Video: A [Slightly Eccentric] Weekly Torah Thought
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thought on this weeks Parasha, Tetzaveh and Purim, titled ‘Your Darkness is Glowing!’.
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Marketplace manager Shloime Gelbstein (center) setting up cash registers with his computer technician ahead of their grand opening in December.
Credit and Debit Cards Compromised, Traced to ‘the Marketplace’
ALERT: Dozens of Crown Heights consumers are reporting that their credit cards have been fraudulently charged as recent as this week and going back over a month ago. One common denominator is that they all shopped with their cards at ‘The Marketplace’.
Man Shot and Killed on President Street
Police are looking for a gunman who shot and killed one man and wounded a woman in Crown Heights late Wednesday night.
Photos by Yaakov Rosenthal
Wedding: Kanelsky – Bronstien
Pictures from the wedding of Yudi Kanelsky (Hillside, NJ) and Chani Bronstein (Andover, MA), which took place in Andover, Massachusetts.
Torah Gemach Helps Shluchim
The Beis Yisroel Torah Gemach (BYTG), in conjunction with Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch’s Suite 302, announced another long term Torah placement in Marion County of Ocala, Florida. After years of scrambling and borrowing Sifrei Torah for use at its weekly minyan of 30 strong, the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Center of Marion County is thrilled to have procured a worry-free temporary solution.
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Yitzy and Chomi (nee Grossbaum) Schreiber (Melbourne, Australia)
Chabad Auction to Benefit Matthew Harms
On a cold Sunday afternoon in January of 2012, Rebekah and Walter Harms’ life would change forever. Walter noticed a small lump on the right side of their 9-year-old son Matthew’s neck. After days of doctor visits, x-ray, and tests, the doctors at St. Peter’s University Hospital notified the Harms family that the lump they had originally noticed on Matthew’s neck was malignant.
A Bid To Help Schools Turns into a ‘Scandal’
Crown Heights dad Nechemia Newman found a very clever, but labor-intensive, way to help his community — discarded box top coupons. “We’re talking truckloads, literally. Each bag holds hundreds and we’re talking about 75,000 of them. It was real work over time,” Newman said.
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Juan Ayala (2nd from left) being arrested by the police after a tipster called the Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol hotline after Ayala was attempting to steal 75 lbs. of almonds.
Nut Job Nabbed Stealing 75lbs of Almonds
A nut job tried to run away with 75 pounds of almonds in Brooklyn — but he dropped them during his getaway and ended up getting busted by the Williamsburg Shomrim Patrol, law-enforcement sources said.
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Photos: Oholei Torah Marks Tes Adar
Students from the Oholei Torah Mechina division enjoyed a grand breakfast in honor of Tes Adar, commemorating the auspicious day in which the Frierdiker Rebbe came to America.
Video: Beating a Hangover with Herbal Remedies
Herbalist Sara Chana Silverstein, a herbalist and alternative medicine specialist gave some tips on how to beat a hangover using natural and herbal remedies, just in time for Purim!
3rd Grader Remembered with Mishnayos Baal Peh
This past Sunday Yeshivah College students paid tribute in memory of Nathan Dzienciol, a 3rd grade Yeshiva student who tragically passed away 23 years ago.
Crown Heights Gets Together in Support of RCCS
For the fourth year in a row, the Crown Heights Young Initiative Committee of Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society proved their support for the life-saving work of RCCS by participating in droves at the most recent RCCS Crown Heights Breakfast.
Dozens of Boys and Girls Celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvahs
Dozens of participants in the European Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations concluded a successful weeklong trip to Israel which included learning combined with trips and tours of the holy land. The highlight of the trip was at the Kotel where they celebrated their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs.
Photos: Shushan on Crown Street!
Little ‘Mordechais’ from Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street got to feel what he felt when Haman led him around on the king’s horse and dress, when they all got to ride on a pony in front of their school this morning.
Campaign for New Building Launched in Milford, CT
On Motzei Shabbos, Shluchim Rabbi Schneur and Chanie Wilhelm of Chabad of Milford and the Hebrew Congregation of Woodmont held a event to kick-off the restoration and building of their new Jewish Center.
Sarah Deitsch Remembered in Dinner Video
Mrs. Sarah Deitsch, known as the Mammeh of Oholei Torah, passed away a short while ago. A video presentation was prepared for this event, giving a glimpse into her life, ideals and personality. It also gives us the opportunity to learn from her ways, and emulate good she portrayed to so many.
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