Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Levi and Chanala Brod (Crown Heights) on the birth of a daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Dear Friend,
and whom this may concern,
With the most recent exposure of the “Martial Arts & Gun training” training story in the media, also now known by many other names - puns and embarrassing terminologies of which I was associated with - I would like to make some things clear. I will not go into the plethora of Torah sources for self-defense and the like rather address the issue at hand.
Shliach’s Thoughts on Jews Defending Their Loved Ones
Dear Friend,
and whom this may concern,
With the most recent exposure of the “Martial Arts & Gun training” training story in the media, also now known by many other names – puns and embarrassing terminologies of which I was associated with – I would like to make some things clear. I will not go into the plethora of Torah sources for self-defense and the like rather address the issue at hand.
MONTICELLO, NY [CHI] — With summer drawing to a close, families packed up and enjoyed their last Motzai Shabbos in the Catskill Mountains. One bungalow colony marked it with a 45 minutes fireworks show followed by a Kumzitz Bon Fire.
Photos: Kol-Tuv Ends Summer with Fireworks Show
MONTICELLO, NY [CHI] — With summer drawing to a close, families packed up and enjoyed their last Motzai Shabbos in the Catskill Mountains. One bungalow colony marked it with a 45 minutes fireworks show followed by a Kumzitz Bon Fire.
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of R. Shmuel Tzvi (Ben R. Dovber) Fox, of Crown Heights.
The Niftar is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim his wife Mrs. Dvorah Fox and his son R. Dovber Fox (Crown Heights) and daughters, Mrs. Sara Gottlieb (Oak Park, Michigan) and Mrs. Shifra Galperin (Crown Heights).
The Levaya will take place Monday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chaples at 8:00am and passing by 770 at around 9:00am.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Boruch Dayan Haemes – R. Shmuel Tzvi (Herschel) Fox OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of R. Shmuel Tzvi (Ben R. Dovber) Fox, of Crown Heights.
The Niftar is survived by Yibadlu Lechaim Tovim his wife Mrs. Dvorah Fox and his son R. Dovber Fox (Crown Heights) and daughters, Mrs. Sara Gottlieb (Oak Park, Michigan) and Mrs. Shifra Galperin (Crown Heights).
The Levaya will take place Monday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadas Chaples at 8:00am and passing by 770 at around 9:00am.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
NEW YORK — Ticket-happy traffic agents are slapping Big Apple drivers with “unfair” summonses, according to a lawmaker who wants to put the brakes on the orange blizzard.
“Over the last six months, complaints about traffic summonses have surpassed anything else in my office,” said City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.
Councilmen Unhappy With Parking Ticket Blizzard
NEW YORK — Ticket-happy traffic agents are slapping Big Apple drivers with “unfair” summonses, according to a lawmaker who wants to put the brakes on the orange blizzard.
“Over the last six months, complaints about traffic summonses have surpassed anything else in my office,” said City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.
BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn priest has a new appreciation for interfaith dialogue — after a neighborhood patrol of religious Jews helped collar the check-forger targeting his church.
Quick-acting members of the Shomrim Patrol, a volunteer watchdog group of Orthodox Jews, tipped off cops to the location of the alleged serial forger who wrote three phony checks in the name of Our Lady of Refuge Church on Ocean Avenue in Kensington, police said.
Faith-Based Forgery Bust
BROOKLYN, NY — A Brooklyn priest has a new appreciation for interfaith dialogue — after a neighborhood patrol of religious Jews helped collar the check-forger targeting his church.
Quick-acting members of the Shomrim Patrol, a volunteer watchdog group of Orthodox Jews, tipped off cops to the location of the alleged serial forger who wrote three phony checks in the name of Our Lady of Refuge Church on Ocean Avenue in Kensington, police said.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmuli and Shaindy (nee Rockford) Backer (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy and Chana (nee Wolowik) Herz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Sholom Chazanow (Bal Harbour, FL) and Esti Waks (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chaya (nee Jameson) Liberow (Johannesburg, South Africa) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Zevi and Nechama Dina (nee Menkes) Greenbaum (N Miami Beach, FL) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday NIght L’Chaims!
Shmully Lieberman (Flatbush) and Michelle Chandler (Albany, NY) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Mendy Matusof (Toulouse, France) and Shayna Altein (Winnipeg, Canada) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Due to Labor Day and the West Indian Day Parade there are a slew of driving and parking regulation changes in Crown Heights.
On Sunday starting at 4:00pm there will be no parking on Eastern Parkway and on all avenues from President Street to S. Johns Place, places where you cant park are marked in red in the <%popup(2/20070901-no-parking-800.jpg|800|405|MAP ABOVE)%>. Tow trucks will be going around starting at 4:00pm towing and relocating vehicles. You will be allowed to park there once again on Monday at 9:00pm.
Alternate side parking regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Monday. Click the Extended Article for street closures info.
The best time to leave Crown Heights on Monday morning would be before 9:00am and the best return time would be after 9:00pm.
Parking Regulations for Sunday and Monday, Labor Day
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Due to Labor Day and the West Indian Day Parade there are a slew of driving and parking regulation changes in Crown Heights.
On Sunday starting at 4:00pm there will be no parking on Eastern Parkway and on all avenues from President Street to S. Johns Place, places where you cant park are marked in red in the <%popup(2/20070901-no-parking-800.jpg|800|405|MAP ABOVE)%>. Tow trucks will be going around starting at 4:00pm towing and relocating vehicles. You will be allowed to park there once again on Monday at 9:00pm.
Alternate side parking regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Monday. Click the Extended Article for street closures info.
The best time to leave Crown Heights on Monday morning would be before 9:00am and the best return time would be after 9:00pm.

Residents Learn about the Daled Minim
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Thursday night Yagdil Torah had a beautiful turnout for the first ever Yagdil Torah Power Point presentation shiur. Rabbi Yehudah Benchemhoun provided powerful and useful information about the halachos of Daled Minim. This is the first in a series of three shiurim. the next two will take place on כ’ אלול and כז’ אלול September 9th and 16th, at the Kollel, 1483 Union St at 8:15pm.
Kehot is pleased to announce the release of the Kitzur Shulchon Oruj, Vol. 2, in Spanish edition. With this second volume we have completed the Kitzur Shulchan Oruch in Spanish. This is a master piece that includes all the halachos in Hebrew and Spanish with explanatory tables and detailed illustrations to ensure great understanding by the person who studies from it.
New Kitzur Shulchon Oruch from Kehos Argentina
Kehot is pleased to announce the release of the Kitzur Shulchon Oruj, Vol. 2, in Spanish edition. With this second volume we have completed the Kitzur Shulchan Oruch in Spanish. This is a master piece that includes all the halachos in Hebrew and Spanish with explanatory tables and detailed illustrations to ensure great understanding by the person who studies from it.
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Weekly Living Torah Rebbe Video! – Sweet Year!
CrownHeights.info presents this weeks Living Torah excerpt, “Sweet Year”
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendel and Racheli (nee Cohen) Laine (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.