Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moishe and Miriam (nee Plotkin) Notik (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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Chabad Activities Focus on Intermarriage Prevention
BROOKLYN, NY — Eduardo Rothschild I. Caras is grateful he was not among the 300 beachgoers stung by jellyfish in S. Paulo on Sunday.
The 15 year-old Brazilian considered what he would be doing if he weren’t enjoying a Chabad sponsored trip that mixes Judaism, touring New York and skiing in Canada. He and nineteen others in his group drove in a gleaming white bus to a kosher ice cream shop in Brooklyn for a Sundae run minutes to midnight after Shabbat.
STATE COLLEGE, PA — Chabad Penn State recently inaugurated its own, brand new mikveh.
Constructed behind the Chabad house in State College, the ritual bath is located in a freestanding building that includes a waiting room and a spa-like preparation area - including a whirlpool and large shower with glass doors - in addition to the room that houses the mikveh itself. The official dedication was held on Dec. 9.
New Mikveh Opens in State College
STATE COLLEGE, PA — Chabad Penn State recently inaugurated its own, brand new mikveh.
Constructed behind the Chabad house in State College, the ritual bath is located in a freestanding building that includes a waiting room and a spa-like preparation area – including a whirlpool and large shower with glass doors – in addition to the room that houses the mikveh itself. The official dedication was held on Dec. 9.
Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein, one of the oldest Rabbis of Chabad in North America, is ill and has been hospitalized in critical condition. Rabbi Sharfstein was sent to Cincinnati over 50 years ago where he served as Rabbi of the City and was a member of the Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch Hakloli.
Tehilim in the Extended Article
Please Say Tehillim for Rabbi Sharfstein…
Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein, one of the oldest Rabbis of Chabad in North America, is ill and has been hospitalized in critical condition. Rabbi Sharfstein was sent to Cincinnati over 50 years ago where he served as Rabbi of the City and was a member of the Vaad Rabbonei Lubavitch Hakloli.
Tehilim in the Extended Article
BERLIN, Germany — Immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Jewish life in Germany
In 1938 Julius Schoeps's parents did what many German Jews who were prescient or lucky did at the time: they left. They went to Sweden, where Julius's father worked as an archivist. Julius was born there in 1942.
Latkes and Vodka
BERLIN, Germany — Immigrants from the former Soviet Union are transforming Jewish life in Germany
In 1938 Julius Schoeps’s parents did what many German Jews who were prescient or lucky did at the time: they left. They went to Sweden, where Julius’s father worked as an archivist. Julius was born there in 1942.
The funeral will take place Sunday at 11:00 AM at Mount Carmel Cemetery, 83-45 Cypress Hills Street, Glendale, NY 11385, (MAP)
Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights from Sunday evening 7:00 PM through Monday night, at 750 Eastern Pkwy, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Upon her return to Los Angeles, CA Tuesday afternoon, she will be continuing Shiva at her home 126 N. Fuller Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. She will finish Shiva by the end of the week.
Condolences can be sent to her at via email chanarachel@gmail.com, or her cell phone (323) 697-8094.
Baruch Dayan HoEmes – Mrs. Eva Baron OBM
With sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Eva Baron (Rockville, MD), Thursday evening, she was 92. She was the mother of Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman of Los Angeles, CA.
The funeral will take place Sunday at 11:00 AM at Mount Carmel Cemetery, 83-45 Cypress Hills Street, Glendale, NY 11385, (MAP)
Mrs. Chana Rachel Schusterman will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights from Sunday evening 7:00 PM through Monday night, at 750 Eastern Pkwy, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Upon her return to Los Angeles, CA Tuesday afternoon, she will be continuing Shiva at her home 126 N. Fuller Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. She will finish Shiva by the end of the week.
Condolences can be sent to her at via email chanarachel@gmail.com, or her cell phone (323) 697-8094.
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The Weekly Comic! – Parshas Va’eira!
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Firefighter Dies Battling a High-rise Blaze
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Tragedy befell FDNY’s Engine Company 249, when a member of their company, Lt. John H. Martinson, an 18 year veteran collapsed while climbing the stairs to the 14th floor of the Ebbets Field housing complex where a fire was raging in apartment there.
Members of Engine Co. 249 were responding to the calls of a woman trapped along with her children on the balcony of her apartment. Lt. Martinson collapsed on the 13th floor after suffering a heart attack while climbing the stairs.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar will be asked to decide this weighty theological question and in the process pass judgment on thousands of members of the messianic stream within Chabad Hassidism who believe that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in 1994, is the messiah.
About two weeks ago a young FSU immigrant to Israel, who was eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return but was not considered Jewish according to halacha, appeared before a rabbinic court in Jerusalem to convert to Judaism.
Gentile Lubavitcher Refused Conversion
If you believe that a dead man is the messiah, does that disqualify you from converting to Judaism?
