Baby Girl!
Yisroel and Mushkie (nee Rodel) Silverstein (Monsey, NY)
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Baby Girl!
Chaim and Fraidy (nee Raskin) Litvin (Louisville, KY)
This past Motzai Shabbos Kodesh, a hugely successful Purim bash was held at the Bais Menachem shul in Miami Beach. Attendance went far beyond expectations as over 250 people in total were present at different points throughout the evening.
Photos: Purim Bash on the Beach – Miami Beach
This past Motzai Shabbos Kodesh, a hugely successful Purim bash was held at the Bais Menachem shul in Miami Beach. Attendance went far beyond expectations as over 250 people in total were present at different points throughout the evening.
WILKES-BARRE, PA — Costumed revelers were out in force on Sunday afternoon at the Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township. It wasn’t Halloween, of course, but a celebration of the Jewish holiday known as Purim, put on by The Parent-Teacher Association at the United Hebrew Institute in Kingston.
Costumed Revelers Were Out in Force!
WILKES-BARRE, PA — Costumed revelers were out in force on Sunday afternoon at the Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains Township. It wasn’t Halloween, of course, but a celebration of the Jewish holiday known as Purim, put on by The Parent-Teacher Association at the United Hebrew Institute in Kingston.
Zablo Beis Din Rules that Allegations of Forgery May Be Brought Before a New Beis Din
Three members of the Zablo Beis Din have ruled that new arguments not previously addressed in the existing Psak may be brought before a new Beis Din.
In the Shuls of the Rabbeim of the many Chassidusim they mark the Purim Tish with an amusing show, with the Rebbes and their Chassidim in attendance. At the Tish of one of the branches of Satmar Chassidim they choose to display a show with particularly bad taste, with one of the Chassidim getting up – before the Rebbe – imitating and mocking the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
A Purim Tish in Poor Taste, Satmar Makes Fun of Chabad
In the Shuls of the Rabbeim of the many Chassidusim they mark the Purim Tish with an amusing show, with the Rebbes and their Chassidim in attendance. At the Tish of one of the branches of Satmar Chassidim they choose to display a show with particularly bad taste, with one of the Chassidim getting up – before the Rebbe – imitating and mocking the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Each believing he has the toughest job, a real life Rabbi and Physician switch places for a day. Starring Rabbi Chaim Hanoka and Gala Banquet 2011 Honoree, Dr. Afshin Akhavan. Filmed in one evening and one afternoon; no script, no prep, no actors, all improv. Screened at the Chabad of Pasedena Gala Banquet 2011.
Video: A Rabbi and a Physician Switch for A Day
Each believing he has the toughest job, a real life Rabbi and Physician switch places for a day. Starring Rabbi Chaim Hanoka and Gala Banquet 2011 Honoree, Dr. Afshin Akhavan. Filmed in one evening and one afternoon; no script, no prep, no actors, all improv. Screened at the Chabad of Pasedena Gala Banquet 2011.
New Engagement!
Elimelech Gluckowsky (Crown Heights) and Malka Russell (Boro Park, NY)
Don’t count out Brooklyn! Borough leaders were slamming the US Census Bureau on Thursday after the agency claimed that Brooklyn grew by only 40,000 people over the past decade.
Markowitz: CH and Willyburg Increased by 40,000 Alone
Don’t count out Brooklyn! Borough leaders were slamming the US Census Bureau on Thursday after the agency claimed that Brooklyn grew by only 40,000 people over the past decade.
Over A Year in the Making, Mosaic Goes Up!
A mosaic made up of hand painted tiles went up off Kingston Avenue today, marking the culmination of a yearlong project! The mosaic is the collective work of children getting involved in raising awareness for Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights.
In yet another twist, a third Beis Din just weighed in on the Rabbanite dispute in Crown Heights at the request of the Vaad Hakohol chairman Zaki Tamir, and his ruling states that a second Beis Din has no right to mix in. This ruling would seemingly clear the way for Rabbi Yosef Braun to take up his position on the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Third Beis Din Rules, You Don’t Need To Listen to Second Beis Din
In yet another twist, a third Beis Din just weighed in on the Rabbanite dispute in Crown Heights at the request of the Vaad Hakohol chairman Zaki Tamir, and his ruling states that a second Beis Din has no right to mix in. This ruling would seemingly clear the way for Rabbi Yosef Braun to take up his position on the Crown Heights Beis Din.
New Engagement!
Mechy (Yechiel Mechel) Gancz (Monsey, NY) and Roiza Itzinger (London, England)
CrownHeights.info scored an exclusive peek behind the scenes of the Sunday Jewish Kids Got Talent concert celebrating the power of Jewish children in honor of Tzivos Hashmes 30th anniversary.
Video: Unique Peeks Behind the Scenes!
CrownHeights.info scored an exclusive peek behind the scenes of the Sunday Jewish Kids Got Talent concert celebrating the power of Jewish children in honor of Tzivos Hashmes 30th anniversary.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a photo of the Rebbe leaving 770 right before a wedding ceremony. With special thanks to the Schildkraut and Schreiber families.
6 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Sholom and Devorah (nee Sebbag) Bukiet
333 Albany Avenue, Apt B [between Eastern and Union Street]
Shahar and Maayan Zik
763 Eastern Parkway Apt C16 [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves]
Rafi and Devorah Leah (nee Dinerman) Chayo
555 Crown St. Apt 1D [between Albany and Kingston Aves]
Yosef and Chani Brikman
535 Montgomery St. [between New York and Brooklyn Aves]
Shimmy and Zelda Weinbaum
447 Troy Ave. Apt 1 [corner Lefferts Ave]
Boruch and Chaya (nee Litvin) Susman (Louisville, KY)
The Elusive Pursuit of Spirituality – the “I” Un-capitalized
Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, a student of the great Maggid of Mezritch, once knocked on the Maggid’s door to ask a Talmudic question that perplexed him.
“Who is it?” Asked the Maggid.
“It is I,” Reb Shneur Zalman responded.
“Come in, Zalmanu,” the Maggid said, recognizing the voice. After satisfactorily resolving R’ Shneur Zalman’s question, the Maggid unexpectedly said, “Good-bye, Zalmanu. Have a good journey.”
