Mazal Tov! – 11 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Berel and Mushka (nee Flint) Greenfeld.
IYH at 533 Crown St, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Naftali and Esther Rivka (nee Perelstein) Salomon.
IYH at 464 Malbone St, 3rd Floor. [Map This].
Mendy and Sima Gansburg.
IYH at 1490 President St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Yisroel and Chani (nee Stock) Selwyn.
IYH at 1489 Carroll St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Mendel and Chanie Vogel.
IYH at 627 East New York Ave, Apt 3L, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Shloma and Devorah Leah (nee Fischer) Katz.
IYH at 770 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Ari and Sara (nee Wilschanski) Edelman.
IYH at 789 Montgomery St, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
Mordechai and Levana Smerkin.
IYH at 912 Montgomery St, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].
Yisroel and Ruda Heller.
IYH at 31 Balfour Pl, [between Empire Blvd and Lefferts Ave, MAP].
Yisroel and Gittele (nee Rabiski) Fridman.
IYH at 19 Wolf Creek Crescent, Vaughan, ON, Canada
Tanchum and Chani (nee Raskin) Matusof (Monte Carlo, Monaco) .
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.
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In connection with Hey Teves, the following is an article from the New York Times, January 7, 1987, titled “Judge awards Rabbi's Library to Hasidic Unit” written by Ari Goldman. Included is an interesting picture of the Rebbe, Special thanks to the Rebbe Archive For the picture. to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: portraitofaleader.blogspot.com
“It is total loyalty. And therefore, the Rebbe owes the Chassid total loyalty. So, for the community, the Rebbe must have total generosity and compassion. Also, he has even more responsibility. That's why he is a Rebbe”
- From Elie Wiesel's Court Testimony
The New York Times on “Hey Teves”
In connection with Hey Teves, the following is an article from the New York Times, January 7, 1987, titled “Judge awards Rabbi’s Library to Hasidic Unit” written by Ari Goldman. Included is an interesting picture of the Rebbe, Special thanks to the Rebbe Archive For the picture. to learn more about the Rebbe Visit: portraitofaleader.blogspot.com
“It is total loyalty. And therefore, the Rebbe owes the Chassid total loyalty. So, for the community, the Rebbe must have total generosity and compassion. Also, he has even more responsibility. That’s why he is a Rebbe”
– From Elie Wiesel’s Court Testimony
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a good friend Sholomke Nagar (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Mushka (bas Yosef Yitzchok) Greenberg (Morristown, NJ/Crown Heights).
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [CHI] — In one breath a protestor says “Islam is a peaceful religion,” while another screams behind him, “they needed bigger ovens for all the Jews,” and cries of “nuke Israel,” followed by a torrent of other expletives directed at Jews and Americans. No, this scene did not take place in Gaza nor any other Arab city or country, it took place in downtown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Broward Boulevard.
Video in the Extended Article.
Calls for “Bigger Ovens for the Jews” at pro-Hamas Demonstration in FL
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [CHI] — In one breath a protestor says “Islam is a peaceful religion,” while another screams behind him, “they needed bigger ovens for all the Jews,” and cries of “nuke Israel,” followed by a torrent of other expletives directed at Jews and Americans. No, this scene did not take place in Gaza nor any other Arab city or country, it took place in downtown in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Broward Boulevard.
Video in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nuchie (ben L.Y. obm) Schapiro (Crown Heights/Los Angeles, CA) and Chavie Rosenthal (Crown Heights/Los Angeles, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Hey Teves Book Fair in Oholei Torah!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — One of the instructions of the Rebbe following Hey Teves, Didan Notzach, was to purchase Seforim. Oholei Torah marked it with a special book fair for its third year running. Organized by the PTA of Oholei Torah along with assistance from OTEG [the Oholei Torah Eight Grade] a special fair was put together in the Lunchroom along with a Safrus workshop where kids got their own quill and piece of parchment, and games relating to Hey Teves.
Many more pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Landa (Montreal, Canada) and Adina Green (San Diego, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
WOODMERE, NY — No fine will be levied against the landlord who owns the Woodmere storefront on Broadway where a car careened into a Hanukkah party, a Hempstead Town spokesman said yesterday.
More than 100 people were at the gathering at 1052 Broadway on Dec. 25, the fourth day of Hanukkah, authorities said. Town code prohibits using the property, zoned for retail use, for public assembly.
No Fine Against Landlord in Hanukkah Party Accident
WOODMERE, NY — No fine will be levied against the landlord who owns the Woodmere storefront on Broadway where a car careened into a Hanukkah party, a Hempstead Town spokesman said yesterday.
More than 100 people were at the gathering at 1052 Broadway on Dec. 25, the fourth day of Hanukkah, authorities said. Town code prohibits using the property, zoned for retail use, for public assembly.
ANCHORAGE, AK [CHI] — Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin lit a candle in memory of the victims of the Mumbai attacks and the Schluchim, Rabbi Gaviel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg, at a public Chanukah celebration of Chabad in Alaska organized by the Rebbe’s Schluchem Rabbi Yosef and Esty Greenberg.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Palin Attends Chanukah Celebration and Lights Menorah at Chabad of Alaska
ANCHORAGE, AK [CHI] — Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin lit a candle in memory of the victims of the Mumbai attacks and the Schluchim, Rabbi Gaviel Noach and Rivka Holtzberg, at a public Chanukah celebration of Chabad in Alaska organized by the Rebbe’s Schluchem Rabbi Yosef and Esty Greenberg.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – 3 Thursday Night L’Chaims!
Nuchie (ben L.Y. obm) Schapiro (CH/Los Angeles, CA) and Chavie Rosenthal (CH/Los Angeles, CA).
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Menachem Landa (Montreal, Canada) and Adina Green (San Diego, CA) .
IYH the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Avremel Rimler (Melbourne/NY) and Ayelet Barchaim (North Miami, FL)
IYH at Hadar HaTorah 824 Eastern Pkwy. [bet Kingston and Albany Aves]
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Jewish Man Shot with BB Gun Opening Door
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish resident was shot earlier this evening with a BB gun as he was opening the door to his home on Montgomery Street. The incident took place at around 5:30pm between Troy and Schenectady Avenues.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Jew Draws Attention as Suspicious in 770, Turns out Drunk
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A person sitting in 770 aroused the suspicion of a few Shul goers prompting one to stop a police foot post and alert him of his suspicion and to check him out.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
The city agreed to change the headache-causing alternate-side parking rules for Riverdale residents, cutting the number of street-sweeping days in half. And Staten Island express-bus riders found out that a possible $2.50 fare hike will be, at most, $1.25, compliments of the mayor.
Both Riverdale and Staten Island heavily favored Bloomberg in his contentious 2005 race against Fernando Ferrer.
Break For Mayor’s Strongholds
Two of Mayor Bloomberg’s crucial voting bases got some transit-related relief this month, just as his controversial campaign for a third term heats up.
The city agreed to change the headache-causing alternate-side parking rules for Riverdale residents, cutting the number of street-sweeping days in half. And Staten Island express-bus riders found out that a possible $2.50 fare hike will be, at most, $1.25, compliments of the mayor.
Both Riverdale and Staten Island heavily favored Bloomberg in his contentious 2005 race against Fernando Ferrer.
ISRAEL [AP] — The Israeli military has launched its own channel on video-sharing website YouTube, posting footage of air strikes and other attacks on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
The spokesman's office of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it created the channel — youtube.com/user/idfnadesk — on Monday to “help us bring our message to the world.”
Israel posts video of Gaza air strikes on YouTube
ISRAEL [AP] — The Israeli military has launched its own channel on video-sharing website YouTube, posting footage of air strikes and other attacks on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
The spokesman’s office of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it created the channel — youtube.com/user/idfnadesk — on Monday to “help us bring our message to the world.”
101 Menorah Cars Parade to Chanukah Wonderland in Chicago
CHICAGO, IL [CHI] — A Chanukah in the shadow of Mumbai needed programs that would bring a torch full of light. Rabbi Yosef Shmuel Moscowitz, associate director of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois, designed an unprecedented Mivtza Chanukah program. From creating brand new car top Menorahs to transforming the famous Kohl’s Children’s Museum into a Chanukah wonderland – Chanukah 5769 in Chicago will long be remembered.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
On the Shloshim of the Kdoshei Mumbai, Rabbi Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg HYD and 4 others, Lubavitchers worldwide celebrate Hei Teves, the public victory of the Seforim or Raboseinu Nesienu.
Click here to download the booklet, more in information in the Extended Article!
Study Torah on Shloshim of Kdoshei Mumbai – Special Hey Teves booklet available for download
On the Shloshim of the Kdoshei Mumbai, Rabbi Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg HYD and 4 others, Lubavitchers worldwide celebrate Hei Teves, the public victory of the Seforim or Raboseinu Nesienu.
Click here to download the booklet, more in information in the Extended Article!
BEERSHEVA, Israel — Following a quiet night of silent and empty streets in Beer Sheva and Ashkelon, the sun camp up Wednesday morning to the terrifying sound of rockets that continued intermittently throughout the day. An influx of reserve soldiers in both locations helped prevent chaos on the streets as countless numbers of locals flocked to Chabad centers for support.
Chabad Centers in Beer Sheva, Ashkelon Double as Bomb Shelters As Children, Adults Wait Out the War
BEERSHEVA, Israel — Following a quiet night of silent and empty streets in Beer Sheva and Ashkelon, the sun camp up Wednesday morning to the terrifying sound of rockets that continued intermittently throughout the day. An influx of reserve soldiers in both locations helped prevent chaos on the streets as countless numbers of locals flocked to Chabad centers for support.
