Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Moshe and Sari (nee Gurevitch) Lieberman (Shluchim to Newton Center, MA) 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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Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Rebbetzin Rivkah Lieberman OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Rivkah Lieberman OBM of Boro Park and more recently Florida.

She is survived by her husband Reb Alter Lieberman and children, Rabbi Chaim Meir Lieberman (Crown Heights), Rabbi Aron Lieberman (Lauderhill, FL), Rabbi Yaakov Leiberman (Kfar Chabad, Israel), and Tirtza Schapiro (Miami Beach, FL).

The Levaya will take place today, Tuesday, and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 2:00pm and passing by 770 at around 2:30pm.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

Fire Station Gets New Mission: Jewish Center Slated to Become Area’s First

By Nathan Donato-Weinstein for the Press Tribune

Rabbi Yossi Korik started Chabad of Roseville out of his house a couple of years ago. Last month, the group closed escrow on the former South Placer Fire District station at 4410 Douglas Blvd., which Korik plans on turning into a synagogue.

ROSEVILLE, CA — The former fire station off Douglas Boulevard has sat empty for more than a year. But when Rabbi Yossi Korik looks around, he hears the sounds of children practicing their Hebrew.

Camp Pardas Chanah is the Place to Be!

Camp Pardas Chanah started off with a bang in every sense of the word. From the entry of our two state o f the art bunkhouses, to the entry of our super campers and staff the summer has proven to once again be the best summer ever at Camp Pardas Chanah. Every camper at Camp Pardas Chanah makes the diference to our family.

International Crooks Posing as Chabad Rabbis

A Shliach in Western Europe sent CrownHeights.info and email alerting us of two crooks posing as Chabad rabbis attempting to swindle money out of Jewish communities. The two men, Israeli citizens are Dudu (David) Biton (36) and Ezra Idan (21).

Chabad of Naples Camp Gan Israel’s Mock Wedding

By Cathleen Manville for the Orlando Judaism Examiner

NAPLES, FL — There are all kinds of summer camps: sports camp, space camp, sleep-away camp, boy scouts camp… Well Chabad International proudly hosts one of the fastest growing networks of summer day camps for children, and this one takes a new spin on two age-old traditions, summer camp and Judaism.

Homeless Use Hospitals as Hotels on Your Tab

By Ginger Adams Otis and Melissa Klein for the NY Post

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].

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].”