8 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Shauly and Chaya Teller
597 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave]
Ahron and Chaya (nee Angyalfi) Blasberg
621 East New York Ave #6L [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Mendy and Sara Paris
1551 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Yossi and Chanie Chein (Crown Heights)
Mendel and Rochie Levin (Staten Island)
Sruly and Tovi (nee Eisenberg) Goldberg
1 Gigi Court Monsey, NY 10952
Gavriel and Shainy (nee Kalmanson) Levin (Postville, IA)
Shlomo and Devorah (nee Brenner) Elkan (Oberlin, OH)
ULY 6th Grade Trip To Statue and Ellis Island
Rabbi Shidler’s, Limudei Chol 6th Grade class at ULY Crown Street spent their second to last day of class – Wednesday afternoon on a special trip, to the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island. The trip was a nice end of the year trip, to top off a lot of history learned in class.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a photo of Ephraim Levy, former IDF Chief of Staff, receiving a dollar from the Rebbe after yechidus with an entourage headed by then Israeli President Zalman Shazar in 5734/1973.
Early Morning Fire Displaces Tens of Families
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — An early morning fire broke out in the apartment of a Jewish family on Eastern Parkway, forcing the evacuation of the entire building. A number of reported injuries were all non-life threatening.
Shacharis at 7:00, 7:45, 8:30 and 9:15 AM. Mincha at 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:00 PM. Maariv bizmano.
Condolences can be sent to blesofsky473@gmail.com
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim
Info to be Menachem Avel the Blesofsky Family
The Blesofsky Family will be sitting Shiva after the passing of Mrs. Sara Blesofsky OBM at 473 Crown Street until Wednesday morning.
Shacharis at 7:00, 7:45, 8:30 and 9:15 AM. Mincha at 7:15, 7:30, 7:45, 8:00 PM. Maariv bizmano.
Condolences can be sent to blesofsky473@gmail.com
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim
Faith vs Effort – Man’s Paradoxical Misson
“If only G-d would give me a sign… such as, say, a large deposit in a Swiss bank account under my name…” (Woody Allen)
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Sam is unrelenting in his petition of Heaven. His unremitting prayer causes such an uproar above that G-d dispatches an angel to determine what it is that troubles this tenacious petitioner.
”It’s the lottery,” Sam tells the querying angel. “How big a deal is it for G-d to let me win the lottery?
New Series Tackles Judaism From a How-To Perspective
Rabbi Nissan Dovid Dubov saw a need, and he’s spent the past three years trying to fill it.
NYPD Ticket Blitz Targets Drivers Without Seat-Belts
More than 3,000 NYC motorists were ticketed for failing to buckle up during the latest seat belt enforcement campaign.
New Engagement!
Mordy Rosenbloom (Baltimore, MD) and Suri Bennett (Oak Park, MI)
L’Chaim Sunday at Beis Levi Yitzchok
556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]
Rep. Anthony Weiner Resigns
Brooklyn Congressman Anthony Weiner resigned today in the wake of his scandal. Weiner addressed reporters Thursday afternoon at a senior citizens center in Brooklyn, apologizing to his neighbors, constitutents and his pregnant wife, Huma.
New Special Ed Program Opening in Crown Heights
Many children experience difficulties early on in their formal education, yet the issues only begin to surface when they reach 4th grade.
New Engagement!
Mendy Barber (Sydney, Australia) and Yehudis Davidson (Oak Park,MI)
New York Has Highest Taxes in the Nation
New York’s notoriously high taxes and public spending, combined with restrictive “nanny” policies, make it the “least free” state in the country, a new study has found.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Scheduled to be installed close to a year ago, a pair of speed bumps were finally installed on a block of Montgomery Street after much contention between advocates and residents of the block.
After Much Debate New Speed Bumps Get Installed
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Scheduled to be installed close to a year ago, a pair of speed bumps were finally installed on a block of Montgomery Street after much contention between advocates and residents of the block.
Women Dive Into Jewish Studies, Literally
Vashti Aguilar dove headfirst into Jewish studies – literally. The 19 year-old sophomore at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, had never been particularly observant, but she was always curious about her Judaism. So when an opportunity in January arose to travel to Key Largo, Fla., the diving capital of the world, and partake in a week-long “Snorkel and Study” retreat for college students sponsored by Bais Chana International, Aguilar jumped at the chance – wet suit, mask, fins and all.
