Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R. Mendel Hillel Gansburg, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hillel Gansburg, OBM, Shliach in Milan, Italy, at the age of 67.
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Towing Agents Sue NYPD for Enforcing Quotas
Four city traffic-enforcement agents, with help from their union, have filed a suit against the city and the NYPD claiming they are being penalized if they don’t meet a 3-4 vehicle quota per shift.
Israeli Ambassador to Russia Visits Chabad Center
Accompanied by a delegation, Mrs. Dorit Golender, the Israeli ambassador to Russia, visited last week the thriving Jewish community of Perm, Russia. She became closely acquainted with the community, its JCC and its educational institutes, under the leadership of Rabbi Zalman and Sarah Deutch.
Photos: Mashpiim Farbreng in Honor of Yud Kislev
Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi and Rabbi Pinchas Korf led a Farbrengen Wednesday night at Getzel’s Shul in honor of the 10th of Kislev, the day the Mitteler Rebbe was freed from prison in Czarist Russia.
Video: NBA Star Drops Coins in ‘Charity Menorah’
Houston Rockets basketball star Omri Casspi drops some coins in Chabad of Houston’s ‘Charity Menorah,’ whose proceeds will go toward helping the community’s homebound seniors.
African-American Leaders Decry Hate Assaults
This morning several leaders of Crown Heights’ African-American community held a press conference on the corner of Kingston Ave. and Empire Blvd., decrying the random acts of violence against Jews that have been plaguing the neighborhood for the past several weeks.
Random Assaults Continue; Latest Victim 11-Year-Old
Another random assault was perpetrated against a Jewish child in Crown Heights this morning. The perpetrators – a pair of females – have not been apprehended.
An ‘Abor-Mitzvah’ at Uluru
A Jewish-Aboriginal didgeridoo player was able to celebrate his bar mitzvah at Uluru recently thanks to the travelling rabbis of Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia (RARA).
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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.
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.
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