Mazal Tov! – Twin Girls!!
Crownheights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Dovid and Sigi Hershkop (Brooklyn, NY) on the birth of their twin daughters.
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
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Photos: YSP Visits Ohel, 770 & Chabad House
YSP Bochurim spent yesterday, Sunday taking a trip to the Ohel then Mincha in 770 and a tour of the Rebbes Library, followed by a trip to a New Jersey Chabad House.
NEW YORK, NY — These bums are costing you a fortune.
Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo, swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an ambulance to chauffeur him to the hospital for a free meal and a warm place to sleep, courtesy of taxpayers who fund his Medicaid benefits.
Homeless Use Hospitals as Hotels on Your Tab
NEW YORK, NY — These bums are costing you a fortune.
Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo, swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an ambulance to chauffeur him to the hospital for a free meal and a warm place to sleep, courtesy of taxpayers who fund his Medicaid benefits.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Monday Night L’Chaims!
Eli Lawrence (London, UK) and Channy Rabinovitz (Lod, Israel) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Shmully Haskelevich (Crown Heights) and Chaya Yocheved Edelman (Brunoy, France) .
IYH at Agudas Yisroel, 456 Crown Street [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
This video is a 5 minute clip of the ongoing events at Camp Gan Israel Detroit Boys division.
Video: Second Week in CGI Detroit!
This video is a 5 minute clip of the ongoing events at Camp Gan Israel Detroit Boys division.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yosef Levine (Oak Park, MI) and Leah Feldberger (Boro Park, NY) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Photos: Every Day is Visiting Day in Camp Gan Israel, NY!
Visiting day for the first trip at Camp Gan Israel, Parksville New York.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chani Cohen (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, NY [CHI] — The Flu has spread to multiple sleep-away camps and bungalow colonies in upstate New York. Being that today, June 12th, is visiting day for many camps, certain precautions have been taken.
“We have isolated the remaining flu cases in our infirmary,” said the nurse at Camp Emunah, a Jewish sleep-away camp for girls. “We suggest that flu patients take Tamiflu, but that only shortens the duration of the flu. We are not distributing it to the entire camp… There is no preventative [measure to be taken].”
Flu Outbreak in NY Mountains
CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, NY [CHI] — The Flu has spread to multiple sleep-away camps and bungalow colonies in upstate New York. Being that today, June 12th, is visiting day for many camps, certain precautions have been taken.
“We have isolated the remaining flu cases in our infirmary,” said the nurse at Camp Emunah, a Jewish sleep-away camp for girls. “We suggest that flu patients take Tamiflu, but that only shortens the duration of the flu. We are not distributing it to the entire camp… There is no preventative [measure to be taken].”
Please join the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn 4ourth annual Summer Package Party benefit. Bring a wrapped item of up to $20.00 in value to be auctioned off by the entertaining Mrs Bassie Kalmenson.
Friendship Circle Summer Package Party
Please join the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn 4ourth annual Summer Package Party benefit. Bring a wrapped item of up to $20.00 in value to be auctioned off by the entertaining Mrs Bassie Kalmenson.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmully Haskelevich (Crown Heights) and Chaya Yocheved (bas Reb Chaim Yonah OBM) Edelman (Brunoy, France) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night at Agudas Yisroel, 456 Crown Street [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
SPOKANE, WA — An hour before the newspaper interview, Rabbi Mendy Singer and Rabbi Mendel Dalfin e-mail the protocol for shaking hands: They do not shake the hand of any woman, even if the woman doing the interview is old enough to be their mother.
They meet for the interview at a Starbucks on Spokane's South Hill. They have been in town for two weeks as part of the Chabad Rabbinical Visitation Program, a program designed to introduce “unaffiliated” Jews with the history and rituals of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a branch of Hasidic Judaism.
Roving Rabbis Travel Through Area in Search of Unaffiliated Jews
SPOKANE, WA — An hour before the newspaper interview, Rabbi Mendy Singer and Rabbi Mendel Dalfin e-mail the protocol for shaking hands: They do not shake the hand of any woman, even if the woman doing the interview is old enough to be their mother.
They meet for the interview at a Starbucks on Spokane’s South Hill. They have been in town for two weeks as part of the Chabad Rabbinical Visitation Program, a program designed to introduce “unaffiliated” Jews with the history and rituals of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a branch of Hasidic Judaism.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Elimelech and Miriam (nee Varnai) Ostrozynski (W Hartford, CT) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Chabad of Simcha Monica Mark 6 Years to Accident
S. MONICA, CA [CHI] — Marking Six years to the accident in Farmers Market in Simcha Monica, where an elderly man plowed through the barricades with his car, and sent the Mivtzoim table flying, Yisroel Yosef Levitansky, the director of ‘Mitzvos On the Spot’ for people on the Go, under the auspices of Chabad in Simcha Monica, organized a Seudas Hodaah and Kinus Hakhel.
“As for me… life has been a living hell… but along the way, it’s been a journey.” I was told that the ink of these words was still fresh when they were found. Mark Shuster, my dear friend and congregant of blessed memory, had written them, in all probability, just moments before his shocking death.
