Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovi Wachtel (Toronto, Canada) and Russie Woonteiler (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tomorrow, Monday in FREE, 1383 President [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
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Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks about Chabad and Chabad of Naples Florida, under the directorship of Rabbi Fishel and Ettie Zaklos. The message was recorded for the 5th anniversary of the Chabad House.
Video of the Day! – Newt Gingriches message about Chabad!
Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks about Chabad and Chabad of Naples Florida, under the directorship of Rabbi Fishel and Ettie Zaklos. The message was recorded for the 5th anniversary of the Chabad House.
The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network have been slapped with a record $285,000 fine for violating a slew of federal election rules during his 2004 bid for president, the Post has learned.
In a decision to be made public next month, the Federal Election Commission found that Sharpton's Democratic primary campaign accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from private sources.
Feds Hit Sharpton with Record $285,000 Fine
The Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network have been slapped with a record $285,000 fine for violating a slew of federal election rules during his 2004 bid for president, the Post has learned.
In a decision to be made public next month, the Federal Election Commission found that Sharpton’s Democratic primary campaign accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from private sources.
A Community Celebrates its Rabbis 40th Birthday
CEDARHURST, NY [CHI] — Chabad of the 5 Towns celebrated the 40th birthday of Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, and succeeded in planting a very big smile on the Rabbi’s face. In addition to the Farbrengen on Shabbos and other celebrations with family members and friends, Rabbi Wolowik’s wife, Rebbeztin Chanie Wolowik, arranged that at least 40 men that are not regular Minyan attendees or “Tefillin Daveners” join for Sunday morning Shachris followed by a birthday breakfast and Gemorra Shiur.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
More than half the city's 75 precincts saw increased response times to “critical” calls from 2007 to 2008, according to NYPD data.
Although many of the 38 precincts saw only slight increases, others had more significant spikes in average response time, including a 42-second increase at the 100th Precinct in Rockaway, Queens, and a 38-second hike at the 13th Precinct on Manhattan's East Side.
NYPD is Slower to Show
NEW YORK, NY — Cops are taking longer to respond to serious crimes, police stats show.
More than half the city’s 75 precincts saw increased response times to “critical” calls from 2007 to 2008, according to NYPD data.
Although many of the 38 precincts saw only slight increases, others had more significant spikes in average response time, including a 42-second increase at the 100th Precinct in Rockaway, Queens, and a 38-second hike at the 13th Precinct on Manhattan’s East Side.
One Dead in Fatal Motorcycle Accident with Ambulance
BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — A fatal accident involving a Hatzlah ambulance and a motorcycle claimed the life a Jewish boy in his early to mid 20’s on Kings Highway near Bensonhurst in Brooklyn earlier tonight.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Besides for the Photo Gallery and Video we at CrownHeights.info published of Birchas HaChama in Crown Heights, we reported on many other such events across the globe. In honor of this once in a 28-year Mitzvah we compiled a list of all the events, with the many reports with pictures and video.
The Birchas Hachama Articles are all hyperlinked in the Extended Article!
Birchas HaChama Around the Wordl!
Besides for the Photo Gallery and Video we at CrownHeights.info published of Birchas HaChama in Crown Heights, we reported on many other such events across the globe. In honor of this once in a 28-year Mitzvah we compiled a list of all the events, with the many reports with pictures and video.
The Birchas Hachama Articles are all hyperlinked in the Extended Article!
Starting Sunday. At 698 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Info to be Menchem Avel Mrs Shifra Shurpin
Mrs. Shifra Shurpin will be sitting shiva for her mother, Mrs. Ita Schreiber of Caracas, Venezuela.
Starting Sunday. At 698 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
If not for the Holocaust, there would be as many as 32 million Jews worldwide, instead of the current 13 million, demographer Professor Sergio Della Pergola has written in a soon-to-be published article.
Della Pergola, who holds the Shlomo Argov chair in Israel-Diaspora relations and is the director of the Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, attempts to estimate the demographic damage to Jews of the Holocaust. The Holocaust 'struck a mortal blow particularly at the Jews of Eastern Europe because of their especially young age structure,' and particularly the number of children. This led to significant long-term demographic damage. The quantitative ramifications are far beyond what we think," he writes.
