New Engagement!
Srulik Hartman (Crown Heights) and Mushka Dahan (Montreal, Canada)
L’Chaim Sunday at Empire Shteibel
489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

Bloomberg to Ban Large Sodas in New York City
Mayor Bloomberg is proposing a sweeping ban on all sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces sold in restaurants, movie theaters, food carts and ballpark concession stands, NBC 4 New York has confirmed.
The seventh and eighth grade students of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street went on a fun trip today, as a reward for good attendance at minyan every morning.
Students Rewarded with Fun Filled Day
The seventh and eighth grade students of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street went on a fun trip today, as a reward for good attendance at minyan every morning.
Burn Victim, 8, Returns Home After Treatment in US
The Galperin and Rosenberg families celebrated a teary and emotional homecoming for Leizer Galperin, who suffered serious burn wounds after a home fire in Nachlas Har Chabad. After two long years of difficult – but Boruch Hashem successful – medical treatments in Cincinnati, Ohio, Leizer and family returned home to Eretz Yisroel.
Alan Veingrad, former football star turned Lubavitcher Chossid, is interviews by ESPN about a lawsuit he is filling against the NFL over concussions suffered by its players.
Video: Alan Veingrad Suing NFL over Concussions
Alan Veingrad, former football star turned Lubavitcher Chossid, is interviews by ESPN about a lawsuit he is filling against the NFL over concussions suffered by its players.
Franks, Burgers and a Siyum Mark Year’s End
n what has become an annual tradition for Rabbi Borenstein’s eighth grade class, they all got together in the backyard of his Balfore Place home for a Siyum and a barbeque.

New Chabad House Delayed Due to Lack of Funds
It may not look like it, but about $200,000 worth of work has been completed on Placer County, California’s first Chabad house since its groundbreaking more than two years ago.
Baby Boy!
Benny and Shayna (nee Shaffer) Schmidt (Crown Heights)
Long Island Friendship Circle Awards Volunteers
The Friendship Circle of West Hempstead celebrated another year of tremendous accomplishment. Over 120 volunteers were recognized and awarded at the West Hempstead Friendship Circle annual evening of recognition and awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 22. The event was hosted at the POSCH club inside Long Island’s prestigious Garden City Hotel.
On Wednesday, May 30, the 10 finalists from the New York Stock Exchange Big Start-Up competition visited the New York Stock Exchange to ring the Closing Bell. Representing New York among the finalists was Lubavitcher entrepreneur Zalmy Duchman, founder of the Fresh Diet.
Video: Chabad Entrepreneur Closes Stock Exchange
On Wednesday, May 30, the 10 finalists from the New York Stock Exchange Big Start-Up competition visited the New York Stock Exchange to ring the Closing Bell. Representing New York among the finalists was Lubavitcher entrepreneur Zalmy Duchman, founder of the Fresh Diet.
New Engagement!
Sholom Ber Wircberg (Crown Heights) and Feigy Mandel (Houston, Texas)
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New Shluchim to Maryland
Rabbi Yehudah and Batsheva Glick are moving on Shlichus to Germantown, Maryland, where they will be opening a new Chabad center under the auspices of head Shliach to Maryland Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan. Crownheights.info wishes the new Shluchim much success in all their endeavors.
In a recent meeting between State Comptroller of Israel Micha Lindenstrauss and Rabbi Menachem Kirschenbaum, a file of documents that sheds light on the Rebbe’s involvement in events during the State’s early years was discussed as part of an ongoing project, to be completed soon, concerning the Rebbe’s involvement in major Jewish organizations such as the UJA Federation and American Jewish Congress.
New Documents to Shed Light on State of Israel
In a recent meeting between State Comptroller of Israel Micha Lindenstrauss and Rabbi Menachem Kirschenbaum, a file of documents that sheds light on the Rebbe’s involvement in events during the State’s early years was discussed as part of an ongoing project, to be completed soon, concerning the Rebbe’s involvement in major Jewish organizations such as the UJA Federation and American Jewish Congress.
New Engagement!
Shmuli Graj (Melbourne, Australia) and Shaina (bas Moshe) Shagalow (Crown Heights)
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Video: King Solomon’s Secret to Successful Marriage
After many years of counseling young couples to prepare them for marriage, Rabbi Avrohom Plotkin and Mrs. Goldie Plotkin realized there was a common denominator in all of these couples: they were missing basic training for marriage.
New Engagement!
Raphi Steiner (Toronto, Canada) and Mussie Blizinsky (Crown Heights)