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.

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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.

Op-Ed: Who’s who?

Who’s who you ask, allow me to tell you but first let make an introduction – Politics.

Crown Heights has a history in politics, to the average Crown Heightser its “let them fight” and “who cares” or “I’m not interested” is that so? In politics there are a couple of aspects – rumors, propaganda, and fact.

Rumors come from one party and spread from a misunderstanding of the whole situation and without any fact backing and no one wanting to stand by their own statement.

Propaganda is when a party would like the community and its residents to believe that they are the right and just cause, and that they are fighting for your rights and in turn they receive your support.

600 Attend Siyum HaRambam in Johannesburg South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa [CHI] — Over 600 people attended a unique Siyum Harambam in Johannesburg. The event organised and sponsored by Chabad House Johannesburg took the form of a unique presentation by a senior advocate and acting High Court Judge, Guy Hoffmann: a presentation by renowned Professor of Medicine, Harry Seftel; and Rosh Yeshiva of Machon Lahoraah – Rabbi Levy Wineberg.

Put on Your Best Clothes Before Going Out: Google’s Camera Car May Cross Your Path

By Corey Kilgannon and Noam Cohen for the NY Times

NEW YORK, NY — Smile, New York — it’s time for your close-up.

In the past few days, a gray four-door sedan with 360-degree panoramic cameras on its roof has been roaming the city’s streets, photographing sidewalks and buildings. It is on a mission for Google, creating a virtual streetscape for Street View, a feature of the Google Maps Web site.

Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yoel and Rochel (nee Segal) Lasker (Kfar Chabad / Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

LAST CALL: This Sunday 80 Amazing Prizes will be Raffled Off!

Dear fellow Crown Heights’ers,

Last week was our pre drawing of the Grand Prize $10,000 cash. The prize was won by Alan Kellen from NJ. We wish him the best and may his Mazal continue growing strong.

Hurry and join the Shluchim Auction – A Whole New Twist! You can win prizes for yourself while benefiting your fellow Shluchim and Shluchos around the world.

Poltorak Threatens Berger with Sanctions for Disseminating Misinformation

Dear Mr. Berger,

This shall serve as a response to your letter addressed to Dr. Lang but distributed to my clients and the community at large. Your letter is patently false and a blatant attempt to intimidate my clients and sow confusion in the community with respect to the upcoming elections.

As you well know, I appeared in the Appellate Division pro se, as well as on behalf of all of the other Respondents—except for Zaki Tamir and those represented by Mr. Rudofsky. This is reflected in the RADI form and was clearly stated during our conference with the court attorney.

Mazal Tov! – 4 Sunday L’Chaims!

Velly Slavin (Crown Heights) and Chanchkie Jurkowicz (Melbourne, Australia) .
IYH 3pm to 7pm at 785 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Zalman Greenbaum (Crown Heights) and Chanie Sacho (Johannesburg, South Africa) .
IYH at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].

Avremy Fischweicher (Miami, FL) and Esther Allouch (Atlanta, GA) .
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Mendel Gurevitz (Crown Heights) and Rivky Zajac (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Empire Shteibel, 489 Empire Blvd [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!!

Video – NYPD Beefs Up Security at New York Shuls

NEW YORK, NY [CBS] — New York City synagogues are stepping up security in the aftermath of this week’s terror plot arrests. Even with the suspected mastermind and three others behind bars, police aren’t taking any chances.