Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy (ben R Avrohom) Holtzberg (Crown Heights) and Sheiny Goldberger (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
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MUMBAI, India [CHI] — The Shliach's son, Moshe, is now safe in a local hospital and is in good condition. Moshe was taken out of the Chabad House by a maid together with the Chabad House cook, according to a reliable source on the ground. The whereabouts of the parents are still unknown.
Confirmed: Shliach’s Child Safe!
MUMBAI, India [CHI] — The Shliach’s son, Moshe, is now safe in a local hospital and is in good condition. Moshe was taken out of the Chabad House by a maid together with the Chabad House cook, according to a reliable source on the ground. The whereabouts of the parents are still unknown.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended on Thanksgiving Day
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Thursday, November 27 for the observance of Thanksgiving Day. Because Thanksgiving Day is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations are also suspended. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect 7 days a week (for example, “No Standing Anytime”).
The Friday after Thanksgiving, November 28, is not a holiday, and alternate side parking regulations, parking meter rules, and all other parking regulations will be in effect. .
Click Here for the 2008 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar.
MUMBAI, India [CHI] — As of this morning, Thursday, 5:00am, reports have been coming in; Police commandoes are are increase alertness, and seem to be getting ready to try retaking the Chabad House. The Police have managed to injure or kill one of the terrorist inside. It is unknown who are hostages or their condition at the Chabad House.
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Commandoes Getting Ready to Retake Chabad House
MUMBAI, India [CHI] — As of this morning, Thursday, 5:00am, reports have been coming in; Police commandoes are are increase alertness, and seem to be getting ready to try retaking the Chabad House. The Police have managed to injure or kill one of the terrorist inside. It is unknown who are hostages or their condition at the Chabad House.
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avrumi Steinmetz (Brooklyn, NY) and Rochel Sirota (Morristown, NJ) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Motzoai Shabbos at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
The Foreign Ministry has not confirmed the report, and its last official statement was that no contact has been made with them. It added that 20 Israelis are missing since the terrorist attack Wednesday night.
Indian media reported that a couple and their teenage son, none of them Israelis, were killed in the Chabad House, called the Nariman House. One terrorist also was killed. Gunfire occasionally has been heard from the building, which the army has surrounded.
Unconfirmed Report: Mumbai Terrorists Abducted Chabad Rabbi’s Family
MUMBAI, India [INN] — Muslim terrorists in Mumbai reportedly have abducted Chabad Rabbi Gabriel, his wife Rivka and their two small children. Indian television reported that six Israelis are being held hostage.
The Foreign Ministry has not confirmed the report, and its last official statement was that no contact has been made with them. It added that 20 Israelis are missing since the terrorist attack Wednesday night.
Indian media reported that a couple and their teenage son, none of them Israelis, were killed in the Chabad House, called the Nariman House. One terrorist also was killed. Gunfire occasionally has been heard from the building, which the army has surrounded.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi Bialo (Cleveland, OH) and Elisheva Polonsky (Cleveland, OH) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Please say Tehillim for Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma, his wife Rivka bas Yehudis and their son Moshe Tzvi ben Rivka and anyone affected by the tragedy.
MUMBAI, India — Terrorists attacked multiple locations in Mumbai, India, late Wednesday night, with much of the gunfire occurring near the Chabad-Lubavitch center run by Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg.
Search for Foreigners Mounts After Terrorists Strike Mumbai
Please say Tehillim for Gavriel Noach ben Freida Bluma, his wife Rivka bas Yehudis and their son Moshe Tzvi ben Rivka and anyone affected by the tragedy.
MUMBAI, India — Terrorists attacked multiple locations in Mumbai, India, late Wednesday night, with much of the gunfire occurring near the Chabad-Lubavitch center run by Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuel and Shayna (nee Bialo) Kessler (Cleaveland, OH) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
BROOKLYN, NY — Opposition to newly painted bike lanes on Kent Avenue is so strong in Williamsburg’s Hasidic community that one Orthodox leader vows that the faithful will block traffic if the city does not remove the cycling routes.
In South Williamsburg’s Satmar section, the wheels were already spinning against the bike lanes — which eliminated curbside parking and standing when they were painted last month — and now de facto Satmar spokesman Isaac Abraham kicked the conflict into a higher gear when he said this week that private buses would obstruct Kent Avenue to pressure the city to remove the lanes and reinstate alternate-side parking.
Jews to City: Remove Bike Lane!
BROOKLYN, NY — Opposition to newly painted bike lanes on Kent Avenue is so strong in Williamsburg’s Hasidic community that one Orthodox leader vows that the faithful will block traffic if the city does not remove the cycling routes.
In South Williamsburg’s Satmar section, the wheels were already spinning against the bike lanes — which eliminated curbside parking and standing when they were painted last month — and now de facto Satmar spokesman Isaac Abraham kicked the conflict into a higher gear when he said this week that private buses would obstruct Kent Avenue to pressure the city to remove the lanes and reinstate alternate-side parking.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Sima Leah (nee Fleishman) Duato (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Though a popular grade-school history lesson, and a much-anticipated festival with all the trimmings, the story behind Thanksgiving remains a bit sketchy. Regardless of its provenance, Americans appreciate a good celebration, and Thanksgiving has been a national holiday for almost 400 years.
Chabad Does Thanksgiving
LOS ANGELES, CA — Though a popular grade-school history lesson, and a much-anticipated festival with all the trimmings, the story behind Thanksgiving remains a bit sketchy. Regardless of its provenance, Americans appreciate a good celebration, and Thanksgiving has been a national holiday for almost 400 years.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dov Ber and Devora Leah (nee Laufer) Thaler (Shluchim tto Alpharetta, GA) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Weinman, Rabbi of the Manchester Lubavitch Youth Minyan, together with his wife Chaya, accompanied by four students of Yeshivas Lubavitch Manchester took a group of 35 boys aged between 13 and 16 to the Chabad Retreat Centre in Llandudno for a fun filled Shabbaton.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Manchester Lubavitch Youth Minyan Enjoy a Shabbaton!
MANCHESTER, England [CHI] — Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Weinman, Rabbi of the Manchester Lubavitch Youth Minyan, together with his wife Chaya, accompanied by four students of Yeshivas Lubavitch Manchester took a group of 35 boys aged between 13 and 16 to the Chabad Retreat Centre in Llandudno for a fun filled Shabbaton.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
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.
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.
