Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Shimon and Meira (nee Kaner) Emlen.
IYH at 657 Montgomery St, Naparstek’s Sukkah [between Kingston and Brooklyn].
Chaim Yehoshua and Esther Yetta (Yettel) (nee Grayson) Zylbernagel.
IYH at 698 Eastern Pkwy, Laufer’s Sukkah [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Dovber and Chaya (nee Pewzner) Berkowitz (Shluchim to Contra Costa, CA) .
IYH at 412 Sterling St, Pewzner Sukkah [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Zalman Shimon and Soshie (nee Weitman) Deren (Crown Heights) .
Shmulik and Chaya (nee Levin) Gurary (Crown Heights) .
IYH at 605 Ocean Pkwy, Kensington [between Ditmas and 18th Ave].
Meir and Hadassah (nee DeVries) Geisinsky .
IYH at 234 Washington Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516.
Eliyahu Yosef and Rochel Leah (nee Mayteles) Morrison.
IYH at 1863 Section Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45237.
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!!

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One entrepreneur, Simcha Teich, explains how to make a Lulav ring.
Video: Entrepreneur Explains how to make a Lulav Ring
One entrepreneur, Simcha Teich, explains how to make a Lulav ring.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — No less than every street corner on Kingston Avenue has a group of children selling pre-made rings for Lulavim, part of what is apparently becoming a budding enterprise.
A Growing Enterprise on Kingston, Lulav Rings!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — No less than every street corner on Kingston Avenue has a group of children selling pre-made rings for Lulavim, part of what is apparently becoming a budding enterprise.
Today, the national Transportation Security Administration (TSA) declared a special travel period for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The travel period will begin approximately on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, and end on approximately on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This policy will allow observant Jewish travelers to carry their Lulavim and Etrogim in airports and through security checkpoints. (During the Sukkot holiday, Jews utilize four species of plants as part of their daily prayer service. See Leviticus 23:40.)
TSA to Permit Lulavim and Etrogim During Airplane Travel
Today, the national Transportation Security Administration (TSA) declared a special travel period for the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. The travel period will begin approximately on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, and end on approximately on Tuesday, October 13, 2009. This policy will allow observant Jewish travelers to carry their Lulavim and Etrogim in airports and through security checkpoints. (During the Sukkot holiday, Jews utilize four species of plants as part of their daily prayer service. See Leviticus 23:40.)
Kingston Bagel Shop Shut Down by Health Department
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Crown Heights’ oldest food service joint was shut down yesterday by the NYC Health Department. Crown Hot Bagels, know as the bagel shop near 770, had notices posted on its front door ordering its closure.
Let's dance like we're in 5770!!
Video – So you think you can dance… with the Torah?
Let’s dance like we’re in 5770!!
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his flu-prevention strategy for the upcoming fall and winter seasons this Tuesday, focusing especially on prevention in elementary school children.
New York City Announces H1N1 Flu Fighting Strategy
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his flu-prevention strategy for the upcoming fall and winter seasons this Tuesday, focusing especially on prevention in elementary school children.

Shliach and Bochurim Build Sukkah at Israeli Embassy
BERLIN — Shliach to Berlin, Germany Rabbi Shmuel Segal and Talmidim HaShluchim, Yehoshua Berkowicz, Chaim Rosenstein and others put up a Sukkah at the Israeli Embassy to Germany. The embassy staff will use the Sukkah throughout Yom-Tov. They were very thankful.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendel and Adel (nee Blank) Sirota (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter, Chana.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
display images of frightening damage to bridges.
(Photo: Matthew McDermott)
The 10 most decrepit state-owned bridges in the Big Apple are desperately in need of federal funds to fix potentially dangerous conditions, a trade group warned yesterday.
Almost all the crumbling structures span waterways or train tracks or are located on major highways, the General Contractors Association of New York said.
Leading the way is the chronically congested Kosciuszko Bridge on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, followed by the Gowanus Expressway and the Bronx River Parkway section that crosses over Amtrak rails, the group said.
10 NYC Bridges in Dire Need of Fixing
display images of frightening damage to bridges.
(Photo: Matthew McDermott)
New York bridges falling down, falling down…
The 10 most decrepit state-owned bridges in the Big Apple are desperately in need of federal funds to fix potentially dangerous conditions, a trade group warned yesterday.
Almost all the crumbling structures span waterways or train tracks or are located on major highways, the General Contractors Association of New York said.
Leading the way is the chronically congested Kosciuszko Bridge on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, followed by the Gowanus Expressway and the Bronx River Parkway section that crosses over Amtrak rails, the group said.
The Jewish Infiltration of Korea
KOREA [CHI] — Korea, a peninsula fraught with the devastation of war, occupation, and tension; a people divided into two nations who envision a hope for a reunification. As this hope may be a dream for now, the south of the peninsula is alive and well. Since the Korean War, the south has transformed itself from a third-world country into a first world powerhouse of the technological industry. Over the past four decades, a small number of Jews have called Korea home.
The Weekly Voice is an exciting new feature on CrownHeights.info. Each Webisode is part of a weekly series of interviews with Lubavitchers from around the globe.
And for our very first Webisode, we bring you Rabbi Hirshel Shifrin and Rabbi Levi Zarchi of Shifrin and Zarchi Quality Esrogim located on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights. In this interview conducted during the days leading up to Sukkos, the rabbis speak about what makes an esrog kosher and what qualities do we look for in an esrog.
New Feature! The Weekly Voice – An Interview Series
The Weekly Voice is an exciting new feature on CrownHeights.info. Each Webisode is part of a weekly series of interviews with Lubavitchers from around the globe.
And for our very first Webisode, we bring you Rabbi Hirshel Shifrin and Rabbi Levi Zarchi of Shifrin and Zarchi Quality Esrogim located on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights. In this interview conducted during the days leading up to Sukkos, the rabbis speak about what makes an esrog kosher and what qualities do we look for in an esrog.

Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Yitzchak ben Laya
He is a 7 year old boy in serious condition.
As a young girl I was always fascinated by the beauty and mystery of the Mikvah experience. We were constantly told about the purity and holiness that the ritual brings to the individual, the marriage, the family and the home. I couldn’t wait to become a kallah and be able to finally participate in this exclusive and mystical experience.
Op-Ed: On Public Display
As a young girl I was always fascinated by the beauty and mystery of the Mikvah experience. We were constantly told about the purity and holiness that the ritual brings to the individual, the marriage, the family and the home. I couldn’t wait to become a kallah and be able to finally participate in this exclusive and mystical experience.
MONTREAL, Canada [CHI] — A group of around 40 young Temimim stayed last night after Mincha/Maariv in Shul for a Seder Sichos which lasted for about an hour.
Photos: Learning During the Bein Hazmanim in Mtl
MONTREAL, Canada [CHI] — A group of around 40 young Temimim stayed last night after Mincha/Maariv in Shul for a Seder Sichos which lasted for about an hour.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Tzali and Rivky (nee Matusof) Wilschanski (Shluchim to Kenosha, WI) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.