Baby Girl!
Mendy and Henni (nee Denburg) Halberstam (Miami Beach, FL)
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Baby Boy!
Asher and Rivka (nee Goldstein) Putter (Crown Heights)
8th Graders Enjoy A Shabbaton on the Space Coast
Miami, FL — Students in the Klurman Mesivta’s 8th grade enjoyed an exciting Shabbaton on Florida’s space coast, with trips to the NASA space center, local Chabad House, and an Eco-safari.
Virginia Shluchim Host Workshop with R. Manis Friedman
Over 20 Shluchim from the greater Washington D.C. region gathered for a one-day seminar at Chabad of NOVA with Rabbi Manis Friedman. The seminar focused on learning, discussing, and growing in their understanding of Chassidus and their connection to the Rebbe’s teachings.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Reb Baruch Torenheim OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Baruch Izik Hakohen Torenheim OBM, a longtime Crown Heights resident.
Photos: Commissioner Kelly Honored at 8th JCM Dinner
Police commissioner Raymond Kelly was awarded the Ari Halberstam Memorial Award Wednesday evening at the Jewish Childrens Museum’s 8th annual award dinner.
Video: Woman Alerts Store Owner to Theft
Surveillance video from Sterling Electronics captured the theft of an umbrella, and how a woman passing by alerted the store owner to the theft.
New Engagement!
Shmuel Levi (ben Eliezer) Yarmush (Crown Heights) and Mushkie (bas Uri) Niasoff (Crown Heights)
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday, May 9 for holiday observances. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Hatzalah Aids Young Accident Victim
A young cyclist crossing Albany was hurt after he was struck by a van that was making a turn.
PSA: City to Sell Dozens of CH Homes Tax Liens
Dozens of properties in Crown Heights are currently in delinquency after not paying their property taxes. Jacob Goldstein, chairman of Community Board 9 sent out a letter urging homeowner to take care of the liens before the city auctions them off in the next few weeks.
New Engagement!
Nosson (ben Y.Y.) Hendel (Migdal Ha’emek, Israel) and Hadassah Pewzner (Geneva, Switzerland)
High School Kid Arrested After Shoplifting on Kingston
A 16-year-old high school kid was arrested after he was caught stealing an umbrella from a Kingston Avenue store. A group of angry shopkeepers apprehended the thug and with the help of Shomrim he was arrested.
Photos: Levaya of Shlucha Mrs. Hindy Scheiman OBM
Hundreds gathered in front of 770 this afternoon to participate in the Levaya of Shlucha, Rebbetzin Hindy Scheiman OBM who passed away yesterday after lengthy battle with an illness.
PM Tours Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum
As a Chabad emissary in Shanghai, Rabbi Abraham Greenberg has abundant experience putting tefillin on other people. But even Greenberg was surprised when Avner Netanyahu, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s youngest son, approached him during his father’s tour of the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum and asked if he had a pair of tefillin on Tuesday.
Dinner Shuts Down Kingston Avenue
Tonight the Jewish Children’s Museums will be hosting their 8th annual dinner. At the event police commissioner Raymond Kelley will be honored.
Balancing Religion with Real Estate
Growing up in the Hasidic community of Midwood, Brooklyn, Lipa Lieberman noticed early on that his most successful neighbors owned real estate.
