Mazal Tov! – Its Twins! A Boy! and A Girl!
I would like to wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Melly and Eidel (nee Majerczyk) Pinson (Crown Heights) on the birth of their twins, a boy! and a girl!
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
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Graduation of Golden Beach Florida Smicha Program
MIAMI, FL [CHI] — The graduation took place last Thursday night at Pagoda Hall in Sunny Isles, Miami. Over 120 people attended. In attendance was Rabbi Dovid Schochet, Chief Dayan of Toronto, who represented the Rabbonim signing the smicha. They are Rabbi Schochet, Rabbi Gavriel Tzinner (author of Nitei Gavriel), Rabbi Yisroel Friedman (Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah), and Rabbi Yochanan Gurary (of Cholon, Israel).
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Laibel and Faigy (nee Scheiman) Lison (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
HIGHLAND MILLS, NY — Women chatted, sipped freshly made vegetable juice from plastic cups and glanced over their schedules in the hallways of the historic Rushmore Estate.
In the Spirit: Women pampered at Chabad ‘spa day’
HIGHLAND MILLS, NY — Women chatted, sipped freshly made vegetable juice from plastic cups and glanced over their schedules in the hallways of the historic Rushmore Estate.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shimi and Dalya (nee Lisker) Backer (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Like many young and passionate rabbis, Yitzchok Moully is constantly searching for ways to make Judaism and Jewishness more accessible. The 29-year-old native of Australia, who leads the Chabad Center of Basking Ridge, hit upon an interesting way to do outreach: his own artwork.
The Art of the Pulpit
Like many young and passionate rabbis, Yitzchok Moully is constantly searching for ways to make Judaism and Jewishness more accessible. The 29-year-old native of Australia, who leads the Chabad Center of Basking Ridge, hit upon an interesting way to do outreach: his own artwork.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazel Tov to Ari and Batya (nee Shaffer) Kievman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their first born son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
POSTVILLE, IA [KWWL] — An immigration rally has kicked off in Postville with protesters shouting “Si se puede,” translated in English as “yes, we can.”
Hundreds of people marched through the small Iowa town of about 2,200 on Sunday. Busloads of people from Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul and other nearby cities came to protest a federal immigration raid of the Agriprocessors plant in May.
More pictures and a number of videos in the Extended Article!
Rally for Immigration Reform in Postville
POSTVILLE, IA [KWWL] — An immigration rally has kicked off in Postville with protesters shouting “Si se puede,” translated in English as “yes, we can.”
Hundreds of people marched through the small Iowa town of about 2,200 on Sunday. Busloads of people from Chicago, Minneapolis-St. Paul and other nearby cities came to protest a federal immigration raid of the Agriprocessors plant in May.
More pictures and a number of videos in the Extended Article!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A police cruiser slammed into a 15 passenger van at around 9:30 Sunday night. The incident took place in the intersection of Albany Avenue and Carroll Street where a 15 passenger van, driven by a yungerman, heading down Carroll was broadsided by a police cruiser coming down Albany.
Multiple eye witnesses stated that they observed the police car driving with only its lights flashing and no sirens, and when approaching the intersection the police car did not slow down. From police officers on scene the police car did not appear to be responding to an emergency.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Police Cruiser Crashes into Van, Police Refuse Hatzalah Aid
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A police cruiser slammed into a 15 passenger van at around 9:30 Sunday night. The incident took place in the intersection of Albany Avenue and Carroll Street where a 15 passenger van, driven by a yungerman, heading down Carroll was broadsided by a police cruiser coming down Albany.
Multiple eye witnesses stated that they observed the police car driving with only its lights flashing and no sirens, and when approaching the intersection the police car did not slow down. From police officers on scene the police car did not appear to be responding to an emergency.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
An Israeli newspaper's disclosure of the note Sen. Barack Obama left at Jerusalem's Western Wall this week is the equivalent of reading someone's diary — a gross violation of privacy — several Long Island rabbis said Friday.
