Tire Thieves Strike Again
For the second time this month, thieves stole all four tires off a Crown Heights vehicle, leaving the car’s body ‘hanging’ on stacked bricks. The car was parked on the corner of Crown St. and Troy Ave.
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Continuing the trend of local institutions revamping their campuses for the coming school year, Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown St. refurbished its landmark glass main entrance.
Photos: Lubavitcher Yeshiva Gets a Face Lift
Continuing the trend of local institutions revamping their campuses for the coming school year, Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown St. refurbished its landmark glass main entrance.
5773 Oholei Torah Calendar Hot Off the Press
As in past years, Oholei Torah is providing a beautiful full color calendar for the community. Unique to this year’s calendar is that it highlights the newly built Kindergarten Campus in East Flatbush.
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Picture of the Day: Enjoying the Swings
Crown Heights resident Sol Rotter from Primo hatters gets in touch with his inner child at the Evergreen bungalow colony in upstate New York.
New Engagement!
Mendy Cohen (Crown Heights) and Gittel Sandhaus (Crown Heights)
Up from four in 2011, this year five Lubavitch owned companies were ranked in the top 5,000 of Inc. Magazine's fastest growing private companies of 2012.
5 Lubavitch Owned Companies Ranked in Inc. 5000
Up from four in 2011, this year five Lubavitch owned companies were ranked in the top 5,000 of Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing private companies of 2012.
Baby Boy!
Meir and Fraidel (nee Patterson) Levin (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Shneur Zalman and Miriam (nee Hyman) Horowitz (Crown Heights)
Jewish Education? There’s an App for That!
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Rabbi Simcha Backman at the headquarters of AskMoses.com
The man sitting on the commuter train focusing intently on his iPhone might be playing Angry Birds. Or he might be studying Talmud, Skyping with a chevruta partner in Israel or even teaching Hebrew school.
We are pleased to report that as of 4:30 this morning Yakov has been found and is doing fine. It turns out that he just wanted to take a break from a long summer of hard work, and impulsively decided to leave for a few days vacation. He will return to Crown Heights in the near future.
Missing French Twin Found
We are pleased to report that as of 4:30 this morning Yakov has been found and is doing fine. It turns out that he just wanted to take a break from a long summer of hard work, and impulsively decided to leave for a few days vacation. He will return to Crown Heights in the near future.
Sara Chana, a Lubavitcher Homeopath, discusses alternative natural cures for acid reflux and other ailments on CBS.
Video: Sara Chana Talks Natural Remedies on CBS
Sara Chana, a Lubavitcher Homeopath, discusses alternative natural cures for acid reflux and other ailments on CBS.
Four campers at L'maan Achai star in this video, which portrays some of the fun aspects of camp life.
Video: L’maan Achai Shenanigans
Four campers at L’maan Achai star in this video, which portrays some of the fun aspects of camp life.
Maccabi Athletes Wrap Tefillin
Rockland County played host this year to the JCC Junior Maccabi Games, where over 1,400 Jewish athletes have come to town to compete in their respective sports throughout this week.
Hester: The Secret Club for Lubavitchers
Hester is the name of a an underground, word-of-mouth supper club / cafe / speakeasy / community space, hosted by Itta Werdiger Roth, which is geared toward the ‘Chabad Lite’ in their 30s crowd. Located in Ditmas Park, the club’s location is secret, and the once-a-month event can be attended by invitation only.
Austrian Lawmaker Posts Anti-Semitic Cartoon
Vienna’s Jewish community is outraged over an anti-Semitic cartoon posted on the Facebook page of the leader of Austria’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party. The cartoon, reminiscent of the Nazi era propaganda, shows a banker with a large hooked nose and Star of David cufflinks profiting from Europe’s financial crisis.
Crown Heights Late-Night Thief Caught
A burglar who has been terrorizing the Crown Heights neighborhood for several weeks, breaking into homes and businesses in the dead of night, has finally been apprehended and is in police custody. The Crown Heights community is breathing a collective sigh of relief.
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Picture of the Day: Tefilin for First Time at 81
Photo: Anach Infos.
An elderly Holocaust survivor in a small French town was inspired to put on Tefilin for the first time in his life. Having arrived at the age of Bar-Mitzvah in 1942 – during the height of the Holocaust – he had never before had the opportunity.
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