Scholar: 32 million Jews Worldwide, if Not for Holocaust
If not for the Holocaust, there would be as many as 32 million Jews worldwide, instead of the current 13 million, demographer Professor Sergio Della Pergola has written in a soon-to-be published article.
Della Pergola, who holds the Shlomo Argov chair in Israel-Diaspora relations and is the director of the Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, attempts to estimate the demographic damage to Jews of the Holocaust. The Holocaust ‘struck a mortal blow particularly at the Jews of Eastern Europe because of their especially young age structure,’ and particularly the number of children. This led to significant long-term demographic damage. The quantitative ramifications are far beyond what we think,” he writes.
Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Hatinok ben Rivka Tzippora
A newborn baby who is recovering from heart surgery.
Mazal Tov! – it’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Izzy and Chana Nacha Blugrind (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their daughter, Chaya Mushka.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Give one hour a week for 8 weeks towards completion of Meseches Megillah Perek Beis under the guidance of Rabbi Michoel Lerner. The goal is to complete the Perek on Tes Zayin Sivan, IY"H. The Shiurim will take place on Monday evenings at 9:15pm (following Maariv) at Eliyahu Nochum - Lefferts Shul (672 Lefferts Ave) begining Chof Vov Nissan. Be sure to join in!
NEW SHIUR! Finish a Perek in Eight Weeks!
Give one hour a week for 8 weeks towards completion of Meseches Megillah Perek Beis under the guidance of Rabbi Michoel Lerner. The goal is to complete the Perek on Tes Zayin Sivan, IY”H. The Shiurim will take place on Monday evenings at 9:15pm (following Maariv) at Eliyahu Nochum – Lefferts Shul (672 Lefferts Ave) begining Chof Vov Nissan. Be sure to join in!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuly and Chaya (nee Krinsky) Gopin (Sydney, Australia) on the birth of their firstborn daughter, Chana.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
South African Community Doubles Space for School
BLOUBERGRANT, South Africa — Just in time for the holiday of Passover, South Africa’s Chabad-Lubavitch of the West Coast celebrated the expansion of its school as well as the dedication of a new Torah scroll. The double celebration coincided with the 107th anniversary of the birth of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, a day marked by Chabad-Lubavitch across the globe as Education and Sharing Day.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
1. The basic outline of this week’s Torah portion is as follows:
The Torah first tells us about the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle).
The Torah then continues and recounts how the two eldest sons of Aharon Hakohen (Aaron the High Priest) - Nadav and Avihu - died while bringing a “foreign fire” into the Mishkan.
Towards the end of the portion the Torah tells us the laws of forbidden animals and what constitutes a Kosher animal.
Finally, at the end of the portion the Torah tells us the laws regarding consuming forbidden reptiles and insects.
The Weekly Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Shemini
The Rebbe says:
1. The basic outline of this week’s Torah portion is as follows:
The Torah first tells us about the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle).
The Torah then continues and recounts how the two eldest sons of Aharon Hakohen (Aaron the High Priest) – Nadav and Avihu – died while bringing a “foreign fire” into the Mishkan.
Towards the end of the portion the Torah tells us the laws of forbidden animals and what constitutes a Kosher animal.
Finally, at the end of the portion the Torah tells us the laws regarding consuming forbidden reptiles and insects.
The sun shined brightly in S Louis Missouri, as five hundred Jewish people from all over the community gathered together the day before Pesacch to fulfill the once every 28 years Mitzva to bless the sun. Shliach, Rabbi Yosef Landa of Chabad Greater St. Louis officiates and explains the Birchas HaChama ceremony.
Video – Birchas HaChama at University City Missouri
The sun shined brightly in S Louis Missouri, as five hundred Jewish people from all over the community gathered together the day before Pesacch to fulfill the once every 28 years Mitzva to bless the sun. Shliach, Rabbi Yosef Landa of Chabad Greater St. Louis officiates and explains the Birchas HaChama ceremony.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda MIller (Pittsburgh, PA) and Rivkah Nemoy (Pittsburgh, PA) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
