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Driving down Nostrand Ave. yesterday, a Crown Heights resident saw something shocking occur in broad daylight. The incident was captured on his 'dash cam' video, and he shared it with us and our readers. Can you spot it? (Hint: Unfortunately, it isn't much of an anomaly in this area)

Video: Can You Spot the Anomaly?

Driving down Nostrand Ave. yesterday, a Crown Heights resident saw something shocking occur in broad daylight. The incident was captured on his ‘dash cam’ video, and he shared it with us and our readers. Can you spot it? (Hint: Unfortunately, it isn’t much of an anomaly in this area)

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Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
New Engagement!

Shmuly Golomb (Crown Heights) to Mushky Steinmetz (Briarwood, NY)

 
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Moshe Gordon (Crown Heights) to Chaya’le Movsikov (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Mendel Gopin (Miami, FL) to Rochie Gourarie (Toms River, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, the 5th of Nissan, 8:30pm at the JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Meir Itzinger (Londres, Angleterre) to Pechi Gorodetsky (Paris, France) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s

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Op-Ed: Our Schools Must Teach Derech Eretz

by Anonymous

Recently I took a trip with my nieces and nephews to visit my parents, their grandparents. The kids are two, four, and six years old, which means their enrollment in the Crown Heights school systems has varied from one year to three years, to none. They are sweet children, reminding me of all that is pure and good, and of complete naivety. On this trip, they also reminded me of something else.

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Chabad Takes on Vital Humanitarian Role in Bulgaria

Algemeiner

Moments after the blast occurred. Inset: Rabbi Chaim Tevardovitch.

In the aftermath of the horrific terror attack in Bugras, Bulgaria earlier today that targeted Israeli tourists, local Chabad rabbis are playing a pivotal humanitarian role that includes providing food, drink and clothing, translating, responding to concerned family members and ministering to the dead and wounded.

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Hazy, hot and humid conditions across the Tri-State on Wednesday gave way to severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands in and around Monsey. Nevertheless, Lubavicther Yehudah Goldberg has light and electricity due to a wise purchase he made last winter.

Video: Generator Beats Monsey Blackout

Hazy, hot and humid conditions across the Tri-State on Wednesday gave way to severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands in and around Monsey. Nevertheless, Lubavicther Yehudah Goldberg has light and electricity due to a wise purchase he made last winter.

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Picture of the Day: Storm Destroys Car

A short-lived but severe thunderstorm just passed through Crown Heights, knocking down a large tree branch under which an unlucky resident parked his/her vehicle. The mishap occurred on Crown St. between Brooklyn and New York Ave. The fallen branch has completely blocked off the road, causing police to divert traffic to other streets.

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“The Mezuzahs Saved My Life”

Lubavitcher entrepreneur Eli Posner lives in Nashua, New Hampshire along with his business partner Mendel Mangel. This afternoon a fire broke out and ravaged their apartment, destroying most of what’s inside and overwhelming the town’s firefighters. In an interview with a local newspaper, Eli credits the fact that he and his friend escaped unharmed to the Mezuzahs affixed to the doors of their apartment.

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The newly-wed bride dons her Sheitel, and the Oprah Winfrey Network pays a visit to a Crown Heights wig-maker to learn how and why married Hasidic women hide their hair with a store-bought substitute.

Please Note: Video briefly shows women dancing, view at your discretion.

Video: Holy Matrimonies (Part 2)

The newly-wed bride dons her Sheitel, and the Oprah Winfrey Network pays a visit to a Crown Heights wig-maker to learn how and why married Hasidic women hide their hair with a store-bought substitute.

Please Note: Video briefly shows women dancing, view at your discretion.

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The Oprah Winfrey Network presents a Traditional Hasidic Wedding: After knowing each other for just 4 months, Chava (nee Zviklin) and Michoel Shapiro wed in traditional Hasidic fashion, believing in time they will find the true love with each other that is only possible through the commitment of marriage.

Video: Holy Matrimonies (Part 1)

The Oprah Winfrey Network presents a Traditional Hasidic Wedding: After knowing each other for just 4 months, Chava (nee Zviklin) and Michoel Shapiro wed in traditional Hasidic fashion, believing in time they will find the true love with each other that is only possible through the commitment of marriage.

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