Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nochum and Malki (nee Mochkin) Labkowski (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
With our presidential and vice-presidential candidates getting younger - why not follow the trend? Ethan Bortnick, age 7, will be a co-host for the Chabad Telethon. Ethan is a gifted musician and composer who at 7 years old has quite impressive accomplishment record!
Ethan Bortnick to Co-Host the Chabad Telethon!
With our presidential and vice-presidential candidates getting younger – why not follow the trend? Ethan Bortnick, age 7, will be a co-host for the Chabad Telethon. Ethan is a gifted musician and composer who at 7 years old has quite impressive accomplishment record!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zalman and Nechama Dina (nee Kagen) Tiechtel on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
In a recent publication of the ‘Glamour’ magazine, which reaches over 12 million woman, a column titled “what was the last great book you read?” Daniel Gabbay, a photographer to the stars answered “Lessons in Tanya: The Tanya of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, a Kabbalah guide.” He added “its like eye glasses, it makes life look different”.
Lessons in Tanya, a Favorite among Stars
In a recent publication of the ‘Glamour’ magazine, which reaches over 12 million woman, a column titled “what was the last great book you read?” Daniel Gabbay, a photographer to the stars answered “Lessons in Tanya: The Tanya of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, a Kabbalah guide.” He added “its like eye glasses, it makes life look different”.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Nochum and Tova Cunin (Shluchim to Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info
BEIJING, China [CHI] — In a few days the Paralympics 2008 games will begin and once again Chabad Beijing is servicing the needs of all the Jewish Athletes in the Paralympic village bringing them kosher food, Tefillin, Shofar and any anything else they might need.
More in the Extended Article!
Chabad on hand for the 2008 Paralypics
BEIJING, China [CHI] — In a few days the Paralympics 2008 games will begin and once again Chabad Beijing is servicing the needs of all the Jewish Athletes in the Paralympic village bringing them kosher food, Tefillin, Shofar and any anything else they might need.
More in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordechai Lokshin (Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah Lazaroff (Houston, Texas) on their engagement.
The Lechaim will IYH be tonight, Tuesday in the Jewish Childrens Museum, 792 Eastern Pkwy [corner Kingston Ave].
Smolyansky, 39, of Los Angeles, and his family were in a boat on Lake Piru on the evening of Aug. 25 when his 5-year-old daughter fell overboard. Witnesses said he jumped in to rescue her and sank into the water as he was pushing her back toward the boat. He was presumed dead shortly afterward.
Man’s Body Found After 1-week Search
Search teams found the body of Anatoly (Naftoli) Smolyansky in Lake Piru on Monday, a week after he jumped into the water after his daughter and drowned.
Smolyansky, 39, of Los Angeles, and his family were in a boat on Lake Piru on the evening of Aug. 25 when his 5-year-old daughter fell overboard. Witnesses said he jumped in to rescue her and sank into the water as he was pushing her back toward the boat. He was presumed dead shortly afterward.
Members of a Hasidic family pack their
minivan to leave Sullivan County.
Fathers strapped luggage and toys to the roofs of minivans. Mothers were too busy hosing off chairs and folding the last of the laundry to talk about the exodus.
This scene has repeated for decades now. The day before Labor Day, Sullivan County's Hasidic Jewish communities pack up and vanish. Shops close, bungalows empty, summer ends. Many return to the bustle of Brooklyn.
“It's unbelievable,” bakery owner Levi Gombo said. “In three hours, everybody's gone.”
Hasidim Make Annual Exodus from Sullivan County
Members of a Hasidic family pack their
minivan to leave Sullivan County.
WOODBOURNE, NY — Bakery workers scraped mounds of poppy seeds into trash bins.
Fathers strapped luggage and toys to the roofs of minivans. Mothers were too busy hosing off chairs and folding the last of the laundry to talk about the exodus.
This scene has repeated for decades now. The day before Labor Day, Sullivan County’s Hasidic Jewish communities pack up and vanish. Shops close, bungalows empty, summer ends. Many return to the bustle of Brooklyn.
“It’s unbelievable,” bakery owner Levi Gombo said. “In three hours, everybody’s gone.”
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shimon and Breiny (nee Putter) Liani (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Tables lined the sidewalks Wednesday, featuring different clubs and organizations all encouraging the students to get involved.
