Mazal Tov! – Tuesday Night L’Chaim!
Shimmy Susskind (Crown Heights) and Rochel Rosenblum (Crown Heights) .
IYH at the Rosenblum’s, 1326 President St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
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Accident Causes SUV Rollover
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A loud crash rang though the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Kingston Avenue at around 12:15am last night. According to witnesses the blue Ford SUV was seen crossing the intersection at a high speed when a white sedan hit the SUV in its rear, spinning it out of control then rolling over and coming to a rest on its roof.
Pictures and Video in the Extended Article
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi Edelkopf (Kiryat Malachi, Israel) and Shterni Ceitlin (Tzfat, Israel) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
Although Brighton is only 50 odd miles south of ‘home’, Passover in Brighton is worlds apart from the experience I had when I was growing up at home. That’s not to say that the rituals or meaning have been altered, on the contrary, to me things are very much the same, yet altogether different at the same time. At my father’s Seder table, one could not help but notice my father’s passion for education, as he engaged us kids in lengthy conversation about the slavery and exodus. Time stood still at those Seders, and I often find myself wandering down memory lane, as I picture my late Bubba expertly pouring the contents of Elijah’s cup back into the wine decanter. The ritual, accompanied by a moving melody, was often held somewhere between three and four in the morning.
From North London to Brighton via New Zealand
Walking down Western Road in Central Brighton on a Friday night often attracts surprised looks, as revellers are taken aback by the sight of a bearded rabbi clad in black, usually flanked by a few Kippah-wearing guests. To me, the surprised looks are not unusual. In fact, I often get similar astonishment from residents of my home community in Stamford Hill, when they learn that I live and work in Brighton.
Although Brighton is only 50 odd miles south of ‘home’, Passover in Brighton is worlds apart from the experience I had when I was growing up at home. That’s not to say that the rituals or meaning have been altered, on the contrary, to me things are very much the same, yet altogether different at the same time. At my father’s Seder table, one could not help but notice my father’s passion for education, as he engaged us kids in lengthy conversation about the slavery and exodus. Time stood still at those Seders, and I often find myself wandering down memory lane, as I picture my late Bubba expertly pouring the contents of Elijah’s cup back into the wine decanter. The ritual, accompanied by a moving melody, was often held somewhere between three and four in the morning.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Isroel Lubecki (Paris, France) and Bracha (bas R Yitzchok) Gabbay (Paris, France) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at 742 Montgomery St, Apt 5E, [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
Georgia sit down for a Tuesday dinner
and Kabbalah class taught by Rabbi
Michoel Refson, co-director of the
campus-based Chabad House.
With the deal on the building done, thanks in large part to a generous grant from the Rohr Family Foundation arranged by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, chairman of the Chabad on Campus International Foundation and vice chairman of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch, the education arm of Chabad-Lubavitch, the Refsons have now turned their sights to the necessary renovations. After another round of fundraising for that project, they hope students will be able to use the facility – just a hop, skip and a jump from the Athens, Ga., school's freshman dormitories, football stadium, and track field, and just across the street from the local chapter of Sigma Delta Tau, a Jewish sorority – by September.
Students Rave About New Center Coming to University of Georgia
Georgia sit down for a Tuesday dinner
and Kabbalah class taught by Rabbi
Michoel Refson, co-director of the
campus-based Chabad House.
ATHENS, GA — Most capital campaigns take some time, but when Rabbi Michoel and Chana Refson, co-directors of Chabad-Lubavitch serving the University of Georgia, approached supporters about purchasing a vacated bank as the new home for their three-year-old Chabad House, they raised the money in just six weeks.
With the deal on the building done, thanks in large part to a generous grant from the Rohr Family Foundation arranged by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, chairman of the Chabad on Campus International Foundation and vice chairman of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the education arm of Chabad-Lubavitch, the Refsons have now turned their sights to the necessary renovations. After another round of fundraising for that project, they hope students will be able to use the facility – just a hop, skip and a jump from the Athens, Ga., school’s freshman dormitories, football stadium, and track field, and just across the street from the local chapter of Sigma Delta Tau, a Jewish sorority – by September.
Mazal Tov! – Its Twins Boys!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Schneur and Shternie (nee Solomon) Mockin (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their twin baby boys!
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
Scores of people gathered Sunday to collect money for a new Torah for Miami Beach's Chabad Shul, which was damaged in a suspicious fire last month. Its Torah was apparently stolen.
MIAMI BEACH, FL — With a goose quill in his hand and a black ink pot at his side, a young New York rabbi Sunday began writing the words of the Hebrew Bible on parchment, the first step in a long rehabilitation for Orthodox Jews whose synagogue burned down last month in a suspicious fire.
