Mazal Tov! – Tuesday Night L’Chaim!
Dovid Efune (England) and Mushkee Wolff (Crown Heights)
Crown Condos, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Former NFL offensive linebacker and Super Bowl champion Alan Veingrad joined six other professional athletes Sunday for his official induction into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Jewish Super Bowl Champion Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Former NFL offensive linebacker and Super Bowl champion Alan Veingrad joined six other professional athletes Sunday for his official induction into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Sunday, May 2nd there will be a concert, parade, and fair in honor of Lag Ba'Omer in Los Angeles. They will have Live Music, Benny Friedman will perform, a marching band, clowns, jugglers and more...
Los Angeles Lag Ba’Omer Community Parade
Sunday, May 2nd there will be a concert, parade, and fair in honor of Lag Ba’Omer in Los Angeles. They will have Live Music, Benny Friedman will perform, a marching band, clowns, jugglers and more…
Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, who fled Nazi occupied Poland and continued to help found and run the first Chabad yeshivah in Montreal, Canada, passed away on April 4. He was 94.
Born in 1915 in the Polish industrial city of Lodz, Moshe Eliyahu was raised by his parents Avraham Yitzchok and Leah Gerlitzky in a home imbued with Chasidic warmth and a spirit of loving kindness towards others.
From Lodz to Montreal: The Life of Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky
Rabbi Moshe Eliyahu Gerlitzky, who fled Nazi occupied Poland and continued to help found and run the first Chabad yeshivah in Montreal, Canada, passed away on April 4. He was 94.
Born in 1915 in the Polish industrial city of Lodz, Moshe Eliyahu was raised by his parents Avraham Yitzchok and Leah Gerlitzky in a home imbued with Chasidic warmth and a spirit of loving kindness towards others.
READING, PA [WFMZ] — The cease and desist order against a kosher poultry plant in Exeter Township, Berks County will be lifted.
But the Mehadrin Kosher Poultry Plant must apply for an industrial waste permit, install testing equipment, and pay about $95,000 in back sewer bills by tomorrow.
Video – Judge Agrees To Lift Order Against Poultry Plant
READING, PA [WFMZ] — The cease and desist order against a kosher poultry plant in Exeter Township, Berks County will be lifted.
But the Mehadrin Kosher Poultry Plant must apply for an industrial waste permit, install testing equipment, and pay about $95,000 in back sewer bills by tomorrow.
To the esteemed members of the Crown Heights Jewish Community
It is customary not to make the Bracha of Shehechiyanu during the period of the counting of the Omer. However, a major monumental event has taken place this week.
I thank Hashem for his kindness that he has bestowed upon our community that has enabled us and has given us a chance to rid ourselves from all unwanted and unnecessary behavior associated with strife and lack of Ahavas Yisroel.
Op-Ed: Give Peace A Chance!
To the esteemed members of the Crown Heights Jewish Community
It is customary not to make the Bracha of Shehechiyanu during the period of the counting of the Omer. However, a major monumental event has taken place this week.
I thank Hashem for his kindness that he has bestowed upon our community that has enabled us and has given us a chance to rid ourselves from all unwanted and unnecessary behavior associated with strife and lack of Ahavas Yisroel.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Baltimore Purchases Dorm
Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Baltimore completed the purchase of a new building which will function as a dormitory for the upcoming school year.
A CrownHeights.info reader sent in this mobile phone picture of Rabbi Karps Oholei Torah class posing for a class picture in front of 770 this afternoon.
Picture of the Day – A Class Group Picture
A CrownHeights.info reader sent in this mobile phone picture of Rabbi Karps Oholei Torah class posing for a class picture in front of 770 this afternoon.
Tuesday the 6th of Iyar marks the 21rst Yahrtzeit since the passing of Reb Yisroel HaLevi Duchman OBM.
Reb Yisroel was known for his unique Hiskashrus with the Rebbe, and his special love and Ahavas Yisroel for every single yid regardless of one’s background and affiliation
Reb Yisroel was a simple and devoted Chossid who never missed a day of davening in 770.
Tuesday: 21rst Yahrtzeit of Reb Yisroel Duchman OBM
Tuesday the 6th of Iyar marks the 21rst Yahrtzeit since the passing of Reb Yisroel HaLevi Duchman OBM.
