Sandy’s Carnage: Staten Island
One of the places hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy, was Staten Island. With 19 deaths and hundreds of homes destroyed, many people are dislocated and in need of basic human necessities.
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SURVEY: Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah Auction, Sunday, May 25th – Will You Be There?
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
If you are unable to join in person, don’t forget to purchase your tickets online at kscvk.org.
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
Merkos Hurricane Fund Allocates $70,000
In four days since the inception of Chabad’s Hurricane Relief Fund by Merkos, $70,000 has been raised and allocated. “The needs are much more severe than we imagined. Mosdos have been seriously damaged, many Shluchim homes were hit hard by the storm and communities need vital services,” said Rabbi Mendel Sharfstein of Chabad Headquarters.
Sandy’s Carnage: Belle Harbour, Queens
When you live close to the ocean, and a storm comes, it means trouble. When you live with an ocean two blocks one way and the bay a couple of blocks the other way, it means double trouble.
Photos: Hundreds Turn Out in Support of Ten Yad
Hundreds of women and girls turned out Sunday night in support of Ten Yad, an organization which helps Kallas. The event was held in the Razag Ballroom in Crown Heights, with a lavish food buffet, an auction viewing capped off by enthralling entertainment.
Sandy Doesn’t Faze Lubavitch Yeshiva of Monsey
Despite losing electrical power due to Hurricane Sandy, it did not faze the Bochurim in Lubavitch Yeshiva of Monsey. With electricity and water being shut off for 3 days, the Yeshiva Davened and learned by the sunlight from the windows.
Video: How iPhones Are Stolen on the Subway
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A thief steals an iPhone from a woman on the subway in Budapest, Hungary.
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Shliach Will Place Letters in Rebbe Rashab’s Ohel
Anyone who would like to place a Pa”n in the Rebbe Rashab’s resting place on his birthday tomorrow, Chof Cheshvan, can email it to OhelRostov@gmail.com. Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Rostov-on-Don, will place it in the Rebbe Rashab’s Ohel tomorrow.
New Shluchim to Long Island
Rabbi Yaakov Wilansky, his wife Chaya (nee Kotlarsky) and their 6-month-old daughter Nechama Rivka will be moving this week from Crown Heights to Roslyn heights, Long Island to join the team of Shluchim there.
Neighborhoods in lower Manhattan began celebrating by dancing and clapping when the lights suddenly came back on Friday night and Saturday. Chanting “let there be light” and “happy new year!” some can be overheard stating that they will finally take an elevator ride.
Video: When the Power Turned Back On
Neighborhoods in lower Manhattan began celebrating by dancing and clapping when the lights suddenly came back on Friday night and Saturday. Chanting “let there be light” and “happy new year!” some can be overheard stating that they will finally take an elevator ride.
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Bochurim Blackmailed by Denial of Winter Coats
For many years now, the Kupas Bochurim of the Yeshiva in 770 has been distributing hats, jackets and coats to the hundreds of students, most of whom come from Israel and lack suitable winter attire. This distribution has been funded by Sholom Ber Drizin of Crown Heights.
Update: Reb Yoel Kahan releases letter encouraging all Bochurim to refuse to sign.
Update 2: 770 Hanholah puts a stop to the discrimination until S.B. Drizin can be reached.
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Local Businessmen to Share Know-How
The ideas are in place, and all that’s left is to pound the pavement and turn an entrepreneurial dream into reality. But how do you transform impetus for success into practical sales?
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Monday and Tuesday
Correction: Alternate Side Parking regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, November 5 to facilitate storm recovery efforts. ASP regulations also are suspended on Tuesday, November 6 for Election Day. All other parking regulations remain in effect.
Sunday Night L’chaim!
Aaron Bulko (Aguora Hills, CA) and Rochel Leah Perl (Long Beach, NY)
F.R.E.E., 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Although Crown Heights made it through Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed, many of the surrounding areas have been left devastated. In response, many Crown Heights residents have come together to help.
Crown Heights Volunteers to Help Hurricane Victims
Although Crown Heights made it through Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed, many of the surrounding areas have been left devastated. In response, many Crown Heights residents have come together to help.
Shomrim Patrol Nabs Midnight Car Burglar
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Frustrated and fed up that the Crown Heights neighborhood has been crime’s ‘punching bag’ this past week, the Shomrim Patrol put out a number of additional patrols to cover the neighborhood. Last night it paid off with the apprehension and arrest of a car burglar.
Kinus Hashluchim Banquet Relocated to Manhattan
The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the site where the Kinus Shluchims banquet was scheduled to be held, was damaged by the floods from Hurricane Sandy and the organizing committee was notified that it would not be available for the banquet – scheduled to take place in a week from now.
Baby Girl!
Avrami and Yehudis (nee Diskin) Levitan (Crown Heights)
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