Mazal Tov! – Its Twins! – A Boy! and A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy and Rochie Schmerling (Zurich, Switzerland) on the birth of their twins, a boy and a girl.
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shimon and Miriam Weiss (Pittsburgh, PA) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
The following letter from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba was released today lambasting the new Vaad and its supporters for their failure to comply with the agreement to go before a Zabl"o Bais Din, and accusing them of Mesira.
The letter [freely translated]:
To Anash of Crown Heights - Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho - and all to whom the Rebbe's shechuna is dear.
Following up to my letters of Elul 5769, I am obligated to notify the community that after receiving Rabbi Schwei's signature on the shtar birurin- to proceed to a Din Torah, we informed the court that we are placing a hold on the restraining order against the most recent elections, in order to deal with it at the Din Torah.
I need to clarify that the entire process of going to court to place a restraining order against the latest elections was according to Halacha and with the consent of Bais Din.
Rabbi Osdoba Releases Scathing New Letter
The following letter from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba was released today lambasting the new Vaad and its supporters for their failure to comply with the agreement to go before a Zabl”o Bais Din, and accusing them of Mesira.
The letter [freely translated]:
To Anash of Crown Heights – Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho – and all to whom the Rebbe’s shechuna is dear.
Following up to my letters of Elul 5769, I am obligated to notify the community that after receiving Rabbi Schwei’s signature on the shtar birurin- to proceed to a Din Torah, we informed the court that we are placing a hold on the restraining order against the most recent elections, in order to deal with it at the Din Torah.
I need to clarify that the entire process of going to court to place a restraining order against the latest elections was according to Halacha and with the consent of Bais Din.
POSTVILLE, IA — A large fire in the eastern Iowa town of Postville devoured a downtown bakery today and displaced at least 13 people who lived in upstairs apartments, an eyewitness said.
Fire Destroys Bakery, Upstairs Apartments in Postville
POSTVILLE, IA — A large fire in the eastern Iowa town of Postville devoured a downtown bakery today and displaced at least 13 people who lived in upstairs apartments, an eyewitness said.
Nearly a year after the '91 Crown Heights Race Riots, Al Sharpton who has been accused of instigating and inciting the riots, appeared on the Jackie Mason show in front of an audience of Crown Heightsers and politicians.
Video: Flashback, Sharpton on the Jackie Mason Show
Nearly a year after the ’91 Crown Heights Race Riots, Al Sharpton who has been accused of instigating and inciting the riots, appeared on the Jackie Mason show in front of an audience of Crown Heightsers and politicians.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday NIght L’Chaims!
Levi Benjaminson (Crown Heights) and Shainy Perl (Los Angeles, CA) .
IYH at the Jewish Children’s Museum 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].
Mendy Fischweicher (Miami, FL) and Leah Wajsbort (Melbourne, Australia)
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Rosenbaum, VIN readers will remember, is the crusading brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was murdered by black teen rioter Lemrick Nelson on the first night of the Crown Heights pogrom. Nelson was acquitted by an all-black jury despite airtight and incontrovertible evidence.
Rosenbaum is sending Limbaugh a copy of the Girgenti Report, which clearly lists Sharpton’s criminal and inciteful actions during and after the pogrom. The Report is named after its author, former New York government official Richard Girgenti, whose report many felt didn’t go far enough in condemning Sharpton.
Rosenbaum Offers Support to Limbaugh
Melbourne, Australia — VIN News has learned, Prof. Norman Rosenbaum of Melbourne, Australia has reached out to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh to offer assistance in the ongoing war of words , which Sharpton alleges that Limbaugh “erroneously” characterizes his (Sharpton’s) role in a string of violent incidents in New York in the early 90’s.
Rosenbaum, VIN readers will remember, is the crusading brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was murdered by black teen rioter Lemrick Nelson on the first night of the Crown Heights pogrom. Nelson was acquitted by an all-black jury despite airtight and incontrovertible evidence.
Rosenbaum is sending Limbaugh a copy of the Girgenti Report, which clearly lists Sharpton’s criminal and inciteful actions during and after the pogrom. The Report is named after its author, former New York government official Richard Girgenti, whose report many felt didn’t go far enough in condemning Sharpton.
The walls of Dr. Tina Strobos’s light-filled apartment here are dappled not only with paintings but also with the many plaques she has received from Jewish organizations, even though she is not Jewish.
Dr. Strobos, a sturdy 89, is honored every so often for the quietly valiant things she did almost 70 years ago as a medical student during the German occupation of the Netherlands: working with her mother, she hid more than 100 Jews who passed through their three-story rooming house in Amsterdam.
