New Engagement!
Shloime Weiser (Vienna, Austria) and Freidi Grunblatt (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
L’Chaim will be tonight, Thursday, at Empire Shteibel
489 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
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Our Big Kitchen Hosts Shabbos Dinner on the Beach
SYDNEY, Australia — Silver service and sand combined last Friday night as Sydney’s Our Big Kitchen hosted over 60 diners for a Shabbat service and dinner on iconic Tamarama Beach.
Baby Boy!
Eli and Chavie (nee Bronstein) Hecht (Crown Heights)
Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended Friday
Alternate Side Parking regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow, Friday, February 7, 2014, to facilitate snow removal.
New Engagement!
Zalman Baumgarten (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Tzivi Geisinsky (Great Neck, NY)
NYPD and Shomrim Cooperate to Nab Thief
On Wednesday evening at about 6:30, Shomrim received a call from a woman who said there was a commotion going on near her home, located in the vicinity of Montgomery St. and Troy Ave. She said it sounded like a group of people were running and yelling.
Seewald Responds to Critics Over JCW Closure
After announcing the closure of the hyper-controversial website Crown Heights Watch, founder Meyer Seewald released the following statement in response to critics who suggested that the costs of maintaining a website are minimal, and that lack of funding couldn’t be the reason for the website’s shuttering.
Anonymous Gift Helps Chabad House Go Green
In the small kitchenette at Chabad of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, big things are happening. From new Energy Star appliances to glass bake ware to low-flow aerators on the faucet, the room is undergoing a green transformation.
‘Yeshiva Vacation’ Attracts Young Russian Professionals
Fifty young students from Russia, Ukraine and additional countries of the former Soviet Union dedicated their winter vacation to attend an uplifting experience, combining intriguing Jewish heritage studies and selected trips and attractions.
From Days Gone By: Aide at Work
The Rebbe’s aide Dr. Nissan Mindel at work in his office, circa mid-1970s.
Affordable Housing to Replace KCH Psych Ward
A former psychiatric ward at Crown Heights’ Kings County Hospital will soon be torn down and replaced with an affordable housing complex.
Picture of the Day: The Mazkir and the Singer
Popular Israeli singer and composer, Yishai Lapidot (of Oif Simches and Kinderlach fame), greets secretary of the Rebbe Rabbi Leibel Groner at the wedding of the wedding of the daughter of Shliach to Kiev Rabbi Yonasan Markovitz in Jerusalem last night.
150 Attend Winter Shabbaton in Central New Jersey
First a lone soldier in the Israel Defense Force, then a Chaplain in the IDF and finally an accomplished Torah scholar, Rabbi Shalom Hammer shared his unique experiences and extensive background when he served as Scholar in Residence at the winter Shabbaton of Chabad of WMC in Manalapan, NJ.
Snow, Ice, Slush Make Slippery Going in NYC
It was snow, then it was ice, then it was frozen rain, then it was slush. The surface was slippery Wednesday no matter where you were in New York — or how you were trying to get around.
Chabad of The Woodlands Celebrates New Torah
For the small but devout congregation of Chabad of The Woodlands near Houston, TX, Sunday was a day for song and dance as the group ceremoniously inducted a new Torah scroll for use at their synagogue for the first time in its history.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate Side Parking Regulations will remain suspended citywide on Thursday, February 6, to facilitate snow removal. Payment at parking meters remains in effect.
