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From Cucumber to Tomato

A few months ago, shoppers walking along Kingston Ave. noticed something different on the block between Montgomery St. and Empire Blvd: Q-Cumber Café was closed. In its place was a hip new Pizza shop with a [not too] different name – Pomodori [Italian plural for Tomato].

Picture of the Day: A Red Telephone in 770

A new red box with a telephone was installed in downstairs 770 with a direct line to Hatzalah for use in case of an emergency. CrownHeights.info was told that this was done after the payphones had been removed and should Hatzalah’s assistance be needed, there is a way – aside from shouting – to call for their help.

Video: Skverer Rebbe Visits the Shul in Bal Harbour

The Skverer Rebbe from Boro Park, Rabbi Yechiel Michl Twersky, recently visited the Shul in Bal Harbour, FL. After davening Shachris, he had a meeting with Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskier in his study, where he spoke about the Lubavitcher Rebbe, OBM.

Instead of Joining Hatzala, Women Form Ezras Noshim

Plans for a women’s division of Hatzalah dedicated to assisting in emergency births have been scrapped as the women, after consulting with a respected Brooklyn rabbi, have instead decided to create their own independent volunteer service, titled Ezras Nashim, that will be staffed entirely by women.

Iran Seeking to Target Israelis Around the World

As a result of the New Delhi and Georgia bombs, security has been stepped up in Israeli diplomatic missions around the world. In addition, security has been stepped up for Jewish institutions in the United States and elsewhere, with a focus being placed on Chabad houses due to the increased Iranian effort to strike Israeli targets everywhere.

Nobel Laureates Toast 15 Years of Columbia Chabad

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Photos by Meir Pliskin

Jay Blumenstein met Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yonah and Keren Blum back in 1997, when they lived in a small apartment on Manhattan’s 110th Street. Since then, he’s watched Chabad at Columbia University grow from a living-room operation out of a 400-square-foot apartment to a massive brownstone stuffed with students on a weekly basis. Over the years, Blumenstein has learned and laughed with the rabbi, and whenever they get together, they pick up right where they left off.