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.
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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.
Shliach Writes Eulogy to Jewish Philanthropist Jack Mandel
Cleveland Jewish News
Jack Mandel (r) with his brothers Joseph Mandel (l) and Morton Mandel (c).
Titled Remembering my “good buddy” Jack “Yankel” Mandel, Rabbi Raphael Tenenhaus, Shliach in Hallendale, Florida, wrote a beautiful eulogy to the great Jewish philanthropist and Cleveland native, who recently passed away:
Simi Jacobson Invests in Cheder at the Ohel
Mr. Simi Jacobson, C.E.O of The J. Group, joins Kasriel Shemtov and Faivish Pewzner, pillars of the Cheder, with his generous pledge of $18,000.
Serious Accident Snarls Eastern Pkwy Traffic
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A serious crash on Eastern Parkway injured two drivers and backed traffic up for over two hours.
ULYOP Hits the Appalachian Trail
United Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Ocean Parkway’s Shmuel Schrage Midos Program participants were rewarded after an incredible Torah Fair with a grand experience of an extended loop hike along the Appalachian Trail.
Picture of the Day: Famous Pizza Man in Crown Heights!
Have you ever been to Dagan’s Pizza before? If yes, then you surely know Mel the pizza man, and he is in Crown Heights for the day working in Kingston Pizza. Also behind the counter was Avi, the owner of Dagan’s Pizza who is now a partner in the Kingston shop as well.
Rabbi Hassan, the Lag B'Omer marching band instructor, asked the boys to practice in their free time. They did just that during their recess, using their desks, a garbage pail and water bottle!
Video: Darchai Boys Practice for Lag B’Omer
Rabbi Hassan, the Lag B’Omer marching band instructor, asked the boys to practice in their free time. They did just that during their recess, using their desks, a garbage pail and water bottle!
Pedestrian Struck and Injured in Hit and Run
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A woman was injured after she was struck by a minivan on Eastern Parkway. The vehicle stopped briefly, and then fled the scene.
Darchai Prepares a Parade Float in Their Own Image!
It’s 7pm on a Monday night, and Darchai Menachem is buzzing. Hours after the students are usually long gone, there are scores of boys covering two floors and three rooms, sawing wood, drilling planks together and painting boards. It’s five short days before Lag Ba’omer and staff and students are hard at work on the Darchai Menachem float.
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