Today: the Yohrtzeit of Rebbetzin Shterna Sara
Today, the 13th of Shvat, is the Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzen Shterna Sara Schneersohn, the wife of the fifth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom Dovber and the mother of the sixth Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak.
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Baby Girl!
Mendy and Rikkel (nee Lobenstein) Gopin (Crown Heights)
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Beshalach, titled ‘Problems Shmoblems’. Update: Video embed fixed!
Video: A [Slightly Eccentric] Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Beshalach, titled ‘Problems Shmoblems’. Update: Video embed fixed!
Rabbi Zalman Dubinsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Tiferes Bachurim Morristown.
Tiferes Bachurim Marks Yohrtzeit of Beloved Teacher
Yesterday, Yud Alef Shvat, marked the 18th Yartzeit of a beloved teacher at Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Lipskier OBM.
A police car after an accident. Illustration Photo.
Drunk Tractor Trailer Driver Injures Cop, Swipes Cruiser
A driver of a eighteen wheeled tractor trailer smashed into a cop car and injured a police officer outside the 71st precinct, then fled the scene. A chase across two precinct led to the apprehension of the driver who was drunk.
Tu B’Shvat Fruits Hail from Remote and Exotic Places
Can you tell a difference between a Taiwanese and American Star Fruit? Did you know that Ugli fruit hail from Jamaica? Or that Dragon Fruit and Rambutans are grown in Vietnam? Shloime Klein of Mr. Greens showed us just how far some of these exotic fruits that we seek out for our blessings of Shehechayanu on the New Year for Trees.
New Engagement!
Levi (ben Mendel) Goldman (Los Angeles, CA) and Rayzi (bas Zalman) Bukiet (Boca Raton, FL)
L’Chaim tonight, Wednesday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Baby Boy!
Shimon and Tova (nee Morrison) Wilmovsky (Crown Heights)
Arctic Blast Hits Tri-State Area
Frigid temperatures drop into the single digits and are well below average for January. Low numbers are expected throughout the rest of the week.
NY Daily News
IYH this Thursday, 15 Teves (January 24th), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12.
Thursday: Rally at the Ohel
IYH this Thursday, 15 Teves (January 24th), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12.
In a ruling handed down by Judge Devin P. Cohen denied motions for summary judgment from Aguch and Merkos as well as denied the Gaboims motion for dismissal, indicating that a full trial is in order.
Judge Denies Premature Rulings in 770 Case
In a ruling handed down by Judge Devin P. Cohen denied motions for summary judgment from Aguch and Merkos as well as denied the Gaboims motion for dismissal, indicating that a full trial is in order.
Girl, 15, Struck and Killed By Van in Brooklyn
A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a van Tuesday afternoon as she crossed the street in Midwood, Brooklyn.
CBS and VINNews
A Brooklyn man whose beating last year by two police officers was caught on videotape, and the story broke first on CrownHeights.info, has filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the officers and the city.
Ehud Halevy Files Civil Suit Against the NYPD
A Brooklyn man whose beating last year by two police officers was caught on videotape, and the story broke first on CrownHeights.info, has filed a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the officers and the city.
CBS
The parking lot was full at the beautiful new Chabad Center of Lubavitch of Montgomery County as children, teachers and buses pulled up for the 5th annual Kinus HaChadorim in honor of the auspicious day of Yud Shevat. This was no ordinary Kinus, as its participants are all Tzeirei HaShluchim – children who daily epitomize dedication and commitment to Chassidishe chinuch.
Tzeirei HaShluchim hold Kinus HaChadorim
The parking lot was full at the beautiful new Chabad Center of Lubavitch of Montgomery County as children, teachers and buses pulled up for the 5th annual Kinus HaChadorim in honor of the auspicious day of Yud Shevat. This was no ordinary Kinus, as its participants are all Tzeirei HaShluchim – children who daily epitomize dedication and commitment to Chassidishe chinuch.
3 Tuesday Night Lechaims!
Ari Pinson (Crown Heights) and Shaindy Levin (Montreal/Los Angeles)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Zalman Phillips (Worcester, MA) and Chaya Slonim (S. Paulo, Brazil)
Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]
Shlomo Barber (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaya Rapp (Melbourne, Australia)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
New Engagement!
Yitzchok (Zinny) Ostrozynski (Crown Heights) and Asna Devorah Beenstock (Manchester, England)
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