Miami Beach Synagogue’s Lost Torah to be Replaced
Scores of people gathered Sunday to collect money for a new Torah for Miami Beach’s Chabad Shul, which was damaged in a suspicious fire last month. Its Torah was apparently stolen.
MIAMI BEACH, FL — With a goose quill in his hand and a black ink pot at his side, a young New York rabbi Sunday began writing the words of the Hebrew Bible on parchment, the first step in a long rehabilitation for Orthodox Jews whose synagogue burned down last month in a suspicious fire.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nechemia and Rivky (nee Roitblat) Tenenbaum (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
In an article entitled “Rav Miller, Rav Heinemann and Rav Belsky on the Burning Issues in the Charaeidi Community” which was published last week, the author of the article, M. Yaffe presented a very biased and slanted question to the Rabbis, each of which responded in their own way, yet Rav Belsky chose to use the opportunity to viciously attack Chabad.
It is interesting to note that this Rav Belsky actively fought against Tanya Shiurim in his yeshiva, Torah Vodaath while other noted Roshai Yeshivas in the Litvish world, such as Rav Pam, supported it. Comments such as these, filled with so much Sinas Yisroel, bring into question Rav Belskys authority as a Posek and “Rav Hamchsir” for such a largh kashrus organization, such as the OU.
Read the question and the Rabbis answer in the Extended Article.
Mishpacha Magazine Publishes Attack on Chabad from Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaath & Senior Posek for the OU’s Kashrus Division, Rav Yisroel Belsky
In an article entitled “Rav Miller, Rav Heinemann and Rav Belsky on the Burning Issues in the Charaeidi Community” which was published last week, the author of the article, M. Yaffe presented a very biased and slanted question to the Rabbis, each of which responded in their own way, yet Rav Belsky chose to use the opportunity to viciously attack Chabad.
It is interesting to note that this Rav Belsky actively fought against Tanya Shiurim in his yeshiva, Torah Vodaath while other noted Roshai Yeshivas in the Litvish world, such as Rav Pam, supported it. Comments such as these, filled with so much Sinas Yisroel, bring into question Rav Belskys authority as a Posek and “Rav Hamchsir” for such a largh kashrus organization, such as the OU.
Read the question and the Rabbis answer in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
I would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a very dear friend Sholom Dovber ‘Dovi’ Slater (Crown Heights/England) on his engagement to Danielle Mitchell (Ilford, England) .
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
Not sure what tonight’s Sfiras Haomer is? In keeping with their long history of being at the cutting edge of technology, Chabad.org launched a new free service that reminds you of what tonight’s Sfiras Haomer is via text message.
It’s real simple and easy!
Instructions in the Extended Article!
Not Sure What Tonight’s Sfiras Haomer Is? Now it’s a TXT MSG Away!
Not sure what tonight’s Sfiras Haomer is? In keeping with their long history of being at the cutting edge of technology, Chabad.org launched a new free service that reminds you of what tonight’s Sfiras Haomer is via text message.
It’s real simple and easy!
Instructions in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Aaron Leib and Tamar Stone (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
Allegations traded in trial of man who stabbed Frankfurt Rabbi
FRANKFURT, Germany — Frankfurt Lawyers in the trial of a young German man of Afghan origin who has admitted stabbing a Frankfurt rabbi on the street last year, traded accusations centred on anti-semitism Monday.
The lawyer defending Sahed A, 23, issued a personal statement in response to an allegation made by the lawyer representing the victim, Zalman Gurevich, a 42-year-old rabbi of the Chabad-Lubavitch, a Hasidic movement within Orthodox Judaism.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi and Esti (nee Solomon) Mishulovin (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their daughter, Ariella Tova.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel!
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team may not have won this year's Eurocup, but the team and its fans had plenty to celebrate Friday night after besting Montepasci Siena, 92-85, to win Game 1 of the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid. Some 1,000 fans, students and members of the local Jewish community decided to toast the surprise victory by attending a Shabbat dinner sponsored by Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Lod, Israel, and the European Centre for Jewish Students.
Fans of Israeli Basketball Team Spend Shabbat in Madrid
TEL AVIV, Israel — The Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball team may not have won this year’s Eurocup, but the team and its fans had plenty to celebrate Friday night after besting Montepasci Siena, 92-85, to win Game 1 of the Euroleague Final Four in Madrid. Some 1,000 fans, students and members of the local Jewish community decided to toast the surprise victory by attending a Shabbat dinner sponsored by Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Lod, Israel, and the European Centre for Jewish Students.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shimmy Susskind (Crown Heights) and Rochel (ben R Menachem) Rosenblum (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Tuesday night at the Rosenblum’s, 1326 President St, [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].
