Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yakov and Yosefa Bankhalter (Shluchim to Manhattan) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
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Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmulik and Tzippy (nee Levy) Friedman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Karen Guilbert found a score of slips of paper reading “Kill Jews” during her morning walk on Wednesday — the second time she’s found such a cache of hate in the past two months. - The Brooklyn Paper / Stephen Brown
BROOKLYN, NY — In a stunning display of intolerance, Sixth Avenue in Park Slope was littered with strips of papers reading “KILL JEWS” in capital letters from Fourth to Ninth streets on Wednesday.
Nearly two dozen of the strips were picked up by Karen Guilbert, who had just finished walking her daughter to school.
Another Sick Call to ‘KILL JEWS’
BROOKLYN, NY — In a stunning display of intolerance, Sixth Avenue in Park Slope was littered with strips of papers reading “KILL JEWS” in capital letters from Fourth to Ninth streets on Wednesday.
Nearly two dozen of the strips were picked up by Karen Guilbert, who had just finished walking her daughter to school.
Celebration of 42,000 Britot Milah
ISRAEL [CHI] — Yesterday Jews from all walks of life, Chassidic, religious and non-religious gathered to celebrate the milestone of 42,000 Britot Milah that the organization Brit Yosef Yitzchak has performed worldwide.
Chabads' Twitter account, @chabad and @lubavitch have been nominated for Shorty Awards. Called the ''The Academy Awards of Twitter,'' the Shorty Awards recognize people who use twitter to disseminate “short, real-time content.” @Chabad and @Lubavitch's innovative use of Twitter is now in the runing as an education and nonprofit organization. Receiving this award, presented at an official ceremony in New York City, and the positive media attention that accompany it, would serve as a very great Kiddush Shem Lubavitch - honoring the amazing accomplishments of the Rebbe's Shluchim.
Chabads’ Twitter Nominated for Award – Needs Your Support
Chabads’ Twitter account, @chabad and @lubavitch have been nominated for Shorty Awards. Called the ”The Academy Awards of Twitter,” the Shorty Awards recognize people who use twitter to disseminate “short, real-time content.” @Chabad and @Lubavitch’s innovative use of Twitter is now in the runing as an education and nonprofit organization. Receiving this award, presented at an official ceremony in New York City, and the positive media attention that accompany it, would serve as a very great Kiddush Shem Lubavitch – honoring the amazing accomplishments of the Rebbe’s Shluchim.
Photos: Exotic and Bizarre Fruits for Tu Bishvat!
Names like Rambutans and Pepino Melons aren’t names of fruits you would hear as often as you would an Apple or Orange but on Tu Bishvat we search for a ‘new’ fruit so that we can make a ‘shehecheyanu’ blessing on it in honor of the day, celebrating the birthday of the trees.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Berky and Breindy (nee Fass) Tarshish (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
ULY’s Hands on with the Parasha in Prospect Park!
This week, United Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s 2nd graders went on a hands on trip to the prospect park in order to have a hands on experience of the parsha of this week.
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Photos: Yud Shvat Seminar for Women in 770
Women from around the world took part in the seminar held in honor of Yud Shvat in the women section in 770. Lecturers included Rabbi Paltiel, Rabbi Bluming, Mrs Spritzer, Rebbetzin Slonim and Mrs Zirkind.
There will be a Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Sunday, January 31st, the 16th of Shevat, 2:00pm untill 9:00pm. It is sponsored in memory of Yossi Tewel OBM, founder and lifeblood of Ahavas Chesed. The center is located at 271 Kingston Ave, between Lincoln Place and St Johns Place.
Sunday: Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive
There will be a Ahavas Chesed Blood Drive Sunday, January 31st, the 16th of Shevat, 2:00pm untill 9:00pm. It is sponsored in memory of Yossi Tewel OBM, founder and lifeblood of Ahavas Chesed. The center is located at 271 Kingston Ave, between Lincoln Place and St Johns Place.
RCCS Hosts Women’s Health Event in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The third Crown Heights Women’s Health Awareness Seminar hosted by Rofeh Cholim Chaim Society (RCCS) and sponsored by Maimonides Cancer Center was held on Tuesday evening. A panel of experts from Maimonides Cancer Center and the director of the Crown Heights chapter of RCCS volunteers addressed the crowd of close to 400 in the Razag Ballroom.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Women in Crown Heights have been the target of one really sick creepy caller posing as a woman and asking very inappropriate and intimate questions.
Creepy Caller Targets Lubavitcher Women
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Women in Crown Heights have been the target of one really sick creepy caller posing as a woman and asking very inappropriate and intimate questions.
Special Yud Shvat Mivtzoyim by 400 Beis Rivkah Students
MONTREAL, Canada [CHI] — Six busses transported 400 Beis Rivkah Montreal students to do Mivtzoyim in 20 different locations throughout Montreal, in honor of Yud Shvat – Shnas Hashishim, marking 60 years of the Rebbe’s leadership.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy Gurevitch (Crown Heights) and Leah Grunblatt (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on their engagement.
Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Have a Mazal Tov you want to share? Email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yisroel King (Nashville, TN) and Ashira Welton (Berkeley, CA) on their engagement.
Their L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Mimulo, 334 Albany Ave [between Eastern Pkwy and Union Street]
MOSCOW [FJC] — On January 26, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar held a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The event took place on the 65th anniversary of the Soviet Red Army’s liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The conversation touched on the struggle against revisionism of the history of the Second World War, as well as the construction of the Museum of Jewish History.
Chief Rabbi of Russia Meets with Prime Minister Putin
MOSCOW [FJC] — On January 26, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar held a meeting with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The event took place on the 65th anniversary of the Soviet Red Army’s liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The conversation touched on the struggle against revisionism of the history of the Second World War, as well as the construction of the Museum of Jewish History.
