New Engagement!
Ari Abramowitz (Monsey, NY) and Rochel Shira (bas R’ Yaakov) Horowitz (Crown Heights)
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Chabad Blends Judaism & Hockey, Prayers & Pastrami
At first glance one sees no connection between Judaism and hockey. However, if you’ve been following the NHL’s Florida Panthers incredible run to the playoffs this season, you’ve come to realize that the two can get along just fine.
Obama Snubs Congress, Restores Palestinian Funding
US President Barack Obama has lifted a ban on financial aid to the Palestinian Authority. An official with the US Agency for International Development said Saturday that the money had been restored.
New Engagement!
Levi Yitzchok Katz (Crown Heights) and Chaya Cohen (Montreal, Canada)
Baby Girl!
Zev and Leah (nee Lipskier) Sandman (New Haven, CT)
Chabad Expands Kosher Options on ASU Campus
Keeping kosher at Arizona State University has been a struggle for graduate student Sivan Markowitz. Until the recent improvements to kosher offerings on campus, which were instituted about a month ago, she had limited options.
Video: PBS Profiles Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
PBS aired this 7 minute video on their Religion and Ethics program profiling the world famous Talmudic scholar and Lubavitcher Chossid Rabbi Adin (Even Yisroel) Steinsaltz.
Baby Girl!
Melly and Eidel Pinson (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Devorah Leah Stein (Southfield, MI)
Yesterday, at an event in South Los Angeles rallying for the family of Trayvon Martin, Rev. Al Sharpton, host on MSNBC, was interviewed in the parking lot by Breitbart News reporter Christian Hartsock. Here’s the transcript:
Sharpton Denies Involvement in Crown Heights Riots
Yesterday, at an event in South Los Angeles rallying for the family of Trayvon Martin, Rev. Al Sharpton, host on MSNBC, was interviewed in the parking lot by Breitbart News reporter Christian Hartsock. Here’s the transcript:
4 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Meir and Bella Pliskin
580 Crown St. Apt 508 [between Troy and Albany Ave.]
Meyer and Chaya (nee Karp) Rodal
364 Crown St. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.]
Yitzchok and Esty Tsap
412 Sterling St. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.]
Zalman and Hadassah Shneur
1428 President St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
“Second Passover teaches us that 'It's never too late.' The holiday was given for those who were unable to offer the original Passover sacrifice in its proper time. They thought that it was too late, and yet they were told that there is a solution. So too, in any area of life, if there are things you should have done in the past, but did not, it's never too late to make them up now.”
Weekly Living Torah Video: Never Too Late
“Second Passover teaches us that ‘It’s never too late.’ The holiday was given for those who were unable to offer the original Passover sacrifice in its proper time. They thought that it was too late, and yet they were told that there is a solution. So too, in any area of life, if there are things you should have done in the past, but did not, it’s never too late to make them up now.”
Shabbos at the Besht: Deeper Meaning of the Haftorah
This Shabbos at the Besht, Yosef Shaffer will lead a discussion on the topic: The Deeper Meaning of the Haftorah.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique collection of photos of the Rebbe farbrenging in the mid 1970s.
Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Sunday
A Blood Drive will take place Sunday, April 29 (7 Iyar) from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Ahavas Chesed, 271 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.]. Refreshments will be served. Please bring identification. One must wait 56 days between blood donations.
Space Shuttle Flies to New York City
Enterprise, the prototype for the space shuttles, flew over the New York City area, riding atop a specially equipped 747 jet, before landing at Kennedy International Airport at 11:22 a.m. And, perhaps in a scenario familiar to many air travel passengers arriving in New York, the shuttle took its time meandering over the area before landing.
