Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
I would like to wish a very heartfelt Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a very dear friend Motti Seligson (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Shterni Buiket (Chicago, IL)
The Lechaim will be IYH tomorrow, Thursday at the Jewish Children’s Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave]

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A Happy Gathering for Special Children, with Lipa!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Tuesday night, a group of special children got to enjoy a special musical performance by Lipa Shmeltzer. The event took place in the home of the Schneerson family on President Street where the kids enjoyed the live music along with some nosh and drinks.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Penn Democrats and the Penn College Republicans broke bread and ate traditional Shabbat food together at the Lubavitch House last Friday evening.
The gathering was part of the Lubavitch House's fifth-annual Unity Dinner and was co-sponsored by the Penn Democrats, the College Republicans and Penn Israel Coalition.
Penn Dems and College Republicans Unite for Dinner
PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Penn Democrats and the Penn College Republicans broke bread and ate traditional Shabbat food together at the Lubavitch House last Friday evening.
The gathering was part of the Lubavitch House’s fifth-annual Unity Dinner and was co-sponsored by the Penn Democrats, the College Republicans and Penn Israel Coalition.
MUMBAI — The Mumbai terror attacks may have left the world aghast but there are some, who though touched by the terror directly, wish to emerge stronger.
The grandparents of little baby Moshe, son of the Rabbi who perished in the attack on Nariman House or Chabad House, are in Mumbai to help rebuild it.
Baby Moshe’s Grandparents Dream he Imitates Father
MUMBAI — The Mumbai terror attacks may have left the world aghast but there are some, who though touched by the terror directly, wish to emerge stronger.
The grandparents of little baby Moshe, son of the Rabbi who perished in the attack on Nariman House or Chabad House, are in Mumbai to help rebuild it.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Baila (nee Weiss) Greenfeld (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
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 !!
NEW YORK, NY — New York will be hotter, rainier and more likely to flood in the coming decades - with sea levels possibly rising more than four feet, a panel of scientists said Tuesday - “All of the evidence from the science community is that the seas are going to rise,” said Mayor Bloomberg as he unveiled the panel's report.
New York Only to Get Hotter, Rainier and More Flood-Prone
NEW YORK, NY — New York will be hotter, rainier and more likely to flood in the coming decades – with sea levels possibly rising more than four feet, a panel of scientists said Tuesday – “All of the evidence from the science community is that the seas are going to rise,” said Mayor Bloomberg as he unveiled the panel’s report.
Merkos unveiled a new, groundbreaking educational initiative during the Kinus Hashluchos this past weekend, titled: Rivkah’s Tent. Dedicated to the memory of Reebetzin Rivkah Holtzberg HYD and coordinated by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) and the Kinus office, Rivkah’s Tent will feature a series of intellectually engaging, interactive classes on the three Mitzvos connected to women.
Video – New Initiative at Kinus Dedicated to Rivky Holtzberg HYD
Merkos unveiled a new, groundbreaking educational initiative during the Kinus Hashluchos this past weekend, titled: Rivkah’s Tent. Dedicated to the memory of Reebetzin Rivkah Holtzberg HYD and coordinated by the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) and the Kinus office, Rivkah’s Tent will feature a series of intellectually engaging, interactive classes on the three Mitzvos connected to women.

New Torah Scroll Commissioned
GLASTONBURY, CT — It’s not often that you get to see history being written before your very eyes. But that is exactly what is happening right now. The Chabad Jewish Center in Glastonbury has undertaken the writing of a brand new Torah scroll.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuly and Leah (nee Schapiro) Klein (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
In honor of Yud Shevat over 800 Yaldei Hashluhcim actively participated in an international Hachana project organized by Cinuch Yaldei HaShluchim – a division of The Shluchim Office.
List of participants in the Extended Article!
Winners of the CYH Yud Shevat Hachana Program!
In honor of Yud Shevat over 800 Yaldei Hashluhcim actively participated in an international Hachana project organized by Cinuch Yaldei HaShluchim – a division of The Shluchim Office.
List of participants in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement! – L’Chaim Tonight!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Gershon Abergel (Crown Heights) and Adina Ellenberg (Berkeley,CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Tuesday at Mimulo Flower Shop, 334 Albany Ave, [between Eastern Pkwy and Union Street].
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Monsey Beis Chaya Mushka Inaugural Dinner
MONSEY, NY [CHI] — The grand ballroom of the Chabad Center in New City was packed tonight for the inaugural dinner benefitting Monsey Beis Chaya Mushka High School for girls. The evening was emceed by school President Yisroel Schulman who introduced the school Menahel Rabbi Dr. Chaim Dovid Kagan.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yarden and Bayla (nee Lax) Blumstein (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Editor’s Note: Chani Lifshitz co-directs the Chabad House of Kathmandu with her husband, Rabbi Chezky Lifshitz. In a speech at the Feb. 15 grand banquet of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, she told of her friendship with Rivka Holtzberg, the slain co-director of the Chabad House in Mumbai, and her struggle in dealing with the loss. This article is based on those remarks. You can watch the video in Hebrew with English subtitles at Chabad.org by Clicking Here.
After Pain of Mumbai, Emissaries Resolve to Persevere
Editor’s Note: Chani Lifshitz co-directs the Chabad House of Kathmandu with her husband, Rabbi Chezky Lifshitz. In a speech at the Feb. 15 grand banquet of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women Emissaries, she told of her friendship with Rivka Holtzberg, the slain co-director of the Chabad House in Mumbai, and her struggle in dealing with the loss. This article is based on those remarks. You can watch the video in Hebrew with English subtitles at Chabad.org by Clicking Here.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Aharon Dovid and Chava Rivka (nee Cohen) Backman (Shluchim to College Park, MD) on the birth of their daughter.
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 !!
Two Car Accident on Empire and Kingston
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Two SUV’s collided mid-intersection after one of them blew threw a red light at high speed. The incident took place at around 1:00am as the two cars, a late model Ford driven by a black man and an older model Ford driven by a black woman, crossed the intersection of Kingston Avenue and Empire Boulevard, each blaming the other for running the light.
More pictures in the Extended Article.