Chabad-Lubavitch affiliated institutions represent 10 percent of 100 finalists in the first round of this year’s Chase Community Giving competition. Thanks to voting on the program’s Facebook page, each of the organizations stands to receive a $25,000 grant.
This year’s annual Jewish Children’s Museum dinner will feature a sneak preview of the highly anticipated fourth floor.
Ephraim and Shaina Baila (nee Perlow) Shurpin
698 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Mordechai and Bassie (nee Rabin) Friedman
1631 Union St. [between troy and Schenectady]
Yanky and Mushka (nee Goldberger) Kotlarsky
591 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave]
Shmuel and Henna Kopel
770 Lefferts Ave # A2R [between Troy and Schenectady Ave]
Levi and Chanie Schectman
465 Empire Blvd. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Avi and Fraida Boas
362 Crown St. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Zalman Shimon and Mushky Wolf
70 Prospect Park West, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Yaakov and Gitel Fogel
1492 Union Street [Kingston and Albany Ave]
Shlomie and Shifra (nee Freeman) Sharfstein (Crown Heights)
Mordy and Devori Baumgarten (Rockaway, NY)
Sender and Brucha (nee Ostrov) Benkhen
1025 Salem Ave Hillside, NJ
Yehuda and Dinie Pink
7 Granby Close, B92 1DW, Solihull, UK
Chaim and Rivky (nee Rosenfeld) Drukman (Luzern, Switzerland)
News of the killing of arch terrorist Usama bin Laden brought out many different reactions, some celebrated in the streets while others relished the feeling of revenge – but is it ok to rejoice? Join the Besht Center this Shabbos for a conversation with Rabbi Tzvi Freeman and Mendel Kalmenson.
The New York Senate passed legislation that would allow police to stop and ticket motorists for texting while driving. “All they have to do is see you holding your phone,” said Sen. Carl Marcellino, a Long Island Republican and the bill’s primary sponsor. Under the legislation, police would be able to stop drivers for that offense alone since it’s already a primary traffic offense to talk on a hand-held phone while driving in New York. Hands-free phones are permitted.
Get set for shocking Con Ed bills this summer.
An occasional golfer one day hit a straight drive quite a way down the fairway. When he got over to the ball, he was taken aback to find someone else about to hit it. Pardon me,” he said, “You’re addressing my ball.”
“This is my ball!” replied the fellow.
“Sir,” said the stunned golfer, “If you pick it up, you’ll find my name on it.”
The man scooped the ball up and examined it. “Hey; what’s your name doing on my ball,” he protested.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to a photo of the Rebbe greeting Prime Minister Menachem Begin upon his historic visit 1977, with special thanks David Sharabi and Dan Patir.
Researchers at Queen’s University and Arizona State University have developed a prototype “Paper Phone” that can do anything an iPhone can, all while being paper thin and flexible. It seems to be only a matter of time until your cell phone will be kept in your wallet next to your drivers license.
Chabad-Lubavitch of Ben Gurion International Airport saw one of its busiest days Thursday when a report of contaminated jet fuel grounded 29 flights and stranded thousands of passengers.
Israel’s Deputy Minister of Health, Yaakov Litsman, who was recently in Moscow to attend the World Forum of Health Ministers, paid a visit to the Moscow Jewish Community Center in the Marina Roscha neighborhood.
The number of clean subway cars has declined since 2009, according to the 12th annual “Subway Shmutz” survey released Thursday by the watchdog group Straphangers Campaign.
As CEO Warren Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger got ready for Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting of more than 20,000 shareholders, Rabbi Mendel and Shani Katzman prepared for an influx of guests of their own.
Mike Jablon’s entire family line would have been snuffed out 70 years ago if it hadn’t been for a fake U.S. passport.
Elimelech Gluckowsky (Crown Heights) to Malka Russell (Boro Park, NY)
Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Elimelech Raichik (Kfar Chabad) to Mushkie Grunblatt (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Three Jewish women fell victim to a sicko who accosted them in two separate incidents, even chasing after one of them, while exposing himself and shouting obscenities. Shomrim chased the pervert, who managed to get away, while they waited for police officers to respond.
Parade organizers met with police community affairs officers and discussed the route which the parade will take this year. CrownHeights.info has learned that this year organizers will try and have the marching go through the center of Eastern Parkway, rather then just the service lane.
