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CrownHeights.info photographer Binyomin Lifshitz's picture used for the NYposts article!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — No barns were raised when Hasidic Jews and the Amish joined together on the streets of Brooklyn yesterday, but eyebrows sure were.

The 25-strong Amish contingent made the trip by yellow school bus from Lancaster, Pa., to Crown Heights for a second annual guided tour of the life and culture of the Lubavitcher sect.

NYPOST: Beard But True! Hasids Wow Amish Visitors

CrownHeights.info photographer Binyomin Lifshitz’s picture used for the NYposts article!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — No barns were raised when Hasidic Jews and the Amish joined together on the streets of Brooklyn yesterday, but eyebrows sure were.

The 25-strong Amish contingent made the trip by yellow school bus from Lancaster, Pa., to Crown Heights for a second annual guided tour of the life and culture of the Lubavitcher sect.

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New Engagement!

Avremel Rapoport(Clarks Summit, PA) to Faigy Liberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Menny Leitner (Monsey, NY) to Bracha Goldberg (Monsey, NY) L’Chaim: Sunday, July 20th, 7:30pm at Bais Yosef Meir Simcha Hall 19 Olympia Ln, Monsey
New Engagement!

Mendy Sulami (Los Angeles, CA) to Aidel Spielman (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Tsvi Feygin  (Teaneck, NJ) to Faigy Kahn (London, UK)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Gurary (Buffalo, NY) to Esther Leeba Eidelman (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Downstairs
Baby Boy!

Sendy and Mali (nee New) Labkowsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yehuda and Raizel Marrus from Davie, FL, had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shalom Alon (Kfar Gidon, EY) to Bluma Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Jack Abramson (NW4, London, UK) to Shayna Ash (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Baby Boy!

Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!

Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Shmayah Schechter (Miami Beach, FL) to Bella Kimball (West Hartford, CT) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 7:30pm at Chabad of Greater Hartford 2352 Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
Baby Girl!

Shneur and Sara (nee Heber) polter from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yonah Galili (Toronto, Canada) to Ora Zuckerman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, July 7th, 8:00pm at Bais Avraham Yitzchak 305 Remsen Ave
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Baila (nee Spielman) Vogel from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yechezkel Markovitch (Kiev, Ukraine) to Layah Carlbach (Montreal, Canada)

Bochurim Help Run Model Matzah Bakery

Shmuli Shapiro and David Kahanov both bochurim from Crown Heights went to Boca Raton, FL and set up Model Matzah Bakeries in every Jewsh School and Hebrew School in the city. Over 1500 Children made their own matza and learned all about pesach they had a great time. On behalf of all the local Shluchim and Balei Bartim, CrownHeights.info would like thank the bochurim for their great help.

Some more pictures in the Extended Article!

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For two converging reasons, the publishers are announcing an unprecedented campaign to disseminate the best-selling halachic book: Zemonim.

First, as announced on Israel National News and all major Jewish media, a new web-based program (www.mikvahcalendar.com) has recently been launched. This site, the initiative of a U.S.-based professional staff, led by Mrs. Rivkah Bloom (MCS, M.I.T.) is expected to ease observance of family law for millions of people.

Unprecedented Campaign to Disseminate Halacha

For two converging reasons, the publishers are announcing an unprecedented campaign to disseminate the best-selling halachic book: Zemonim.

First, as announced on Israel National News and all major Jewish media, a new web-based program (www.mikvahcalendar.com) has recently been launched. This site, the initiative of a U.S.-based professional staff, led by Mrs. Rivkah Bloom (MCS, M.I.T.) is expected to ease observance of family law for millions of people.

Chabad News

A Hundred Teens Rock for Jewish Youth

By Dora Ellis

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA [CHI] — Last Sunday Hebrew High of Orange County hosted 100 teens for the first summit of its kind. The day of unity and pride brought together high school students from 23 public high schools across southern California. The highlight of the event was an 8th day Jewish Rock concert. Sapir Ohayon (pictured), a 12th grader from Los Al Hebrew High, walked away with VIP tickets to the Clippers vs. Hornets game on April 1st with Chris Paul. The raffle was sponsored by MarcusAdvertising.com of Marina Del Rey.

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Camera phone picture of the scene submitted to CrownHeights.info by a fan

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 6:45pm today, Tuesday a cyclist riding down Albany Ave was stuck by a car, between Crown and Montgomery St. The cyclist, a black man, went flying off his bike and sustained minor injuries. He was treated on the scene and later transported by FDNY EMS to a local hospital. The driver of the car, a Jewish man, was visibly shaken up.

Cyclist Struck on Albany Avenue

Camera phone picture of the scene submitted to CrownHeights.info by a fan

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 6:45pm today, Tuesday a cyclist riding down Albany Ave was stuck by a car, between Crown and Montgomery St. The cyclist, a black man, went flying off his bike and sustained minor injuries. He was treated on the scene and later transported by FDNY EMS to a local hospital. The driver of the car, a Jewish man, was visibly shaken up.

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Rabbi Abba Brenenson from Kfar Chabad (a brother of YBLA Rabbi Reuven Brenenson AH from Crown Heights) is sitting Shiva for his father AH at his sister's home in The Greens in Melville, Long Island. If you are available to help with any of the Minyonim it would be greatly appreciated. Need until Monday Morning.

