BEIJING, China [CHI] — Hundreds of Beijing residents and guests from South East Asia, the U.S., South America, and Europe celebrated the completion of China’s third Kamhin family Sefer Torah this past Sunday. The Torah which was dedicated by the Kamhin families of Hong Kong, New York, Mexico, and France was welcomed in a lavish and joyous celebration at the new Marriot Northeast hotel in Beijing’s Chaoyang District.
Firefighters from Ladder Company 132, which is based out of 489 St. John’s Place, were seen around Crown Heights doing their bi-yearly inspections of the fire hydrants in their response area, our neighborhood.
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmulie and Chanie (nee Altein) Zirkind (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Kosher Clashers – Beat-trial Defense Blames Orthodox Rivals
A long-standing rivalry between two Orthodox Jewish neighborhood patrols took center stage yesterday in the trial of a half-dozen men accused of assaulting yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.
Six members of the Shomrim patrol are charged with attacking the four students after having been called to break up a melee at the school.
But one of the defense lawyers said in her opening statement that the defendants were charged as a result of efforts by Levi Huebner, a lawyer for a rival patrol called Shmira.
NEW YORK [CHI] — This past weekend, the CteeN National Shabbaton rolled through New York.
Those walking in Crown Heights may have seen an energized group of teens on Kingston Avenue, enjoying the neighborhood and their time with their amazing Shluchim and Coordinators.
The last time the New York Yankees battled the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, Jewish fans wanting to nosh on a kosher hot dog would have had to brown-bag it. And as for getting a last-minute prayer in while wearing the small black leather boxes known as tefillin? Forget about it!
Yosef Chaim Sufrin (Leeds, England) and Chaya Baron (Columbia, MD) .
IYH at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Mendy Lazurus (Cape Town/Summerlin, NV) and Sossie Scheinfeld (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway [between Albany and Troy Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
For more than 40,000 runners, the day was fit for running 26.2 miles in New York City: Gray skies and temperatures in the low 50s – warm enough to skip long sleeves, but cool enough that heat wasn’t a factor, and Chabad of Long Island City was there to greet them.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There has been a relative calm in our neighborhood, the calm referring to car owners not having to worry about waking in the morning to find one of their windows busted and their belongings stolen. But there were the isolated incident over the last month that bore the trademark or Terrance Nelson, Crown Heights’s bona-fide recidivist auto burglar.
Monday there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5-12. Busses will be leaving from 770 at 5:00pm, $3.00.
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chaya Sara Mandel (Morristown, NJ) on the birth of their twin daughters.
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, older siblings, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Elad and Sarah Leah (nee Sarosario) Rozenfeld (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Gedalia Lieberman (Edgware, UK) and Chanie Halperin (Meron, Israel) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Chabad of Safed’s Young Shluchim Yeshiva hosted a grand farbrengen to welcome its team of six shluchim for 5770 and launch the new year of learning.
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CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Chaim and Mindle (nee Raigorodsky) Zaetz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
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