Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shimon and Chanie (nee Munitz) Liberow (Crown Heights) on the birth of a son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!
NEW YORK, NY — A bottomless campaign chest, healthy approval ratings, the power of incumbency - how can Mayor Bloomberg lose?
There's no one answer, but plenty of guesses.
Experts: It Would Take a Miracle to Defeat Mayor Bloomberg
NEW YORK, NY — A bottomless campaign chest, healthy approval ratings, the power of incumbency – how can Mayor Bloomberg lose?
There’s no one answer, but plenty of guesses.
L’Chaim: Raigorodsky – Cheruff
Picture from the L’Chaim of Moshe Leib Raigorodsky (Los Angeles, CA) and Baila Cheruff (Skokie, IL) Monday night at Bais Levi Yitzchak. Photos by BYK.
Siyum Harmabam in Detroit
DETROIT, Michigan [CHI] — This past Wednesday, Chof Vav Iyar, hundreds of men, woman and children, Rabonim, Anash, Shluchim, Bochurim and Baalei Batim gathered together for a beautiful evening commemorating the “Shnas Hakhel Siyum Harambam” in Detroit, Michigan.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Pape (Crown Heights) and Chaya Katz (Boro Park, NY) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Tuesday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].
Shloima'le is the grandchild of Rabbi Yoseph Y. and Chiena Zaltzman, who are the directors of the Jewish Russian Community Center of Toronto.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
Baruch Dayan Hoemes – HaTinok Meir Shlomo Zaltzman OBM
It is with sadness and deep pain we inform you of the tragic and extremely untimely passing of a young Shliach, Meir Shlomo (Shloima’le) Zaltzman OBM, at the mere age of 7-months-old, son of Rabbi Mendel and Chanie (nee Matusof) Zaltzman who are the directors of the JRCC of Yonge & Clark in Toronto, Canada.
Shloima’le is the grandchild of Rabbi Yoseph Y. and Chiena Zaltzman, who are the directors of the Jewish Russian Community Center of Toronto.
Baruch Dayan Hoemes
A virtual audience of over 500 attended the new series of Shiurim with Rabbi Chaim Miller on his upcoming new Sefer on Rambam and Prophecy. The Shiur is a joint project with Oihel Nosson and CrownHeights.info.
Part Two: Rabbi Chaim Miller’s Shiur on Rambam
A virtual audience of over 500 attended the new series of Shiurim with Rabbi Chaim Miller on his upcoming new Sefer on Rambam and Prophecy. The Shiur is a joint project with Oihel Nosson and CrownHeights.info.
The Marines stood solemnly in a small auditorium at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. Rows of hardened faces stared ahead as the national anthem played and a slide show flashed images of happier times - and lives cut short.
“For those that have lost a loved one, Dear L-rd, please be everything that they can no longer be,” said the chaplain.
At that moment, two years ago, the war stopped for these Marines. It was for a rare chance to grieve. But it was just a moment. The Marines wiped their tears, got up and went back to work.
As Holidays come and go, War Barely Takes a Break
The Marines stood solemnly in a small auditorium at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. Rows of hardened faces stared ahead as the national anthem played and a slide show flashed images of happier times – and lives cut short.
“For those that have lost a loved one, Dear L-rd, please be everything that they can no longer be,” said the chaplain.
At that moment, two years ago, the war stopped for these Marines. It was for a rare chance to grieve. But it was just a moment. The Marines wiped their tears, got up and went back to work.
Votes Everyone Agrees On!
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Lubavicher Yeshiva students showed off their talent this evening in a spectacular exhibition on “what can I do to bring Moshiach now?”
Tens of students drew posters, built projects, created slideshows and even performed live shows all on this theme. The EXPO is part of a 6 week long campaign on “what can I do to bring Moshiach now?” in which students need to collect coupons on this same theme. The coupons, or at least some of them, have letters of a special message that the students need to put together, other coupons have surprises such as free drinks and Ices.
NEW YORK, NY [CNN] — A second New York City resident has died after contracting swine flu, the city's Health Department reported Sunday. WHO says more than 12,000 cases of swine flu have been confirmed worldwide.
Video – Second New Yorker Dies from Swine Flu
NEW YORK, NY [CNN] — A second New York City resident has died after contracting swine flu, the city’s Health Department reported Sunday. WHO says more than 12,000 cases of swine flu have been confirmed worldwide.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Monday, May 25 for the observance of Memorial Day. Because Memorial Day is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).
