New Chabad Center Ends 12-Year Journey
North Jersey Record
A jubilant crowd shouted “Mazel tov!” as they gathered under a canopy of tall trees to celebrate the official opening of the Chabad Jewish Center of Northwest Bergen County, NJ.
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New Engagement!
Yakov Yosef Raskin (Burlington, VT) and Chaya Vaisfiche (Melville, NY)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday at Beis Rivkah
310 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]
A debate over how to report child abuse crimes in the orthodox Jewish community was tense and at times violent as it spilled into the streets on Wednesday night. A Crownheights.info reporter was at the scene.
Protesters Clash with Supporters of Accused Pedophile
A debate over how to report child abuse crimes in the orthodox Jewish community was tense and at times violent as it spilled into the streets on Wednesday night. A Crownheights.info reporter was at the scene.
Kindergartners Learn Their Brochos on a Field Trip
In a most unique and fun experience, the young children of Morah Esther Krinsky and Yehudis Baitch went for a trip to Lerman’s Fruit store on Albany Avenue to learn about the many different fruits and vegetables and the brochos that are made on them.
Thousands of Kids at Lag Ba’omer Event in Argentina
A grand Lag Ba’omer gathering took place last week in the Abasto Shopping mall in Buenos Aires – one of the largest malls in Argentina. 13 Jewish Schools – both Orthodox and and non-Orthodox – Participated, with a total of 2,000 participants.
C.A.Y. Congregants Rise to the Occasion
After signing a lease on a new place to permanently house their congregation last February, Chevra Ahavas Yisroel was given until May 14 to finalize the purchase – and come up with the $150,000 down payment. But when that day rolled around, the Shul leaders found themselves with only $30,000 in the bank.
New Engagement!
Moshe Simcha Baker (Toronto, Canada) and Ahava Esther Boesz (Passaic, NJ)
New Engagement!
Moshe Aber (Sydney, Australia) and Mushka Wircberg (Crown Heights)
German Minister Dedicates New Chabad Nursery
The German Minister of Family Affairs and youth, Dr. Kristina Schroder, visited the Chabad Kindergarten in Berlin to dedicate a new Nursery.
Crown Heights residents making their way to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens this summer will be greeted by a pleasant surprise. On the formerly drab northeast corner of the gardens, on Washington Ave. and Eastern Parkway, a new $28 million state-of-the-art visitor's center will be welcoming all guests.
Video: New Visitor’s Center at Botanic Gardens
Crown Heights residents making their way to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens this summer will be greeted by a pleasant surprise. On the formerly drab northeast corner of the gardens, on Washington Ave. and Eastern Parkway, a new $28 million state-of-the-art visitor’s center will be welcoming all guests.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Thursday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Thurday, May 17th. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Mid-Hudson News
Rabbi Benzion Chanowitz shows the empty cabinet where the Torah was stolen from. Inset: Christopher Colvill.
A Liberty man faces three to six years in state prison when sentenced in August on his guilty plea to possession of a stolen Torah from the Landfield Avenue Chabad Synagogue in Monticello.
Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Stolen Torah
Mid-Hudson News
Rabbi Benzion Chanowitz shows the empty cabinet where the Torah was stolen from. Inset: Christopher Colvill.
A Liberty man faces three to six years in state prison when sentenced in August on his guilty plea to possession of a stolen Torah from the Landfield Avenue Chabad Synagogue in Monticello.
Sailing Against the Tide: Lag B’omer in Chernigov
The graceful ship docked at the port, and, as each smiling child got off, it was evident on his face just what this cruise meant to him. It was the end of a wildly successful Lag B’omer event in Chernigov, Ukraine – a trip down the Desna River.
On the Front Lines: Stories to Inspire
by Nochum Waldroop
Pesach Merkos Shlichus in Bariloche, Argentina
Summer Merkos Shlichus registration will soon be opening after a wildly accomplished Pesach, where some 600 bochurim in roughly 300 locations around the world connected with more than 32,000 Jews. According to Rabbi Shneur Nejar, director of Merkos Shlichus, “We fulfilled the Rebbe’s blessing to the Merkos Shluchim, to go ‘with extraordinary success.’”
A reader sent us this photo of what appears to be a delivery of fresh tomatoes to Oholei Torah gone horribly wrong. Can anyone explain what happened?
Picture of the Day: Tomato [Sauce] Delivery
A reader sent us this photo of what appears to be a delivery of fresh tomatoes to Oholei Torah gone horribly wrong. Can anyone explain what happened?
PSA: Trader Joe’s Chocolate Chips Not Cholov Yisroel
The OK has released an advisory that Trader Joe’s chocolate chips are no longer certified Pareve, rendering them Kosher but not Cholov Yisroel if labeled with an OK-D.
Bramson ORT Reminds Students to Register Before Changes
Federal Aid cut coming this July. Students encouraged to register for Bramson ORT program now:
Four years ago, a unique partnership was developed between Crown Heights and Bensonhurst. Community leaders from Chabad realized that many students in their yeshiva system were not planning on continuing and obtaining smicha and would rather choose a career. There was a need to develop a framework which would allow them to earn the skills to make a respectable parnassah and raise families. Thus, the JTVS program at Bramson ORT College was created.
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