Address: 745 Verona Dr, Melville, NY 11747

Shachris: 7:00 am
Mincha Maariv: 7:00 pm

If you are able to come please call him at (631) 385-4283 to help him with his planning for his Minyan.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Info to be Menchem Avel R Abba Brenenson

Rabbi Abba Brenenson from Kfar Chabad (a brother of YBLA Rabbi Reuven Brenenson AH from Crown Heights) is sitting Shiva for his father AH at his sister’s home in The Greens in Melville, Long Island. If you are available to help with any of the Minyonim it would be greatly appreciated. Need until Monday Morning.

Address: 745 Verona Dr, Melville, NY 11747

Shachris: 7:00 am
Mincha Maariv: 7:00 pm

If you are able to come please call him at (631) 385-4283 to help him with his planning for his Minyan.

Hamokom Yenachem eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.

Notices

Shliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taichman poses in front of the cemetery after 2005 renovations.

UZHHROD, Ukraine [JTA] — Investigators discovered a mass grave for 200 Jews in a western Ukrainian city. Rabbi Mendel Teichman, the chief rabbi for the city of Uzhhorod, on the country’s border with Slovakia, and the region, in recent weeks had come across an open area with no fence and no headstones in the local Jewish cemetery in recent weeks.

Shliach Discovers Mass Grave of Jews Killed by Nazis

Shliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taichman poses in front of the cemetery after 2005 renovations.

UZHHROD, Ukraine [JTA] — Investigators discovered a mass grave for 200 Jews in a western Ukrainian city. Rabbi Mendel Teichman, the chief rabbi for the city of Uzhhorod, on the country’s border with Slovakia, and the region, in recent weeks had come across an open area with no fence and no headstones in the local Jewish cemetery in recent weeks.

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Lubavitch.com

The Shifman family.

SAFED, Israel — Chabad emissaries mourn the death of 44 year old Mrs. Libby Feigele Malka Shifman of Safed, Israel today after she suffered a severe stroke on Monday morning.

Mrs. Shifman’s is survived by nine children and her husband, Rabbi Aharon Shifman, the director of Chabad activities in the nearby villages of Parod and Shefer. She was the sister of Rabbi Daniel Kaye of Chabad of Sydney, Australia and Rabbi Eli Kaye of Chabad’s Ascent outreach center in Safed, Israel.

Shlucha to Safed Libby Shifman, Passes Away

Lubavitch.com

The Shifman family.

SAFED, Israel — Chabad emissaries mourn the death of 44 year old Mrs. Libby Feigele Malka Shifman of Safed, Israel today after she suffered a severe stroke on Monday morning.

Mrs. Shifman’s is survived by nine children and her husband, Rabbi Aharon Shifman, the director of Chabad activities in the nearby villages of Parod and Shefer. She was the sister of Rabbi Daniel Kaye of Chabad of Sydney, Australia and Rabbi Eli Kaye of Chabad’s Ascent outreach center in Safed, Israel.

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Lev Leviev addressing Shluchim during the 2007 banquet

JERUSALEM [JTA] — Russian Jewish billionaire Lev Leviev's Africa Israel Group announced the largest loss in Israel's history. The company lost $426 million in 2008, it announced Monday.

Africa Israel, which is 75 percent owned by Leviev, had a net loss of $637 million in the fourth quarter.

Leviev Posts $426 Million in Real Estate Loss

Lev Leviev addressing Shluchim during the 2007 banquet

JERUSALEM [JTA] — Russian Jewish billionaire Lev Leviev’s Africa Israel Group announced the largest loss in Israel’s history. The company lost $426 million in 2008, it announced Monday.

Africa Israel, which is 75 percent owned by Leviev, had a net loss of $637 million in the fourth quarter.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — This morning, Tuesday, police department tow trucks were seen towing cars parked in the no parking zones, designated for Mitzvah Tanks thats will participate in the parade. There are no parking signs posted on President St between Kingston and Albany Ave and Kingston between Carroll and President St.

It is likely that the sign and towing policy will remain in place until the parade, scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 2nd. More info on Parde Here.

Continued in the Extended Article

Cars Being Towed to Make Room for Mitzvah Tanks

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — This morning, Tuesday, police department tow trucks were seen towing cars parked in the no parking zones, designated for Mitzvah Tanks thats will participate in the parade. There are no parking signs posted on President St between Kingston and Albany Ave and Kingston between Carroll and President St.

It is likely that the sign and towing policy will remain in place until the parade, scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 2nd. More info on Parde Here.

Continued in the Extended Article

Crown Heights News

Governor Paterson with MTA Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger.

ALBANY, NY [AP] — Gov. David Paterson and New York legislative leaders are rejecting a proposal to put tolls on bridges as part of any deal to bail out New York City's financially troubled mass transit system.

Paterson: MTA Bailout Won’t Include Bridge Tolls

Governor Paterson with MTA Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger.

ALBANY, NY [AP] — Gov. David Paterson and New York legislative leaders are rejecting a proposal to put tolls on bridges as part of any deal to bail out New York City’s financially troubled mass transit system.

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