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Posters on a wall. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A Crown Heights business could go under after it was slapped with nearly $10,000 in fines for posting flyers on city light poles.

Quinton Spikener, 27, the owner of Xyayx Multimedia, a music and video production company, woke up last Thursday to find his mailbox stuffed with 47 letters from the city, each charging a $200 fine. The total bill was $9,400.

Fines for Flyer Blitz Flatten Small Biz

NY Daily News
Posters on a wall. Illustration Photo.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A Crown Heights business could go under after it was slapped with nearly $10,000 in fines for posting flyers on city light poles.

Quinton Spikener, 27, the owner of Xyayx Multimedia, a music and video production company, woke up last Thursday to find his mailbox stuffed with 47 letters from the city, each charging a $200 fine. The total bill was $9,400.

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Baby Boy!

Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
Baby Girl!

Yakov and Tzivia (nee Fogel) Staschower from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Sender and Chana Sara Segel from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendy and Chaya Mushka (nee Vaisfiche) Labkowski from Buffalo, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Zalmy Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO) to Fraidel Werde (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, August 7th, 8:00pm at Rubashkin’s Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yaakov Levy (Crown Heights) to Mimi Stern (Houston, TX)
New Engagement!

Mendel Schaffran (Brooklyn, NY) to Chana Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Zev and Chaya Mushka Shusterman from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Vardi (Yerushalayim, EY) to Sara Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden) L’Chaim: Tuesday, the 4th of Av, 8:30pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
Baby Girl!

Sholom and Chaya Mushka (nee Rosenfeld) Katz from Lauderhill, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Ari and Chanie Greenwald from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Israel Guetta (Netanya ,Israel) to Sterna Benmoussa (Paris ,France )
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)

Mazal Tov! – 10 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Mendy and Simi (nee Simpson) Orimland.
IYH at 609 Lefferts Ave, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Zalmy and Raizy (nee Silkes) Cousin.
IYH at 681 Crown St, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave].

Menachem and Tehila (nee Levine) Posner.
IYH at 525 Brooklyn Ave, Unit 2A, [between East New York Ave and Maple St].

Mendy and Chanie (nee Freidman) Fisher
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Chanan and Chumi (nee Sperlin) Feldman.
IYH at 414 Crown St, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Boruch and Hadassah (nee Turenheim) Rapoport
IYH at Bais Eliezer Yitzchok, 394 Kingston Ave, [between Crown and Montgomery].

Yaakov and Ita (nee Klar) Leaf.
IYH at 823 Montgomery St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]

Dovie and Yudi Blauner
IYH at 915 S Sherbourne Dr, #101, Los Angeles, CA 90035.

Yisroel and Devora (nee Gorelik) Lew.
IYH at Chabad of Bloomsbury, 24 Ridgmount St, London, WC1E 7AQ, England.

Yisroel and Rishi (nee Kaminetzky) Cohen (Melbourne, Australia)

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 light of the financial turmoil and in an effort to bring more productivity and effectiveness to the operations, Chabad of Stamford-CT headed by Rabbi Yisroel Deren hired a communication and corporate efficiency consultant. A clip of their meeting was shown at their annual dinner this past week.

Humorous Video – Consultant Gives Chabad of Stamford Tips

In light of the financial turmoil and in an effort to bring more productivity and effectiveness to the operations, Chabad of Stamford-CT headed by Rabbi Yisroel Deren hired a communication and corporate efficiency consultant. A clip of their meeting was shown at their annual dinner this past week.

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The Rebbe says:

1. Regarding the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle) in this week’s Torah portion the Torah says, “You should make the beams for the Tabernacle of acacia wood (Atzay Shittim), standing upright”.

2. The Previous Rebbe explained that the Hebrew word for, “acacia”, which is, “Shittim”, also means, “turning away”. In other words, there is a middle path which is the path of logic and reason, and the turning away from the middle path is called, “Shittim”, from the word, “Shtoos - Senselessness”.

However, there are two types of ways to be senseless. One way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in the opposite way of holiness, as the Talmud states, “A person only commits a transgression because a spirit of senselessness entered him”, and another way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in a holy way, as the Talmud states, “The senselessness of this Sage has helped him”.

The Weekly Sicha of the Rebbe – Parshas Terumah

The Rebbe says:

1. Regarding the building of the Mishkan (the Tabernacle) in this week’s Torah portion the Torah says, “You should make the beams for the Tabernacle of acacia wood (Atzay Shittim), standing upright”.

