Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Avremel and Shaina (nee Abenson) Dubroff (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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(Photo: Daniel Tellman)
For Jewish travelers and academics exploring Salonica, Greece’s second-largest city and a fabled crossroads between Europe and the East, a new center endorsed by the local community is providing a menu of religious services previously offered on a spotty basis.
Chabad House Opens in Second-Largest City in Greece
(Photo: Daniel Tellman)
For Jewish travelers and academics exploring Salonica, Greece’s second-largest city and a fabled crossroads between Europe and the East, a new center endorsed by the local community is providing a menu of religious services previously offered on a spotty basis.
Bris Avrohom of Hillside, NJ, recently held a Bar Mitzvah program in Israel for 13 boys from the Former Soviet Union. The children selected for this special program live in the southern cities in Israel, such as Beersheba, Ashdod, Ashkelon and others, and have all been affected by the fighting in Gaza. Without our funding, these children would have had no Bar Mitzvah celebration at all.
Bris Avrohom Mass Bar Mitzvah in Israel
Bris Avrohom of Hillside, NJ, recently held a Bar Mitzvah program in Israel for 13 boys from the Former Soviet Union. The children selected for this special program live in the southern cities in Israel, such as Beersheba, Ashdod, Ashkelon and others, and have all been affected by the fighting in Gaza. Without our funding, these children would have had no Bar Mitzvah celebration at all.
Children of Shluchim who are currently at sleep away camps around the country, as well as those on location at their families Chabad Houses, were surprised to receive a special gift in the mail. When they opened their packages, they found sport water bottles filled with yummy goodies sent from “MyShliach”.
MyShliach Sends a Summer Surprise to Campers!
Children of Shluchim who are currently at sleep away camps around the country, as well as those on location at their families Chabad Houses, were surprised to receive a special gift in the mail. When they opened their packages, they found sport water bottles filled with yummy goodies sent from “MyShliach”.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was robbed at gun point late Thursday night on his way home. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and Park Place at approximately 2:00am when he was approached by a talk black man who pulled a gun on him and demanded his shoulder bag and the contents of his pockets.
Bochur Robbed at Gun Point in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was robbed at gun point late Thursday night on his way home. The incident took place on Albany Avenue and Park Place at approximately 2:00am when he was approached by a talk black man who pulled a gun on him and demanded his shoulder bag and the contents of his pockets.
It was a perfect summer day when Steven Altman set out from a suburban airstrip in his single-engine plane, heading up to northern New Jersey to pick up his brother and nephew and take them to the beach.
There was nothing in the weather forecast or in Altman's aviation files to portend the horrifying accident that would happen Saturday 1,100 feet over the Hudson River, when his aircraft smashed into a tourist helicopter, killing nine people.
Hudson Crash Pilot Remembered
It was a perfect summer day when Steven Altman set out from a suburban airstrip in his single-engine plane, heading up to northern New Jersey to pick up his brother and nephew and take them to the beach.
There was nothing in the weather forecast or in Altman’s aviation files to portend the horrifying accident that would happen Saturday 1,100 feet over the Hudson River, when his aircraft smashed into a tourist helicopter, killing nine people.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Governor David A. Paterson today announced a historic collaboration with George Soros and the Open Society Institute (OSI) that will provide one-time, $200 grants to more than 800,000 children in low-income families across New York State to help purchase school supplies as they prepare to return to class in September. Families who receive public assistance or food stamps can access this one-time Back-To-School Supplement of $200 per school-aged child (ages 3 through 17) starting today. The Governor was joined by Mr. Soros and other elected officials at P.S. 208 in New York City today to make the announcement.
Welfare Recipients get $200 Back to School Stimulus
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Governor David A. Paterson today announced a historic collaboration with George Soros and the Open Society Institute (OSI) that will provide one-time, $200 grants to more than 800,000 children in low-income families across New York State to help purchase school supplies as they prepare to return to class in September. Families who receive public assistance or food stamps can access this one-time Back-To-School Supplement of $200 per school-aged child (ages 3 through 17) starting today. The Governor was joined by Mr. Soros and other elected officials at P.S. 208 in New York City today to make the announcement.
Following several months of hard work, we are proud to present to you CHPicturesblog.com, a blog deisgned and dedicated in bring you daily pictures of the busy life Crown heights has to offer, as well as the beautiful community, the people, streets sights and anything relating to Crown Heights itself.
New: Crown Heights Daily Picture Blog
Following several months of hard work, we are proud to present to you CHPicturesblog.com, a blog deisgned and dedicated in bring you daily pictures of the busy life Crown heights has to offer, as well as the beautiful community, the people, streets sights and anything relating to Crown Heights itself.
When Rabbi Yosef C. Kantor, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand, sent two young rabbinical students to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in the summer of 2006, it was, he said tongue-in-cheek, just “to confirm that there weren’t any Jews there.”
Permanent Chabad House in Cambodia
When Rabbi Yosef C. Kantor, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Thailand, sent two young rabbinical students to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in the summer of 2006, it was, he said tongue-in-cheek, just “to confirm that there weren’t any Jews there.”
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The entire fourth floor of 784-788 Eastern Parkway is dark leaving Chabad on Campus, Chabad.org, and JEM in the dark. At this time it is unclear why the electricity was cut off.
Lights out in the Merkos Offices
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The entire fourth floor of 784-788 Eastern Parkway is dark leaving Chabad on Campus, Chabad.org, and JEM in the dark. At this time it is unclear why the electricity was cut off.
Aircraft maintenance has Yehuda and me delayed for a few hours at Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport, as we await departure for Bali. Grounded passengers look gloomy as they lounge on oversized surfboards and grumble. They have been forced to replace adrenaline-rushed calls for “surf's up” with anxious anticipation for “gear's up.”
Oblivious to the Obvious
Aircraft maintenance has Yehuda and me delayed for a few hours at Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta International Airport, as we await departure for Bali. Grounded passengers look gloomy as they lounge on oversized surfboards and grumble. They have been forced to replace adrenaline-rushed calls for “surf’s up” with anxious anticipation for “gear’s up.”
Mazal Tov! – Its Twins! A Boy! and A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy and Devorah (nee Assouline) Benhamou (Paris, France) on the birth of their twins, a boy and a girl.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Photos: CGI NY Visits Ohel, 770
In what has become a longstanding tradition, the campers of Gan Israel of Parksville, NY make their way to Crown Heights in honor of Chof Av, the day of the Yohrtziet of Reb Levi Yitzchok, the Rebbes father.
Mazal Tov ! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Estee (nee Schreiber) Majerczyk on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Preparations for an annual walkathon benefiting the founding chapter of the Friendship Circle – a Chabad-Lubavitch network of programs that pair teenage volunteers with children with special needs – is generating a buzz among Detroit-area residents thanks to the endorsement of a local radio personality and a cadre of dedicated volunteers.
Friendship Circle Campaign Enlists Support of Detroit Radio Host
Preparations for an annual walkathon benefiting the founding chapter of the Friendship Circle – a Chabad-Lubavitch network of programs that pair teenage volunteers with children with special needs – is generating a buzz among Detroit-area residents thanks to the endorsement of a local radio personality and a cadre of dedicated volunteers.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Levi Piekarski (Crown Heights) and Dikla Farkash (Ashkelon, Israel) on their engagement.
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