Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Tzirel (nee Lieberman) Raskin (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 Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Perel (nee Chein) Balkany (Crown Heights) on the birth of a son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moishe and Shira (nee Gniwisch) Loebenstein (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

Special Photo Edition of the Rebbe in Honor of 3rd of Tammuz
Imagine the emotions of a Chassid standing in the Rebbe’s presence. As Gimmel Tammuz approaches, the Avner Institute and CrownHeights.info would like to present a beautiful and heartfelt article, written by Jay Litvin a”h, shortly after Gimmel Tammuz 1994. Jay served as the medical liaison for Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl Program; he passed away in April of 2004, after a valiant four-year battle against severe illness, and is survived by his wife, Sharon, and their seven children.
Included is a collection of unique pictures of the Rebbe – special thanks to the Rebbe Archive. This article is dedicated to Meir ben Avraham Pesach Kirschenbaum, who passed away on Gimmel Tammuz 5743; and to the Shluchim Rabbi Gabi Holtzberg and his wife, Rivky, HY”D, who were murdered in their Chabad House during the Mumbai attacks. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit Portraitofaleader.org.
Tonight at 7:30pm the annual Crown Heights Hatzalah raffle drawing at Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown and Albany.
We urge each and every member of the community to attend the annual Grand Raffle drawing and to show your support on behalf of the tireless and dedicated members of our Crown Heights Hatzalah.
TONIGHT: $18,000 Raffle Drawing Benefitting Hatzalah!
Tonight at 7:30pm the annual Crown Heights Hatzalah raffle drawing at Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown and Albany.
We urge each and every member of the community to attend the annual Grand Raffle drawing and to show your support on behalf of the tireless and dedicated members of our Crown Heights Hatzalah.
Two Cars Collide on New York Avenue
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Two cars collided this afternoon in the intersection of New York Avenue and Sterling Street, causing injuries to both drivers.
Mazal Tov ! It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Michoel and Devorah Leah (nee Turk) Golomb (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Brod (California) and Chanie Kesselman (London England) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
PORTLAND, ME — During a historic and uplifting ceremony, the great-grandchildren of Hasidic rabbis were wed Monday night in Portland.
It was believed to be the first Hasidic wedding held in Maine in several decades.
Hasidic Rabbis’ Descendants Wed in Portland
PORTLAND, ME — During a historic and uplifting ceremony, the great-grandchildren of Hasidic rabbis were wed Monday night in Portland.
It was believed to be the first Hasidic wedding held in Maine in several decades.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda Cowen (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaya Hoch (Pittsburgh, PA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday night at 638 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Zisel bas Tzvi Klein, a long time resident of crown heights who was involved in variuse Chessed organizations including the Bikur Cholim for many years. Her husband Reb Aaron Klein OBM merited to be involved in the purchase of 770.
Mrs. Zisel is survived by Mrs. Devorah Faiga Goodman (Shlucha in Ashdod, Israel), Mrs. Gottlieb (Boro Park) and Mrs. Peri Garfinkel (Brooklyn).
The Levaya will take place today and will be leaving from Chevra Kadisha Shomrei Hachomos Ft. Hamilton Pkwy. & 41st St. at 3:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 3:30pm and passing by her home at 741 Montgomery St. The kevurah will be in Eretz Yisroel.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Zisel Klein OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Zisel bas Tzvi Klein, a long time resident of crown heights who was involved in variuse Chessed organizations including the Bikur Cholim for many years. Her husband Reb Aaron Klein OBM merited to be involved in the purchase of 770.
Mrs. Zisel is survived by Mrs. Devorah Faiga Goodman (Shlucha in Ashdod, Israel), Mrs. Gottlieb (Boro Park) and Mrs. Peri Garfinkel (Brooklyn).
The Levaya will take place today and will be leaving from Chevra Kadisha Shomrei Hachomos Ft. Hamilton Pkwy. & 41st St. at 3:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 3:30pm and passing by her home at 741 Montgomery St. The kevurah will be in Eretz Yisroel.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Tzali Perlow and Miriam Wilmowsky on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be on Wednesday at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave].
New Playgrounds for Crown Heights Public School and Community
Cracked Asphalt Lot Transformed into a Vibrant Play Space By Student Design at P.S. 221
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Last week students celebrated the new community playground they helped design at P.S. 221 at 791 Empire Boulevard in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The new playground will be available to the school’s 650 pre-kindergarten-through-fifth grade students and to families from the surrounding community.
Mazal Tov! – 3 Tuesday Night L’Chaims!
Tzvi Greenberg (Morristown, NJ) and Chaya Morosow (Crown Heights) .
IYH at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].
Yonatan Sanford (Seattle, WA) and Sarah Williamson (Pittsburgh, PA) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchok, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave].
Levi Hershkowitz (Crown Heights) and Avigail Fradkin (Montreal, Canada) .
IYH at 1586 Carroll St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
Cheder Menachem of LA’s Tzivos Hashem Grand Expo
LOS ANGELES, CA [CHI] — Thursday, the 12th of Sivan, saw the entire Anash of Los Angeles, CA gather at Cheder Menachem, the Chabad Elementary boy’s school for the annual Chayolei Tzivos Hashem Grand Expo.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over the last week the Department of Transportation changed out street parking signs along the corners of Empire Boulevard restricting parking close to the intersections. So far the intersections of Troy and Empire along with Brooklyn and Empire have been changed to no parking zones.
New Parking Regulations on Empire Blvd.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over the last week the Department of Transportation changed out street parking signs along the corners of Empire Boulevard restricting parking close to the intersections. So far the intersections of Troy and Empire along with Brooklyn and Empire have been changed to no parking zones.
Pictures from the wedding of Mendy Weiss (Manchester, England) and Chanale Baumgarten (East Hampton, LI) took place Sunday night in the Hamptons. Photos by Yaakov Rosenthal - Photography and Video (718) 221-0483.
Wedding: Weiss – Baumgarten
Pictures from the wedding of Mendy Weiss (Manchester, England) and Chanale Baumgarten (East Hampton, LI) took place Sunday night in the Hamptons. Photos by Yaakov Rosenthal – Photography and Video (718) 221-0483.