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With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Hilel Pewzner, a long time resident of Crown Heights.
Reb Hilel is survived by his wife Riva, and children Mr. Faivish (Lawrence, NY) Mr. Moshe Yosef (Brooklyn, NY) and Mrs. Esther Friedman (London, England)
The Levaya will take place today and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 2:00pm and passing by 770 at around 2:30pm.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Boruch Dayan Hoemes – Reb Hilel Pewzner OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Hilel Pewzner, a long time resident of Crown Heights.
Reb Hilel is survived by his wife Riva, and children Mr. Faivish (Lawrence, NY) Mr. Moshe Yosef (Brooklyn, NY) and Mrs. Esther Friedman (London, England)
The Levaya will take place today and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at 2:00pm and passing by 770 at around 2:30pm.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Fraida (nee Myer) Solomon (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
A Different Kind of Revolution – Kinus Hashluchim of the CIS
article by Shturem.net
JERUSALEM, Israel — A salute to a different kind of Russian Revolution, and to the soldiers that made it happen, took place last night, as the Rebbe’s Shluchim to the CIS convened in a grand Hakhel Banquet, in the Binyanei Haumah Convention Hall in Yerushalayim. The Kinnus was titled “Shlichus, a Life of Mesirus Nefesh”.
MELBOURNE, Australia [CHI] — DaMinyan, a Chabad Shule in Melbourne Australia that caters to young Jewish adults from all backgrounds, has recently celebrated its first Hachnosas Sefer Torah ceremony.
New Sefer Torah for DaMinyan!
MELBOURNE, Australia [CHI] — DaMinyan, a Chabad Shule in Melbourne Australia that caters to young Jewish adults from all backgrounds, has recently celebrated its first Hachnosas Sefer Torah ceremony.
LAST DAY OF VOTING!
Please take a moment to vote for the nicest photo, the winner will receive a brand new Panasonic digital camera.
Over the past number of weeks students of Darchai Menachem level 2 English class had a crash course in the ‘L’chayim Photography’ work shop. The boys were given basic concepts of capturing images that tell a story, while ensuring the photo has a good subject, for round, background, giving the image maximum depth and perfection.
Junior Photography Competition – Vote the Best Picture!
LAST DAY OF VOTING!
Please take a moment to vote for the nicest photo, the winner will receive a brand new Panasonic digital camera.
Over the past number of weeks students of Darchai Menachem level 2 English class had a crash course in the ‘L’chayim Photography’ work shop. The boys were given basic concepts of capturing images that tell a story, while ensuring the photo has a good subject, for round, background, giving the image maximum depth and perfection.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Dovi and Chanie (nee Flint) Minkowitz (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!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shneur Bialestok (New Haven, CT) and Shayna Rochel Abramowitz (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmuel Perman (Santiago, Chile) and Nechama Dina Naparstek (S. Paulo, Brazil) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
NY Daily News
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A serial groper may be on the prowl in Crown Heights, slapping and pinching at least a half-dozen Brooklyn women in recent weeks, cops said Sunday.The latest attack happened on Carroll St. Sunday when a skinny man hit a woman in her 20s around 1:45 p.m., police said.
Cops are investigating a series of complaints from several Hasidic Jewish women who said they were groped by a sicko terrorizing the tight-knit religious community.
Looking to Pinch Serial Groper in Crown Heights
NY Daily News
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A serial groper may be on the prowl in Crown Heights, slapping and pinching at least a half-dozen Brooklyn women in recent weeks, cops said Sunday.
The latest attack happened on Carroll St. Sunday when a skinny man hit a woman in her 20s around 1:45 p.m., police said.
Cops are investigating a series of complaints from several Hasidic Jewish women who said they were groped by a sicko terrorizing the tight-knit religious community.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Monday Night L’Chaims!
Shneur Bialestock (New Haven, CT) and Shayna Rochel Abramowitz (Crown Heights) .
IYH be at the Abramowitz’s, 1520 President St [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Chesky Klein (Crown Heights) and Brocha Grossman (Los Angeles, CA) .
IYH at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Gallery: An Hour in Camp Gan Israel, New York
An afternoon in the Rebbes camp, Camp Gan Israel Parksville New York.
By Georgette Roberts and Tom Namako for the NY Post
Say what?!
Noise from screeching brakes and roaring trains on subway platforms is so harsh on the ears that it can cause “permanent, irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss,” a new study in a top medical journal found.
Researchers said that sound levels in some stations can reach up to 102.1 decibels — that's at least 23 points above what human ears should safely endure, the American Journal of Public Health's study said.
Screeching Subway Noise Can Cause Permanent Damage
By Georgette Roberts and Tom Namako for the NY Post
Say what?!
Noise from screeching brakes and roaring trains on subway platforms is so harsh on the ears that it can cause “permanent, irreversible, noise-induced hearing loss,” a new study in a top medical journal found.
Researchers said that sound levels in some stations can reach up to 102.1 decibels — that’s at least 23 points above what human ears should safely endure, the American Journal of Public Health’s study said.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Black woman twice attempted to pass fake currency in Crown Kosher, a butcher shop on Kingston Avenue, once successfully. One day later a Black man attempted to do the same in another store on the Avenue.
Storeowners Beware: Fake Bills Circulating
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Black woman twice attempted to pass fake currency in Crown Kosher, a butcher shop on Kingston Avenue, once successfully. One day later a Black man attempted to do the same in another store on the Avenue.
by Naomi Levin
Merkos on Campus Rabbi Yankel Rapp with La Trobe Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Johnson.
AUSTRALIA [AJN] — La Trobe University Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson and senior university officials have pledged to make the university campus a more welcoming place for Jewish students.
University Acts on Anti-Jewish Sentiment on Campus
by Naomi Levin
Merkos on Campus Rabbi Yankel Rapp with La Trobe Vice Chancellor Prof Paul Johnson.
AUSTRALIA [AJN] — La Trobe University Vice Chancellor Professor Paul Johnson and senior university officials have pledged to make the university campus a more welcoming place for Jewish students.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Another Jewish girl was attacked this Shabbos afternoon, marking the 2nd week of this new bizarre spree in which over six women were victimized in a violating and degrading fashion.
The latest incident took place on Crown Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at around 5:00pm on Shabbos afternoon where the perpetrator, a Black man in his late teens or early 20’s, matching the description in both past incidents, slapped the girl, 25, so hard that it left a full imprint of his hand on her.
Serial Slapper Strikes Again
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Another Jewish girl was attacked this Shabbos afternoon, marking the 2nd week of this new bizarre spree in which over six women were victimized in a violating and degrading fashion.
The latest incident took place on Crown Street between Albany and Troy Avenues at around 5:00pm on Shabbos afternoon where the perpetrator, a Black man in his late teens or early 20’s, matching the description in both past incidents, slapped the girl, 25, so hard that it left a full imprint of his hand on her.
First Torah Dedication Ceremony of Chabad of Downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Canada [CHI] — Approximately 300 people gathered last Sunday to welcome the Unity Sefer Torah, the very first Torah for Chabad of Downtown Vancouver, dedicated in memory of Rabbi Gabi and Mrs. Rivky Holtzberg. The event also marked four years since the inception of Chabad of Downtown, under the direction of Rabbi Binyomin and Malky Bitton.
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