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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On April 8, millions of Jews of all backgrounds and communities across the world will take to the streets to participate in a rare prayer service performed once every 28 years.

According to tradition, the blessing of the sun marks the point in time when the sun returns to the exact point in the sky it occupied during the creation of the world, and on the same day of the week.

More video in the Extended Article!

Birchas Hachamma – A Trip Down Memory Lane

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On April 8, millions of Jews of all backgrounds and communities across the world will take to the streets to participate in a rare prayer service performed once every 28 years.

According to tradition, the blessing of the sun marks the point in time when the sun returns to the exact point in the sky it occupied during the creation of the world, and on the same day of the week.

More video in the Extended Article!

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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)

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NEW YORK [AP] — New York City's medical examiner warns that proposed budget cuts could threaten Jewish and Muslim burial rites.

Dr. Charles Hirsch says the cuts could hamper his office in its efforts to expedite the burials of observant Jews and Muslims, whose religions call for burials within 24 hours of death.

Budget Cuts Could Imperil Jewish Burial Rites

Illustration Photo

NEW YORK [AP] — New York City’s medical examiner warns that proposed budget cuts could threaten Jewish and Muslim burial rites.

Dr. Charles Hirsch says the cuts could hamper his office in its efforts to expedite the burials of observant Jews and Muslims, whose religions call for burials within 24 hours of death.

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Pedestrian Struck and Injured on Kingston

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Black woman was struck and injuredby a turning car on the corner of Crown Street and Kingston Avenue. The driver, a young Bochur, stopped his and immediately called 911, while other Bochurim who witnessed the accident called Shomrim and Hatzalah.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Rabbi Tzvi and his wife Shana (nee Biston) Dechter along with their newborn daughter Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights, will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Lighthouse Point, FL where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the local Jewish residents in East Deerfield Beach, East Pompano Beach, and Hillsboro Beach.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yossi Biston, Director of Chabad of North Broward and South Palm Beach.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their new Shlichus!

New Shluchim to Florida!

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Rabbi Tzvi and his wife Shana (nee Biston) Dechter along with their newborn daughter Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights, will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Lighthouse Point, FL where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the local Jewish residents in East Deerfield Beach, East Pompano Beach, and Hillsboro Beach.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yossi Biston, Director of Chabad of North Broward and South Palm Beach.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their new Shlichus!

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid (ben R Mendel) Drizin (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Gordon (Encino, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at Crown Condos, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Mazel Tov's

The New York Times printed an article in April 8 1897, when a Rabbi of an east side shul gathered in Tompkins Square for “Birkas HaChama” and was arrested for not having a permit to gather such a large crowd.

Read the Full Article in the Extended Article!

1897 NY Times: Rabbi Arrested for Birkas HaChama

The New York Times printed an article in April 8 1897, when a Rabbi of an east side shul gathered in Tompkins Square for “Birkas HaChama” and was arrested for not having a permit to gather such a large crowd.

Read the Full Article in the Extended Article!

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NIKOLAYEV, Ukraine [FJC] — The Jewish community of Nikolayev has good cause for celebration, with the announcement that the State Archives of the Nikolayev Region – one of six archival institutions of Ukraine where Torah scrolls were stored – will be returning the 24th of the 25 such scrolls to the Jewish community. The transfer will take place on March 25 and the scroll will be officially transferred to the Jewish community of Nikolayev. It will be received directly by Chief Rabbi of Nikolayev Sholom Gottlieb.

Torah Scroll Retrieved from Archives

NIKOLAYEV, Ukraine [FJC] — The Jewish community of Nikolayev has good cause for celebration, with the announcement that the State Archives of the Nikolayev Region – one of six archival institutions of Ukraine where Torah scrolls were stored – will be returning the 24th of the 25 such scrolls to the Jewish community. The transfer will take place on March 25 and the scroll will be officially transferred to the Jewish community of Nikolayev. It will be received directly by Chief Rabbi of Nikolayev Sholom Gottlieb.

Shlichus

From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day's passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

To see the rest of the text of the Nasi click the Extended Article!

Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Yom Alef)

From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day’s passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

To see the rest of the text of the Nasi click the Extended Article!

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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Top right, Reb Mottel performs a bris in Moscow. Top right, Workers in the Gulag. Bottom left, Official KGB photo of Lifshitz from the KGB archives. Bottom left, Lifshitz performs a wedding in Moscow.

In a small apartment on a busy Crown Heights intersection you can find 92-year-old Reb Mottel Lifshitz. Affectionately known as “Reb Mottel the Shochet,” he spends his days quietly studying, writing, and ... still enjoying herring. Born during the final years of Czar Nicholas II’s reign, Lifshitz not only survived two world wars, the Russian gulag, and Communist rule, but also lived to see his enemies perish.

Survivor of the Gulag

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Top right, Reb Mottel performs a bris in Moscow. Top right, Workers in the Gulag. Bottom left, Official KGB photo of Lifshitz from the KGB archives. Bottom left, Lifshitz performs a wedding in Moscow.

In a small apartment on a busy Crown Heights intersection you can find 92-year-old Reb Mottel Lifshitz. Affectionately known as “Reb Mottel the Shochet,” he spends his days quietly studying, writing, and … still enjoying herring. Born during the final years of Czar Nicholas II’s reign, Lifshitz not only survived two world wars, the Russian gulag, and Communist rule, but also lived to see his enemies perish.

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe is seen here vigorously encouraging the singing of Chassidic melodies at a 1963 Farbrengen in 770. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.Portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Rebbe! – 770 Farbrengen in 1963!

