USA Today published these photos of members of Save Our Streets (S.O.S.) canvassing a section of the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. The organization, which is made up of “violence interrupters” and outreach workers that grew up or live in the neighborhood, makes almost nightly patrols to discourage residents from criminal activity.
Although Lag B’omer this year was on a Thursday, the Shluchim in Illinois joined together to capitalize on the success of last year’s event and once again produced the Great Jewish Family Festival.
Levi Tenenbaum (Irvine, CA) and Bassy Teller (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be tonight, Tuesday at chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
This year for Lag Ba’omer, Lubavitch of Edgware once again hosted a BBQ Event. Despite the heavy rain that came down on Wednesday, the BBQ was very well attended and everyone enjoyed the night.
Levi Tenenbaum (Irvine, CA) and Bassy Teller (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at Chovevei Torah
885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Y., the child of a Hareidi family in Jerusaelm, took his own life a few days ago. Family members are pointing fingers at the Yeshivas he attended – and those he didn’t.
Things are coming up roses for a Chabad House in Suburban Chicago. NSW Chabad’s Community Garden, which began construction last month, has already developed into a full-fledged patch of 12 individual plots, 10 of which are already reserved and in the first stages of sprouting and the other two available for year-long leases.
Everyone is saying that there is a shidduch crisis going on these days, but in my experience there is really only a Shadchan crisis.
A 16-year-old boy was charged with murdering a man in Crown Heights after a spat over money, police sources said Tuesday.
Shimon and Chanie (nee Avtzon) Raskin (Crown Heights)
More than 200 young adults descended upon a house in Bondi – in Sydney, Australia – for an awesome evening, celebrating the Festival of Lag Ba’omer. The event featured Bonfires, fire twirling and Australia’s Top African drummer. Going late into the night, the crowd sang, ate and danced the night away.
This week the total number of videos available on Torah Café hit the 2,500 mark – a great milestone for the site that was launched just 2 ½ years ago.
Rabbi Akiva Greenberg, OBM, escorted by his son Pinchos, friends and relatives, was interred in his final resting place in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Schneur Zalman Vilenkin was born in Podobronka, Russia in 1878 * He merited to be the Rebbe’s Melamed in Yekatrinoslav, for which the Rebbe showed much gratitude and honor * He passed away on the 23rd of Iyar, 1963 in New York.
Rabbi Boruch Bongart is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Maryam, OBM, at 1488 Carroll St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.] Until Friday.
Visiting hours: 9:30 AM – 12:00 noon, and 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Shachris: 8:40
Mincha: 7:45, Friday – 5:00
Maariv: Bizmano
Hamakom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion VeYerushalayim
Yisrolik and Racheli (nee Zigelbaum) Hecht (Crown Heights)
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