Mazal Tov! – 13 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Elimelech and Chaya (nee Halberstam) Evers.
IYH at 1551 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].
Sholom Ber and Nechama Dina (nee Galperin) Hendel.
IYH at 621 Lefferts Ave, Apt D19 [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Mendy and Devorah Leah (nee Kanar) Angyalfi.
IYH at Aliya, 527 E New York Ave, [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Nochi and Miriam (nee Friedman) Goldshmid.
IYH at 721 Empire Blvd [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Shlome and Tzivia Zwiebel.
IYH at 440 Brooklyn Ave, Apt 4C [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave].
Chaim and Devori Jerufi.
IYH at 762 Empire Blvd, Apt 3B [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].
Shneur and Rochel (nee Lieblich) Goodman
IYH at 821 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Sholem and Devorah (nee Sebbag) Bukiet (Crown Heights) .
Mendy and Leah (nee Shaffer) Bergovoy.
Ushi and Chani (nee Bukiet) Steinmetz.
IYH at 4814 16th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204.
Mayer and Naomi Kotlarsky (Boca Raton, FL)
Eli and Henya (nee Wolowik) Muller.
IYH at 5175 Rue Vezina, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Yosef and Shoshy (nee Krafchik) Vidal (Montreal, Canada)
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!!
On a recent field trip with south Tel Aviv’s Camp Neve Eliezer, eighty children, all clad in shorts, sandals, and matching baseball caps, clapped and laughed at the antics of “Itchele,” a character in a multi-media presentation who suffers deeply from hay-fever. His grandmother, a puppet named Rachel, is looking for him so she can give him honey cake; honey, she says, has healing properties. A film shows Itchele running through a honey farm, about to open a hive bare-handed.
“Nooooooo!” scream the children.
Israeli Children Explore Rosh Hashanah at Bee Farm
On a recent field trip with south Tel Aviv’s Camp Neve Eliezer, eighty children, all clad in shorts, sandals, and matching baseball caps, clapped and laughed at the antics of “Itchele,” a character in a multi-media presentation who suffers deeply from hay-fever. His grandmother, a puppet named Rachel, is looking for him so she can give him honey cake; honey, she says, has healing properties. A film shows Itchele running through a honey farm, about to open a hive bare-handed.
“Nooooooo!” scream the children.
As Jewish men, women and children head to synagogue this weekend for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch centers around the world will be welcoming people from all walks of life during the High Holidays. For one center in the greater Orlando, Fla., area, the open-doors, seat-for-everyone approach is even preceding the opening of a permanent location.
High Holiday Services in Suburban Orlando Follow Expansion of Jewish Programs
As Jewish men, women and children head to synagogue this weekend for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, hundreds of Chabad-Lubavitch centers around the world will be welcoming people from all walks of life during the High Holidays. For one center in the greater Orlando, Fla., area, the open-doors, seat-for-everyone approach is even preceding the opening of a permanent location.
FBI agents with bomb-sniffing dogs Wednesday raided the Colorado apartment of an Afghan national linked to Al Qaeda and a plot to attack the New York City subway system.
Simultaneously, authorities swarmed over a nearby home believed to belong to a relative of Najibullah Zazi, hauling out boxes of evidence.
FBI Unit Set for More Anti-Terror Raids in Queens
FBI agents with bomb-sniffing dogs Wednesday raided the Colorado apartment of an Afghan national linked to Al Qaeda and a plot to attack the New York City subway system.
Simultaneously, authorities swarmed over a nearby home believed to belong to a relative of Najibullah Zazi, hauling out boxes of evidence.
Video produced by Chabad.org. A preview of the stimulating and moving events of the month of Tishrei, the Jewish New Year. Visit JewishNewyear.org for more about the High Holidays.
Chabad.org Video – High Holidays Trailer
Video produced by Chabad.org. A preview of the stimulating and moving events of the month of Tishrei, the Jewish New Year. Visit JewishNewyear.org for more about the High Holidays.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Avremel Matusof (Madison, WI) and Mushky Schapiro (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Monday night 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!
Beth Rivkah Montreal Alumni Reunion in the Last Days of Hakhel
MONTREAL, Canada [CHI] — An inspiring and truly memorable Hakhel gathering took place on Sunday, 24 Elul (September 13th), in the Beth Rivkah Montreal auditorium. The event, an Alumni Reunion, was b”h an outstanding success and was attended by 200 former students and teachers. The participants were left with elevated spirits and a desire for more reunions in the future.
