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!
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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!
Her children, Yehudis DuBrow, Mimi Weisel-Homburg, Eva Gail Bressler and Bernie Weisel are sitting Shiva at the DuBrow home, 1518 S Durango Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90035 (the pico robertson side). Stop by from 8:00am until 9:30pm.
Shacharis 6:30amHamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Mincha/Maariv 6:45pm
Info to be Menachem Avel the Weisel Family
The Weisel family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Mildred Weisel OBM (Malka Fraida Bas Boruch Bentzion).
Her children, Yehudis DuBrow, Mimi Weisel-Homburg, Eva Gail Bressler and Bernie Weisel are sitting Shiva at the DuBrow home, 1518 S Durango Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90035 (the pico robertson side). Stop by from 8:00am until 9:30pm.
Shacharis 6:30am
Mincha/Maariv 6:45pm
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Chabad of Valley BBQ Dinner and Scholarship Raffle
TARZANA, CA [CHI] — Chabad of Valley held a beautiful barbeque dinner Sunday evening at the Braemar Country Club. Celebrating the Gan Israel scholarship raffle with popular comedian Steve Mittleman.
WINNIPEG — Plans to build a new Jewish Learning Centre in Winnipeg’s south end just got a $640,000 boost from the federal and provincial governments.
Winnipeg South Tory MP Rod Bruinooge announced $320,000 for the centre Sunday under Ottawa’s new shovel-ready infrastructure stimulus fund. The province matched the amount.
Chabad Jewish Learning Center Gets $640,000 Boost
WINNIPEG — Plans to build a new Jewish Learning Centre in Winnipeg’s south end just got a $640,000 boost from the federal and provincial governments.
Winnipeg South Tory MP Rod Bruinooge announced $320,000 for the centre Sunday under Ottawa’s new shovel-ready infrastructure stimulus fund. The province matched the amount.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute are proud to present a beautiful photo of the Rebbe from the N'shei Chabad convention in 1990. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
Weekly Picture of the Rebbe!
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute are proud to present a beautiful photo of the Rebbe from the N’shei Chabad convention in 1990. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The final shiur in the series of Hichos Daled Minim will take place tonight, Wednesday Chof-Zayin Elul September 16th, 8:15 pm at the Kollel on 1483 Union St [corner of Kingston Ave]. Rabbi Yehudah Benshimon will give over valuable information regarding the details purchasing your Daled Minim as well as the Halachos pertaining to it.
Yagdil Torah’s Last Daled Minim Shiur Tonight
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The final shiur in the series of Hichos Daled Minim will take place tonight, Wednesday Chof-Zayin Elul September 16th, 8:15 pm at the Kollel on 1483 Union St [corner of Kingston Ave]. Rabbi Yehudah Benshimon will give over valuable information regarding the details purchasing your Daled Minim as well as the Halachos pertaining to it.
NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Bloomberg indicated yesterday that he supports the idea of a smoking ban in parks and beaches, but has reservations about how it would be enforced.
“Nobody is more of a believer in saving lives and stopping smoking,” Bloomberg said. “In fact, we already ban smoking, for example, in playgrounds.”
Anti-Smoking Mike Dubious of Cigarette Arrests
NEW YORK, NY — Mayor Bloomberg indicated yesterday that he supports the idea of a smoking ban in parks and beaches, but has reservations about how it would be enforced.
“Nobody is more of a believer in saving lives and stopping smoking,” Bloomberg said. “In fact, we already ban smoking, for example, in playgrounds.”
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Tamir Goodman, the “Jewish Jordan”, announced today his retirement from professional basketball during a press conference and fundraiser at the Jewish Children's Museum in Brooklyn, NY. Goodman, 27, who played his last season with the Maccabi Haifa professional basketball team (Israeli Premier League), has been named the Director of the Haifa Hoops for Kids charity program, an initiative spearheaded by Maccabi Haifa and United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ, which benefits underprivileged and special needs children in Israel.
“Jewish Jordan” Retires from Professional Basketball
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Tamir Goodman, the “Jewish Jordan”, announced today his retirement from professional basketball during a press conference and fundraiser at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, NY. Goodman, 27, who played his last season with the Maccabi Haifa professional basketball team (Israeli Premier League), has been named the Director of the Haifa Hoops for Kids charity program, an initiative spearheaded by Maccabi Haifa and United Jewish Communities of MetroWest NJ, which benefits underprivileged and special needs children in Israel.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Daniel Grosberg (Melbourne, Austraila) and Chanie Woonteiler (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yirmi and Chani (nee Grauman) Knight (Miami, FL) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy and Leah (nee Shaffer) Bergovoy on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel!
