New Engagement!
Yosef Yitzchak Berkes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Rochel (bas R’ Chaim) Piekarski (Kensington, Brooklyn)
L’chaim will be Tuesday night Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
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Families Inspired and Uplifted at California Retreat
This summer 40 of the Rebbe’s shluchim and shluchos gathered at the Town & Country Resort in S. Diego, California for the beginning of three days of inspiration, learning, and networking. The all-expenses-paid retreat was hosted by Yaldei Shluchei HaRebbe, Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch Suite 302’s organization providing for shluchim with children with special needs.
Rabbi Lazar: Suing Russia Will Never Recoup Library
When Vladimir Putin offers you a gift — you accept it.
Sen. D’Amato Stumps for Thompson in Crown Heights
NYC mayoral hopeful, Democrat Bill Thompson, came to Crown Heights and snagged an endorsement from former US Senator Republican Alfonse D’Amato.
New Engagement!
Chana (bas Yonason) Lewis (Crown Heights) and Menachem (ben Alon) Silberg (Jerusalem, Israel)
Baby Girl!
Zvi and Hindi Boymelgreen (Miami, FL)
Baby Boy!
Boruch and Naomi (nee Isaac-Saul) Greenberg (Crown Heights)
Photos: Thousands Flock to Ohel on Erev Rosh Hashana
Thousands of Chasidim and Jews of all stripes flocked to the Ohel in Cambria Heights, Queens Erev Rosh Hashana to seek the Rebbe’s blessing and pray for a sweet new year.
Mystery in Brooklyn as Ice Chunks Fall from Sky
Chunks of ice apparently fell from the sky on an 80-degree day in Brooklyn. The question is, where did they come from?
Cops Shoot Machete Wielding Man in Crown Heights
A man is in the hospital after being shot by police in Crown Heights last night.
5 Injured, 3 Critically, in Rosh Hashana Crash
Two cars collided and went careening onto a crowded sidewalk right in front of 770 Eastern Parkway on the first day of Rosh Hashana, injuring five bystanders – three of them critically. One victim lost a leg, but the quick actions of a Shomrim volunteer may have saved her life.
Baby Girl!
Chaim and Chany (nee Kaff) Itkin (Crown Heights)
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Yair Bronstein, 23
With sadness we inform you of the tragic and untimely passing of Yair Bronstein, 23, of Hulon, Israel, who returned his soul to its maker this morning after a prolonged illness.
Officials: Menorah Burning Not a Hate Crime
The NYPD and FDNY are both now saying that the burning of a Chabad House Menorah in Kensington, Brooklyn doesn’t appear to be suspicious.
Photos: Erev Rosh Hashana Around Crown Heights
With thousands of additional guests visiting for the High Holidays the streets of Crown Heights were extra busy with Yom Tov Shopping. Shturem.net photographer Yisrael Blizofsky presents a gallery of the sights.
