Baby Girl!
Moshe and Ita (nee Greenberg) Wircberg (Crown Heights)
7 Years After Groundbreaking, Construction Begins
Seven years after a groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility for Chabad of the East Valley, in Phoenix, AZ, construction has begun.
Photo Gallery: Melave Malka & General Session
Thousands of Shluchim gathered after Shabbos for a grand Melave Malka in the Oholei Torah ballroom. Afterwards, they relocated to Beis Rivkah-Campus Chomesh for a general session themed “Hayom Yom: instilling a new spiritual strength in Shlichus every day.”
A fire erupted at a Midtown sushi restaurant last night after a worker haphazardly carried gasoline in soy sauce containers, sources said.
Improper Handling of Gas Causes Fire in Manhattan
A fire erupted at a Midtown sushi restaurant last night after a worker haphazardly carried gasoline in soy sauce containers, sources said.
Photographer Talks of “Wow” Moment
Standing on 22nd Street and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, Donal Holway was consumed with one thought: How could he get every rabbi’s face sharp and in focus?
Drizin Backs Down, Hendel Remains Obstinate
While Sholom Ber Drizin has backed down from his demand that 770 Bochurim sign a letter of support for Eshel-Hachnosas Orchim in order to receive a coat from the Yeshiva’s Kupas Bochurim, Mendel Hendel obstinately refuses to allow the non-discriminatory distribution to begin.
4 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Shimon and Chavie Stauss
960 S. Johns Pl. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.]
Moshe and Devorah Leah (nee Carlebach) Avtzon
547 Crown St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Hershey and Chanie (nee Shepherd) Lazarus
750 Lefferts Ave. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.] Apt. C5
Shneur and Sara (nee Barber) Seewald
Please email location to news@crownheights.info
2 Motzei Shabbos L’chaims!
Chaim Dovber Lerman (Crown Heights) and Shaina Klein (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Eshel, 272 Kingston Ave. [between Eastern Pkwy. and Lincoln Pl.]
Mordy Botnick (Ottawa, Canada) and Malkah Esther Rabinowitz (Montreal, Canada)
K’hal Chassidim, 1612 Carroll St. [corner Schenectady Ave.]
After meeting with the members of the Machne Israel Development Fund, the Rebbe blesses the Shluchim who brought their supporters, in the antechamber to his office. 3 Nissan, 5748 (1988).
Weekly Living Torah Video: Blessing the Shluchim
After meeting with the members of the Machne Israel Development Fund, the Rebbe blesses the Shluchim who brought their supporters, in the antechamber to his office. 3 Nissan, 5748 (1988).
New Engagement!
Levi Tiechtel (Crown Heights) and Adina Shochet (Toronto, Canada)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at Beis Rivkah
310 Crown St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.]
“The 1st Shabbos I Kept Was at the CTeen Shabbaton”
Bringing together teens from eight cities up the Californian coast, the first CTeen Regional Shabbaton took place last Shabbos in sunny S. Diego, CA. The teens enjoyed a spirited Shabbos, complimented with trips to La Jolla Cove, scenic Torrey Pines, the newly opened Sky Zone and Belmont Park.
200 Online School Classmates Meet in Person
9:15 AM, Thursday morning. 65 Online School students were welcomed to a grand program at Oholei Torah.
Jewish Singles Spend Shabbos in the Amazon
The state of Amazon in Brazil increased its Jewish population by a fifth for three days this past Shabbos, when it hosted a Jewish singles shabbaton in a hotel in the Amazon rainforest. The event was organized by Chabad of Manaus, Amazon’s largest city, and attracted people from across Brazil and other South American countries (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay), who flew in for the amazing event. It even drew attention from singles in Miami, New York, and Israel. One person even flew in from Trinidad and Tobago.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again! Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
Bloomberg Bans ‘Unhealthy’ Cholent for Homeless
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again! Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
Photo Gallery: Shluchim Deliver Pan Kloli at the Ohel
The Shluchim gathered this morning at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens to deliver a ‘Pan Kloli’ – a general letter from all the Shluchim, which was read aloud by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky. Each Shliach placed a personal letter at the Rebbe’s resting place as well.
Shabbos at the Besht: Three Special Guests
This Shabbos at the Besht, three special guests will come to share words of Torah and inspiration. Friday night: Rabbi Dov Greenberg, Chabad at Stamford University; Shabbos morning: Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson, Chabad of Central London; Shabbos after Mincha: Rabbi Zalman Marcus, Chabad of Mission Viejo, CA.













