Video: The Rebbe’s Take on Columbus Day
Although Columbus “discovered” America, obviously these lands and their inhabitants existed before he arrived. They were just unknown to those living on the other side of the globe.
5 Firefighters Hurt in Crown Heights Blaze
Five firefighters were hurt while battling a fire at a Crown Heights funeral home this morning. The injured firefighters were taken to New York Methodist Hospital, with one in serious condition.
Pedestrians Harassed by Emotionally Disturbed Person
On Sunday, Shomrim were notified that a man was harassing and touching people – including women and children – on Kingston Ave.
Video: Benny Sings Matisyahu’s ‘One Day’
Chasidic star Benny Friedman sang Matisyahu’s hit single ‘One Day’ at a wedding in Queens, Wednesday, October 9.
HT: Gruntig
Shul Dedicates New Torah in Memory of Classmate
Dozens of friends and relatives gathered at the home of the Newfield family in Crown Heights on Sunday, October 13, to celebrate the completion of a Sefer Torah honoring the memory of Shimmy Newfield, on what would have been his 28th birthday.
Left: Chabad of Hallandale Beach, FL. Right: Chazzan Chaim Kriss.
Community Congratulates 99-Year-Old Chazan
Chazzan Chaim Kriss, a long time member of Congregation Levi Yitzchok-Lubavitch in Hallandale Beach, celebrated his 99th birthday this past Shabbos Lech Lecho, the Parsha in which Avrohom Avinu is 99 years old.
New Engagement!
Boruch Sholom Greenberg (Morristown, NJ) and Rivkah Soroka (Berlin, Germany)
L’Chaim tonight, Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Op-Ed: Oxytocin’s Effect on the Shidduch Crisis
I first learned about oxytocin while working as the Chief of Staff of a global autism center. The famed doctor and researcher, Eric Hollander was working on a study, which would use an intranasal oxytocin spray on people with autism.
by Amber Adler
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Monday-Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday through Thursday, October 14-17 for Columbus Day and a Muslim holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Friendship Circle Launches New Year of Volunteering
This past Thursday, over 200 girls from various schools in Crown Heights joined together to volunteer for an important cause within the community, the Friendship Circle.
Baby Boy!
Shaya and Shaina (nee Gershowitz) Gopin (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 444 Crown St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
New Engagement!
Aharon Mendel Adelist (Melbourne, Australia) to Rocky (Rochel Leah) Gutnick (Melbourne, Australia)
Florida’s Emerald Coast Welcomes New Rabbi
Chabad-Lubavitch recently opened a new branch on Florida’s Emerald Coast. Rabbi Shaya Tenenboim, 31, who arrived from south Florida with his family just before the High Holidays, told The Log that he will care for and help everyone, not only synagogue members.
Destin Log
Another Home Robbed Friday Night
A familiar – yet no less shocking – scene played out once again this Shabbos, as another Crown Heights home was broken into and robbed while the family slept peacefully upstairs.
New Engagement!
Zev Gotkin (Glen Cove, NY) and Hadassah Nazmiyal (Great Neck, NY)
Baby Girl!
Dovid and Laya Slavin (Sydney, Australia)
Public School Teacher Assaulted on Crown St.
A Jewish woman who teaches in a local public school was attacked on Crown Street this afternoon by a gang of eight teens, half of them boys and the other half girls. The incident is being investigated as a possible hate crime.
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