2. The Previous Rebbe explained that the Hebrew word for, “acacia”, which is, “Shittim”, also means, “turning away”. In other words, there is a middle path which is the path of logic and reason, and the turning away from the middle path is called, “Shittim”, from the word, “Shtoos – Senselessness”.

However, there are two types of ways to be senseless. One way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in the opposite way of holiness, as the Talmud states, “A person only commits a transgression because a spirit of senselessness entered him”, and another way is to turn away from the middle path of logic and be senseless in a holy way, as the Talmud states, “The senselessness of this Sage has helped him”.

Something Jewish

This week, Tzivos Hashem and MyShliach reached a spectacular goal in a joint project available throughout the world. Shluchim's children, members of the Worldwide Tehillim Club, said over 2000 — yes, 2000! — Kapitlach this Shabbos Mevorchim, an enormously successful figure.

Over 2000 Kapitlach of Tehillim

This week, Tzivos Hashem and MyShliach reached a spectacular goal in a joint project available throughout the world. Shluchim’s children, members of the Worldwide Tehillim Club, said over 2000 — yes, 2000! — Kapitlach this Shabbos Mevorchim, an enormously successful figure.

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Bris Avrohom Marks 6000th Bris!

OLD BRIDGE, NJ [CHI] — On Sunday, February 22nd, Bris Avrohom held a Milestone Celebration for having performed 6000 brissin on men and boys in the 29 years of the organization’s existence. They also held a ceremony to give women their Jewish names and a Pidyon ha-Ben ceremony in which first born males were redeemed. The program chairpersons were Bruce and Michelle Berger from Livingston, NJ.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Shlichus
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NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Although invited, Hon. Mayor Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wasn’t able to make it to the Evening of Solidarity benefiting Colel Chabad on Sunday Night.

More in the Extended Article.

Picture of the Day! Mayor Bloomberg Meets with Mayor of Ashkelon, Director of Colel Chabad

NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — Although invited, Hon. Mayor Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg wasn’t able to make it to the Evening of Solidarity benefiting Colel Chabad on Sunday Night.

More in the Extended Article.

Picture of the Day
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Terrence Nelson (inset) and car that has been recently broken into.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Car owners in Crown Heights can breathe easy for another few days, weeks or months. Terrance Nelson, the single most known criminal who has been terrorizing the neighborhood for over 4 years, has been arrested late Wednesday night after being caught breaking into a car on Carroll Street.

More in the Extended Article.

Nelson Arrested Again and Again and Again

Terrence Nelson (inset) and car that has been recently broken into.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Car owners in Crown Heights can breathe easy for another few days, weeks or months. Terrance Nelson, the single most known criminal who has been terrorizing the neighborhood for over 4 years, has been arrested late Wednesday night after being caught breaking into a car on Carroll Street.

More in the Extended Article.

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Stock Photo

KIEV, Ukraine [JTA] — Unidentified vandals damaged a monument erected in southern Ukraine in honor of the late Lubavitcher rebbe.

The attack occurred overnight Wednesday in Nikolayev, the birthplace of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher rebbe, who died in 1994.

Rebbe Memorial Damaged

Stock Photo

KIEV, Ukraine [JTA] — Unidentified vandals damaged a monument erected in southern Ukraine in honor of the late Lubavitcher rebbe.

The attack occurred overnight Wednesday in Nikolayev, the birthplace of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher rebbe, who died in 1994.

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By Yosef Lewis

Participants in the recent Aleph Institute conference for Jewish chaplains represented a cross section of the U.S. military, with one presenter having attained the rank of four-star general.

MIAMI, FL — Flying in from bases as far away as South Korea, Iraq and Kuwait, some 50 Jewish military chaplains and personnel bivouacked in South Florida this month for a conference on the unique role of the military rabbi.

Chaplaincy Conference Draws High-Ranking Jewish Officers

By Yosef Lewis

Participants in the recent Aleph Institute conference for Jewish chaplains represented a cross section of the U.S. military, with one presenter having attained the rank of four-star general.

MIAMI, FL — Flying in from bases as far away as South Korea, Iraq and Kuwait, some 50 Jewish military chaplains and personnel bivouacked in South Florida this month for a conference on the unique role of the military rabbi.

Chabad News