Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zalman and Liba (nee Kessler) Tevel (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 !!
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MOSCOW, Russia [FJC] — The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has announced the creation of a special 10.5 million dollar fund for the Jewish community in Russia and the CIS countries, which is aimed at supplementing social assistance system.
Rabbi Eckstein of the IFCJ to Aids CIS Jews
MOSCOW, Russia [FJC] — The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has announced the creation of a special 10.5 million dollar fund for the Jewish community in Russia and the CIS countries, which is aimed at supplementing social assistance system.
DZERZHINSK, Russia [FJC] — In Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Jewish community of Dzerzhinsk has launched a new video project. The community has already gained successful experience in creating a film on its own, but has now taken the decision to not stop at just one individual film story. Over the next two years, this blossoming Jewish community will be issuing a series of bright and cognitive video vignettes dedicated to the history and traditions of Jewish holidays.
New Video Series Launched
DZERZHINSK, Russia [FJC] — In Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Jewish community of Dzerzhinsk has launched a new video project. The community has already gained successful experience in creating a film on its own, but has now taken the decision to not stop at just one individual film story. Over the next two years, this blossoming Jewish community will be issuing a series of bright and cognitive video vignettes dedicated to the history and traditions of Jewish holidays.
The third annual Shiurim Directory is now available online by clicking here. Browse through the Shiurim that are available in Crown Heights, the Maggidei Shiur, and the dates, times and locations that they take place.
Click here to download the Directory (Adobe PDF).
New Comprehensive Listing of Year-Round Shiurim
The third annual Shiurim Directory is now available online by clicking here. Browse through the Shiurim that are available in Crown Heights, the Maggidei Shiur, and the dates, times and locations that they take place.
Click here to download the Directory (Adobe PDF).
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LAS VEGAS, NV — The Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs is scheduled to approve a $350,000 payment next week for Detective Steve Riback, an observant Orthodox Jew who claimed he was experiencing religious discrimination on the job.
Police Settle Orthodox Jew’s Lawsuit Over Yarmulke
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LAS VEGAS, NV — The Metropolitan Police Committee on Fiscal Affairs is scheduled to approve a $350,000 payment next week for Detective Steve Riback, an observant Orthodox Jew who claimed he was experiencing religious discrimination on the job.
BROOKLYN, NY — The Jewish community united in mourning Tuesday, upon the passing of Rabbi David B. Hollander. Rabbi Hollander, who at his death was the leader of the Hebrew Alliance in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, also served as rabbi at the Mount Eden Synagogue in the Bronx and was the former president of the Rabbinical Council of America. The 96-year old was the oldest full-time pulpit rabbi in the world.
Oldest Full-Time Pulpit Rabbi Passes Away
BROOKLYN, NY — The Jewish community united in mourning Tuesday, upon the passing of Rabbi David B. Hollander. Rabbi Hollander, who at his death was the leader of the Hebrew Alliance in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, also served as rabbi at the Mount Eden Synagogue in the Bronx and was the former president of the Rabbinical Council of America. The 96-year old was the oldest full-time pulpit rabbi in the world.
New Weekly Publication in Memory of the Holtzberg’s
The Shluchim Office has recently launched a new sicha project, Taamu Ureu, לעילוי נשמות Rabbi and Mrs. Gavriel and Rivky Holtzberg, הי“ד, who were killed עק”ה in Mumbai, India.
WASHINGTON, DC — As an estimated two million people descended on Washington, D.C., for the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, offices throughout the Beltway were abuzz with preparations for the incoming administration.
D.C. Jewish Center Busy During Historic Inaugural
WASHINGTON, DC — As an estimated two million people descended on Washington, D.C., for the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, offices throughout the Beltway were abuzz with preparations for the incoming administration.
Bnos Menachem Hosts Preschool Hakel Gathering
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Tuesday morning, Bnos Menachem hosted a preschool Hakel gathering, joined by Bais Chaya Mushka and Mosdos day care center. In this year of shnas hakel the Crown Heights preschools made a special effort to get together in the spirit of achdus for torah, tefilah and tzedaka. The meidelach also enjoyed a very inspiring puppet show. What better gft can we give the alter Rebbe on chof daled teves? Sitting together with our freinds and neighbors from different schools in our shchuna gave us the true feeling of hakel!
More pictures in the Extended Article!
CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — Police are looking for the man who held up a bank in Brooklyn earlier this month.
The robbery happened at a Washington Mutual branch on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on the morning of January 5th.
Police Search For Suspect In Crown Heights Bank Robbery
CROWN HEIGHTS [NY1] — Police are looking for the man who held up a bank in Brooklyn earlier this month.
The robbery happened at a Washington Mutual branch on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights on the morning of January 5th.
Hate Crime in the Kingston Avenue Subway Station
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — At around 10:30 this morning, Wednesday, a MTA commuter called Shomrim and alerted them to a number of hate graffiti on the subway platform. The graffiti consisted of a Jewish Star of David being equated to a swastika and the words “long live hamas” underneath it.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Please say Tehilim for…
Uriel Refoel ben Rivka
Is going into surgery and needs our tehilim, readers are also asked to say Kapitel Lamed Ches
CHILDREN OF WAR: A video presentation dedicated to Hashem's children. A picture is worth a thousand words. “As a father has compassion on his children, so may our Father in Heaven have Mercy on us” ....How it always seems to be the darkest, right before the light, of the morning sun....
Video of the Day! – Children of War
CHILDREN OF WAR: A video presentation dedicated to Hashem’s children. A picture is worth a thousand words. “As a father has compassion on his children, so may our Father in Heaven have Mercy on us” ….How it always seems to be the darkest, right before the light, of the morning sun….
NEW YORK NY — Chabad-Lubavitch of Wall Street has disclosed plans to launch a fundraiser and dedicate the writing of a new Torah scroll in memory of the late Mrs. Charlotte Rohr, of blessed memory, matriarch of the philanthropic Rohr family.
The first letters in the Torah scroll will be inscribed at a black-tie fundraising drive for the Chabad center, March 16, at the Jewish Heritage Museum in New York City.
Chabad of Wall Street to Launch Fundraiser With New Torah Scroll
NEW YORK NY — Chabad-Lubavitch of Wall Street has disclosed plans to launch a fundraiser and dedicate the writing of a new Torah scroll in memory of the late Mrs. Charlotte Rohr, of blessed memory, matriarch of the philanthropic Rohr family.
The first letters in the Torah scroll will be inscribed at a black-tie fundraising drive for the Chabad center, March 16, at the Jewish Heritage Museum in New York City.
Intruder in Bais Rivkah, Police Take 30 Minutes to Respond
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — A teacher had her cell phone stolen and her purse rummaged through by an intruder inside of Bais Rivkah high school in Crown Street. The disturbing incident took place at around 12:45pm on Tuesday where a teacher spotted a black man with a light complexion and white hair and a large build who did not work for the school roaming around the hallways on the second floor.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Gedalya and Bassie Shemtov (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
