Tuesday Night L’chaim!
Chanochi Deitsch (Crown Heights) and Mushkie Bruk (Crown Heights)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 crown st. [hall entrance on Albany Ave.]
Baby Girl!
Chezky and Chani (nee Rapoport) Landa (Crown Heights)
Israel’s Postal Service Releases Tanya Stamp
Israel’s Postal Authority released a stamp honoring the foundational work of Chasidic thought known as the Tanya and commemorating 200 years since the passing of its author, the First Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
Chabad Wants to Double Number of Shuls in Moscow
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia would like built no less than five synagogues in Moscow, Federation President Alexander Boroda told a Monday press conference, during a break of the Federation congress.
20 Students in One Yeshiva Discover They Are Cousins
In a world where large families are not unheard of, it’s not uncommon for a student at a Chabad-Lubavitch run yeshiva to find a cousin or two among his peers. But at the Tomchei Temimim post-high school rabbinical school in Kiryat Gat, Israel, a full 10 percent of the student body and a teacher recently learned they were all related.
Jewish Business Network Returns to Ft. Myers
The Jewish Business Network of Southwest Florida is making a comeback by popular demand.
UPS Driver Robbed at Gunpoint
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A UPS driver was robbed at gunpoint earlier today by a fearless and calculating bandit, who ditched his firearm and later went back to recover it. The robbery took place in broad daylight right near Kingston Avenue, and police ignored crucial information provided by Shomrim.
Montreal Students Enjoy Exciting Trip to New York
The 7th and 8th Grade students of Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Montreal who are part of the Chayolei Beis Dovid Program, headed by Rabbi Yisroel Menkes, traveled to New York for Yud Shvat.
Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info captured the moments leading up to the horrific crash on Empire Boulevard today, and clearly reveales who was at fault.
VIDEO: Surveillance Video Captures Crash!
Surveillance video obtained by CrownHeights.info captured the moments leading up to the horrific crash on Empire Boulevard today, and clearly reveales who was at fault.
Matisyahu’s Beard Making a Comeback?
At sunrise on Tuesday, December 13, Reggae Star Matisyahu posted a photo of himself clean-shaven, tweeting the following phrase from his 2009 hit album Light:
Shliach Elected Head of Sydney Rabbinic Council
Rabbi Yoram Ulman was elected the president of the Rabbinic Council of New South Wales last week, and he has some big plans for the organisation.
‘Kotel Stones’ for Sale on Ebay
Stones supposedly taken from the Kotel in Jerusalem are being offered for sale on internet auction site eBay, as talismans for good luck and health.
Crown Heights [CHI] — A pickup truck and a sedan collided mid intersection on Empire Boulevard, sending one through the front of the liquor store and the other up onto the sidewalk. One pedestrian, an elderly woman was hit and critically injured.
Major Accident on Empire Injures 3, Pins Driver
Crown Heights [CHI] — A pickup truck and a sedan collided mid intersection on Empire Boulevard, sending one through the front of the liquor store and the other up onto the sidewalk. One pedestrian, an elderly woman was hit and critically injured.
Confirmed: Sardines Are Kosher
Just so you know: Canned sardines are kosher. This judgment would appear to be definitive, based on DNA evidence. Genetic testing by a parasitologist at the American Museum of Natural History has confirmed that the recent discovery of small worms in canned sardines does not render them treyf, or unkosher. It may render them unappetizing, but that judgment is up to the consumer.
The father of the Twins from France dances in 770 after Shachris. He is in New York for Yisroel's wedding, which will take place tonight in the Razag Ballroom.
Picture of the Day: Twins’ Father Dances in 770
The father of the Twins from France dances in 770 after Shachris. He is in New York for Yisroel’s wedding, which will take place tonight in the Razag Ballroom.
Former Deadheads Launch Bowery Synagogue
What a long, strange trip it’s been. A former Deadhead couple who became Hasidic Jews are set to open what will be the only synagogue on the Bowery — a stone’s throw from where the Ramones’ favorite punk club, CBGB, once stood.
