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For nearly a year the Lubavitch community has been mourning the tragic loss of Chana (Raskin) Wolwosky OBM. As her first Yartzeit approaches, a community in California will be honoring her legacy.
This coming sunday, the Chabad Jewish center of Rancho Santa Fe will be concluding the community’s first Sefer Torah, dedicated in loving memory of Chana. How appropriate an honor for a young lady who spent the last years of her short life teaching Torah to children.
Yesterday the Police pulled a dirty stunt and turned the tables on the Jewish victim of a beating when they released his assailant and arrested the victim (Click Here to Read About it). This is the beginning of the summer, and the beginning what it would look like with our current Commanding Officer who has displayed his colors as a non-sympathetic leader.
This precinct meeting is the last one till the summers over and its our responsibility to stand up to the injustice that was displayed at yesterdays incident. The meeting takes place at 7:30pm in the auditorium of the Public School at 400 Empire Boulevard across from the Precinct on the corner of New York Avenue.
Many have struggled to describe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, the seventh leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. A task so daunting due to the multifariousness of the Rebbe’s personality and achievements.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Nechama Dina (nee Cohen) Pevsner (Beitar, Israel) on the birth of their daughter.
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!!
Update 10:50pm: The Police have arrested the Yid that was assaulted, he is currently handcuffed to his hospital bed, but have not charged him with anything yet. The black teen was held briefly, but has been released into his parents custody.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] –- Today, Wednesday at about 4:15pm, a Black teen went on a rampage after attempting to scare a Jew, attacking another with a rock causing him to loose consciousness, and brawling with a witness. The short chase down Albany Avenue when Shomrim members and police came at him from opposite directions and the assailant gave up fleeing.
There's no truck like it in Moscow. The “mitzvah-tank” cruises through the Russian capital, driven by two Orthodox rabbis and outfitted with Hebrew inscriptions and even its own menorahs. It's a synagogue on wheels, with a mission to bring Russia's secular Jews back to their roots — or, rather, to bring their roots to them.
The AFP news agency has published a Television show, “Moscow’s Mobile Synagogue.” The Mitzvah Tank was launched in 2007.
There’s no truck like it in Moscow. The “mitzvah-tank” cruises through the Russian capital, driven by two Orthodox rabbis and outfitted with Hebrew inscriptions and even its own menorahs. It’s a synagogue on wheels, with a mission to bring Russia’s secular Jews back to their roots — or, rather, to bring their roots to them.
CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is happy to present a Unique Photo of the Rebbe In this photo, The Rebbe Accompanies the President of Israel into 770 on Purim 1971. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.portraitofaleader.org
On 22 Sivan, (June 14), Cheder Chabad of Baltimore celebrated its second siyum Alef Beis, the first in its beautiful new building. With nearly 100 people in attendance, the Cheder kinderlach sang the Alef-Beis song to a hall full of proud parents.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida [CHI] — Bochurim in the Fort Lauderdale Smicha Program, took their final Smicha Test Tuesday with Rabbi Yitzchak Yehuda Yeruslavski. They spent the year learning and helping out with community activities, making a deep and lasting impression in the Fort Lauderdale and Lauderhill Chabad Community.
U.S. Senator Robert Menedez (D, NJ) delivers a comprehensive speech before the senate regarding Israel, how its a land that belongs to the Jews, and how invaluable Israels allegiance is to the United States, and imploring the president not to forget that.
It is with great sadness, and immense pain that we inform you of the tragic and extremely untimely passing of a young Shlucha to Bangkok, Thailand, Chaya Mushka Ashkenazi at the age of 7.
Chaya Mushka suffered from an illness the last year, and passed away this morning in the “Tel Hashomer” hospital in Israel with her parents at her side.
Chaya Mushka is survived by her parents Eliezer and Rochel Ashkenazi along with her siblings.
The levaya took place this morning, going from Kfar Chabad to Har HaZeitim in Jerusalem.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A 9-year-old Jewish boy riding his bicycle was struck by a slow moving car and knocked down as he crossed a street, the shock and fear sent the kid fleeing the scene.
We would like to wish Mazal tov to Zevi Wineberg (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Devorah Leah Cohen (Leeds, England) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
Sensitivity is now available in stores. In the DVD, different people tell over their simple but fascinating stories of how they felt the care and attention to their smallest needs exhibited by the Rebbe.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Eli Alayev (Flatbush) and Shana Wagshul (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday Night at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY [CHI] — As the Pre 1A students marched into the Shul at Cheder at the Ohel, they were welcomed by their parents and grandparents with shining faces full of nachas. This was the day that the students received their very own Siddur.
