Family Displaced After Suspicious Early Morning Fire
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An earlier morning fire displaced a Jewish family on Lincoln Place and fire marshals believe the fire to have started under suspicious circumstances.
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6 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Zalmy and Chaya (nee Inglis) Wolff
1533 President St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Mendy and Abi (nee Bharier) Cohen
506 Lefferts Ave. Apt 2 [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Levi and Shterni (nee Ceitlin) Edelkopf
580 Crown St. Apt 102 [between Troy and Albany Ave.]
Mendy and Gittel Shneur
701 Empire Blvd. Apt 5c [Between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Chony and Chanchi (nee Leider) Milecki
936 Lincoln Place [Corner of Brooklyn Ave.]
Munish and Rikki (nee Klein) Weiss (Los Angeles, CA)
Shabbos at Besht: Rational Reasoning in Mitzvos
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Dani Chitrik will lead a discussion on the topic of Mitzvos and the rational reasoning behind them.
Hassidic and Caribbean Players Set For Rematch
Jewish and Caribbean players face in Crown Heights soccer tournament (photo courtesy of Soccer for Harmony)
Crown Heights Caribbean soccer players trounced by a squad of Orthodox Jews last year are itching for a rematch this weekend. But while competitive juices are flowing in advance of Sunday’s game, organizers say the game is about promoting harmony in the historically divided neighborhood.
Mrs. Eva Sandler at the Levaya of her husband, chlidren - victims of the massacre in Toulouse, France.
A Call From the Heart by Mrs. Eva Sandler
My heart is broken. I am unable to speak. There are no ways for me to be able to express the great and all-consuming pain resulting from the murder of my dear husband Rabbi Jonathan and our sons, Aryeh and Gavriel, and of Miriam Monsonego, daughter of the dedicated principal of Ozar Hatorah and his wife, Rabbi Yaakov and Mrs. Monsonego.
May no one ever have to endure such pain and suffering.
The Heartfelt Call of a Bereaved Mother
Mrs. Eva Sandler at the Levaya of her husband, chlidren – victims of the massacre in Toulouse, France.
A Call From the Heart by Mrs. Eva Sandler
My heart is broken. I am unable to speak. There are no ways for me to be able to express the great and all-consuming pain resulting from the murder of my dear husband Rabbi Jonathan and our sons, Aryeh and Gavriel, and of Miriam Monsonego, daughter of the dedicated principal of Ozar Hatorah and his wife, Rabbi Yaakov and Mrs. Monsonego.
May no one ever have to endure such pain and suffering.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Sossie (nee Scheinfeld) Lazarus (Crown Heights)
High School Students Punished for Facebook Accounts
There was much commotion and confusion in the halls of Beis Rivkah High School today, as the school administration cracked down on the possession of Facebook accounts by students.
JLI Mission Enjoys Banquet Highlighting Jewish Heroes
200 participants of JLI’s “Land and the Spirit” mission to Israel enjoyed a gala banquet at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem at which they heard from distinguished guests and dignitaries introduced by emcee Rabbi Levi Klein, shliach in Memphis, Tenn.
New Engagement!
Mendel Kesselman (Oak Park, MI) and Chaya Spalter (Weston, FL)
L’chaim will be tonight at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Are You Leading a Camp This Summer? (ad)
Following the success of the last 2 summers, Rabbi Shmuly Rothman, is offering a Head Staff Leadership Course for the worldwide network of Gan Yisroel day and overnight camps.
Are you a Head Counselor? Learning Director? Division Head? Assistant Director? Then this is for you!
Kids Clothing Store Pops Up in Crown Heights (ad)
Lux Brands is a traveling high end clothing shop that travels from town to town offering luxury brand designer clothes at closeout prices. In anticipation of the upcoming Yom Tov of Pesach, they have arrived in Crown Heights with a unique selection of designer Children’s clothing.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Wednesday morning Shomrim received a call alerting them to a man who had stolen a sack of onions from Hadar Hatorah on Eastern Parkway. A confrontation on Kingston led to the discovery of a stolen pair of Tefillin and an assault earlier that morning. The man was hospitalized in a mental care unit.
Stolen Sack of Onions Leads to Recovery of Tefillin
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Wednesday morning Shomrim received a call alerting them to a man who had stolen a sack of onions from Hadar Hatorah on Eastern Parkway. A confrontation on Kingston led to the discovery of a stolen pair of Tefillin and an assault earlier that morning. The man was hospitalized in a mental care unit.
Severe Danger to Children Lurks in Pesach Cleaning
This heart wrenching photo above of a 2-year-old boy is not the result of abuse Chas V’Shalom but of something far more inconspicuous. The parents of this boy sent us the photo, in hopes of warning other parents, telling us that this was result of the little boy getting his hands on a well known oven/grease cleaner.
“Start it Up” – CHYE – a Success!
Tuesday night, some 100 members of the Crown Heights community gathered in Nosson’s Shul for the second meeting of the Crown Heights Young Entrepreneurs (CHYE) program. The evening’s theme, ‘Start It Up,’ focused on encouraging a startup ethic in Crown Heights Youth. Attendees were able to network with experienced businessmen and share ideas while enjoying catered food.
Police investigate shooting on Schenectady Ave. and Prospect Pl. in Brooklyn Tuesday night.
Five people were shot — two fatally — in an hour of bloody mayhem across Crown Heights and the Bronx Tuesday night, police said.
5 shot, 2 dead in night of mayhem in Brooklyn, Bronx
Police investigate shooting on Schenectady Ave. and Prospect Pl. in Brooklyn Tuesday night.
Five people were shot — two fatally — in an hour of bloody mayhem across Crown Heights and the Bronx Tuesday night, police said.
Men and Women Teachers Conference Annouced
The annual Kinus HaMechanchim will be held on Monday 25 Tammuz, July 16th and Tuesday 26 Tammuz. July 17th. This announcement came today from the Merkos Chinuch Office. The Kinus will be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Danbury CT, I hour 15 min Brooklyn. The women’s Kinus will be held at the DOLCE, Norwalk on 12-13 Tammuz, July 2nd and 3rd.
Talmudic Interpretations of the Destruction of Chametz
Rabbi Yaakov Wagner from Yeshiva Tiferes Bochurim in Morristown, talks about the Talmud’s definition of the destruction of Chametz before Pesach based on Pesachim 4b and the commentaries of Rashi and Tosafos.
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