Pervert Back on Crown Heights Streets
A man who was arrested about a month ago for exposing himself to women in Crown Heights and subsequently released has struck again.
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by Hannah Rubin - Forward
“Give me it for free,” a group of young boys yells in Yiddish, giggling merrily, as their tzitzit strings dangle. The man standing in the ice cream truck grins down at them. “No, give me money,” he replies. The negotiation continues until an older sibling finally comes over with a wrinkled fistful of dollar bills.
“Come and Make a Brocha, a Brocha, a Brocha..”
by Hannah Rubin – Forward
“Give me it for free,” a group of young boys yells in Yiddish, giggling merrily, as their tzitzit strings dangle. The man standing in the ice cream truck grins down at them. “No, give me money,” he replies. The negotiation continues until an older sibling finally comes over with a wrinkled fistful of dollar bills.
Rabbi Jacobson Inspires Southern Hemisphere
Rabbi Jacobson in Melbourne
During a two week lecture tour of the Southerm Hemisphere, world renowned speaker Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson spent time with the Chabad communities in Melbourne, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa, among others.
Baby Boy!
Pinny and Frumie (nee Shusterman) Levitin (Wilkes-Barre, PA)
Oklahoma City Jews Welcome New Torah
Edmond Sun
From left, Johnathan Schecter, Edward Kaswan and rabbi and sofer (scribe) Rabbi Moshe Klein add one of the last few letters to the new Torah dedicated Sunday at the Chabad Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Oklahoma City.
In the Jewish community, completion of a Torah, a sacred text with 304,805 letters, marks a major accomplishment. Sunday afternoon, members of the local Jewish community gathered to celebrate and dedicate the Oklahoma Unity Torah at the Chabad Community Center for Jewish Life and Learning in Oklahoma City.
Shliach Appointed Rabbi of Berlin Community
Jewish community chairman Dr. Gideon Joffe, Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger and Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yehuda Tiechtel display the document granting Tiechtel the title of “rabbi of the Jewish community” of Berlin.
Amidst a day of meetings with Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger and German officials over how their country’s justice system approaches the issue of ritual infant circumcision, Chabad-Lubavitch of Berlin director Rabbi Yehuda Tiechtel formally accepted the title of “Rabbi of the Community” from Jewish Community of Berlin chairman Dr. Gideon Joffe.
Times of Israel
For the first time since Nazi rule, criminal charges have been pressed against a German rabbi for performing circumcisions, a Jewish weekly reported on Tuesday.
Criminal Charges Brought Against Mohel in Germany
Times of Israel
For the first time since Nazi rule, criminal charges have been pressed against a German rabbi for performing circumcisions, a Jewish weekly reported on Tuesday.
NY House Speaker Attends Sheva Brochos in Alaska
Speaker of the New York State House of Representatives Sheldon Silver attended the final Sheva Brachos celebration of the Greenberg–Glitsenstein wedding at the Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska.
The Paradox of Prayer
by Naftali Solomon
One of the most fundamental paradoxes in Judaism and faith in God is that of prayer. We are commanded to pray three times daily and in times of distress, to beseech of God that He provide us with our fundamental human needs and desires such as health, livelihood and children.
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Op-Ed: Is He Missing or Is He Not?
by Anonymous
I am a member of the volunteer corps organized by Shomrim yesterday in search of Yakov Gourin, the missing French Twin. I penned this op-ed to describe the hardships we experienced over the uncertainty and conflicting reports that emerged from various news outlets over the course of the day, and the potential dangers posed by them.
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.
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)
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