Holocaust Survivor Celebrates 90th Birthday
An elderly Jewish holocaust survivor celebrated his 90th birthday this morning in the main synagogue of Zhitomir in western Ukraine.
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Eber’s Tishrei Liquor and Wine Sale
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Yossi and Chanie Apfelbaum (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 916 Lincoln Pl. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Hundreds of Ready-Made ‘Free Rubashkin’ Signs Available for Pick Up
In an effort to bring the case of Sholom Rubashkin to the attention of the President and media, volunteers have worked hard and prepared hundreds of catchy signs in support of Rubashkin.
Culinarians to Battle in Kosher ‘Iron-Chef’ Competition
The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts — the world’s only professional Kosher Culinary Arts school, will be co-producing for the third straight year the Kosher “Iron-Chef” culinary competition. Three top chefs will have thirty minutes to cook one entrée from scratch using only a basket of mystery ingredients and a limited pantry of basic staples. The winner will take home a cash prize of $1000.
SafetyKid Coming Back to Crown Heights
Last year the Crown Heights Parents Safety Alliance, a project of the Merkos Chinuch Office, initiated a very successful child-safety program for K-3rd grade in all the Mosdos in Crown Heights, empowering children and teaching them what’s appropriate touch and what’s not and how to respond when situations come up.
7 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Yossi and Chanie Apfelbaum
916 Lincoln Pl. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Yossi and Leah (nee Rapoport) Itzinger
580 Crown St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.] Apt. #415
Gamliel and Chana (nee Nemni) Dray
1548 President St. [corner Troy Ave.] Apt. #N
Shimi and Dalya (nee Lisker) Backer
1404 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Jonathan and Sarah Tuller
717 Eastern Pkwy. [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.] Apt. #4
Menachem and Altie (nee Maness) Silverberg
770 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Aves.] Apt. # A1L
Yossi and Nechama Piekarski
1151 Lincoln Pl. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
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Yossi and Nechama Piekarski (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 1151 Lincoln Pl. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Rabbi Yehuda Clapman checks the Torah scroll for errors. Inset: Rabbi Shaya Gansbourg, OBM.
Harlem Is Getting Its Own Torah After 70 Years
The Jewish community of Harlem will welcome its newest member this weekend — the first sacred, handwritten Hebrew scriptures to grace a synagogue in the neighborhood in nearly a century.
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Young Shluchim Participate in Worldwide Poster Competition
“A mitzvah a day keeps the Yetzer Hora away.” Nine year old Yaakov Yosef Heidingsfeld, shliach to Prestwich, England, chose this slogan as his theme on the colorful poster he submitted to Chayolei Tzivos Hashem’s first annual poster contest.
Seizing the Moment: Say Less and Do More
Not all moments are equal in life. At times we are presented a “Golden opportunity,” – a chance to transform our self and our legacy in a single instant; through a single act.
by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax., FL
New Engagement!
Yossi Kudan (Hollywood, FL) and Tzippy Neubort (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at Chovovei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present two photos of the Rebbe conducting a Farbrengen in the late ’60s.
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Yossi and Leah (nee Rapoport) Itzinger (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 580 Crown St. [between Albany and Troy Aves.] Apt. #415
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Mendy and Chaya (nee Hazan) Fellig (Miami Beach, FL)
Aerial view of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, where this year's Kinus Hashluchim Banquet will be held.
5,200 Shluchim to Mark 20 Years Since Gimmel Tammuz
Chabad Lubavitch emissaries will begin arriving in New York next week from all parts of the world for the Kinus Hashluchim—the annual get-together of emissaries, their parents, friends and supporters, and a record number are expected to attend this year.
Left to Right: Agoura Hills Mayor Denis Weber, Israeli Consul General David Siegel, and director of Chabad of the Canejo Rabbi Moshe Bryski.
Israeli Consul General Speaks at Chabad of the Conejo
Chabad of the Conejo’s town hall meeting with David Siegel, consul general of Israel in Los Angeles, was packed with residents thirsty for details about the topic “Israel at the Crossroads.”
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Designer Creates Sign for Obama to See
In anticipation of President Barrack Obama’s arrival in Crown Heights and his drive up Kingston Avenue tomorrow, there has been a lot of talk among members of the community about rallying to the cause of achieving justice for Sholom Rubashkin, whose draconian sentence Obama has the power to commute.
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