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In yeshivas, they are sometimes taunted as “monkeys” or with the Yiddish epithet for blacks. At synagogues and kosher restaurants, they engender blank stares. And dating can be awkward: their numbers are so small, friends will often share at least some romantic history with the same man or woman, and matchmakers always pair them with people with whom they have little in common beyond skin color.
Last Wednesday, close to 50 shluchim from the Mid-Atlantic area – comprising of New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Washington and Delaware – gathered for a Regional Kinus at the Hyatt Regency in Reston, Virgina.
Atlantic City, NJ [CHI] — Chabad’s 6th annual Jewish summerfest turned out to be a smashing success despite a stormy forecast. This past Sunday residents and visitors to Atlantic City, NJ enjoyed an exciting afternoon of family fun and Jewish pride.
An American Bochur was struck by a car as he was crossing the Eastern Parkway service lane earlier this morning.
Zalman Blizinsky (Crown Heights) and Esti Feldman (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim Sunday at the Razag
739 E New York Ave [between Albany and Troy Ave]
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a unique photo of the Rebbe distributing lekach (honey cake) during the month of Tishrei 5734/1973. This photo is presented with special thinks to Mendy Heyward.
Two academics at an FBI-sponsored conference Friday will accuse the NYPD of cooking the books to make the city appear safer.
Fighting to stay alive, the Landmark Funding Red Heifers won game two of the Crown Heights Softball Leagues championship, beating the AWS Skullcaps 6-3.
Walking in the park, a woman one day stumbled upon a diamond ring. As she reached for her bag to store her precious find, an alms seeking vagabond appeared with an outstretched hand. Yet nothing she offered seemed to satisfy him.
“What do you want,” the woman finally exclaimed. “That’s what I want,” insisted the beggar, pointing to the glimmering little object in her hand.
With little hesitation or ado the woman proceeded to hand the jewel over: “Here,” she said, “It’s all yours.” Unable to thank her enough, the man was soon on his way, but not for long.
A short time later the beggar sought out the woman again. “I wish to return the diamond,” he declared: “It’s not what I want; I seek something far more precious.”
“But what have I to share that is more precious than a diamond,” cried the woman.
“Your giving heart,” said the stranger. “Please teach me the secret behind your giving heart!”
Rabbi Meir Rivkin and his wife Simi of Crown Heights will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Granada Hills, CA, where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the needs of the local Jewish community.
Rabbinical students Ephraim Oster and Yisroel Sternbach just completed an intense 2 week visit to Town of Mont Royal, Montreal. Under the guidance of Chabad TMR director Rabbi Moshe Krasnanski they divided their day between appointments with local Jewish businessman and family visitations.
Shalom Ber and Chaya (nee Orenstein) Shuchat (Crown Heights)
Avremy and Shternie Rosenfeld (Oak Park, MI)
Efraim and Sara’le (nee Fellig) Katz
367 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Shmuel and Dini Druk
935 Eastern Pkwy, Apt 4C [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Avrohom Dovid and Sheiny Vaisfiche
418 Sterling St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Yishai and Grunie (nee Duchman) Grossman
595 Lefferts Ave [between Kingston and Albany Ave]
Menachem and Devorah Amitay
1365 Carroll St, Apt 1C [between Brooklyn ad Kingston Ave]
Ari and Miri Cohen
525 Brooklyn Ave, Apt 2D [between East New York Ave and Maple St]
Yoni and Rochi Rendler
778 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave]
For its third year, the Besht Center held its annual summer barbecue social last night.
New Mayor of Amsterdam tells the Rabbinical Centre of Europe that he would like his city to retain its title as the “Jerusalem of the West”
