake Women’s Hands
A nasty row has broken out within the UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) over an EP (European Parliament) candidate’s refusal to shake women’s hands due to his religious beliefs.
International Business Times
Picture of the Day: Taller than Tall
At about 6′ 6″ tall, some say Rabbi Zevi Raskin, director of Chabad in Cyprus, is the tallest Shliach in the world. But he is dwarfed while standing next to Jewish-America basketball player of Balkan origin Robert Rothbart, who towers above him at almost 7′ 2″.
Toronto Summer Camp Gets New Sailboats
Back in the days when cars featured a bulky chrome fender, a common bumper sticker summed up our irritation with sitting in traffic: “I’d rather be sailing.”
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