Mazal Tov! – it’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Ozer and Racheli (nee Green) Metal (Shluchim to Summerlin, Nevada) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
NEW YORK, NY — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn agreed on a plan to raise $887 million by increasing the city sales tax rate and repealing an exemption for clothing purchases of less than $110.
The proposals, requiring Legislature approval, would boost the sales tax to 8.875 percent from 8.375 percent. The plan also would apply the charge to electricity and natural gas purchases from non-utility companies, according to Bloomberg.
Mayor, City Council Speaker Agree on Sales Tax Hike
NEW YORK, NY — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn agreed on a plan to raise $887 million by increasing the city sales tax rate and repealing an exemption for clothing purchases of less than $110.
The proposals, requiring Legislature approval, would boost the sales tax to 8.875 percent from 8.375 percent. The plan also would apply the charge to electricity and natural gas purchases from non-utility companies, according to Bloomberg.
Rabbis from various denominations offered responses, but it's the final one — from a Chabad rabbi, Manis Friedman of the St. Paul-based Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies — that is likely to spark the most reaction:
I don’t believe in western morality, i.e. don’t kill civilians or children, don’t destroy holy sites, don’t fight during holiday seasons, don’t bomb cemeteries, don’t shoot until they shoot first because it is immoral.
The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle).
The first Israeli prime minister who declares that he will follow the Old Testament will finally bring peace to the Middle East. ...
‘Destroy their Holy Sites. Kill Men, Women and Children’
The current issue of Moment magazine dedicates its “Ask the Rabbis” section to the question “How Should Jews Treat Their Arab Neighbors?”
Rabbis from various denominations offered responses, but it’s the final one — from a Chabad rabbi, Manis Friedman of the St. Paul-based Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies — that is likely to spark the most reaction:
I don’t believe in western morality, i.e. don’t kill civilians or children, don’t destroy holy sites, don’t fight during holiday seasons, don’t bomb cemeteries, don’t shoot until they shoot first because it is immoral.
The only way to fight a moral war is the Jewish way: Destroy their holy sites. Kill men, women and children (and cattle).
The first Israeli prime minister who declares that he will follow the Old Testament will finally bring peace to the Middle East. …
CROWN HEIGHTS — The man allegedly caught on videotape robbing an elderly woman in a Crown Heights elevator last summer was scheduled to appear Monday in Brooklyn Supreme Court for a pretrial hearing. The defendant, however, refused to appear via video, as scheduled.
Alleged Robber Refuses Court
CROWN HEIGHTS — The man allegedly caught on videotape robbing an elderly woman in a Crown Heights elevator last summer was scheduled to appear Monday in Brooklyn Supreme Court for a pretrial hearing. The defendant, however, refused to appear via video, as scheduled.
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Hillel Ben Sara Rochel
Levi Yitzchak HaKohen ben Sara Chana
Accident on Brooklyn Ave
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Yesterday, Monday afternoon there was a accident on East New York Ave and Brooklyn Ave. An elderly Jewish male driver driving an older model Buick was rear ended by a Black male driving a Nissan sedan.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Tuesday Night L’Chaim!
Levi Yitzchok Yanni (Brunoy, France) and Henny Schechter (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Naftoli Schmukler (Montreal, Canada) and Nene Avtzon (Crown Heights) .
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!!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Gedalia and Nechama Dina (nee Ceitlin) Bluming (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! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovi Silberman (Johannesburg, South Africa) and Shira Arenstein (Johannesburg, South Africa) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuely and Devorah (nee DeVries) Levitin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel!
Friendship Circle Celebrates Extraordinary Year
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — The Friendship Circle marked another successful year by celebrating with their volunteers. More than two hundred packed into the Jewish Children’s Museum on Tuesday, May 26 for desserts and entertainment. The evening, aptly titled Light the World, celebrated the year long efforts of the dedicated Friendship Circle volunteers. Awards and thanks were aplenty, as were delicious desserts.
DALLAS, TX — A Grand Prairie woman says a man who claimed to be a rabbi bilked her and other members of her church out of money.
Cynthia Silva brought Luis Lujan into her home and game him hundreds of dollars for what she thought was a good cause.
Man Accused of Posing as Rabbi to Scam Churchgoers
DALLAS, TX — A Grand Prairie woman says a man who claimed to be a rabbi bilked her and other members of her church out of money.
Cynthia Silva brought Luis Lujan into her home and game him hundreds of dollars for what she thought was a good cause.
“Shavuaton” In Morristown
MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — This Shavuos, Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim in Morristown, NJ hosted over 70 guests from all over the North America. Most of the visitors were college students, many were professionals, but all of them decided to spend a portion of their summer to come to yeshiva. This “Shavuaton” was motivated by the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s drive to gather Jews during the Hakhel Year to come together to increase in Torah and Mitzvos.
Security cameras outside Apple Drugs captures the Erev Yom Tov Hit-n-Run crash where a boy slipped into the street and had his leg run over by the rear wheels of a car.
From the footage its easy to ascertain that the offending vehicle is an older model Black BMW 5 or 7 series. The driver did not stop, but its possible he did not know he even ran the boy over.
Video Surveillance Captures Erev Yom Tov Accident
Security cameras outside Apple Drugs captures the Erev Yom Tov Hit-n-Run crash where a boy slipped into the street and had his leg run over by the rear wheels of a car.
From the footage its easy to ascertain that the offending vehicle is an older model Black BMW 5 or 7 series. The driver did not stop, but its possible he did not know he even ran the boy over.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Chani (nee Gurevitch) Winter (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter, Hinda Sarah Esther
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Aviva and Noam Shalit, the parents of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, marched in the annual Salute to Israel Parade in New York City on Sunday, May 31, 2009. Surrounded by supporters, Aviva and Noam Shalit walked down Fifth Avenue and demanded their son's freedom.
Parents of Israeli MIA March in Salute to Israel Parade
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Aviva and Noam Shalit, the parents of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, marched in the annual Salute to Israel Parade in New York City on Sunday, May 31, 2009. Surrounded by supporters, Aviva and Noam Shalit walked down Fifth Avenue and demanded their son’s freedom.
She is at 1650 President St, Apt 2L, between Schnectady and Utica Ave.
Shmuel Novick of Bala Cynwyd, PA will be sitting at 101 Montgomery St, Unit B4, Mel Novick in Maplewood, NJ and Roz Sherman in Stamford, CT.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B'soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V'yerushalayim
Info to be Menachem Avel the Miriam Sherr
Miriam Sherr is sitting Shiva with her siblings after the passing of her mother Mrs. Lillian Novick of Flatbush on Friday night.
She is at 1650 President St, Apt 2L, between Schnectady and Utica Ave.
Shmuel Novick of Bala Cynwyd, PA will be sitting at 101 Montgomery St, Unit B4, Mel Novick in Maplewood, NJ and Roz Sherman in Stamford, CT.
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V’yerushalayim
