Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmulik Friedman (Mil Basin, NY) and Tzippy Levy (Long Beach, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at 484 Crown St, [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
JLI Lecture with Schindler’s List Survivor – Sold Out!
SKOKIE, IL [CHI] — Over 1400 people filled the Auditorium at Niles West High School in Skokie, IL to hear the story of one man’s commitment to save thousands of Jews during the dark years of the holocaust. Mr. Leon Leyson the youngest survivor on Schindler’s List, kept the crowd spell-bound for an hour and a half while he retold his personal experience of growing up in Cheder, the takeover of the Nazi Regime and how he was miraculously saved through the efforts of Oskar Schindler and his factory.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Meir Szokovski (Melbourne, Australia) and Chevee Hein (Morristown, NJ) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Tonight at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
CANTON, NY — The owner of kosher food operations in Ogdensburg will be evicted by the city for failure to pay rent and utilities.
Ahava of California LLC, Venice, Calif., reportedly owes the city $90,000 in back rent and $618,138 in delinquent utility payments, according to a four-page complaint filed Friday. The city will evict the business March 10, should the delinquent bills not be paid. The Times was unable to ascertain whether the plant was operating Friday.
City of Ogdensburg moves to Evict Ahava
CANTON, NY — The owner of kosher food operations in Ogdensburg will be evicted by the city for failure to pay rent and utilities.
Ahava of California LLC, Venice, Calif., reportedly owes the city $90,000 in back rent and $618,138 in delinquent utility payments, according to a four-page complaint filed Friday. The city will evict the business March 10, should the delinquent bills not be paid. The Times was unable to ascertain whether the plant was operating Friday.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshe and Chanie Gourarie (Toms River, NJ) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel!
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A Hasidic rabbi would seem to share little in common with flamboyant pop artist Andy Warhol. But Yitzchok Moully, a rabbi at the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, makes pop art with a Hasidic twist.
Basking Ridge Rabbi Transforms Jewish Icons into Pop Art
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — A Hasidic rabbi would seem to share little in common with flamboyant pop artist Andy Warhol. But Yitzchok Moully, a rabbi at the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, makes pop art with a Hasidic twist.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The theft of a Sefer Torah, valued at over $40,000, shook Crown Heights last week, many different newspapers and TV stations covered the incident along with the plea to help have it returned.
A number of people made an absurd accusation that the theft had been committed by someone who was Jewish, with the reasoning that only a Jew would know the value of a torah. But police were able to pull surveillance footage from two security cameras on the block.
Surveillance Video of the Thief who Stole the Sefer Torah
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — The theft of a Sefer Torah, valued at over $40,000, shook Crown Heights last week, many different newspapers and TV stations covered the incident along with the plea to help have it returned.
A number of people made an absurd accusation that the theft had been committed by someone who was Jewish, with the reasoning that only a Jew would know the value of a torah. But police were able to pull surveillance footage from two security cameras on the block.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmulie Zaklikofsky (Oak Park, MI) and Chanie Gammal (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
The primary ‘solvent’ used by 85% of drycleaners in the United States is a chemical called perchloroethylene, or perc in short, and there have been a large number of studies conducted as to the adverse affects of this solvent can have on people wearing cloths that have been cleaned with it, and the affects it can have on the workers exposed to it, and the environment.
How Safe is Dry Cleaning?
The primary ‘solvent’ used by 85% of drycleaners in the United States is a chemical called perchloroethylene, or perc in short, and there have been a large number of studies conducted as to the adverse affects of this solvent can have on people wearing cloths that have been cleaned with it, and the affects it can have on the workers exposed to it, and the environment.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid Russ (Montreal, Canada) and Chavi Greenberg (Morristown, NJ) on their engagement.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!

A Week of Inspiration
MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — The population of Yeshiva Tiferes Bachurim more than doubled in a week. The yearly Winter Program at Morristown is always inspirational and educational, but this year was unique. More than fifty College-age youth from around the United States and, South America, Israel and Europe came for the week after Chanukah in order to immerse themselves in the yeshiva environment and experience in-depth learning, most for the first time in their lives. The schedule of events was filled with nonstop classes, lectures and encounters with Rabbis and an outing to NY and a sports GYM.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Menachem Mendel (ben Reb Yitzchok) Yarmush (Montreal, Canada) and Esti Rapaport (Zurich, Switzerland) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be TODAY, 4:30pm at Ateres Miriam 1640 Carroll Street [btw Schenectady and Utica Aves]
This midwinter, the Jewish Children’s Museum invites Crown Heightsers to spend a day living, laughing and discovering with friends—at the discounted half-price admission of $5 per child!
PSA: 3-Day Vacation Special at Jewish Children’s Museum
This midwinter, the Jewish Children’s Museum invites Crown Heightsers to spend a day living, laughing and discovering with friends—at the discounted half-price admission of $5 per child!
Mazal Tov! – 5 Sunday L’Chaims!
Menachem Mendel Yarmush (Montreal, Canada) and Esti Rapaport (Switzerland) .
IYH 4:30pm at Ateres Miriam, 1640 Carroll St, [between Schenectady and Utica Ave].
Chesky Wasserman (Crown Heights) and Rochel Gould (Monsey, NY) .
IYH 5pm at Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St, [corner Schenectady Ave].
Mendy Hershkop (Crown Heights) and Chiena Borenstein.
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Menachem Yarmush (Crown Heights) and Sima Rabinowitz (S Monica, CA) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Shneur Hayes (Ottawa, Canada) and Chana Rimler (Melbourne, Australia) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance ramp on Albany Ave].
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
KIRYAS JOEL, NY — This village has always had the distinction of being a cultural and religious enclave, but now it can add another:
Kiryas Joel is the poorest place in the country.
Kiryas Joel is the Poorest Place in the Country
KIRYAS JOEL, NY — This village has always had the distinction of being a cultural and religious enclave, but now it can add another:
Kiryas Joel is the poorest place in the country.
Lipa Schmeltzer recently flew to Israel, where he visited Moishe'le Holtzberg. During his visit he sang and presented him with the song, “A Letter To Moishele”. This video clip includes scenes from Lipa's visit with Moishele and his family.
Video – Lipa Sings for Moishe’le Holtzberg
Lipa Schmeltzer recently flew to Israel, where he visited Moishe’le Holtzberg. During his visit he sang and presented him with the song, “A Letter To Moishele”. This video clip includes scenes from Lipa’s visit with Moishele and his family.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin asks for a change of venue for his September trial because of extensive pretrial publicity.
The motion filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court claims Rubashkin wasn't the CEO, as the media continues to wrongly report, and asks to move the trial outside this district to Minneapolis or Chicago.
Rubashkin Asks for Change of Venue for Upcoming Federal Trial
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — Former Agriprocessors CEO Sholom Rubashkin asks for a change of venue for his September trial because of extensive pretrial publicity.
The motion filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court claims Rubashkin wasn’t the CEO, as the media continues to wrongly report, and asks to move the trial outside this district to Minneapolis or Chicago.