Hundreds of Crown Heights residents flocked to the headquarters of the NCFJE on Eastern Parkway to take advantage of an early-bird special for Kapparos chickens – at the cost of only $5 each, where they were met by protesters from various ‘animal rights’ organizations.
Close to 80 Danish Jews travelled to Malmo, Sweden in solidarity with the city’s Jewish community and in protest of anti-Semitic attacks there.
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For Jewish converts in places like Honduras, Iran or the Australian Outback, celebrating the High Holy Days has never been easier — thanks to a group of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Wednesday at about 8:00pm a female Crown Heights resident returned home from work, stopping at a pharmacy and grocery store on her way from the subway station. Little did she know, she was being followed through the ill lit streets by a stealthy criminal.
Recently some two dozen young professionals took part in the launch of Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs’ (CHYE) new year of programing. The event, held in the newly titled CHYE Business Workspace & Lounge, surveyed the various legal intricacies of business and tax law. It was led by noted Crown Heights attorney, Yossel Balisok.
The parents of slain 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky have a new baby girl. The infant was born Friday morning at Maimonides Hospital to Nachman and Esther Kletzky, a family friend revealed.
As reported previously on CrownHeights.info, in response to Eshel’s constant harassment and manipulation of Bochurim who don’t tow the meshichist line over the past several years, the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami has taken upon itself to provide for all the Tishrei guests’ needs with dignity and without strings attached.
Shimon and Breiny (nee Putter) Liani (Crown Heights)
Yosef Goldberg (Kansas City, KS) and Gittel Herman (Pittsburgh, PA)
Kids all over the world have been eagerly awaiting the next “Mitzvah Boulevard,” and it’s finally here!
Yaakov and Chayale (nee Niazov) Glassner (Sydney, Australia)
Getting teens to come to a Chabad program can be challenging, says Rabbi Dovid Perlstein of Montreal, so he decided to take his program to the teens instead by approaching local high schools.
Levi and Bracha (nee Gabay) Mimoun (Sceaux, France)
Menachem Boruch and Daniela Miriam Yevsa (Crown Heights)
For several decades Mr. Zalmon Jaffe from Manchester, England, was an icon during Tishrei in 770. He wrote 26 volumes of “Encounters with the Rebbe,” where he describes his visits during the high holidays. Recently his son, Rabbi Avrohom Jaffe, Chabad Shliach in Manchester, published all the volumes online.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in New York City to address the 67th session of the United Nations General assembly, and according to a “source” referenced by the Drudge Report, pulled a fast one with his lodging plans.
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