Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Toby Baron (Sunny Isles Beach, FL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are questioning a driver in Brighton Beach after it was discovered he had struck a pedestrian — 17 miles away, near Shea Stadium — and unknowingly dragged him into Brooklyn.
Man Struck in Queens and Dragged 17 Miles to Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, NY — Police are questioning a driver in Brighton Beach after it was discovered he had struck a pedestrian — 17 miles away, near Shea Stadium — and unknowingly dragged him into Brooklyn.
A weekly Torah class and lunch for senior citizens in Miami Beach, Fla., boasted some big-name talent last week when world-famous Jewish comedian Jackie Mason introduced Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Zev Katz.
“Chutzpah!” Mason berated the crowd amidst peels of laughter. “It takes me coming to the Seniors’ Club for all of you to step foot into a synagogue?”
Comedian Headlines Miami Beach Torah Class
A weekly Torah class and lunch for senior citizens in Miami Beach, Fla., boasted some big-name talent last week when world-famous Jewish comedian Jackie Mason introduced Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Zev Katz.
“Chutzpah!” Mason berated the crowd amidst peels of laughter. “It takes me coming to the Seniors’ Club for all of you to step foot into a synagogue?”
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda Marrus (Monsey, NY) and Raizel Rosenthal (Toronto, Ontario) on their engagement.
IYH at Beis Eliezer Yitzchok 394 Montgomery street (corner montgomery and kingston Avenue)
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Throughout Kinus Hashluchos this year, The Shluchim Office will be offering FREE footmuffs to Shluchos to keep their baby warm. Footmuffs will be available at The Shluchim Office beginning Thursday morning (February 12th) on a first come first serve basis. Make sure to stop by and get one!
Attention Shluchos: Come Get Gift at Kinus!
Throughout Kinus Hashluchos this year, The Shluchim Office will be offering FREE footmuffs to Shluchos to keep their baby warm. Footmuffs will be available at The Shluchim Office beginning Thursday morning (February 12th) on a first come first serve basis. Make sure to stop by and get one!
Photo Gallery: Tanks and Soldiers in Crown Heights?
Has crime gotten so bad that we need the military protecting our streets and subways? Its certainly what it looked like to those passing the Brooklyn Art Museum on Eastern Parkway. The scene was a film shoot for a TV series with the background set on the Brooklyn Art Museum on Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid Feld (Berkeley, CA) and Rivkie Ferris (Berkeley, CA) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Rayim Ahuvim, 1614 Carroll St, [corner Schenectady Ave].
Child Caused House Fire in UCSB Chabad House
GOLETA, CA — Fire investigators interviewed occupants and examined evidence before determining there was no malicious intent in connection with the blaze at UC Santa Barbara’s Chabad House, County Fire Capt. Eli Iskow said.
WASHINGTON, DC — A charismatic religious Jewish group is in an international legal battle against the Russian Federation, literally fighting for its spiritual soul. At stake is the right to possess the precious archive and library of the orthodox Jewish group known as Chabad.
Chabad’s Battle for its Spiritual Soul
WASHINGTON, DC — A charismatic religious Jewish group is in an international legal battle against the Russian Federation, literally fighting for its spiritual soul. At stake is the right to possess the precious archive and library of the orthodox Jewish group known as Chabad.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Wednesday L’Chaims!
Shmuly Zaklikofsky (Oak Park, MI) and Chanie Gammal (Montreal, Canada)
IYH at 778 Montgomery Street, [between Albany and Troy Avenue]
Chaim Slavticki (Antwerp, Belgium) and Chaya Mushka Shanowitz (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Avenue].
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Slavticki (Antwerp, Belgium) and Chaya Mushka Shanowitz (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Chanale (nee Brafman) Cotlar (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Email your Simcha or Mazal Tov to MazalTov@CrownHeights.info !!
Torah Dedication at Chabad House S Diego
S DIEGO, CA [CHI] — On Sunday, January 25th, 29 Teves a beautiful Hachnosos Sefer Torah was held at Chabad House on Montezuma Road in S. Diego. This Chabad House was established over 30 years ago, and recently with the move of the main Chabad Center to Scripps Ranch, Chabad House has been run successfully by Campus Shluchim, Rabbi Chalom and Mairav Boudjnah.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
(By Annie Gibson, Levy Hertzel and Susan Shapiro)
NEW YORK — The disheveled man looks momentarily confused. He’s wearing a puffy red coat that looks as if it was salvaged from the city dump. “Are you guys cops?” he asks.
He’s been set upon by four Hasidic Jews in the center aisle of House and Home Hardware on Flushing Avenue, a commercial strip that runs through the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in Brooklyn – a neighborhood uncanny for its resemblance to a 19th-century shtetl.
Jewish Street Patrols Curb Crime – and Generate Controversy
Hasidic groups in New York patrol religious neighborhoods in marked cars, but they occasionally clash with outside groups and even among themselves.
NEW YORK — The disheveled man looks momentarily confused. He’s wearing a puffy red coat that looks as if it was salvaged from the city dump. “Are you guys cops?” he asks.
He’s been set upon by four Hasidic Jews in the center aisle of House and Home Hardware on Flushing Avenue, a commercial strip that runs through the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in Brooklyn – a neighborhood uncanny for its resemblance to a 19th-century shtetl.
NEW YORK, NY [ADL] — A new survey of seven countries across Europe shows millions continue to believe the classical anti-Semitic canards that have persistently pursued Jews through the centuries.
The findings released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today revealed that nearly half of the Europeans surveyed believe Jews are not loyal to their country and more than one-third believe they have “too much power” in business and finance.
ADL Europe Survey: 31% Blame Jews for Financial Crisis
NEW YORK, NY [ADL] — A new survey of seven countries across Europe shows millions continue to believe the classical anti-Semitic canards that have persistently pursued Jews through the centuries.
The findings released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today revealed that nearly half of the Europeans surveyed believe Jews are not loyal to their country and more than one-third believe they have “too much power” in business and finance.
Friendship Circle International Organizes 3rd Annual Volunteer Conference
DETROIT, MI [CHI] — Close to 50 volunteers from the Girls Divisions of over 15 national and international Friendship Circle branches converged on Detroit’s Meer Family Friendship Center this past weekend for the annual International Friendship Circle Volunteer Conference.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
MELBOURNE, Australia [CHI] — Chabad is at the forefront of the Jewish community's efforts to assist the victims of the devastating bushfires in the state of Victoria. These are the worst bushfires in Australian history, claiming more than 200 lives.
Chabad working with Emergency services for Bushfire Relief
MELBOURNE, Australia [CHI] — Chabad is at the forefront of the Jewish community’s efforts to assist the victims of the devastating bushfires in the state of Victoria. These are the worst bushfires in Australian history, claiming more than 200 lives.