GREENSBORO, NC — Women are given three special assignments in sacred Jewish texts — and Marianna Mintz is nearly elbow deep in eggs, water, yeast and more than a dozen cups of flour to fulfill one of them.
Women Continue Jewish Holiday Tradition
GREENSBORO, NC — Women are given three special assignments in sacred Jewish texts — and Marianna Mintz is nearly elbow deep in eggs, water, yeast and more than a dozen cups of flour to fulfill one of them.
JERUSALEM, Israel — The commandment to “be fruitful and multiply” the Krishevsky family follows quite closely. Last Saturday, the great grandmother, Rachel Krishevsky passed away at the age of 99, leaving behind no less than 1,400 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and even great-great-grandchildren.
Woman Dies at 99, Leaves Behind 1,400 Descendents
JERUSALEM, Israel — The commandment to “be fruitful and multiply” the Krishevsky family follows quite closely. Last Saturday, the great grandmother, Rachel Krishevsky passed away at the age of 99, leaving behind no less than 1,400 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and even great-great-grandchildren.
NEW YORK, NY [AP] — The FDNY is responding to fires faster than ever, and there have been fewer deaths this year than ever before.
FDNY Arrives on Scene in Fastest Times on Record
NEW YORK, NY [AP] — The FDNY is responding to fires faster than ever, and there have been fewer deaths this year than ever before.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Eli and Henya (nee Wolowik) Muller (Montreal, Quebec) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel!
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The Crown Heights Debate Club hosted their kickoff event Thursday at Mimulo Flower Shop, addressing the agunah crisis in a new and innovative fashion. With a shared message of calling the community to action, the panel consisted of Mrs. Bronya Shaffer, resident scholar on AskMoses.com and Ask-the-Rabbi respondent for Chabad.org, and Jeremy Stern, director of case management at the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA).
Agunah Crisis Addressed in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The Crown Heights Debate Club hosted their kickoff event Thursday at Mimulo Flower Shop, addressing the agunah crisis in a new and innovative fashion. With a shared message of calling the community to action, the panel consisted of Mrs. Bronya Shaffer, resident scholar on AskMoses.com and Ask-the-Rabbi respondent for Chabad.org, and Jeremy Stern, director of case management at the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot (ORA).
A French Jewish man in Paris pictured with a mammoth Esrog. It is unknown where this citron is from or if it is even Kosher. However the owner of this gigantic Esrog claims it is the largest Esrog known to man.
Picture of the Day! – Largest Esrog Known to Man!
A French Jewish man in Paris pictured with a mammoth Esrog. It is unknown where this citron is from or if it is even Kosher. However the owner of this gigantic Esrog claims it is the largest Esrog known to man.
Wedding: Kotlarsky – Goldberger
Pictures from the Wedding of Yanky Kotlarsky (Crown Heights) and Mushka Goldberger (Crown Heights) that took place Tuesday at the Oholei Torah ballroom. Photos by Alex Gorokhov (Glatt & Art Photography).
Rabbi Yosef Slavin of JabadTube, Shliach to Venezuela, produces a weekly 3 minute Dvar Torah in Spanish on YouTube. It is sent throughout Venezuela and Spanish speakers worldwide. For Rosh Hashana he made a special Shana Tova video starring his Kids, Mendel, Dov, Shua and Leibel.
The video is in Spanish and has English subtitles. Enjoy!
Video – JabadTube Kids Special Edition: Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi Yosef Slavin of JabadTube, Shliach to Venezuela, produces a weekly 3 minute Dvar Torah in Spanish on YouTube. It is sent throughout Venezuela and Spanish speakers worldwide. For Rosh Hashana he made a special Shana Tova video starring his Kids, Mendel, Dov, Shua and Leibel.
The video is in Spanish and has English subtitles. Enjoy!
MUMBAI [AFP] — A man on Wednesday told an Indian court trying a Pakistani national over the 2008 Mumbai attacks how he escaped with his life after confronting two heavily-armed extremists with just a bamboo stick.
Security guard Kamal Singh said he rushed to the Nariman House Jewish cultural centre in the Colaba district of south Mumbai on the night of November 26 last year after hearing shots.
Witness Relives Shooting at Mumbai Chabad House
MUMBAI [AFP] — A man on Wednesday told an Indian court trying a Pakistani national over the 2008 Mumbai attacks how he escaped with his life after confronting two heavily-armed extremists with just a bamboo stick.
Security guard Kamal Singh said he rushed to the Nariman House Jewish cultural centre in the Colaba district of south Mumbai on the night of November 26 last year after hearing shots.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yosef and Shoshy (nee Krafchik) Vidal (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their firstborn 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!