Rabbis Criticize Disclosure of Obama’s Prayer
An Israeli newspaper’s disclosure of the note Sen. Barack Obama left at Jerusalem’s Western Wall this week is the equivalent of reading someone’s diary — a gross violation of privacy — several Long Island rabbis said Friday.
The tuition for girls who want to attend seminary in Israel is an extremely taxing expense for parents. The average cost of a year in seminary is around $15,000.
One parent, a Shliach in the United States, choose an original way to make that protest, wearing a baseball cap with the following: “I can’t afford a Borsalino because I sent my daughter to seminary”.
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Original Protest to the Cost of Seminary Tuition
The tuition for girls who want to attend seminary in Israel is an extremely taxing expense for parents. The average cost of a year in seminary is around $15,000.
One parent, a Shliach in the United States, choose an original way to make that protest, wearing a baseball cap with the following: “I can’t afford a Borsalino because I sent my daughter to seminary”.
Share your opinion by using the Comment System!
Six Cars Vandalized Friday Night
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] -– Shabbos morning the residents of Brooklyn Avenue between East New York and Maple awoke to find their cars vandalized the paint and glass scratched with some kind of tool.
Six cars in total were vandalized, all of them belonging to Jewish residents, and all of them were high end cars including BMW’s and Cadillac’s.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
The car that missed a turn-off was driven by a drunk 16-year-old boy, who extracted himself out of the vehicle, and start running away, while Yiddish music was still blasting out of the vehicle. Hatzolah responded and was immediately on the scene.
Police gave chase, caught up with the teenager and arrested him.
Drunk Jewish Teen Crashes into Bungalow Colony on Shabbos
SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — Police got a call Saturday afternoon about 3:00pm of a vehicle that rolled over a few times on Route 42 and crashed into a bungalow at Friendship Bungalow Colony on LaVista Drive.
The car that missed a turn-off was driven by a drunk 16-year-old boy, who extracted himself out of the vehicle, and start running away, while Yiddish music was still blasting out of the vehicle. Hatzolah responded and was immediately on the scene.
Police gave chase, caught up with the teenager and arrested him.
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — Seven members of the township Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously decided Thursday that a local rabbi is, in fact, running a house of worship out of his home.
“If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it probably is a duck,” zoning board member William Nero said before the board voted. “And without question, this is a duck.”
Zoning Board Finds Rabbi in Violation
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, NJ — Seven members of the township Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously decided Thursday that a local rabbi is, in fact, running a house of worship out of his home.
“If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, it probably is a duck,” zoning board member William Nero said before the board voted. “And without question, this is a duck.”
Mrs. Miller is sitting Shiva thru Tuesday morning at 6350 Red Cedar Place Unit 401 (Heather Ridge) in Baltimore, MD.
Shachris at 8:00am, Mincha at 8:00pm, Maariv Bizmana
Phone: (410) 764-7817
Email: leahsmiller@yahoo.com
Boruch Dayan Haemes – Mr. Felix Kestenberg OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mordechai Shraga ben Shmuel Kestenberg, father of Mrs. Leah Miller of Chicago, IL.
Mrs. Miller is sitting Shiva thru Tuesday morning at 6350 Red Cedar Place Unit 401 (Heather Ridge) in Baltimore, MD.
Shachris at 8:00am, Mincha at 8:00pm, Maariv Bizmana
Phone: (410) 764-7817
Email: leahsmiller@yahoo.com
BEJING, China — Kosher food awaits the Jewish athletes, their families and fans who will descend on Beijing for the 29th Summer Olympics beginning next month.
Kosher Establishments Ready for Beijing’s Incoming Athletes and Fans
BEJING, China — Kosher food awaits the Jewish athletes, their families and fans who will descend on Beijing for the 29th Summer Olympics beginning next month.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Ezagui (Crown Heights) and Esty Riven (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
