Girl, 13, Killed in Accident in Flatbush

NY Daily News

The driver lost control of the Honda Odyssey, striking a parked car, a tree and a house.

A 16-year-old boy driving a minivan at more than twice the speed limit crashed into a Brooklyn house Sunday, killing his 13-year-old female passenger, police said.

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TRAGEDY: Shlucha, 33, Passes Away

It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the tragic news of the untimely passing of a young Shlucha, Esther Aidel (Esty) (nee Rubin) Cohen at the young age of 33.

Esty is a Shlucha in Manchester, England together with her husband Menachem, and their 6 kids; Moishe (10), Mushka (9), Rivka (7), Chana (4), Yechiel (2) and a six week old newborn Chaim Tzvi, where together they direct Beis Menachem Manchester Chabad House.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mr. Aaron Ascher OBM

With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mr. Aaron Ascher, at the age of 98.

He is survived by his sons Baruch and Alan.

The Levaya will take place on Sunday at 10:00am at Parkside Memorial Chapels, 2576 Flatbush Ave.

Fire, Accident, Intoxes and Arrests over Yom Tov

Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah brought about the usual dose of Bochurim and Yungerlite saying too much lechaim. This year it came along with a fast moving fire in a Jewish home, with led to the arrest of one Yid, a Bochur who got hit by a car and was injured, and a few other arrests.

Boy, 8, Dies in Blaze

NY Post

A father heroically ran into his burning Brooklyn home multiple times and rescued five of his children Thursday night — but tragically couldn’t reach an 8-year-old boy trying to escape the flames through a third-floor window.

At An Amusement Park, The Thrill Of A Mitzvah

by Adam Dickter – Jewish Week

In my last post I wrote about the legions of people who exploit Sukkot for profit. There’s another group of people I should mention who exploit the holiday for a totally different purpose.

At Pennsylvania’s Hershey Park on Monday, filled almost entirely with Jewish guests celebrating Chol Hamoed courtesy of NCSY, Naftali, Nissim and Mushka Pewzner spent the day with lulav and etrog in hand, offering the thrill-seekers an opportunity to make the blessing in between roller coaster rides. They were undeterred by the pouring rain that lasted most of the day, and at nightfall Mushka said that by their combined tally the siblings, children of the Chabad Lubavitch emissary in Harrisburg, Rabbi Shmuel Pewzner, they had assisted in 825 brachot. They had kept count the way others would track sales profits.