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe is seen here vigorously encouraging the singing of Chassidic melodies at a 1963 Farbrengen in 770. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.Portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Day

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — As part of a series of meetings regarding the aftermath of November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Nirupam Sen visited Rabbi Nachman and Freida Holtzberg at their Brooklyn home on Wednesday. The ambassador extended his country’s condolences to the Holtzbergs, whose son and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, perished along with four others at the Chabad-Lubavitch center they operated in the city.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Indian Ambassador Visists the Holtzbergs & Chabad Officials

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — As part of a series of meetings regarding the aftermath of November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Nirupam Sen visited Rabbi Nachman and Freida Holtzberg at their Brooklyn home on Wednesday. The ambassador extended his country’s condolences to the Holtzbergs, whose son and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, perished along with four others at the Chabad-Lubavitch center they operated in the city.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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ASPEN, CO — A group from the Tzerei Chabad of Israel has arranged a skiing trip for wounded veterans of the IDF in Aspen, Colorado. The group is presently flying from Israel to Aspen as guests of the local Chabad House, which is run by Rabbi Mendel Mintz.

Wounded IDF Veterans Go Skiing

ASPEN, CO — A group from the Tzerei Chabad of Israel has arranged a skiing trip for wounded veterans of the IDF in Aspen, Colorado. The group is presently flying from Israel to Aspen as guests of the local Chabad House, which is run by Rabbi Mendel Mintz.

Shlichus

ALBANY, NY [AP] — Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday ordered layoffs that could total more than 4 percent of state workers after unions refused concessions amid a staggering economic downturn that was projected to push the state's deficit to $16 billion in the next year.

Budget Director Laura Anglin told The Associated Press that the layoffs of nearly 9,000 employees would be the first since the late 1990s after unions refused to even provide counterproposals.

Gov. Paterson Orders Nealy 9000 Layoffs

ALBANY, NY [AP] — Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday ordered layoffs that could total more than 4 percent of state workers after unions refused concessions amid a staggering economic downturn that was projected to push the state’s deficit to $16 billion in the next year.

Budget Director Laura Anglin told The Associated Press that the layoffs of nearly 9,000 employees would be the first since the late 1990s after unions refused to even provide counterproposals.

NYC News

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Crown Heights community activist Devorah Benjamin will be among a group of women being honored this Thursday, March 26 by State Senator Eric Adams as part of Women's History Month.

The event will be held tomorrow, Thursday March 26, at the T-Building Auditorium of Kings County Hospital, 451 Clarkson Avenue, 2nd floor (at New York Ave). The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a reception at which kosher food will be served. The awards presentation will be held at 8:00 p.m.

Devorah Benjamin To Be Honored By Senator Eric Adams

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Crown Heights community activist Devorah Benjamin will be among a group of women being honored this Thursday, March 26 by State Senator Eric Adams as part of Women’s History Month.

The event will be held tomorrow, Thursday March 26, at the T-Building Auditorium of Kings County Hospital, 451 Clarkson Avenue, 2nd floor (at New York Ave). The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a reception at which kosher food will be served. The awards presentation will be held at 8:00 p.m.

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Rabbi Yossi and his wife Chanie Hecht of Crown Heights, will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Ocala, FL where they will establish Chabad-Lubavitch of Marion County, FL. The new center will serve the Ocala, Crystal River, Inverness, The Villages, Dunnellon, Belleview, Leesburg and outlying Jewish communities.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Florida's Head Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Korf and with close cooperation of Lubavitch-Chabad Alachua County, Rabbi Berl Goldman. The new Shluchim would like to thank Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Rabbi Avrohom Korf and Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky for their guidance and support and to everyone who helped make this possible.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their new Shlichus!

If anyone has any contacts or know any Jews in the areas being served by the new Shluchim please e-mail: ChabadOcala@gmail.com

New Shluchim to Florida!

Rabbi Yossi and his wife Chanie Hecht of Crown Heights, will IYH be moving on Shlichus to Ocala, FL where they will establish Chabad-Lubavitch of Marion County, FL. The new center will serve the Ocala, Crystal River, Inverness, The Villages, Dunnellon, Belleview, Leesburg and outlying Jewish communities.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Florida’s Head Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Korf and with close cooperation of Lubavitch-Chabad Alachua County, Rabbi Berl Goldman. The new Shluchim would like to thank Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Rabbi Avrohom Korf and Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky for their guidance and support and to everyone who helped make this possible.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their new Shlichus!

If anyone has any contacts or know any Jews in the areas being served by the new Shluchim please e-mail: ChabadOcala@gmail.com

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Izzy in his small cluttered office, which was the passing ground for hundreds of records. Photo by Sruly Meyer.

Tuesday morning came the sad news of the very untimely passing of Izzy (Itzchak Moshe) Taubenfeld OBM, owner and president of the Jewish music production company ‘Sameach Music’.

Recently, Izzy suffered from Yenem Machalah, which today claimed his life at the young age of 55 leaving behind a family, hundreds of friends and tens of thousands that he inspirited and made happy through the music he produced and promoted. Izzy was described as a man who stopped at nothing to help others and make sure they were happy, and a bright smile never left his face.

Jewish Music World Mourns Passing of Izzy Taubenfeld OBM

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Izzy in his small cluttered office, which was the passing ground for hundreds of records. Photo by Sruly Meyer.

Tuesday morning came the sad news of the very untimely passing of Izzy (Itzchak Moshe) Taubenfeld OBM, owner and president of the Jewish music production company ‘Sameach Music’.

Recently, Izzy suffered from Yenem Machalah, which today claimed his life at the young age of 55 leaving behind a family, hundreds of friends and tens of thousands that he inspirited and made happy through the music he produced and promoted. Izzy was described as a man who stopped at nothing to help others and make sure they were happy, and a bright smile never left his face.

Jewish News
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