New Engagement!
Boruch Hecht (San Francisco, CA) and Mushka Rappaport (Long Beach, CA)
L’chaim will be tonight, Monday, at Empire Shtiebel
489 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
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PSA: New Speeding Camera on Eastern Parkway
A new speeding camera has been installed at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Bedford Ave. The camera joins an existing red light camera at the intersection.
Tuesday: Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive
A blood drive will take place Tuesday, September 10 (6 Tishrei) from 1:00pm to 9:00pm at Ahavas Chesed, 271 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Place]. Refreshments will be served. Please bring identification.
Tonight: JEM App to Go Free for 24 Hours
Jewish Educational Media (JEM) has announced that all videos on their new Living Torah mobile app will be accessible for free for the full 24 hours of Vov Tishrei.
Aguch Library Broken into, Two Bochurim Arrested
The library of Agudas Chasidei Chabad (Aguch), located adjacent to 770, was broken into this past Friday night by two Lubavitcher Bochurim. The Aguch Library houses a priceless collection of books and artifacts vital to Chabad history, most of which was amassed by the Lubavitcher Rebbes over several generations.
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.]
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.
