Baby Boy!
Hershy and Chanie Hertzel (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yosef Yitzchak (Yossi) Mellul (Creteil, France) and Goldi Dray (Paris, France)
Op-Ed: Should Teachers Be Saying ‘Yechi’ with Students?
At a recent Chaddishe auspicious day, celebrated with a children’s rally at 770 with several schools participating, there was a teacher from one of the schools that delivered a captivating story to the assembled children. It was a tale from the days of the Baal Shem Tov.
Monday: Australian Cooking Sensation in Crown Heights for Charity
This coming Monday Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah will host the Australian ‘Monday Morning Cooking Club’ for a cooking demonstration ahead of the Yom Tov of Sukkos. The group just released their book in the United States. Join KSCVK on Monday, […]
Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Kaporos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Chanie (nee Stock) Hecht (Ocala, FL)
Boulder Chabad House Flooded as Yom Kippur Looms
As parts of Boulder, Colorado continue to be overwhelmed by the massive flooding that has already taken the lives of three people, Jewish residents scramble to pump out their basements and keep their valuables on high ground.
Tonight: $10 Chickens for Kaporos in Two Locations
Rabbi Shea Hecht, Chairman of the NCFJE, has announced that Rabbi Dovid Fisher and Mr. Morris Gad will be subsidizing the cost of Kaporos chickens for Crown Heights Community. The chickens will cost only $10.
Uplifting Shabbos Slichos for Moscow Delegation
For the sixth year in a row, a group of Mekurovim from Moscow accompanied the chief rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, to New York to spend the Shabbos of Selichos in the Rebbe’s ‘Daled Amos.’
Letter: Beware of Carbon Monoxide Dangers on Yomtov
We received the following letter from a CrownHeights.info reader, who had a close call with carbon monoxide poisoning after leaving his stove on over three days of Yomtov. Carbon monoxide (or CO) is an odorless gas that is often a byproduct of burning natural gas. It can be deadly if inhaled in high concentrations.
Elderly Father of Crown Heights Resident Missing – Update: Found
Mr. Armand Koskas, father of Crown Heights resident Yonason Koskas, has not been seen since yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The elderly Mr. Koskas is suffering from Alzheimer’s, RL.
Update: he family was notified by NYPD detectives that Mr. Armand Koskas was found in a hospital. Thank you to all those who assisted in the search.
Teens Arrested for Robbing Devorah Benjamin
In the hot sun for hours on end, Devorah Benjamin sits outside the Empire Kosher supermarket collecting money for financially struggling young couples to help pay for their wedding expenses. A pair of teenage hooligans took advantage and robbed Mrs. Benjamin, stealing her bucket full of cash and coins.
Mayoral Nominee Joe Lhota Visits Ohel
Following his victory in the New York City Republican mayoral primary on Tuesday, former MTA chairman Joe Lhota visited the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens today in advance of Yom Kippur.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Chana Sarale (nee Kaplan) Chayo (Redondo Beach, CA)
Barzilai Medical Center Honors Chabad Couple
About 1,500 employees of the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, Israel, along with the mayor of Ashkelon, gave Avraham and Ricky Lerer a standing ovation.
