SYDNEY, Australia [CHI] — The highest office-bearer in the land, Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, paid a visit to The Yeshiva Centre – Chabad NSW Headquarters on Thursday the 2nd of July – 10th of Tammuz.
CrownHeights.info has just learned that detectives from the Special Victims Unit managed to identify a person of interest in the case of the sicko that has been plaguing Crown Heights women for the past two weeks.
His most recent attack was today, Tuesday afternoon at around 5:00pm when he attacked a Jewish girl on Union Street and Albany Avenue as she was entering her apartment.
Stay tuned as we receive more updates on this story.
BROOKLYN, NY — Motor scooters — those cool Vespa-like mini-Harleys that put the buzz in so many European cities — aren’t just convenient, they’re also Zen.
“When you’re driving a scooter, you’re at one with Brooklyn,” said Chaim Seewald, owner of the new Downtown scooter store, ScootNY.
BROOKLYN [1010 WINS] — Police are looking for a man who they say has been going up to women in Brooklyn and slapping them on the buttocks.
There have been at least a dozen incidents since June 19 in the Crown Heights area of the borough, police say. At least five incidents were reported just last weekend.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shneur Landa (S. Louis, MO) and Rochel Leah Brafman (Morristown, NJ) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday night at Agudas Yisroel, 456 Crown Street [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
BROOKLYN, NY — Challah and Kugel for Shabbat dinner is so yesterday.
Orthodox Jewish residents in Borough Park have caught on to a new trend – sushi!
Curtis Sliwa and his unarmed neighborhood safety patrol, The Guardian Angels went into Crown Heights in 1991 during the riots and stayed for 3 months. Sliwa talks here in this video about the riots and about two Rebbe Dollars he got from the rebbe.
Pictures of Bochurim studying and then taking the first test at YSP, Yeshivas Kayitz in Morristown.
MONROE, NJ — The synagogue in the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe has taken on a new air of spirituality with the installation of 18 new stained-glass windows.
Ten large windows and several smaller ones depict a portion of the Sh’ma prayer and contain allusions to mitzvot associated with the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A high power impact between two SUV’s left one of them on its roof, and trapping its driver behind the wheel of his car. The incident happened this morning at the intersection of Schenectady Avenue and Maple Street.
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Moshe and Ita (nee Greenberg) Wircberg (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Volunteer now at www.jnet.org or call toll free 1-877-JNet-2-go (563-8246) or 718-467-4400 locally.
Hayom Yom Yud Beis Tamuz: “chassidim are to talk to one another in a spirit of brotherhood about strengthening fixed times for Torah study.”
Hayom Yom of Yud Gimmel Tamuz: “I send you a maamar …which is my participation – for their success in fixing and observing periods for studying Chassidus.”
Take this opportunity strengthen your hiskashrus to the Rebbe by signing up to JNet. JNet has had over 50 people sign up last month alone.
Chony Milecki (Sydney, Australia) and Chanchi Leider (San Diego, CA) .
IYH at F.R.E.E. 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Shaya Lieberman (Crown Heights) and Shainie Bronstein (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Shomrim and Police working hand in hand, yesterday Sunday afternoon, and apprehended two Black teens for multiple counts of trespassing. The incident began in the back yards of homes on Union and President Streets and Albany and Troy Avenues.
Many residents called Shomrim to complain about the trespassers, who somehow gained access to the back of the homes which has no alleyway, and no access from the streets.
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
3
