7 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Aaron and Ellie (nee Minkowicz) Drew
Beinoni Shul, 556 Crown St, Apt 1a [corner Albany Ave]
Mendel and Fraydee (nee Posner) Kessler
736 Lefferts Ave, 3rd Floor [between Troy and Schenectady Aves]
Yoel and Chevy (nee Gurary) Naparstek (Crown Heights)
657 Montgomery St, [between Brooklyn and Kingston Aves]
Sholom and Mushky Kass
12 Jeffrey Pl Monsey, NY 10952
Daniel and Shulie (nee Silman) Green (North Miami, FL)
Nosson and Chayale (nee Hecht) Potash (San Francisco, CA)
Yoni and Tanya Waysman (Montreal, Canada)
Antagonizing Our Evil Inclination, The “Misoninim” Syndrome
If someone were to tell you that tens of thousands of grown adults had taken to the streets, weeping bitterly over their sad state of “Beef deprivation,” you would likely treat it like a joke. You might check your (spiffy electronic) calendar to make sure it’s not April 1st.
Brazilian Students Treated to Special Rebbe Videos
The girls of Gani Lubavitch Girls High School in S. Paulo, Brazil, were treated to a special experience two weeks before Gimmel Tammuz, when Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin, the director of JEM, spoke to them and shared special videos of the Rebbe.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and the Lubavitch Archives presents a photo go the Rebbe encouraging the singing during Kos Shel Bracha.
Shliach Witnessed Largest Gathering of Centenarians
MONROE, NJ — Shliach Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky was called upon to be an official ‘witness’ for the Guinness Book of World Records, documenting an historical occasion of the most centenarians in one event (40!) at a Jewish nursing facility in NJ.
This Shabbos at the Best: Baruch Hashem, Lousy
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Motty Lipskier will lead a discussion into the right response to a greeting.
New Engagement!
Baby Boy!
Sholom and Mushky Kass (Crown Heights)
Blesofsky Family Welcomes New Sefer Torah
Friends and family gathered Thursday evening to mark the Yohrtziet of Mrs. Sara Blesofsky OBM with the completing a new brand new Sefer Torah.
Here’s My Story: Seeing is Believing
The accident happened in the early morning of Tisha B’Av, 1982. As I opened my closet door to get ready to go to synagogue, I noticed an old stepladder and a carpet sweeper stashed there temporarily. We were in the midst of construction, and the plumber was running new pipes through my closet up to the attic.
Fire Fighters Quick Response Contains Fire
A fast moving fire broke out in an apartment on Montgomery Street. The fire was quickly extinguished thanks to the fast response of the fire department and there were no reported injuries.
Baby Girl!
Eliezer and Chaya (nee Kessler) Gurkov (Crown Heights)
Oklahoma Legislature Lauds Chabad Tornado Assistance
Showing its gratitude for the immediate and ongoing support and assistance offered by Jewish groups and individuals from around the country, the Oklahoma House of Representatives gave a standing ovation Thursday to Rabbi Ovadia Goldman, co-director of The Chabad Community Center of Southern Oklahoma, and New York State Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder.
Father and 3 Children Injured in Terrifying Accident
A violent collision between an SUV and dump truck left a father and his three children miraculously with only scrapes and bruises, despite rolling over and slamming into a house.
Young Jewish Professionals Converge on Crown Heights
Young professionals from across the U.S. and Canada gathered in Crown Heights, Brooklyn recently to celebrate Shabbat, meet each other, and experience the warm hospitality of local families and shuls.
Thief Busted Red-Handed Stealing in 770 – Arrested
After months of slipping money out of charity boxes in synagogues around the neighborhood – some captured on surveillance video – the thief was busted by a student this morning. Police were called and he was arrested.
