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Heinz Introduced New Healthier Ketchup Recipe

Heinz will change the recipe for its flagship ketchup product this summer. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday that the salt content of the condiment will drop by 15 percent, saying it was the most significant change in the ketchup recipe in nearly 40 years. Under the new formula the average serving will have 160mg of sodium, down from 190mg.

Crown Heights Donor Sponsors Torahs

In honor of Shavuos, a long time Released Time donor has approached Rabbi Shazak Zirkind, Released Time Director, to donate 900 17 inch Torahs to be distributed to the public school children who attend the Released Time Program under the auspices of NCFJE.

This Weeks Sholom Zochors!

This Weeks Sholom Zochors!

Levi and Devorah Leah (nee Franklin) Lazar
642 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Fitzel and Batya (nee Niasof) Baumgarten
468 Malbone St, Apt 1 [between New York Ave and Clove Rd]

Laiby and Chaya Mushka (nee Nemtzov) Lewis
1383 Union St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]

Ahron Chayim and Estee (nee Sandhaus) Aronov
1394 Union St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]

Yosef Yitzchak and Nechama Perlstein
600 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Albany Ave]

Yosef and Rivky (nee Braude) Abramov
35 Balfour Pl [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave]

Reuven and Devora Paley
4310 Cozzens Ct, S Diego, CA 92122

Signatures in the Final Hour

Today at 7:00pm marked the end of time given to potential candidates to collect and submit their signature sheets in order to be qualified to run for the Vaad Hakohol and Gaboim in the upcoming elections. In a final push, a group of ‘young’ candidates hailing from Beis Shmuel, the Crown Heights Shul, and others stood on Crown and Kingston collecting their final signatures.

New Engagement!

New Engagement!

Chaim Hertzel (Crown Heights) and Leah Smith-Donath (California/CH)

The L’Chaim tonight, Thursday 425 Sterling St
[between Brooklyn and New York]

Dutch Government Acknowledges Failure To Protect Jews

By Mordechai Lightstone for Lubavitch.com
Memorial event at the former Westerbork concentration camp. – Picture by: Memorial Centre Concentration Camp Westerbork.

NETHERLANDS — On Wednesday April 28, members of the Dutch government apologized to Holland’s Jewish community at the site of the former Westerbork concentration camp.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Rabbi Yehoshua Dubrawsky OBM

With sadness we inform that Harav HaChossid Rabbi Yehoshua Dubrawsky of Crown Heights passed away today at the age of 82.

The Levaya will take place today, Thursday at 1:00pm by Shomrei Hadas and will pass 770 at about 1:45pm.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes