Mazal Tov! – 6 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Nadiv and Toby (nee Ezagui) Kehaty
IYH at 1229 President St, Apt 2C, [between Nostrand and New York Ave].
Benny and Leeor (nee Hoffinger) Eliron.
IYH at 1703 Union St, [between Schenectady and Utica Ave].
Shimon and Chanie Gratzman
IYH at FREE, 1383 President St, [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Dovid and Basya (nee Richburg) Wolkenfeld.
IYH at 780 Montgomery St, 1st side door, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Levi and Leah Neubort.
IYH at 8-09 Plaza Rd, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410.
Mendel and Esther (nee Shusterman) Lifshitz.
IYH at 6114 N Cape Arago Pl, Garden City, ID 83714.
Please stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at mazaltov@crownheights.info! Thank You.
Please say Tehilim for Israelis Injured in Gaza War
In the Extended Article is a list of names of the injured soldiers and civilians who were injured by the Kassam attacks in the past days and are still hospitalized in various hospitals. It is our fervent prayer that the list the list only gets shorter as a result of their complete and speedy recoveries.
Click the Extended Article for Names and Tehilim
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Uri and Gitty (nee Cohen) Kogan (Toronto, Canada) on the birth of their daughter, Chaya Mushka.
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 !!
Jet crashes into Hudson River, All Onboard Survive
NEW YORK, NY — A US Airways plane with 151 people on board crashed into the Hudson River on the west side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, sending passengers fleeing for safety in the frigid waters and startling thousands of New Yorkers.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said all passengers were rescued safely from the crash.
More pictures and a video in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Berel Majesky (Crown Heights) and Chanie Procel (Austraila) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be on Motzei Shabbos at Bnos Menachem, 739 East New York Ave, [bet Albany and Troy Ave]. (Top Floor)
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Friday, January 16 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.
Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Friday
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) in conjunction with the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) today announced the suspension of Alternate Side Parking (ASP) regulations citywide for Friday, January 16 to facilitate snow removal. However, parking meters will remain in effect throughout the City.
For updated information, visit the DOT Web site at nyc.gov/dot or call 311.
Click here for the new, 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
SDEROT, Israel [CHI] — Amid bursts of artillery fire followed by the thunder of heavy bombing, throngs of reporters flanked by course onlookers came to observe the Israel Defense Forces offensive in Gaza. This was the scene at the 'Reporters Hill' less than one kilometer away from the border.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Webby)
Photo Gallery: A Trip to the Gaza Border, or Pretty Close to it
SDEROT, Israel [CHI] — Amid bursts of artillery fire followed by the thunder of heavy bombing, throngs of reporters flanked by course onlookers came to observe the Israel Defense Forces offensive in Gaza. This was the scene at the ‘Reporters Hill’ less than one kilometer away from the border.
More pictures in the Extended Article! (By Webby)
Hundreds Attend Mumbai Lecture
WESTLAKE, CA — Dennis Prager addressed a crowd of over 800 people at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel in Westlake Village, CA. The lecture focused on the terrorist attack in Mumbai, India, that took the lives of Rabbi Gavriel and Rivkah Holtzberg obm. Prager also strongly defended the use of force in Gaza and underlined the principle of peace only coming through strength.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Heeding the call of the Rebbeim that “Torah study ought to take place in the Beis Midrash specifically”, Yagdil Torah's Thursday night Beis Midrash program launched in Kollel Menachem with over 40 participants.
Yagdil Torah Beis Midrash Starts Strong
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Heeding the call of the Rebbeim that “Torah study ought to take place in the Beis Midrash specifically”, Yagdil Torah’s Thursday night Beis Midrash program launched in Kollel Menachem with over 40 participants.
Photo Gallery: Yaldei Hashluchim Winter Camp
ORACLE, AZ [CHI] — From December 22nd to January 1st, Yaldei Hashluchim from around the world gathered in CGI of Oracle, Arizona for an unforgettable 10 days of fun filled non-stop entertainment in the chassidishe atmosphere of fellow shluchim/shluchos like themselves.
Photo Gallery in the Extended Article!
GAZA — Two soldiers made their way through the winding streets of Gaza City, carefully watching for booby traps. Their objective was to hunt down Hamas terrorists and locate caches of Kassam and Grad rockets and other arms.
As they deliberated whether to turn left or right at an intersection, a woman dressed from head to foot in black appeared from out of nowhere.
Soldiers Turn to Secret Weapon: Jewish Spirituality
GAZA — Two soldiers made their way through the winding streets of Gaza City, carefully watching for booby traps. Their objective was to hunt down Hamas terrorists and locate caches of Kassam and Grad rockets and other arms.
As they deliberated whether to turn left or right at an intersection, a woman dressed from head to foot in black appeared from out of nowhere.
New York Life Visits the JCM
CROWN HEIGHTS — NY Life Representatives, Maria V. Collins, Director of Corporate responsibility and Isaac B. Kaman, Director of Development, visited the Jewish Children’s Museum on Tuesday January 12th.
CROWN HEIGHTS — According to the sages, sanctity lingers. “Holiness,” the Talmud says, “does not depart its place.”
There are many places holy to Jews — the Western Wall and Joseph’s Tomb among them — but one of the plainest and least-known is the empty ground-floor study on your left just inside Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
The Rebbe’s Room – No One There, but This Place Is Far From Empty
CROWN HEIGHTS — According to the sages, sanctity lingers. “Holiness,” the Talmud says, “does not depart its place.”
There are many places holy to Jews — the Western Wall and Joseph’s Tomb among them — but one of the plainest and least-known is the empty ground-floor study on your left just inside Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
Mazal Tov! – Thursday Night L’Chaim!
Mendy Paris (Montreal, Canada) and Sara Halberstam (Crown Heights)
IYH at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St, [between New York and Nostrand Ave]
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Thursday, January 8th a rally was held at schools and Yeshivas across the United States, showing support for Israel and its right to defend itself. Darchai Menachem pupils went to Tzivos Hashem to participate in the rally, while others participated in the rally live, via cellular phone. Following the rally, during a English composition lesson, students wrote letters of support to soldiers, which were letter sent to Gaza through the “Write to an IDF Soldier” on Chabad.org.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Darchai Menachem Rallies in Support of Israel
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Thursday, January 8th a rally was held at schools and Yeshivas across the United States, showing support for Israel and its right to defend itself. Darchai Menachem pupils went to Tzivos Hashem to participate in the rally, while others participated in the rally live, via cellular phone. Following the rally, during a English composition lesson, students wrote letters of support to soldiers, which were letter sent to Gaza through the “Write to an IDF Soldier” on Chabad.org.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
This past Monday night I joined 1100 other Denverites at a solidarity rally for Israel at the Hebrew Education Alliance synagogue. The feeling of common purpose in the room was tangible as rabbis, cantors, community members from every affiliation joined hands in support for Israel. The purpose of the rally was two fold. Firstly it showed Israel that they have friends thousands of miles away here in Colorado who support the war in Gaza, and secondly it helped participants to understand how critical it is for Israel to take military action to defend herself against an ongoing terrorist threat.
Op-Ed: Protestors Awake the Jew Inside
This past Monday night I joined 1100 other Denverites at a solidarity rally for Israel at the Hebrew Education Alliance synagogue. The feeling of common purpose in the room was tangible as rabbis, cantors, community members from every affiliation joined hands in support for Israel. The purpose of the rally was two fold. Firstly it showed Israel that they have friends thousands of miles away here in Colorado who support the war in Gaza, and secondly it helped participants to understand how critical it is for Israel to take military action to defend herself against an ongoing terrorist threat.
