Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Itchie and Zeldie (nee Raskin) Trietel (Shluchim to Hamstead, Montreal) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — It’s been quite a few months since there was a serious accident in the intersection of Empire and Troy, but last night it happened again. Two cars collided as one tried to make a turn and injuring those involved.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
After Months without Incident, Two Cars Collide on Empire and Troy
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — It’s been quite a few months since there was a serious accident in the intersection of Empire and Troy, but last night it happened again. Two cars collided as one tried to make a turn and injuring those involved.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The largest Chanukah Dreidel in the world stands proudly in front of the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, generating stares and proud smiles from passers-by.
The Dreidel has become a local landmark during the holiday season, rising over 18 feet above the busy intersection of Valley Road and King Gorge Road.
Chabad in Basking Ridge is Home to the World’s Largest Dreidel
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The largest Chanukah Dreidel in the world stands proudly in front of the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, generating stares and proud smiles from passers-by.
The Dreidel has become a local landmark during the holiday season, rising over 18 feet above the busy intersection of Valley Road and King Gorge Road.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Rivky (nee Rosenberg) Wilhelm (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD says it can't afford to hire 1,067 extra cops but it does plan to hire 200 traffic agents to write $61 million worth of tickets.
Traffic agents are empowered under a new law to write summonses for drivers caught “blocking the box” at intersections.
City to Get 1,067 Fewer Cops But 200 New Traffic Agents
NEW YORK, NY — The NYPD says it can’t afford to hire 1,067 extra cops but it does plan to hire 200 traffic agents to write $61 million worth of tickets.
Traffic agents are empowered under a new law to write summonses for drivers caught “blocking the box” at intersections.
Court Names New Agriprocessors Plant Overseer
POSTVILLE, IA — The new de facto leader of Agriprocessors Inc. said Monday that he hopes to restart production at the Postville meatpacking plant as soon as possible.
Joseph Sarachek, a New York bankruptcy lawyer, was appointed by a federal judge last week to serve as the company’s trustee. The appointment gives him effective control over the business.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Tzirl (nee Zimmerman) Jacobs (Shluchim to Glasgow,Scotland) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Veteran Israeli diplomat Yehuda Avner, who served as an advisor to Prime Ministers Golda Meir, Yitzchak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres, spoke at length about the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, during an appearance at the concluding banquet of the 25th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.
Video of the Day! – Mr. Yehuda Avner’s Speech
Veteran Israeli diplomat Yehuda Avner, who served as an advisor to Prime Ministers Golda Meir, Yitzchak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres, spoke at length about the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, during an appearance at the concluding banquet of the 25th annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Rachely (nee Feiglin) Gallor (Melbourne, Australia) on the Birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Released Time Melava Malka
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Released Time had its annual melava malka at the Kollel on Motzoai Shabbos, honoring their instructors. Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, head Shliach to California, spoke about Released Time in California as it was in the “early years,” followed by Rabbi Chaim Bryski, Shliach to Thousand Oaks, California, who explained how to make the learning classes more interactive and interesting.
More pictures and a slideshow in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Yehudah Friedman (Montreal, Canada) and Rivky Kesselman (Johannesburg, South Africa) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
According to the Chairman of the Jewish community of Brest, Boris Bruk, the monument was established at the site of a mass murder of Jews where were the prisoners of the Berezovsky ghetto. Here, in 1942, occupying Nazi forces shot more than three thousand men, women, and children.
New Holocaust Memorial in Belarus
BREST, Belarus [FJC] — In a field at Smolyarka, located in the district Berezovsky near Brest, a new plaque in memory of victims of the Holocaust was unvieled.
According to the Chairman of the Jewish community of Brest, Boris Bruk, the monument was established at the site of a mass murder of Jews where were the prisoners of the Berezovsky ghetto. Here, in 1942, occupying Nazi forces shot more than three thousand men, women, and children.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruly and Miriam (nee Stock) Lerner (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A motorist is lucky to be alive today after he attempted to get out of his car as a city bus was passing him. The incident took place at around 3:15pm on New York Avenue in front of the 71st Precinct, the car was double parked and the driver opened his door after more than half the bus had already passed him and got damaged by the bus's rear tires.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Driver Loses Car Door to City Bus
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A motorist is lucky to be alive today after he attempted to get out of his car as a city bus was passing him. The incident took place at around 3:15pm on New York Avenue in front of the 71st Precinct, the car was double parked and the driver opened his door after more than half the bus had already passed him and got damaged by the bus’s rear tires.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Adam and Miriam (nee Oster) Brooker (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
From the Banquet to a Farbrengen lasting into the Night
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — From the pinnacle of the Kinus, the Banquet on Pier 94 in Manhattan, Shluchim made their way back to Crown Heights, to 770 where Shluchim and Bochurim gathered in the big Zal upstairs and the main Shul downstairs and Farbrenged well into the night.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
In the English Colel Chabad Calendar there is a mistake with regards to when we start saying “Vten Tal U'Matar”.
On page 56 it incorrectly states that we begin saying “ותן טל ומטר” on Sunday night the 4th of Kislev, when it should be Thursday night the 8th of Kislev.
PSA: Correction in the Colel Chabad Calendar
In the English Colel Chabad Calendar there is a mistake with regards to when we start saying “Vten Tal U’Matar”.
On page 56 it incorrectly states that we begin saying “ותן טל ומטר” on Sunday night the 4th of Kislev, when it should be Thursday night the 8th of Kislev.
