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Photos: The President’s Motorcade on Kingston Ave.
Thousands of people lined up along the route of President Obama’s motorcade as it passed through the streets of Crown Heights. Lining Kingston Avenue were hundreds of posters calling for the president to investigate the prosecution of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin. WATCH the president’s speech live – ended.
New Engagement!
Danny Amishai (Crown Heights and Batsheva (bas Mayer) Rivkin (Bay Harbor Islands, FL/Crown Heights)
Photos: Hours Before the President’s Arrival
As anticipation grows for the arrival of President Barrack Obama to Crown Heights, hundreds of reserve police officers are out in force making sure the route is cleared of parked vehicles and ready for the motorcade to travel through, which it is scheduled to do sometime between 3:00 and 6:00 this afternoon.
Lone Soldiers Find a Home… and Themselves
Lone soldiers, young men who give up comfortable lives abroad to join the Israeli army, have found a home away from home with a young couple in Jerusalem who dedicate their lives to helping them.
Holocaust Survivor Celebrates 90th Birthday
An elderly Jewish holocaust survivor celebrated his 90th birthday this morning in the main synagogue of Zhitomir in western Ukraine.
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Chanie Apfelbaum (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 916 Lincoln Pl. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Hundreds of Ready-Made ‘Free Rubashkin’ Signs Available for Pick Up
In an effort to bring the case of Sholom Rubashkin to the attention of the President and media, volunteers have worked hard and prepared hundreds of catchy signs in support of Rubashkin.
Culinarians to Battle in Kosher ‘Iron-Chef’ Competition
The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts — the world’s only professional Kosher Culinary Arts school, will be co-producing for the third straight year the Kosher “Iron-Chef” culinary competition. Three top chefs will have thirty minutes to cook one entrée from scratch using only a basket of mystery ingredients and a limited pantry of basic staples. The winner will take home a cash prize of $1000.
SafetyKid Coming Back to Crown Heights
Last year the Crown Heights Parents Safety Alliance, a project of the Merkos Chinuch Office, initiated a very successful child-safety program for K-3rd grade in all the Mosdos in Crown Heights, empowering children and teaching them what’s appropriate touch and what’s not and how to respond when situations come up.
7 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Yossi and Chanie Apfelbaum
916 Lincoln Pl. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Yossi and Leah (nee Rapoport) Itzinger
580 Crown St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.] Apt. #415
Gamliel and Chana (nee Nemni) Dray
1548 President St. [corner Troy Ave.] Apt. #N
Shimi and Dalya (nee Lisker) Backer
1404 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Jonathan and Sarah Tuller
717 Eastern Pkwy. [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.] Apt. #4
Menachem and Altie (nee Maness) Silverberg
770 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.] Apt. # A1L
Yossi and Nechama Piekarski
1151 Lincoln Pl. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Baby Boy!
Yossi and Nechama Piekarski (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 1151 Lincoln Pl. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Harlem Is Getting Its Own Torah After 70 Years
The Jewish community of Harlem will welcome its newest member this weekend — the first sacred, handwritten Hebrew scriptures to grace a synagogue in the neighborhood in nearly a century.
Young Shluchim Participate in Worldwide Poster Competition
“A mitzvah a day keeps the Yetzer Hora away.” Nine year old Yaakov Yosef Heidingsfeld, shliach to Prestwich, England, chose this slogan as his theme on the colorful poster he submitted to Chayolei Tzivos Hashem’s first annual poster contest.
Seizing the Moment: Say Less and Do More
Not all moments are equal in life. At times we are presented a “Golden opportunity,” – a chance to transform our self and our legacy in a single instant; through a single act.
New Engagement!
Yossi Kudan (Hollywood, FL) and Tzippy Neubort (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at Chovovei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two photos of the Rebbe conducting a Farbrengen in the late ’60s.