Reb Yisroel was known for his unique Hiskashrus with the Rebbe, and his special love and Ahavas Yisroel for every single yid regardless of one’s background and affiliation
Reb Yisroel was a simple and devoted Chossid who never missed a day of davening in 770.
Recently one of Crown Height’s most amazing personalities, Rabbi Yosel Tevel z”l, tragically passed away. He was the founder of many Crown Heights organizations, including Ahavas Chesed among others. Many people don’t know that in his early years, right after he got married, he spent some time helping the Chabad Shliach of Berkeley (or “Berzerkeley” as he would call it), California. While there, he met people from various backgrounds with many different stories. The following is just one of many:
A Great Man Cared : A Satmar In A Chabad House
Recently one of Crown Height’s most amazing personalities, Rabbi Yosel Tevel z”l, tragically passed away. He was the founder of many Crown Heights organizations, including Ahavas Chesed among others. Many people don’t know that in his early years, right after he got married, he spent some time helping the Chabad Shliach of Berkeley (or “Berzerkeley” as he would call it), California. While there, he met people from various backgrounds with many different stories. The following is just one of many:
This recommendation comes despite the fact that Mr. Rubashkin is a non-violent first time offender, who made timely interest payments to the lender bank until his plant was raided. He never intended to cause loss to the bank. Despite massive pre-trial publicity, all immigration charges were dropped. The life-sentence recommendation entirely disregards Mr. Rubashkin's exceptional record of charity and good deeds and that he is the father of ten children, including a severely autistic 16-year-old son, all of whom depend on him greatly.
Rabbis Urge Jews to Support Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin
On Friday, April 9th, the government issued a sentencing memorandum urging the court to impose a life sentence on Sholom Rubashkin, facing his conviction on bank fraud charges.
This recommendation comes despite the fact that Mr. Rubashkin is a non-violent first time offender, who made timely interest payments to the lender bank until his plant was raided. He never intended to cause loss to the bank. Despite massive pre-trial publicity, all immigration charges were dropped. The life-sentence recommendation entirely disregards Mr. Rubashkin’s exceptional record of charity and good deeds and that he is the father of ten children, including a severely autistic 16-year-old son, all of whom depend on him greatly.
15 Year Old Fight put to Rest with New Letter
In the storm of emotions following the Rebbes Passing on the 3rd of Tammuz in 5754, a group of over 30 individuals in Crown Heights, took it upon themselves to summons the administration of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, and Agudas Chasidei Chabad to a Din Torah before the Crown Heights Beis Din, over what they alleged was matters pertaining to a will supposedly left behind by the Rebbe.
This is one Jew who has decided to live high on the hog.
Jason Marcus is opening a restaurant for people who “like bacon with everything” and wish that their “bowls of moules-frites would never end” in the middle of the Orthodox enclave of Williamsburg.
Video – “Treif” Opens in Williamsburg
This is one Jew who has decided to live high on the hog.
Jason Marcus is opening a restaurant for people who “like bacon with everything” and wish that their “bowls of moules-frites would never end” in the middle of the Orthodox enclave of Williamsburg.
Photo Gallery! – Lubavitcher Yeshiva Auction!
The annual United Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Ocean Parkway had a beautiful auction last night, Sunday at Beis Rivka. Below is the list of winner and pictures from the event.
26 Adar II, 5749 · April 2, 1989
The Mayor of Ariel, Israel visits the Rebbe: “Tell the people in Israel to publicize everywhere that all the rumors that Israel will give back land have no basis in reality. These rumors are the cause of intifada, for they give the message that there is something to gain through violence. Israel will remain whole, and Moshiach will soon add the rest of its lands, peacefully and pleasantly without any battles.”
This Weeks Living Torah Clip – Roadmap – Mayor Builds Israel
26 Adar II, 5749 · April 2, 1989
The Mayor of Ariel, Israel visits the Rebbe: “Tell the people in Israel to publicize everywhere that all the rumors that Israel will give back land have no basis in reality. These rumors are the cause of intifada, for they give the message that there is something to gain through violence. Israel will remain whole, and Moshiach will soon add the rest of its lands, peacefully and pleasantly without any battles.”
New Engagement! – Motti Torenheim and Rivkah Kulik
Motti Torenheim (Crown Heights) and Rivkah Kulik (Sydney, Australia)
L’Chaim Monday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
