New Engagement!
Zalman Hackner (Crown Heights) and Faiga Kasowitz (Twin Cities, MN)
On Tuesday evening, August 3, the Menachem Education Foundation’s Principal Leadership Program came to a conclusion following 16 full days of leadership training and additional hours of mentoring and collaborative work.
MEF Principal Leadership Program Concludes
On Tuesday evening, August 3, the Menachem Education Foundation’s Principal Leadership Program came to a conclusion following 16 full days of leadership training and additional hours of mentoring and collaborative work.
Cable Internet Down – again – throughout CH
Optimum Online customers in Crown Heights are without internet, or any other service from cablevision, since late this morning.
Update 5:10pm: Internet and other services are back up.
A Double Bar Mitzvah…
A most extraordinary and moving encounter awaited us earlier this afternoon as we entered the seemingly regular law firm in Libertyville, Illinois, where we’ve been spending the past week and a half, searching for Jewish homeowners and business people, seeking to awaken their Jewishness a bit.
Baby Girl!
Yaakov Zwi and Nechama Dinah (nee Stiefel) Spiero (Amsterdam, Holland)
New Engagement!
Mendel Jacobson (Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah Small (Pittsburgh, PA)
L’Chaim tonight, Tuesday at 644 Eastern Pkwy
[between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
In an email last night from Rabbi Rosenberg only two candidates have been confirmed to run in the elections for Rabonus.
Only Two Rabbonim Confirmed in Rabonim Elections
In an email last night from Rabbi Rosenberg only two candidates have been confirmed to run in the elections for Rabonus.
Three candidates in total have been nominated to run in elections for Rabonus in Crown Heights. The final day to submit candidates was Friday, the 26th of Av.
3 Candidates Submitted for CH Rabonim
Three candidates in total have been nominated to run in elections for Rabonus in Crown Heights. The final day to submit candidates was Friday, the 26th of Av.
7 Sholom Zochors This Week!
Benny and Shayna (nee Shaffer) Schmidt
711 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany]
Yehuda and Chani Joffre
423 Kingston Ave [between Empire and Montgomery]
Mendel and Raizy Gutnick
829 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy]
Moshe and Devorah Leah Avtzon
547 Crown Street [between Kingston and Brooklyn]
Nachman and Ilana Sanowicz
460 Malbone Street Apt #3
Motti and Chanel (nee Deitsch) Lipskier
1381 Carrol St [between Kingston and Albany]
Dovy and Chani (nee Reiter) Bialo
3355 SE Steele Street, Portland, OR 97202
Black suitcoats, dress slacks and white collared shirts are normally reserved for funerals on the Peninsula, but not for traveling rabbi Yoshi Bendet.
Traveling Rabbinical Students Reach Kenai Peninsula
Black suitcoats, dress slacks and white collared shirts are normally reserved for funerals on the Peninsula, but not for traveling rabbi Yoshi Bendet.
On Monday, August 9, Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz joined New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway, Lauren Collins, co-founder of the Windsor Terrace Alliance and area residents outside his home to officially commemorate Brooklyn going online for the City’s new wireless water meter program. The installation of an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) unit on BP Markowitz’s home was the 417,000th installed in the City.
Brooklyn’s First Day of Wireless Water Meter Reading
On Monday, August 9, Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz joined New York City Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway, Lauren Collins, co-founder of the Windsor Terrace Alliance and area residents outside his home to officially commemorate Brooklyn going online for the City’s new wireless water meter program. The installation of an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) unit on BP Markowitz’s home was the 417,000th installed in the City.
Within the cozy yet well-equipped walls of Brooklyn's famous kosher culinary school, The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts (CKCA), a sizzling competition is in the works and may be destined to change culinary history. Similar to Top Chef, chefs from around Brooklyn will be put to the test in search of the next great kosher chef. Perhaps a visionary kosher chef will be born.
The Next Top (Kosher) Chef
Within the cozy yet well-equipped walls of Brooklyn’s famous kosher culinary school, The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts (CKCA), a sizzling competition is in the works and may be destined to change culinary history. Similar to Top Chef, chefs from around Brooklyn will be put to the test in search of the next great kosher chef. Perhaps a visionary kosher chef will be born.

Construction of Men’s Mikveh in Brussels’ European Quarter
As part of the advanced development of the Jewish organizations and institutions in the European Quarter of Brussels, considered to be the capital of the European Union, we are delighted to report that the construction of the men’s mikveh is progressing as well.
In this article, I'll try to outline what I believe are the major causes of the shidduch challenge as well as propose some potential solutions. My goal is that something concrete should come out of all our kvetching, as in the end, what we all want is to end this frustrating and sad issue ASAP.
Please feel free to comment and add any solutions you think may be helpful. I believe if we are to fix the issue, all of Lubavitch has to come together to do it, from all the factions, geographical locations, etc. Achdus is the only way! Besuros tovos!
Op-Ed: Solution to the Shidduch Challenge
Most people agree that there is a major shidduch challenge in Lubavitch, and that unfortunately it’s only getting worse. However, although many ideas have been suggested, no tachlis has come out of all this yet.
In this article, I’ll try to outline what I believe are the major causes of the shidduch challenge as well as propose some potential solutions. My goal is that something concrete should come out of all our kvetching, as in the end, what we all want is to end this frustrating and sad issue ASAP.
Please feel free to comment and add any solutions you think may be helpful. I believe if we are to fix the issue, all of Lubavitch has to come together to do it, from all the factions, geographical locations, etc. Achdus is the only way! Besuros tovos!

Summer Merkos Shlichus in Sweden
Two Bochurim, Berel Namdar and Itchy Glassner emailed CrownHeights.info some pictures with subtitles from their Merkos Shlichus in Sweden.
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Have Leasing Direct Handle Your DMV Needs (a)
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Baby Boy!
Mendel and Raizy (nee Rosenblum) Gutnick (Crown Heights)