A Believer in Heroism, to Jews’ Lasting Gratitude
The walls of Dr. Tina Strobos’s light-filled apartment here are dappled not only with paintings but also with the many plaques she has received from Jewish organizations, even though she is not Jewish.
Dr. Strobos, a sturdy 89, is honored every so often for the quietly valiant things she did almost 70 years ago as a medical student during the German occupation of the Netherlands: working with her mother, she hid more than 100 Jews who passed through their three-story rooming house in Amsterdam.
Coming off of one of the busiest times of the year, Jewish community members and yeshiva students in Manchester, England, said that a campaign to bring the fall holiday season to homebound and hospitalized individuals resulted in hundreds of people getting a chance to celebrate the High Holidays.
Manchester Students Take Holiday Celebrations to the Homebound
Coming off of one of the busiest times of the year, Jewish community members and yeshiva students in Manchester, England, said that a campaign to bring the fall holiday season to homebound and hospitalized individuals resulted in hundreds of people getting a chance to celebrate the High Holidays.
The truth is, Michoel Harari barely knew himself. As director of Yeshiva Outdoor Adventure Camp, Rabbi Harari is used to finding himself beyond the beaten path, way beyond. But what brought him to this tiny park at the edge of Chilliwack, British Columbia was a quirky sequence of delays, changed plans, and U-turns. What he eventually found gave him a newfound appreciation for Divine Providence.
Jewish Encounters in the Wild
The truth is, Michoel Harari barely knew himself. As director of Yeshiva Outdoor Adventure Camp, Rabbi Harari is used to finding himself beyond the beaten path, way beyond. But what brought him to this tiny park at the edge of Chilliwack, British Columbia was a quirky sequence of delays, changed plans, and U-turns. What he eventually found gave him a newfound appreciation for Divine Providence.
NEW YORK, NY [AP] — The Rev. Al Sharpton threatened to sue conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots.
In a column published by the Wall Street Journal today about his derailed bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams, he accuses Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson of making comments that helped get him booted from a group that was trying to buy the NFL team.
Sharpton, Rush in Riot Row
NEW YORK, NY [AP] — The Rev. Al Sharpton threatened to sue conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots.
In a column published by the Wall Street Journal today about his derailed bid to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams, he accuses Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson of making comments that helped get him booted from a group that was trying to buy the NFL team.
Bris in the US Military Academy at West Point
WEST POINT, NY [CHI] — During Sukkot the United States Military Academy at West Point hosted a Bris ceremony performed by Rabbi Levi Heber.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Zalman Bendet (Minneapolis, MN) to Nechama Treitel (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim willl IYH be Motzai Shabbos at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Ben Federman has yet to find the recording, buried amidst miles and miles of videotape, of his five-year-old self meeting the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Years after the encounter, the 26-year-old N.Y.-based entrepreneur has no recollection of that day, but spurred by the knowledge that he might one day be able to relive it anew, Federman has decided to share some of his self-made fortune to make his search – and those of countless others in similar circumstances – a bit easier.
Businessman’s Largesse Helps Fund Historic Film Preservation
Ben Federman has yet to find the recording, buried amidst miles and miles of videotape, of his five-year-old self meeting the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Years after the encounter, the 26-year-old N.Y.-based entrepreneur has no recollection of that day, but spurred by the knowledge that he might one day be able to relive it anew, Federman has decided to share some of his self-made fortune to make his search – and those of countless others in similar circumstances – a bit easier.
22nd Annual Dinner for Chamah
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — ‘Chamah’ held its 22nd annual dinner last night, Thursday, in the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan. Guest of honor was Mr. Martin Indyk, the former ambassador of the United States to Israel, and the president of the IFCJ Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein.
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Adam and Sarit Kramer.
IYH at 575 East New York Ave APT #3B [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Avram and Rochel (nee Bruk) Banon.
IYH at 1507 President St [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Tzali and Chanie (nee Raskin) Vishedsky.
IYH at 801 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Levik and Mushkie (nee Morozow) Itkin.
IYH at 760 Eastern Parkway [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Dovid and Yocheved Okounov.
IYH at 1276 President St. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Tzvi and Aidy Pinson.
IYH at 1315 Carroll St [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Pinchas and Rochel Levy.
IYH at 1486 Carroll St [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Yudell and Leeba (nee Leider) Reiz.
IYH at 3708 Governor Drive, San Diego, CA 92122.
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!!
‘Brazillionaire’ Visits 770
Guma L. Aguiar, a Brazilian-born Jewish millionaire and philanthropist, droped by 770 last night, Wednesday, for a quick visit to the Rebbes room and Farbrengen.