Click here for the 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
Alternate Side Parking and Parking Meter Rules Suspended
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Monday, May 25 for the observance of Memorial Day. Because Memorial Day is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).
Click here for the 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
L’Chaim: Fischweicher – Allouch
Pictures from the L’Chaim of Avremi Fischweicher (Miami, FL) and Esther Allouch (Atlanta, GA) Sunday night at FREE. Photos by BYK.
For the Vaad the following were voted in: 719 - Fishel Brownstein, 639 - Chanina Sperlin, 594 - Elie Poltorak, 513 - Zev Cadaner. The following were not voted in: 421 - Yaacov Rogalsky, 416 - Yossel Mochkin, 311 - Mendel Shagalov, 282 - Yossi Keller, 220 - Zaki Tamir, 208 - Avraham Bialestock.
The Crown Heights Election Results
For the Vaad the following were voted in: 719 – Fishel Brownstein, 639 – Chanina Sperlin, 594 – Elie Poltorak, 513 – Zev Cadaner. The following were not voted in: 421 – Yaacov Rogalsky, 416 – Yossel Mochkin, 311 – Mendel Shagalov, 282 – Yossi Keller, 220 – Zaki Tamir, 208 – Avraham Bialestock.
However, something is just not working in Crown Heights. I have not lived there in some time, but even when I left, the beauty and kedusha of Kan Tziva Hashem es haBrocho, of the Rebbe’s Dalet Amos, was obscured by physical decline that mirrored the societal and spiritual decline which is sadly gaining a greater and greater foothold in Crown Heights.
We are beset by problems of children going off the derech, of adults who are barely hanging on physically as well as spiritually, of rising crime, and of a general atmosphere of decline. Then there is the problem of tznius which deserves separate mention, though sadly it is a problem throughout Chabad and not only in Crown Heights.
Op-Ed: They All Must Go, Time for Radical Change
Let me begin by saying that I have no doubt as to the sincere motivation of all who are serving in community posts today. That includes the rabbonim as well as the netzigim, gabboyim and vaad hakohol, Shomrim and Shmira etc.
However, something is just not working in Crown Heights. I have not lived there in some time, but even when I left, the beauty and kedusha of Kan Tziva Hashem es haBrocho, of the Rebbe’s Dalet Amos, was obscured by physical decline that mirrored the societal and spiritual decline which is sadly gaining a greater and greater foothold in Crown Heights.
We are beset by problems of children going off the derech, of adults who are barely hanging on physically as well as spiritually, of rising crime, and of a general atmosphere of decline. Then there is the problem of tznius which deserves separate mention, though sadly it is a problem throughout Chabad and not only in Crown Heights.
To mark Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky’s 60th birthday today, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, JLI published “Yalkut Yoma Tava L'Rabanan”, a 72-page compilation of Torah sources on the significance of reaching 60 years.
Click Here to see a PDF of the Sefer.
Celebrating Rabbi Kotlarskys 60th, New Sefer Compiled
To mark Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky’s 60th birthday today, Rosh Chodesh Sivan, JLI published “Yalkut Yoma Tava L’Rabanan”, a 72-page compilation of Torah sources on the significance of reaching 60 years.
Click Here to see a PDF of the Sefer.
Kindergarten Children Nurture and Release Butterflies!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Starting as caterpillars the students of Morah’s Dini Rapaport and Tziril Baitch’s kindergarten, fed them till they cocooned and hatched as butterflies. The students then released them last week.
CHI Edit: The three Yeshivas: Magen David Yeshiva, located on McDonald Ave and Ave S, Mesores Bais Yaakov, located on Ocean Ave and Ave I, and Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel, located at 1271 East 31st St. Many more Yeshivos are soon to follow.
BROOKLYN, NY [JTA] — A Flatbush yeshiva has been closed after two students were diagnosed with swine flu.
3 Flatbush Yeshivas Close Due to Swine Flu
CHI Edit: The three Yeshivas: Magen David Yeshiva, located on McDonald Ave and Ave S, Mesores Bais Yaakov, located on Ocean Ave and Ave I, and Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel, located at 1271 East 31st St. Many more Yeshivos are soon to follow.
BROOKLYN, NY [JTA] — A Flatbush yeshiva has been closed after two students were diagnosed with swine flu.
