Ahavas Chesed Appreciates KCH Nurses
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — In a show of appreciation to the nurses working in Kings County Hospital, Rabbi Avrohom Leider, the director of Ahavas Chesed, hosted the nurses for a lavish lunch.
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Gabe Carimi in action.
It shouldn’t be hard to spot the man leading the Jewish Unity Parade in Skokie on Sunday.
New Chicago Bear to Kick off Lag Ba’omer Parade
Skokie Tribune
Gabe Carimi in action.
It shouldn’t be hard to spot the man leading the Jewish Unity Parade in Skokie on Sunday.
New Engagement!
Shua Hecht (Nice, France) and Esti Shemtov (Washington, DC)
Gala Event Honors Yeshivas Tzeirei HaShluchim, Yisrael Aryeh Leib
Tzeirei HaShluchim’s 13 years of success and the marking of 60 years of the passing of the Rebbe’s brother, Yisrael Aryeh Leib, were honored Tuesday night at a dinner and farbrengen event attended by many Anash members and Rabbonim from around Israel, and special guests Rabbi Shmuel Lew and Rabbi Hillel Dovid Krinsky.
Op-Ed: Conventional or Just Narrow Minded?
Author’s name withheld upon request
Illustration Photo.
No, I am not one of those brazen young women who walk down the streets of Brooklyn in steep necklines that beg for cover out of sheer embarrassment, or bare feet tipped brightly in red nail polish, peering out cheerfully from between flip flop separators.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Dina (nee Eliezrie) Spigler (Melbourne,Australia)
Mrs. Wendy Weiner listens as the judge reads out her sentence.
Wendy Weiner-Runge, a religious Jewish mother of four from Minnesota, was charged for deceiving the state of Iowa on tax forms while trying to film movies there - a first time, non-violent offense. She was sentenced to ten years in jail in a Polk County courtroom by Iowa Judge Douglas Staska.
Frum Mother of 4 Sentenced to 10 Years for ‘Defiance’
Mrs. Wendy Weiner listens as the judge reads out her sentence.
Wendy Weiner-Runge, a religious Jewish mother of four from Minnesota, was charged for deceiving the state of Iowa on tax forms while trying to film movies there – a first time, non-violent offense. She was sentenced to ten years in jail in a Polk County courtroom by Iowa Judge Douglas Staska.
Chabad Honors Israel’s Soldiers
by Baila Olidort – Lubavitch.com
Photos by Bentzi Sasson
“Nakba is not a protest against settlements. It is not about 67 borders. It is about 1948. It is the expression of agony for the very existence of Israel,” Israeli Consul General Ido Aharonisaid at a breakfast Tuesday morning honoring a group of Israel’s wounded soldiers on a tour of New York City.
Researchers: Cockroaches Linked to Kids’ Asthma
AP
Researchers say cockroach infestations may be linked to the high rate of children with asthma in certain New York City neighborhoods.
Australian Shluchim Gather for a Lecture
Last week there was a Buffet Dinner in “Chabad Double Bay” for the Chabad Shluchim and Shluchos of NSW, Australia with guest speaker Rabbi Lipskar of South Africa who spoke about “The Challenges of Shlichus today”!
Registration is in Full Swing at YNS, NJ
As the school year is quickly coming to an end YNS is now accepting registration for the upcoming school year. After relocating to New Jersey the yeshiva had a very successful and productive year.
Lechaim: Lipkind – Francis
Photos by Schneur Menaker
Pictures from the Lechaim of Pacey Lipkind (Crown Heights) and Rivkah Shira Francis (Crown Heights) took place at Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Crown Heights.
Thursday: Rally at the Ohel!
IYH this Thursday, the 15th of Teves – May 19th – there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12.
New Engagement!
Moishe Gottesman (Montreal, Canada) and Avital Simon (St. Louis, MO)
New Engagement!
Peniel Formen (Chicago, IL) and Dini Raskin (London, England)
Baby Girl!
Aaron Leib and Tamar Stone (Crown Heights)
Spate of Raccoon Sightings in Crown Heights
A Raccoon on the front steps of a Crown Heights home. Cellphone photo sent in by a reader.
Over the last few weeks CrownHeights.info has been alerted to many raccoon sightings around the neighborhood. Raccoons pose significant health risks to humans, ranging from rabies to strains of ringworm disease, which can be deadly.
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