5 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Nochum and Chaya’le (nee Grossbaum) Pinson
1328 President St. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.]
Yosef and Ruth (nee Levitas) Weingarten
1465 President Street [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Levi and Chanchie Matusof
1252 Lincoln place [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.]
Ari and Henny Reiser
646 Empire Blvd. [between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
Shua and Hindy Brook
451 Crown St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Shabbos at the Besht: Accept or Challenge?
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Miller will give a lecture on the topic, Accept or Challenge: How should we respond to life’s problems.
After last month's unbelievable tale of Hashgocha Protis, where a group of Askanim preventing the autopsy of a Jewish hiker who lost his way on Mt. Rainier and succumbed to hypothermia RL, Rabbi Zalman Heber, Shliach in Tacoma, WA, has been working together with the Seattle Jewish Federation in drafting new legislation that would prevent a medical examiner from performing an autopsy if it is against the family's religiously held beliefs, unless there is a compelling public interest or foul play involved.
Video: Shliach Testifies to Allow Autopsy Exemptions
After last month’s unbelievable tale of Hashgocha Protis, where a group of Askanim preventing the autopsy of a Jewish hiker who lost his way on Mt. Rainier and succumbed to hypothermia RL, Rabbi Zalman Heber, Shliach in Tacoma, WA, has been working together with the Seattle Jewish Federation in drafting new legislation that would prevent a medical examiner from performing an autopsy if it is against the family’s religiously held beliefs, unless there is a compelling public interest or foul play involved.
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique photo of the Rebbe giving tzedakah to a child in the front of 770.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe!
Crownheights.info and the Avner Institute present this unique photo of the Rebbe giving tzedakah to a child in the front of 770.
Info to Be Menachem Avel the Klein Family
Reb Moshe and Reb Yankel Klein are sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Pesha Leah, OBM, at 1582 Carroll St. [between Troy and Schenectady Ave.]
Chabad House Symbol Vandalized
Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe is hoping that whoever vandalized a menorah on public display will recognize the seriousness of their actions.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Garfinkel, of Blessed memory. Rabbi Garfinkel was a student at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Otwock, Poland, before World War Two. He survived the war, and immigrated to America where he settled in New York. He was a beloved teacher at the Lubvitcher Yershiva on Bedford and Dean St., and later at the one on Ocean Parkway.
The Levaya will take place Motzei Shabbos, 8:00 PM at the Shomrei Hadas funeral home; from there will be flown to Eretz Yisroel for burial.
Boruch Dayan Ha’emes: R’ Avrohom Yitzchok Garfinkel
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Garfinkel, of Blessed memory. Rabbi Garfinkel was a student at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Otwock, Poland, before World War Two. He survived the war, and immigrated to America where he settled in New York. He was a beloved teacher at the Lubvitcher Yershiva on Bedford and Dean St., and later at the one on Ocean Parkway.
The Levaya will take place Motzei Shabbos, 8:00 PM at the Shomrei Hadas funeral home; from there will be flown to Eretz Yisroel for burial.
New Engagement!
Yankel Shurpin (Crown Heights) and Miriam Wilhelm (London, UK)
Washington Snowed-in by Worst Storm in Years
With an unusual amount of snow – early reports indicated that it could be the worst such storm in 30 years – falling in parts of Washington, Jewish centers have canceled events and classes in the hope that all will improve in time for the upcoming Sabbath. But residents have taken the hassle in stride: Some in Olympia, by far the hardest-hit area, were out playing in the snow Wednesday and Thursday with their families.
New Engagement!
Avner Anton (Marblehead, MA) and Dini Goldstein (Madrid, Spain)
Zaporzhye’s Jews Celebrate Return of Synagogue
The Jewish community of Zaporozhye, Ukraine, celebrated a milestone in the city’s Jewish renaissance with the dedication January 12 of a central synagogue and community center.
Shabbat.com: A Shabbos Meal Sharing Network
Big Hearted Jewish Brooklynites pile food on thousands of plates on Friday night, feeding hungry strangers they’ve met on a Facebook-styled site where collecting “invites” is key.
Rabbi Landau: Faucet May Be Prohibited on Shabbos
Bnei Brak’s Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau has warned that turning on faucets in some multi-story apartment buildings leads to the desecration of Shabbat.
770 in the Eyes of Visiting College Students
Two Oxford University students, Danny Kessler and Joshua Felberg, have set out on an ambitious project to review every synagogue in Britain. Along the way, they decided to include one U.S. synagogue in their review: 770. This is what they saw.
The above-mentioned is a question that any parent or decent person who is entrusted with children - such as a teacher or counselor - must ask him/herself constantly.
Op-Ed: Are We Abusing Our Children?
The above-mentioned is a question that any parent or decent person who is entrusted with children – such as a teacher or counselor – must ask him/herself constantly.
New Engagement!
Zalmy Raksin (Crown Heights) and Chaya Berkowitz (Los Angeles, CA)
L’chaim tonight, Thursday at 646 Empire Blvd.
[between Kingston and Albany Ave.]
R’ Volf’s Sefer Torah Paraded Through Snowy Streets
A Sefer Torah was completed in memory of Reb Zev Volf Greenglas on his first yartzait. Hundreds paraded through the snow on the streets of Montreal to pay their respects to the beloved Mashpia and the new Sefer Torah. The scroll was brought to the Tomchei Temimim of Montreal ‘Zal,’ where R’ Volf was Mashpia for 70 years.
