Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Boruch and Rivkie (nee Feldman) Hecht (Morristown, N.J.) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
The Jewish Audio Bible is a masterful delivery of the Kol Menachem Chumash - a much loved, best-selling translation of the Five Books of Moses.
New Jewish Audio Bible… From Kol Menachem
The Jewish Audio Bible is a masterful delivery of the Kol Menachem Chumash – a much loved, best-selling translation of the Five Books of Moses.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Zvi and Chaya’le (nee Greenberg) Hershcovich (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Known for a disarming smile and a dignified love of all people, Rabbi Chaskel Besser, who worked to spur a revival of Jewish life in his native Poland, passed away this week at the age of 87. Having made it out of Europe shortly before World War II, he eventually settled in the United States, where he maintained close contact with heads of state, as well as the “regular people” who, despite having never met, regularly called him for advice.
Rabbi Chaskel Besser, Revitalizing Force of Polish Jewry, Passes Away
Known for a disarming smile and a dignified love of all people, Rabbi Chaskel Besser, who worked to spur a revival of Jewish life in his native Poland, passed away this week at the age of 87. Having made it out of Europe shortly before World War II, he eventually settled in the United States, where he maintained close contact with heads of state, as well as the “regular people” who, despite having never met, regularly called him for advice.
JEM VIdeo – Shlucha Relates Story and Letter from Rebbe
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, “No Doubts”. Mrs. Bassie Garelik and her husband have been Shluchim in Milan, Italy since 1958. She shares a heartwarming letter she received from the Rebbe during a time when she was doubting her ability as a Shlucha…

Rain or Snow, Released Time Will Go!
The Bochurim who volunteer in the Wednesday Released Time Program, learning with Public School children about their Jewishness; went ahead on their Mivtzoim despite the heavy snow fall. The program is arranged by Rabbi Yitzchok Bogomilsky.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a Beautiful Photo of the Rebbe, to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: portraitofaleader.org
Picture of the Day! The Rebbe Giving out Lekach
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute would like to present a Beautiful Photo of the Rebbe, to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: portraitofaleader.org
Hachnosas Sefer Torah to Cheder Chabad in Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — Cheder Chabad Lubavitch in Sydney, Australia just celebrated a “Hachnosas Sefer Torah” dedication of a new Torah scroll, complete with filling in the last letters, Dancing Hakofas and a “Seudas Mitzva” full course meal for men woman and children!

Chof Beis Shvat in Manchester England – A Royal Reception
Nearly 100 women attend the Chof Beis Shevat evening organised by the ladies of N’shei Chabad, Manchester. The theme of the evening was royalty with the hall and tables decorated with the royal colours of gold, burgundy and black. A beautiful royal reception of salads and milky desserts was served.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Ari and Yehudis Cattan (Boca Raton, FL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – Thursday Night L’Chaim!
Shmully Rosenstein (Oak Park, MI) and Mushkie Horowitz (Crown Heights)
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave]
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
The Matzav Network is reporting that Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin was placed in solitary confinement after his cell mate threatened to kill him.
Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin Placed in Solitary Confinement
The Matzav Network is reporting that Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin was placed in solitary confinement after his cell mate threatened to kill him.
More than 900 New Yorkers - mostly Orthodox Jewish men - have been infected with mumps since an outbreak this summer, the city Health Department reported Tuesday.
That's the most cases since 1979, when there were 157, and comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 1,500 mumps cases in New York and New Jersey as of January.
Officials Eye Bump in Mumps in City Jewish Nabes
More than 900 New Yorkers – mostly Orthodox Jewish men – have been infected with mumps since an outbreak this summer, the city Health Department reported Tuesday.
That’s the most cases since 1979, when there were 157, and comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 1,500 mumps cases in New York and New Jersey as of January.
Photo Gallery: A Snow Storm from Start to Finish
The following is a unique photo gallery of the snow storm which began last night and continued throughout the day today.
Photo Gallery: British Ambassador Hosts Bar Mitzvah
ISRAEL [CHI] — Friends and supporters of Ohr Simcha in Kfar Chabad gathered in the house of the British Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Tom Philip, to celebrate the Bar Mitzva of thirteen Children who reside at Ohr Simcha.
Members of the JCM’s golf committee holds their second planning meeting for its fourth annual Golf outing, Chaired by Mark Engel of Langsam Properties Services.
Golf In the Snow?
Members of the JCM’s golf committee holds their second planning meeting for its fourth annual Golf outing, Chaired by Mark Engel of Langsam Properties Services.