Chief Sephardi Rabbi Shlomo Amar will be asked to decide this weighty theological question and in the process pass judgment on thousands of members of the messianic stream within Chabad Hassidism who believe that Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in 1994, is the messiah.
About two weeks ago a young FSU immigrant to Israel, who was eligible for Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return but was not considered Jewish according to halacha, appeared before a rabbinic court in Jerusalem to convert to Judaism.
Arizona Girl’s CGI Winter Camp
ORACLE, AZ [CHI] — Once a year the children of international Shluchim have the opportunity to join together to acquire strength and vitality to take back home and continue their unbelievable work in spreading Judaism world wide. The vibes of energy passing through Oracle, Arizona are not able to be described.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Once, when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was traveling in search of a new community in which to relocate with his Chassidim, he and his followers arrived at a particular village. Among others, this town seemed to holdout potential as a possible home for his growing Chassidic sect. But, as it turned out, the townsfolk had other ideas.
In a not-so-subtle display of emotions, the locals gathered to greet their prospective new neighbors with a generous pelting of raw eggs. Upon witnessing this, the tzaddik turned to his entourage and said: “Ah! This is where we shall stay.”
In response to their dumbfound reaction, he added, “At least the people here cannot be accused of being apathetic. They possess true enthusiasm for their cause. . . I find this rather appealing.”
The Weekly Sedra – Va’eira – Unholy Tolerance
Once, when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was traveling in search of a new community in which to relocate with his Chassidim, he and his followers arrived at a particular village. Among others, this town seemed to holdout potential as a possible home for his growing Chassidic sect. But, as it turned out, the townsfolk had other ideas.
In a not-so-subtle display of emotions, the locals gathered to greet their prospective new neighbors with a generous pelting of raw eggs. Upon witnessing this, the tzaddik turned to his entourage and said: “Ah! This is where we shall stay.”
In response to their dumbfound reaction, he added, “At least the people here cannot be accused of being apathetic. They possess true enthusiasm for their cause. . . I find this rather appealing.”
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper
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This Weeks Crown Heights Newspaper
This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper
Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Yehuda and Chana’le (nee Simpson) Levin.
IYH at 651 Montgomery St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Isaac and Estee (nee Balkny) Leiberman.
IYH at Beis Eliezer Yitzchok, 394 Kingston Ave, [bet Crown and Montgomery St].
Yanki and Chani (nee Bastomski) Barber.
IYH at 540 Montgomery St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Yitzchok and Chana Goldstein.
IYH at 1642 President St, [bet Schenectady and Utica Ave].
Pinchus and Dinie Rapoport.
1423 Union St, [bet Brooklyn and Kingston Ave].
Levi and Carly (nee Soloveichik) Namdar.
IYH at 1408 Union St, [bet Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].
Yossi and Yehudis Halberstam.
IYH at 1121 Bay 24th St, Far Rockaway, NY 11691.
Yossi and Farah (nee Selwyn) Rosenblat.
IYH at 17515 NE 8th Court, North Miami Beach, FL.
Sender and Devorah Leah (nee Cohen) Gurewitz (Melbourne, Australia) .
Stay tuned as we update this list as information becomes available. However, in an unfortunate event that we do not get all the Sholom Zochors this week, we are sorry. But you can help! If you know of any Sholom Zochors or Mazal Tovs you can email it to us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info! Thank You.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Rabbi Mendel Serebranski bent over the parchment, his feather pen scratching audibly as he inked each letter from right to left.
He glanced at a copy book pinned under his left elbow for the next letter.
Inscribing Torah is a Labor of Love
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY — Rabbi Mendel Serebranski bent over the parchment, his feather pen scratching audibly as he inked each letter from right to left.
He glanced at a copy book pinned under his left elbow for the next letter.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Chaya (nee Pontos) Berktin (Markham, Ontario) on the birth of their firtsborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
BROOKLYN, NY — The first time that Shirley Marrable lit Shabbat candles, she was unsure if she was doing everything right. Though she was born Jewish, the 45-year-old Northampton, England native had been raised Catholic and grew up in a world of church-based services and bible studies, completely uninformed about her Jewish roots. When she stood in front of the candles and stumbled over the Hebrew blessings, she wondered what her children ñ who both attended church ñ were thinking of their mother's embrace of her long lost identity.
Learning Network Connects Jews Around the World
BROOKLYN, NY — The first time that Shirley Marrable lit Shabbat candles, she was unsure if she was doing everything right. Though she was born Jewish, the 45-year-old Northampton, England native had been raised Catholic and grew up in a world of church-based services and bible studies, completely uninformed about her Jewish roots. When she stood in front of the candles and stumbled over the Hebrew blessings, she wondered what her children ñ who both attended church ñ were thinking of their mother’s embrace of her long lost identity.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Isaac and Estee (nee Balkany) Lieberman (New York, NY) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
