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In honor of Pesach, over 150 Crown Heights Mechanchim received a very generous token of appreciation for their dedication and hard work. The gift is part of a new initiative which aims to show the community's appreciation for the Mechanchim of Crown Heights.

Teacher Appreciation Initiative Launched with $1000 Gift Cards

In honor of Pesach, over 150 Crown Heights Mechanchim received a very generous token of appreciation for their dedication and hard work. The gift is part of a new initiative which aims to show the community’s appreciation for the Mechanchim of Crown Heights.

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New Engagement!

Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Beis Medrash Farbrengs for 11 Nissan, Live!

This past Thursday night at The Beis Medrash the lights were on until 2 AM while several hundred people participated in a farbrengen with Rabbi Feller l’kovod yud aleph Nissan. Thanks to TorahCafe.com an additional 2,087 participated from the comfort of their homes – the only thing they were missing was some hot potato kugel!

Farbrengens
New York Post

The scene outside the auto repair shop. Photo: WCBS 2

An off-duty Triboro-Bridge and Tunnel officer was shot and wounded in a wild gunfight at a Brooklyn car stereo shop with a group of four armed thugs who tried to rob the place, police sources said.

Off Duty Cop Heroically Shoots Robbers near Crown Heights

New York Post

The scene outside the auto repair shop. Photo: WCBS 2

An off-duty Triboro-Bridge and Tunnel officer was shot and wounded in a wild gunfight at a Brooklyn car stereo shop with a group of four armed thugs who tried to rob the place, police sources said.

NYC News
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RCE Press Release

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski hugs R' Gershon Mendel Garelik

Warsaw, Poland - A delegation from the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) was welcomed this past Friday, by the the Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at the Belweder Palace. The RCE delegation presented the president with matza, the unleavened bread that is eaten by Jews on the Passover festival.

Shluchim Present Polish President with Matzah

RCE Press Release

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski hugs R’ Gershon Mendel Garelik

Warsaw, Poland – A delegation from the Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) was welcomed this past Friday, by the the Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski at the Belweder Palace. The RCE delegation presented the president with matza, the unleavened bread that is eaten by Jews on the Passover festival.

Shlichus

CrownHeights.info caught up with Eli Federman to get his comments on the criticism he was receiving that he should not have made the ‘exclusion of women from voting’ issue public. We raised a number of issues to Mr. Federman, all of which were asked by you – the readers – in the comments section of the original article.

Was Federman Wrong for Going to the Times?

CrownHeights.info caught up with Eli Federman to get his comments on the criticism he was receiving that he should not have made the ‘exclusion of women from voting’ issue public. We raised a number of issues to Mr. Federman, all of which were asked by you – the readers – in the comments section of the original article.

Communal Matters
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Jerusalem Post

A Chabad volunteer distributes food to a victim of last month’s earthquake in Japan.

Recovery is still a rarely-talked about concept in Japan, but with Pessah approaching, members of the devastated nation’s small Jewish community are making plans to celebrate the holiday’s signature Seder meals in Tokyo.

After the Quake: Pesach in Tokyo

Jerusalem Post

A Chabad volunteer distributes food to a victim of last month’s earthquake in Japan.

Recovery is still a rarely-talked about concept in Japan, but with Pessah approaching, members of the devastated nation’s small Jewish community are making plans to celebrate the holiday’s signature Seder meals in Tokyo.

Shlichus
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Bochurim on Mivtziom at Hawthorne Elementary School in Beverly Hills, CA met TV talk show personality Larry King, who was picking up his grandkids. He gladly put on Teffilin and accepted the Matzah the Bochurim offered him.

Picture of the Day: Mivtzoim with Larry King

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Bochurim on Mivtziom at Hawthorne Elementary School in Beverly Hills, CA met TV talk show personality Larry King, who was picking up his grandkids. He gladly put on Teffilin and accepted the Matzah the Bochurim offered him.

Picture of the Day
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