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4 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Shimon and Chavie Stauss
960 S. Johns Pl. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.]

Moshe and Devorah Leah (nee Carlebach) Avtzon
547 Crown St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]

Hershey and Chanie (nee Shepherd) Lazarus
750 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.] Apt. C5

Shneur and Sara (nee Barber) Seewald
Please email location to news@crownheights.info

2 Motzei Shabbos L’chaims!

Chaim Dovber Lerman (Crown Heights) and Shaina Klein (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Eshel, 272 Kingston Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]

Mordy Botnick (Ottawa, Canada) and Malkah Esther Rabinowitz (Montreal, Canada)
K’hal Chassidim, 1612 Carroll St. [corner Schenectady Ave.]

Jewish Singles Spend Shabbos in the Amazon

The state of Amazon in Brazil increased its Jewish population by a fifth for three days this past Shabbos, when it hosted a Jewish singles shabbaton in a hotel in the Amazon rainforest. The event was organized by Chabad of Manaus, Amazon’s largest city, and attracted people from across Brazil and other South American countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), who flew in for the amazing event. It even drew attention from singles in Miami, New York, and Israel. One person even flew in from Trinidad and Tobago.

Bloomberg Bans ‘Unhealthy’ Cholent for Homeless

CBS New York

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again! Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.