It all might be a little intimidating for incoming freshman but that's not the intention.
Rabbi Zev Johnson with the Chabad Jewish student organization said the plethora of organizations offer students the opportunity for self-expression.
Student Organizations Galore on First Day of Classes
Take a walk on the drag and it’s fairly obvious that with the throng of students that school is back in session at the University of Texas.
Tables lined the sidewalks Wednesday, featuring different clubs and organizations all encouraging the students to get involved.
It all might be a little intimidating for incoming freshman but that’s not the intention.
Rabbi Zev Johnson with the Chabad Jewish student organization said the plethora of organizations offer students the opportunity for self-expression.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shimon and Chanie (nee Hecht) Goldberg (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info
Presenting a series on Eilu Metzios and Hamafkid specially designed to help fathers know the material that their sons will be learning in yeshivah. Your involvement will help your child excel in school.
Full flyer in the Extended Article.
Can you Help your Child?
Presenting a series on Eilu Metzios and Hamafkid specially designed to help fathers know the material that their sons will be learning in yeshivah. Your involvement will help your child excel in school.
Full flyer in the Extended Article.
The Hasidic family of a 14-year-old girl assaulted on Aug. 3 is not helping detectives hunting her attacker, according to a police source familiar with the investigation.
“The detectives have hit a stone wall right now,” the source said. “Beyond a basic interview, they are not getting any cooperation.”
Shiduch Fears Hinder Search for Sicko Predator
Detectives fear a serial predator is stalking Borough Park, and are frustrated by the lack of cooperation they’re getting from one victim’s family, The Post has learned.
The Hasidic family of a 14-year-old girl assaulted on Aug. 3 is not helping detectives hunting her attacker, according to a police source familiar with the investigation.
“The detectives have hit a stone wall right now,” the source said. “Beyond a basic interview, they are not getting any cooperation.”
Parking Regulations for Sunday and Monday
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Due to Labor Day and the West Indian Day Parade there are a slew of driving and parking regulation changes in Crown Heights.
On Sunday starting at 4:00pm there will be no parking on Eastern Parkway and on all avenues from President Street to S. Johns Place, places where you cant park are marked in red in the <%popup(2/20070901-no-parking-800.jpg|800|405|MAP ABOVE)%>. Tow trucks will be going around starting at 4:00pm towing and relocating vehicles. You will be allowed to park there once again on Tuesday at 6:00am.
Alternate side parking regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Monday. Click the Extended Article for street closures info.
The best time to leave Crown Heights on Monday morning would be before 9:00am and the best return time would be after 9:00pm.
More info in the Extended Article.
3 Bochurim Assaulted, the Perps Arrested
MONTICELLO, NY [CHI] — Three perpetrators were arrested following the beating of Lubavitcher Bochurim. Charged were William Harrison, 18, of Livingston Manor, Sean Gadsen, 16, of Youngsville, and Matthew Alcivar, 17, of Queens, and all three were charged with second-degree assault as a hate crime, gang assault in the second degree, aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct, they were arraigned and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.
The incident took place on last week on Thursday night, beginning inside the Monticello Wal-Mart where the two groups first came into contact where racial slurs and taunts were shouted at the Bochurim, then in the parking lot into a assault where one of the Bochurim sustained fractures to his face.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
As residents of Key West, Fla., Rabbi Yaakov and Chanie Zucker have seen their share of hurricanes and bear a healthy respect for them. But while they – like the thousands of others on the Florida Keys – kept their eyes to the skies last week as Tropical Storm Fay dumped inches of rain on the archipelago, they noted that it was a hurricane three years ago that ushered in a process of Divine Providence that left their Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center of the Florida Keys with a brand new building.
Florida Building Left Stranded by Hurricane to Become a Synagogue
As residents of Key West, Fla., Rabbi Yaakov and Chanie Zucker have seen their share of hurricanes and bear a healthy respect for them. But while they – like the thousands of others on the Florida Keys – kept their eyes to the skies last week as Tropical Storm Fay dumped inches of rain on the archipelago, they noted that it was a hurricane three years ago that ushered in a process of Divine Providence that left their Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish Center of the Florida Keys with a brand new building.
