Audio: Reb Yom Tov Ehrlich Sings “Yaakov”
Legendary Yiddish composer Reb Yom Tov Ehrlich sings “Yaakov,” which he composed some 67 years ago at the 1946 wedding of the song’s hero – Reb Yaakov Potash.
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Video: Crown Heights Merchants Share Business Advice
Starting Thursday, October 31, Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs will offer a series of revolutionary classes helping aspiring entrepreneurs achieve their business dreams.
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Letter: Crown Heights Is Not What It Used to Be
CrownHeights.info received the following letter from a Shliach, a Crown Heights native, who spent a couple of weeks in the neighborhood for the first time in over ten years. This is what he wished to share:
Photos: Noach’s Ark Sails into Beis Rivka!
The girls at Beis Rivka Headstart were thrilled today when a “life-size” replica of Noach’s Ark sailed into the school’s parking lot, just a few days after Parshas Noach was read in Shul.
2 Tuesday Night L’chaims!
Levi Levertov (Crown Heights) and Lia Perlov (Sunnyvale, CA)
Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave.]
Yehoshua Lefkowitz (South Africa/UK) and Elki Caplan (Crown Heights)
F.R.E.E., 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Picture of the Day: Lost and Found
Several hats that were lost in and around 770 over the course of Yomtov were placed on a bench on Kingston Ave. and Union St. for anyone to claim.
Student Runs Half Marathon for Chabad on Campus
On Sunday, Fjodor Chkalov ran a half marathon in Brussels, Belgium while sporting a ‘Chabad on Campus’ t-shirt. He completed the 22 Kilometer race, his first, in one hour and 43 minutes.
Torah Dedicated to Arizona Shlucha’s Recovery
Friends, family and members of the local Jewish community gathered at the Chabad of Arizona Jewish Center in Phoenix to celebrate the completion of a new Sefer Torah.
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Yehuda and Brynie (nee Caplan) Silverstein (Crown Heights)
Kosher Chickens Found to Have Higher Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli were found in chickens from a range of production methods – with the highest numbers in kosher birds – in a study at Northern Arizona University and other institutes.
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Rabbi Yitzchok Hurwitz and his wife, Dina.
Battle with Lou Gehrig’s Hasn’t Dimmed Shliach’s Hope
His melodious voice has been forever changed. He can no longer sing as part of the religious services he used to lead or read aloud from the Torah.
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Baby Girl!
Shneur and Rivky (nee Berkowitz) Inglis (Crown Heights)
Women Celebrate Womanhood at Packed Event
Building on the success of past events, a few hundred woman gathered in the Razag Ballroom for an event titled ‘A Celebration of Womanhood,’ which discussed a range of topics including communication strategies among couples.
Video: Police Search for Crown Heights Gunman
Cops are after the gunman who shot and killed an African-American man in Crown Heights.
The Baal Teshuva Journey
The “Baal Teshuva movement”; the phenomena of those born into homes void of Jewish practice, committing themselves to observance of Torah laws, began in the early 1950’s. One individual, a man who in keeping with his newfound lifestyle adopted the Hebrew name Avraham, is commonly identified as the prototypical, if not the original, Baal Teshuva. As an innovator his story offers insights into this flourishing trend, including a plan of action and a refutation of common myths.
by Baruch Epstein
Hundreds of thousands of mourners attend the funeral procession of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Photo: Benams.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef: A Leader of Sephardic Jewry
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was born on Sept. 1, 1920. He immigrated with his family to British Mandate Palestine in 1924, settling with his parents in Jerusalem.
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