Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Dov and Racheli Muchnik (Shluchim to Oxnard, CA) on the birth of their daughter, Menucha.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy and Gittel (nee Gurary) Shneur (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Kinus Hashluchos Banquet Now Live – OVER
The live broadcast of the banquet of the kinus hashluchus can be viewed here at CrownHeights.info.
Photos: Friday, Shluchos at the Ohel
Participants of the Kinus Hashluchos gathered Friday morning at the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, praying for their families, communities and fellow Shluchos.
BROOKLYN [CHI] — Thursday, a man pled guilty to charges he spray painted swastikas and spread fliers stating “Kill Jews” around Brooklyn Heights, and for possessing a cache of weapons in his apartment. He is facing 18 years in prison.
The man, Ivaylo Ivanov is a 39 year old dog walker. He pled guilty for possessing the cache of weapons after he shot himself in the hand. The cache consisted of homemade explosives, a semiautomatic handgun and ammunition.
Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime, Faces 18 Years in Jail
BROOKLYN [CHI] — Thursday, a man pled guilty to charges he spray painted swastikas and spread fliers stating “Kill Jews” around Brooklyn Heights, and for possessing a cache of weapons in his apartment. He is facing 18 years in prison.
The man, Ivaylo Ivanov is a 39 year old dog walker. He pled guilty for possessing the cache of weapons after he shot himself in the hand. The cache consisted of homemade explosives, a semiautomatic handgun and ammunition.
Nechoma Greisman family is inviting the community to a gathering of Torah and Tzedaka commemorating Nechoma's 18th Yahrtzeit. This Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Yisro, February 6th 2010, 8:30 pm at the Klein residence, 750 Eastern Pkwy [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Motzoi Shabbos Event: Yahrtzeit of Nechoma Greisman
Nechoma Greisman family is inviting the community to a gathering of Torah and Tzedaka commemorating Nechoma’s 18th Yahrtzeit. This Motzei Shabbos, Parshas Yisro, February 6th 2010, 8:30 pm at the Klein residence, 750 Eastern Pkwy [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendel Mequies (Lyon, France) and Sarah Ouahba (Yerres France) on their engagement.
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Mazal Tov! – 2 Motzoi Shabbos L’Chaims!
Mendy Popack (Denver, CO) and Estee Behrman (Crown Heights)
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Moishe Ginsburg (Myrtle Beach, SC) and Mushka (Mushi) Deitch (Jerusalem)
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St [entrance ramp on Albany Ave]
NEW YORK [CBS] — The east coast is gearing up for the worst as a parts of our area prepare for the coming winter blast. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from 6 p.m. Friday through Saturday afternoon for areas in New York, with parts of the Garden State under a Blizzard Warning until 7 p.m. tomorrow.
“It's a big storm. It's a quick storm. We're in and out on Saturday,” said CBS 2HD's meteorologist John Elliott.
Video – New York Braces For Winter Snow Storm
NEW YORK [CBS] — The east coast is gearing up for the worst as a parts of our area prepare for the coming winter blast. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from 6 p.m. Friday through Saturday afternoon for areas in New York, with parts of the Garden State under a Blizzard Warning until 7 p.m. tomorrow.
“It’s a big storm. It’s a quick storm. We’re in and out on Saturday,” said CBS 2HD’s meteorologist John Elliott.
The opening session of the 22nd International Conference of Shluchos took place Thursday night in the main ballroom of Oholei Torah.
Opening Session of the International Kinus Hashluchos
The opening session of the 22nd International Conference of Shluchos took place Thursday night in the main ballroom of Oholei Torah.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Berel and Raizel (nee Mochkin) Zucker (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yakov and Aviva Borodkin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shalom and Devorah (nee Kashanian) Huber (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
BROOKLYN [WABC] — A second-alarm fire ripped through a home in the Midwood section of Brooklyn Thursday morning, and some students at a nearby school are being hailed as heroes.
The fire broke out on East 35th Street just after 10:30 a.m., and heavy smoke spewed through the area.
Video – Yeshiva Student Save Women From Fire
BROOKLYN [WABC] — A second-alarm fire ripped through a home in the Midwood section of Brooklyn Thursday morning, and some students at a nearby school are being hailed as heroes.
The fire broke out on East 35th Street just after 10:30 a.m., and heavy smoke spewed through the area.
‘For the Good of the Children’: Avraham Frank says the students of P.S. 191 benefit from a moment of silence.
CROWN HEIGHTS — At the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville, in an impoverished corner of Brooklyn, stands the hulking, tan brick building that houses P.S. 191, the Paul Robeson School.
The school serves a student population that is remarkable in its disadvantage: 99% of its roughly 300 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade qualify for free or reduced-price lunches; some live at the homeless shelter next door.
Moment of Silence at Crown Heights Public School
CROWN HEIGHTS — At the border of Crown Heights and Brownsville, in an impoverished corner of Brooklyn, stands the hulking, tan brick building that houses P.S. 191, the Paul Robeson School.
The school serves a student population that is remarkable in its disadvantage: 99% of its roughly 300 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade qualify for free or reduced-price lunches; some live at the homeless shelter next door.
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Benny and Taphara (nee Francis) Goldstock
IYH at 23 Lamont Ct [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave]
Shomie and Hindy (nee Chazanow) Schechter
IYH at 781 Eastern Pkwy, Apt 7A [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Yossi and Rivkie Horowitz
IYH at 467 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Yakov and Aviva Borodkin
IYH at 1558 Union St [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Berel and Raizel (nee Mochkin) Zucker
IYH at 375 Crown St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave]
Shalom and Devorah (nee Kashanian) Huber
IYH at 559 Empire Blvd [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Hirshy and Rashi Minkowicz
IYH at 320 Hall Ct, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Dovid Leib and Dina (nee Weiser) Perlstein
IYH at 6685 Avenue Mountain Sights, Montréal, Canada
Please stay tuned as we update this list when information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info. Thank You!!
From NFL Player to Observant Jew
Considered too slow to play college football, Alan “Shlomo” Veingrad altered his destiny by stepping in front of the line before running a 40-yard dash in a tryout for East Texas State University.
