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A second Crown Heights building, located on the corner of Brooklyn Ave. and Sterling St., was hit by lightning this morning, causing bricks from the buildings roof. Fortunately, the building's lightning rods intercepted the strike and conducted it safely into the ground, preventing another devastating fire.

Lightning Damaged a Second Crown Heights Building

A second Crown Heights building, located on the corner of Brooklyn Ave. and Sterling St., was hit by lightning this morning, causing bricks from the buildings roof. Fortunately, the building’s lightning rods intercepted the strike and conducted it safely into the ground, preventing another devastating fire.

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New Engagement!

Moshe Maness (Crown Heights) to Hinda Mendelow (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Aharon Tzvi and Chana (nee Reich) Altman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Levi and Rochel (nee Wolowik) Engel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

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Baby Girl!

Eli Nochum and Mushky Baron from Bowie, MD had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Yudi and Chana Gerber from Glen Mills, PA had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Motty and Raizy (nee Konikov) Rosenfeld from Vero Beach, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Youval Hezrony (Roosevelt, NJ) to Estie Green (Lancater, PA) L’Chaim: Monday, Oct. 27th, 7:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Sruly Rutman (Kyiv, Ukraine) to Chai Henna Friedman (Miami, FL)
Baby Girl!

Daniel and Sara (nee Mahpour) Wasserman from Crown Heights, had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Tzemach and Chaya Simon from Miami Gardens, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Moshe and Chana Esther (nee Brennan) Lewis from Dallas, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Schapiro (Crown Heights) to Shterna Garelik (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at 1468 Union Street
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Sara New from Atlanta/Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Shneor Zalmen Halperin (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to Blumi Marosov (Midwood, Brooklyn)
New Engagement!

Mendel Eidelman (Brunoy, France) to Sheina Gurary (Antwerp, Belgium) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.

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New Engagement!

Binyomin Plotkin (New Paltz, NY) to Mirel Bryski (Thousand Oaks, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:30pm at The Shul 481 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Yossi and Shiffy Rapp from Crown Heights had a baby boy!

The view from Williamsburg

During a brief thunderstorm this morning, lightning struck a 7-story building on New York Ave. between Winthrop and Hawthorne St., setting it ablaze. The smoke is blowing across the Crown Heights neighborhood as firefighters continue to try and bring the raging inferno under control.

Lightning Sets 7-Story Building Ablaze

The view from Williamsburg

During a brief thunderstorm this morning, lightning struck a 7-story building on New York Ave. between Winthrop and Hawthorne St., setting it ablaze. The smoke is blowing across the Crown Heights neighborhood as firefighters continue to try and bring the raging inferno under control.

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The Rebbe Rashab founded Yeshivas Toras Emes in Chevron on the 2nd of Cheshvan, 5672 (1912), while the holy-land was still under Ottoman rule. As its hundredth birthday approaches, the Yeshiva, which has since been moved to Jerusalem, is gearing up for a lavish celebration.

Chabad Yeshiva Gears Up for 100th Birthday

The Rebbe Rashab founded Yeshivas Toras Emes in Chevron on the 2nd of Cheshvan, 5672 (1912), while the holy-land was still under Ottoman rule. As its hundredth birthday approaches, the Yeshiva, which has since been moved to Jerusalem, is gearing up for a lavish celebration.

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Survival at CGI Is More than Meets the Eye

by Yehuda Fenton

CGI Parksville’s survival director Yossi Serebryanski in action.

Gan Yisroel has always been famous for their phenomenal choice in staff. The steady flow of dedicated, talented, and Chassidishe staff members has long been a hallmark of CGI. This year’s incredibly eclectic group is no exception.

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Campers and staff at Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ donned their Shabbos clothes and gathered for a group portrait on the campus' baseball field.

Photo Gallery: Y.S.P. Gathers for Group Portrait

Photos: Chaim Perl and Avrohom Perl for yspmorristown.com

Campers and staff at Yeshiva Summer Program in Morristown, NJ donned their Shabbos clothes and gathered for a group portrait on the campus’ baseball field.

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25-year-old Martin Thomas was shot and killed in Crown Heights last night. The shooting took place on St. Johns Place near Schenectady Ave. shortly after 7:30pm. Another victim, a 24-year-old man, was shot in the right leg.

Two Men Shot – 1 Dead – in Crown Heights Last Night

25-year-old Martin Thomas was shot and killed in Crown Heights last night. The shooting took place on St. Johns Place near Schenectady Ave. shortly after 7:30pm. Another victim, a 24-year-old man, was shot in the right leg.

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The first two computers to communicate via e-mail in 1971. Inset: Ray Tomlinson.

At Albany’s communal Siyum, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin introduced futuristic Halachic research on Digital communications, suggesting that Digital fluidity may be the ideal medium to expand and broadcast Oral Torah.

Albany Siyum Launches Digital Torah Solution

The first two computers to communicate via e-mail in 1971. Inset: Ray Tomlinson.

At Albany’s communal Siyum, Rabbi Yisroel Rubin introduced futuristic Halachic research on Digital communications, suggesting that Digital fluidity may be the ideal medium to expand and broadcast Oral Torah.

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KSCVK’s Young Leadership Committee Meets Up

Keren Simchas Chosson V’kallah has founded a Young Leadership committee, which will focus on getting young people more involved in funding and organizing KSCVK’s activities. The new committee gathered for the very first time last night on the roof of 866 Eastern Parkway, where they engaged in a roundtable discussion and shared ideas about how to grow the organization, while enjoying a barbecue with a panoramic view of New York City’s skyline.

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Captive Admits He Directed Attack on Mumbai Chabad

DNA

The Mumbai Chabad House in the aftermath of the attack.

Syed Zabiuddin Ansari (alias Abu Jundal), a suspected key handler of the 26/11 attacks, now claims that he was only in charge of instructing the team of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists who made their way into Chabad House, popularly known as Nariman House, in Colaba market.

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