Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Elimelech Tzvi Wolvovsky (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Chaikin (Johannesburg, South Africa) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Tuesday at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave]

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Tonight: Shloshim Gathering in Memory of Shula Swerdlov OBM

Coast to coast there will be two gatherings, in New York and California, marking the Shloshim to the tragic passing of Alta Shula Swerdlov OBM, the daughter of Rabbi Yossi and Hindel Swerdlov, Shluchim in Israel.

On Kabbala Toons, an Animated Rabbi Offers “Cosmic Consciousness”

By Leslie Hart for the New York Pulse

As he plummets toward earth at 300 miles per hour after jumping out of a plane, Rabbi Infinity serenely irons a sock in freefall while expressing confidence that his parachute will open in time. “When life sends you spiraling downward, stay calm and rely on the creator of life for a smooth landing,” he says.

Whether skydiving or sifting for gold, Infinity teaches adults and children Jewish mysticism as the two-dimensional narrator of “Kabbala Toons.” He promises a limitless return for a small investment of time. “Give me one minute,’’ he says, “I’ll give you cosmic consciousness.”

Mumbai Chabad House, Still Pocked with Bullet Marks, Still Remembering its Rabbi

The Mangalorean

MUMBAI — “You are never going to stop anybody who steps inside the Chabad House” – those were the oft-repeated words of Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, head of the Mumbai headquarters of the Chabad House. And that was the instruction followed on Nov 26, 2008 when terrorists stormed in, brutally killing the rabbi, his pregnant wife Rivka and four others.

9/11 Mastermind Kalid Shaikh Mohammed to be Tried on NY Soil

NY Daily News

Gov. Paterson on Monday joined the chorus of critics questioning the government’s plan to try Kalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other accused 9/11 terrorists in New York.

“This is not a decision that I would have made,” the governor said when asked about the upcoming federal trial of KSM and his four underlings.

Wednesday: Global Children’s Rally in Honor of Mumbai Kedoshiim

Thousands of children from schools worldwide will gather for a children’s rally in honor of Gabi and Rivka’s Yortzeit.

The focus of this months missions is Shlichus. We are reflecting on true roll models: Gabi and Rivka, with practical ways of how we can emulate them.

Videos: Speech Excerpts, Dancing, Young Shluchim

Watch a time laps of the crew setting up the armory for the banquet, excerpts of Rabbi Yudi Shemtoves keynote address and Dr. David Luchin’s speech, alongside the special presentation of the Tzeirei Hashluchim and the Shluchim breaking in out a dance after the rollcall.

Mumbai Memorial

CrownHeights.info, Chabad.org and Jewish.tv presents a live broadcast memorial service being held tonight at 8pm in honor of Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg’s yahrtzeit at Chabad of the Upper East Side.

The memorial will include an address by Rabbi Gabi Holtzberg’s father, Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg, the patron of the Rohr Chabad House in Mumbai and philanthropist, Mr. George Rohr, and Rabbi Binyomin Krasiansky as well as a memorial performance by Avraham Fried and musical tribute by Moshe Nunez. The event will take place at Chabad of the Upper East Side.

Teaser Gallery: The Banquet Gets Underway

In this first gallery from the banquet, we present a few pictures of people walking to the banquet, which is taking place now at the New York State National Guard Armory. Security at the banquet this year is very tight, with attendees going through metal detectors and putting their bags through xray machines. Enjoy this teaser gallery, many more picture to follow.