CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A young Jewish boy was attacked this evening while on his way home. The victim, a 10 year old was returning home from Yeshivas Erev. At approximately 8:15pm he was accosted by a large group of black youths near the corner of Kingston Ave and Lefferts Ave. Without uttering any words, one of them threw a basketball at the boy. It struck his face, smashing his glasses and injuring him.
The Jewish community of Rostov joined together to celebrate the Rebbe Rashab’s birthday, which occurred on Shabbos, the 20th of MarCheshvan. Rostov Jews have a long tradition of visiting the Ohel of the Rebbe located in the Old Jewish cemetery in the center of the city. On Friday, the Ohr Avner Jewish Day School visited the Ohel and shared a moving experience, praying together at the holy site. For weeks prior to Chof Cheshvan the students were busy preparing creative projects and reports about the Rebbe Rashab, which were then displayed in the Shul at a community lecture on Sunday.
HASC is proud to present the 22nd Annual A Time for Music music celebration available on Double CD and DVD. This is a professional recording of last years amazing sold out show. Starring Yaakov Shwekey, Yehuda Green, Dovid Gabay, Baruch Levine and Chazzan Yitzhok Meir Helfgot.
MORGANTOWN, WV [CHI] — In what is believed to be an unprecedented ceremony for the federal prison system, Jewish leaders flocked to this West Virginia city Tuesday for the dedication of a Torah to be used by the detainees.
Grand Prize – Netzer
Split the Pot – Shayna Borenstein
1. Jewelry – Miriam Kestenbaum
2. Dining Room – Wircberg
3. Silver Set – Yehudis Neuschloss
4. China – DLP
5. Car Lease – Rochel Merefeld
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Binyomin Rozenberg (Toronto, Ontario) and Yehudis Nacca (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yisrael and Sara Rosenfeld (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
SIOUX FALLS, SD — Sholom Rubashkin awakens early in his downtown Sioux Falls motel, prays at 6:45 a.m., chats with his lawyers and heads four blocks south for the legal fight of his life.
Behind him, in a wood-paneled federal courtroom, throngs of Orthodox Jews with beards and skullcaps gather to watch his trial.
Yitzchok Smith (Pretoria, South Africa) and Yehudis Rumbak (Tampa, FL) .
IYH at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — It’s the second incident in less then ten days where a Bochur crossing eastern parkway in the middle was run down by a passing car. The most recent incident happened this afternoon at around 2:15pm when an Israeli Bochur attempted to cross in the middle of the street near 770.
Brooklyn to Bloomberg: Show us some love.
Mayor Bloomberg’s 6 percentage point loss to Controller William Thompson in Brooklyn revealed deep frustration with the mayor.
Culminating a Shabbos filled with spirituality was the traditional musical Havdalah ceremony in which over 750 students that came and spent Shabbos in Crown Heights.
It came as no surprise when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was announced as mayor re-elect for his third term in office, but what was surprising was the much narrower win with which Bloomberg took the victory.
JERUSALEM, Israel — For the past 10 days, the State of Israel has been waging a battle against the New York Times, for what it calls tendentious and unfair coverage of the Jewish state.
SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — Around 30 children got together with the Talmidai Hashluchim for this year, 5770’s, first Mishmor! The boys sat and learned together, enjoyed ‘hot chips’ [or as Americans know is, French Fries] and had an exciting balloon race.
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