Mark had a gentle soul. Perhaps it was too gentle for his afflicted body. Mark also had a very big heart. And beyond his self-described “living hell”, lay a flickering flame of warmth and kindness that shone luminously. At times, I was even blinded by its gleaming light that constantly yearned to help and give. He wanted to be a “philanthropist”, he once told me quietly, with his characteristic humility. Indeed, he wanted to change the world. And although I have heard many a visionary uttering this dream, I believed Mark. For Mark was authentic and real. A true, straightforward New-Yorker, that resented fabrications and lies. But above all, it was Mark’s voracious thirst that touched me. He was always thirsty for meaning, for growth, for understanding. We would sometimes talk for hours about the meaning of life, his past, our present, and the world’s future, which he sadly did not live to see. I doubt Mark was ever satisfied with life in general. His thirst was unquenchable, his quest - insatiable. Mark was right: “it’s been a journey.” Indeed, a journey, alas with no destination.
Op-Ed: The Sudden Death of a Friend
Personal Reflections on the passing of a friend ob”m and the Purpose of Life
A Journey, Without a Destination
“As for me… life has been a living hell… but along the way, it’s been a journey.” I was told that the ink of these words was still fresh when they were found. Mark Shuster, my dear friend and congregant of blessed memory, had written them, in all probability, just moments before his shocking death.
Mark had a gentle soul. Perhaps it was too gentle for his afflicted body. Mark also had a very big heart. And beyond his self-described “living hell”, lay a flickering flame of warmth and kindness that shone luminously. At times, I was even blinded by its gleaming light that constantly yearned to help and give. He wanted to be a “philanthropist”, he once told me quietly, with his characteristic humility. Indeed, he wanted to change the world. And although I have heard many a visionary uttering this dream, I believed Mark. For Mark was authentic and real. A true, straightforward New-Yorker, that resented fabrications and lies. But above all, it was Mark’s voracious thirst that touched me. He was always thirsty for meaning, for growth, for understanding. We would sometimes talk for hours about the meaning of life, his past, our present, and the world’s future, which he sadly did not live to see. I doubt Mark was ever satisfied with life in general. His thirst was unquenchable, his quest – insatiable. Mark was right: “it’s been a journey.” Indeed, a journey, alas with no destination.
MELBOURNE, Australia [AJN] — There are many dates during the year when we commemorate the passing of great leaders.
For Chabad, Gimmel Tammuz -– Tammuz 3 -– is particularly significant, as it marks the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in 5754 (1994).
For Australian Jewry, that date has additional meaning, as it is the date of the passing in 1991 of Reb Zalman Serebryanski, fondly recalled as one of the founders of Chabad and the yeshivah community in Australia.
Remembering Rabbi Groner: One Year On
MELBOURNE, Australia [AJN] — There are many dates during the year when we commemorate the passing of great leaders.
For Chabad, Gimmel Tammuz -– Tammuz 3 -– is particularly significant, as it marks the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in 5754 (1994).
For Australian Jewry, that date has additional meaning, as it is the date of the passing in 1991 of Reb Zalman Serebryanski, fondly recalled as one of the founders of Chabad and the yeshivah community in Australia.
A cow once stumbled upon a wounded bird lying on the ground in pain and discomfort. Doing what cows do best, the bird was left covered in a heap of animal refuse. Suddenly she felt warm and cozy. So happy was the bird with her newfound comfort, she began to sing.
Spurred by the sweet twittering, a farmer working in a nearby field followed the sound, only to discover the little creature lying submerged in manure.
The farmer immediately removed the animal from her wretched surroundings. Painstakingly he cleaned her and carefully placed her down. However, to his great disappointment the little bird would no longer sing. She was, in fact, noticeably withdrawn.
Realizing that he had upset her by removing her from her comfortable and cozy surroundings, the kind farmer looked at the bird and said: Little bird, little bird, let me teach you some very important lessons in life:
First of all: Not everyone that makes you feel comfortable is necessarily your friend.
Secondly: Not everyone that makes you feel uncomfortable is necessarily your enemy.
Finally dear birdie: When you are wallowing in manure, try not to sing.
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What You See Is Not What You Get – Short Term Pain Vs. Long Term Gain
A cow once stumbled upon a wounded bird lying on the ground in pain and discomfort. Doing what cows do best, the bird was left covered in a heap of animal refuse. Suddenly she felt warm and cozy. So happy was the bird with her newfound comfort, she began to sing.
Spurred by the sweet twittering, a farmer working in a nearby field followed the sound, only to discover the little creature lying submerged in manure.
The farmer immediately removed the animal from her wretched surroundings. Painstakingly he cleaned her and carefully placed her down. However, to his great disappointment the little bird would no longer sing. She was, in fact, noticeably withdrawn.
Realizing that he had upset her by removing her from her comfortable and cozy surroundings, the kind farmer looked at the bird and said: Little bird, little bird, let me teach you some very important lessons in life:
First of all: Not everyone that makes you feel comfortable is necessarily your friend.
Secondly: Not everyone that makes you feel uncomfortable is necessarily your enemy.
Finally dear birdie: When you are wallowing in manure, try not to sing.– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –Do not look at the vessel, but rather at what it contains; there may be a new vessel filled with aged wine, or an old vessel in which there is not even new wine. (Pirkei Avot 4:20)
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