5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Bentzi and Devorah Leah Sasson
502 New York Ave. [Between Lefferts Ave. and Sterling Pl.] Apt. 201
Michoel and Sarah Ogince
Beis Eliezer Yitzchak, 394 Kingston Ave. [between Crown and Montgomery St., above Mikvah Meir]
Mendy and Golda (nee Perelman) Schreiber
825 Eastern Pkwy. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Saadya and Mushky (nee Hayes) Notik
1566 President St. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.]
Leivke and Elka Kaplan
604 Empire Blvd. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Baby Boy!
Bentzi and Devorah Leah Sasson (Crown Heights)
U.S. claims to the Schneerson library are provocative and spoil cultural ties with Russia as the sacred Jewish books are the unalienable property of the country, Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeyev said on Friday.
Russian Minister Slams US Claims to Chabad Library
U.S. claims to the Schneerson library are provocative and spoil cultural ties with Russia as the sacred Jewish books are the unalienable property of the country, Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeyev said on Friday.
Rebbetzin Chana’s Memoirs: Courage for Jewish Burial
In this 14th installment of the series, Rebbetzin Chana describers how her husband Reb Levik committed himself with self-sacrifice to bring a departed Jew’s body to proper burial.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe!
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present these unique photos of the Rebbe giving a general letter and a Likkutei Sichos to each of the couples who went on Shlichus to Eretz Yisroel in 1976.
Baby Boy!
Michoel and Sarah Ogince (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at Beis Eliezer Yitzchak
394 Kingston Ave. [between Crown and Montgomery St., above Mikvah Meir]
Prison Chaplain Receives Russian Medal
Rabbi Aaron Gurevitch, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary and army chaplain who serves as a liaison between the Federation of Jewish Communities and the military and prison systems, received a gold medal from the Russian Prison Services Administration for his work rehabilitating prisoners and improving their spiritual quality of life.
Ford recalling 450,000 minivans, SUVs
Ford announced a recall Wednesday of 450,000 older model minivans and SUVs for risks from fire and loss of power.
At around 4:00 PM today, a minivan burst into flames on Crown St. Between Kingston and Albany Ave., just as students from the nearby Lubavitcher Yeshiva were making their way home.
Video: Car Explodes on Crown Street
At around 4:00 PM today, a minivan burst into flames on Crown St. Between Kingston and Albany Ave., just as students from the nearby Lubavitcher Yeshiva were making their way home.
Monsey Cheder Wrecks Old Building, Begins New
Demolition began in preparation for the foundation to be laid at the site of the new Cheder & Beis Chaya Mushka building in Monsey, NY. The first section of the new building came off of the production line Wednesday morning.
Download This Week’s Parsha from the New Chumash!
CrownHeights.Info presents a free download of this week’s Torah portion of Shemos from the New Lifestyle Chumash. To order a copy visit LifestyleBooks.org
Picture of the Day: NYC’s Different Uniforms
Mendel Gurevitch, Eli Kaltmann and Levi Berger explained to NYC police officers that Lubavitchers have a uniform too; they were offered to switch hats for a moment.
PSA: Repair Shutdowns on 4/5 and Q Subway Lines
Brooklyn straphangers whose travels have been thrown into disarray by nighttime shutdowns of a key subway line this week are in for longer-term pain as another line shuts on weekends stretching through next month.
Baby Girl!
Peretz and Michal Shapiro (Dallas, TX)
Police are looking for a pair of burglars who posed as utility workers to gain entrance to homes in the Mapleton section of Brooklyn.
Police: Brooklyn Burglars Posed As Utility Workers
Police are looking for a pair of burglars who posed as utility workers to gain entrance to homes in the Mapleton section of Brooklyn.
Alaska: That Great Big Jewish Land
The 49th state was built by Jewish people, Jewish money and Jewish know-how. And although their numbers are small, Jews are still disproportionately prominent in commercial and public life.
