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Mechel Gancz attaches tefillin to David Panitz while Adam Epstein says the blessing.
‘Roving Rabbis’ Gather Wisdom
Adam Epstein, 27, of Houston and Mechel Gancz, 22, of Airmont were standing outside David Panitz’s house in Montebello on Friday morning, holding a box of freshly baked rugelach.
Following a directive from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to the state’s Department of Corrections, inmates will soon be able to sign onto a kosher food plan supervised by the Bal Harbour-based Aleph Institute.
Aleph to Bring Kosher Food to Florida Prisoners
The South Florida Reception Center, a state prison in Miami, will soon offer kosher food to its inmates.
Following a directive from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist to the state’s Department of Corrections, inmates will soon be able to sign onto a kosher food plan supervised by the Bal Harbour-based Aleph Institute.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Rivkah Hecht OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rivkah Hecht OBM at age 91. She was the senior Shlucha to New Haven, CT for over 50 years and wife of Rabbi Moshe Yitzchok Hecht OBM.
Stunning New Mikvah Opens in France
After years without a mikvah, Chabad of Seine-et-Marne, the French department #77 located in the Île-de-France region, close to the international EuroDisney amusement park, has inaugurated an elegant state-of-the-art ritual bath.
Photos: First Week at YKM Minnesota!
Bochurim in Yeshivas Kayitz Minnesota enjoyed a packed first week, which started off with a hands on lesson in Shechita in which they shechted a lamb, which they barbecued and ate later that day, a trip to Wells Minnesota for a swim, a visit to Mall of America, the largest mall in the world where they put on Teffilin with tens of shoppers, and a go-cart course at 45mph!
Op-Ed: Congratulations Crown Heights!
First of all congratulations and a hearty Mazal Tov to the newly elected Vaad of Crown Heights, you were voted in by an election that was held with the participation of an overwhelming majority of the residents of the Rebbe’s Shchuna, and we all pray for you and for your success on behalf of the residents of Crown Heights.
Marking our nations day of independence, Macy’s set off a spectacular 26 minute show of fireworks over the Hudson River. Photographer Chaim Perl captured the event with a set of amazing photos.
Photos: Fireworks Mark Nations Independence Day
Marking our nations day of independence, Macy’s set off a spectacular 26 minute show of fireworks over the Hudson River. Photographer Chaim Perl captured the event with a set of amazing photos.
In a letter Rabbi Shea Hecht emailed to CrownHeights.info, he thanks all the residents in Crown Heights who supported him. He goes on, saying, he respect the communities decision and wishes the new Vaad Hatzlocha.
Rabbi Shea Hecht Thanks Supporters in Election
In a letter Rabbi Shea Hecht emailed to CrownHeights.info, he thanks all the residents in Crown Heights who supported him. He goes on, saying, he respect the communities decision and wishes the new Vaad Hatzlocha.
New Engagement! – Eli Simpson and Musi Zajac!
Eli (ben R Avrohom) Simpson (Crown Heights) and Musi Zajac (Montreal, Canada)
L’Chaim tonight, Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
The Winners Are: Hackner and Brownstein
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A total of 1779 votes were counted in the Tuesday run-off elections for the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council “Vaad.” Yossi Hackner won with 1659, while Fishel Brownstein just managed to beat Shea Hecht with 43 votes.
Holocaust Survivors with Tattooed Arms Gather at Chabad
Last week hundreds of people gathered at Congregation Beth Sholom Chabad of Mineola to hear Auschwitz survivors give first-person accounts of their experiences during the Holocaust.
The event, “When the Numbers Count,” looked specifically at what the concentration camp tattoos have come to mean to survivors. It was organized by Chabad of Mineola and hosted by Rabbi Anchelle Perl.
Zlata Geisinsky, the late co-director of Chabad of Bethesda and Chevy Chase, Md., counseled women throughout the Jewish community.
Tribute to Rebbetzin Zlata Geisinsky
Shockwaves of grief steamrolled through the greater Washington, D.C., Jewish community with the news of the passing of Zlata Geisinsky, a 49-year-old Chabad-Lubavitch emissary seen by many as a close, personal confidant. Known as a selfless educator, community activist and devoted mother, Geisinsky was co-director of Chabad of Bethesda and Chevy Chase, Md.
