Mothers and Daughters Connect at Melave Malka
Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayeira, Bnos Chomesh Academy of Crown Heights held its second annual Mother-Daughter Melave Malka.
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New Engagement!
Avremi Lerner (Kensington, NY) and Chanie Katz (Borough Park, NY)
L’chaim will be tonight, Monday, at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Photos: Hundreds Attend Oholei Torah PTA Auction
Local women were treated to an extra special evening, benefiting the PTA of Oholei Torah, with an auction and an ‘interactive exhibit and demo’ featuring cookie designing, fruit styling, makeup artists and hair stylists, alongside a lavish buffet prepared by the school’s cook. UPDATE: Winners list added!
Baby Girl!
Eli and Batsheva (nee Perlow) Kaminetzky (Taos, New Mexico)
New Engagement!
Aryeleib (ben Yitzchok) Pruss (Crown Heights) and Mushkee (bas Dovi) Sperlin (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim Monday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Car Stop Turns to Chaos as Driver Flees Cops
A wild scene unfolded in Crown Heights today when police officers attempted to pull over a 15-passenger van. As police approached the van, the driver made a u-turn, struck a police car and number of other cars and fled. The suspect was eventually apprehended.
Again, and Again: Another Home Burglarized on Friday Night
First it was just the residents, now even the police are frustrated. Just 12 days ago we reported on the arrest of a suspect tied to a string of burglaries that were occurring on Friday night. Just three days later, the suspect was released without bail. This weekend, a Crown Heights resident interrupted a burglary taking place in his home.
Shabbos in Crown Heights Leaves Everlasting Mark
Sarah Wagner, a senior at the University of Central Florida, relates her experiences at the annual Chabad on Campus Shabbaton, which took place in Crown Heights three weeks ago.
Infant, 2 Adults Hurt After SUV Blows Through Red Light
Two SUVs collided in a busy Brooklyn Avenue intersection, leaving the driver of one vehicle and a mother and her infant child in the other hurt. There infant was not strapped into a car seat.
Women's Circle at Chabad of Lake Tahoe, CA.
Emerald Waters, Snow-Capped Mountains and Chabad
Bay Area Jews making a weekend getaway to Lake Tahoe now have a place to make a kosher pit stop.
J Weekly
Students Experience Jewish Wedding.. Sans Marriage
It might have been fake, but the “My Big Fat Jewish (mock) Wedding” was a real good time.
by Carla Sinclair - Pipe Dream
Photos: Oholei Torah PTA Hosts Men’s Auction Night
Over 400 turned out Motzei Shabbos for a special evening for men, arranged by the PTA of Oholei Torah, who are hosting their annual auction this weekend. Attendees enjoyed a Melava Malka buffet, including fine wine, sushi and many other delicacies.
Illustration photo
Fire Damages Postville Kosher Meat Processing Plant
Fire has damaged part of Agri-Star, a kosher meat processing plant in Postville, Iowa. The plant was formerly known as Agriprocessors; its CEO, Sholom M. Rubashkin, was sentenced to 27 years in Federal prison following a 2009 raid.
Board Approves Ohel Expansion, Demands Reduction of Hours of Operation
The New York City Board of Standards and Appeals approved a zoning variance for the expansion of Ohel Chabad Lubavitch in Queens, over the local community’s opposition. However, the approval is contingent upon several conditions, including the limiting of hours that the gravesite can be accessed by visitors.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Shaya Treitel, 78, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yeshaya Arye (Shaye) Treitel, OBM, of Montreal, Canada, on Friday Night, at the age of 78. He was known as a charitable person, and supported many Moisdos in Montreal. Update: New York Levaya times added. [Update: Shiva info added.]
Judge Rules Hasidic NYPD Recruit Suffered Religious Discrimination Over Beard
A rookie Hasidic cop fired by the NYPD for refusing to trim his beard was the victim of religious discrimination, a federal judge said Friday.
NY Daily News
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