Mazal Tov ! It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Asher Noam and Doba Webb (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
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While men were still in Shul on Friday night a woman called the Shomrim hotline and stated that there was a Black male who broke into her building, 575 East New York Avenue, and was trying to get into apartments. Many Shomrim members responded and upon arrival all they found to be missing was one bicycle from the garage area.
Shomrim Apprehend Burglar & Return Missing Child over Shabbos
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over Shabbos Shomrim radios crackled to life on two separate occasions over Shabbos, the first a call for a burglar inside of a Jewish building on Friday night, and the second from the Police Precinct after officers found a young Jewish special needs child wandering on Nostrand Avenue alone.
While men were still in Shul on Friday night a woman called the Shomrim hotline and stated that there was a Black male who broke into her building, 575 East New York Avenue, and was trying to get into apartments. Many Shomrim members responded and upon arrival all they found to be missing was one bicycle from the garage area.
Sperlin Hosts Fundraiser for State Senator
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The new Vaad Hakhol of Crown Heights hosted a fundraiser for State Senator John Sampson this past Thursday night. The State Senator has represented District 19 in the New York State Senate, which comprises Crown Heights, as well as some surrounding neighborhoods, since being elected in 1996. The fundraiser was held at the home of Chanina Sperlin.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday Night L’Chaims!
Yisroel Laine (Crown Heights) and Mushka Gopin (West Hartford, CT) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Shneur Edelkopf (Kiryat Malachi, Israel) and Chaya Lipszyc (Toronto, Canada)
IYH at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Itche and Nechomie (nee Paris) Zalmanov (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Beis Levi Yitzchok Completes and Dedicates new Torah
Members of the Beis Levi Yitzchok Shul on Crown Street completed a new Sefer Torah for their Shul. The Torah was dedicated in memory of Reb Levi Yitzchok, the Rebbes Father.
4-Story-Building Colapse near Crown Heights
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Firefighters were on the scene of a building that collapsed in Brooklyn.
The four-story building on Myrtle Avenue in the Fort Greene section housed several apartments but luckily, no one was home.
Photos: Lubavitcher Yeshiva’s 8th Grades Graduate
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The eighth grades of Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street graduated today in a ceremony with their parents and teachers in attendance. The Bochurim will be starting Mesivta next year.
End of the Year Festivals at YNS Chabad
TZFAT, Israel [CHI] — Following the testing of the Smicha boys in Melicha all the bochurim of the yeshiva were invited to the home of the Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Orimland where Rabbi ‘O’ prepared his famous schwarma b-b-q!
On top of this when the bochurim came to Rabbi ‘O’s this past Friday before Shabbos (as they came for almost every Friday night of the year) they were treated to a surprise mini b-b-q consisting of hot dogs, kebobs and watermelon.
A Pidyon Haben, or “redemption of the firstborn son,” is a ceremony wherein the father of a firstborn male redeems his son by giving a kohen (a priestly descendant of Aaron) five silver coins, thirty days after the baby's birth.
Chabad.org Launches New Section on Pidyon Haben
A Pidyon Haben, or “redemption of the firstborn son,” is a ceremony wherein the father of a firstborn male redeems his son by giving a kohen (a priestly descendant of Aaron) five silver coins, thirty days after the baby’s birth.
Photos: Oholei Torah’s 8th Grades Graduate
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The eighth grades of Oholei Torah graduated today in a ceremony with their parents and teachers in attendance. The Bochurim will be starting Mesivta next year.
Two Jewish Woman Attacked Friday Evening, Police Refuse Assistance
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Two Jewish women were assaulted Friday night by Black strangers. The two incidents occurred around the same time, on different ends of the neighborhood. One of the victims flagged down a police car that refused to help and did not call for another unit to assist her, instead telling the witnesses to “get over it.”
One incident took place on Carroll Street between Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues around 9:00pm, as people were returning home from Shul. A Black male, described to be in his late teens or early twenties, walked passed a Jewish married woman and slapped her. He then fled toward Kingston Avenue. The perpetrator was described as wearing a dark-colored, sleeveless T-shirt and dark jeans.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There will be a distribution of non-perishable goods, such as flour and canned goods, for the community on Sunday starting at 12:30pm in the parking lot of Beis Rivka on Montgomery Street between Nostrand and New York Avenues. As they have done Erev Pesach, and just two weeks ago, Shomrim is involved once again in making this happen.
Shomrim to Once Again Distribute Non-Perishable Goods
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There will be a distribution of non-perishable goods, such as flour and canned goods, for the community on Sunday starting at 12:30pm in the parking lot of Beis Rivka on Montgomery Street between Nostrand and New York Avenues. As they have done Erev Pesach, and just two weeks ago, Shomrim is involved once again in making this happen.
Mazal Tov! – it’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moti and Sheinie (nee Altein) Rosenfeld (Columbia) on the birth their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel
Mazal Tov! – it’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sholom and Nechama (nee Tiechtel) Lapidus (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel (ben R Peretz) Laine (Crown Heights) and Mushka Gopin (West Hartford, CT) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Tzali Perlow (Crown Heights) and Miriam Wilmowsky (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
