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New York, NY - B&H electronics retailer in New York City has settled a job discrimination lawsuit on behalf of 149 Latino warehouse workers for $4.3 million.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said today a federal judge in Manhattan approved the settlement.

B&H Store Settles Job Bias Lawsuit for $4.3M

New York, NY – B&H electronics retailer in New York City has settled a job discrimination lawsuit on behalf of 149 Latino warehouse workers for $4.3 million.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said today a federal judge in Manhattan approved the settlement.

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Baby Girl!

Menachem and Sari (Nee Gottlib) Forer from Crown Heights/Hillside had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Dovi Zaetz (Crown Heights) to Hanni Ladayov (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Levi Smith (N. Miami Beach, FL) to Chana Singer (Manchester, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street
Baby Girl!

Shui and Sheva (nee Tennenhaus) Kastel from Hollywood, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Menahem Mendel Bredoire (Paris, France) to Haya Mouchka Sebag (Paris,France)
Baby Boy!

Menachem and Rivka (nee Kamnitzer) Rotenberg from East Flatbush had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 663 Lenox Rd
New Engagement!

Mendel Kamman (Toronto, Canada) Miriam Prus (Doylestown, PA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Shmuel Rosenblatt (Brooklyn, NY) to Devora Twersky (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Dovid Lifchitz (Boise, Idaho) to Mussie Moscowitz (Bucktown, IL)
New Engagement!

Yossi Kalman (Riverdale, NY) to Roizy Krausz (Lakewood, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Shlomo Zeilig Kupfer (Boro Park, Brooklyn) to Moussia Cooper (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Alon Nussbaum (Johannesburg, South Africa) to Devorah Leah Edelkopf (Podgorico, Montenegro) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 7:30pm at The Shul 481 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Menachem Junik (Crown Heights) to Faigy Lieberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Motzei Shabbos, 9:15pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Zalman and Brocho Friedman from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 860 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor
Baby Boy!

Eli and Chava Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia) to Mussie Shemtov (West Bloomfield, MI)
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Zeldie Laufer from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yehoshua Ben Simcha Bonim HaKohen Bronstein of Crown Heights at the age of 89.

Reb Yehoshua is survived by his children, Mrs. Rivka Kotlarsky (Crown Heights), Mrs. Peshy Teller (Crown Heights) and Mrs. Chanie Cohen (Long Island).

The Levaya will take place today,Thursday, and will be leaving from that Shomrei Hadaas Chapels at 12:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 12:30pm.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

Boruch Dayan Haemes – Reb Yehoshua Bronstein OBM

With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Yehoshua Ben Simcha Bonim HaKohen Bronstein of Crown Heights at the age of 89.

Reb Yehoshua is survived by his children, Mrs. Rivka Kotlarsky (Crown Heights), Mrs. Peshy Teller (Crown Heights) and Mrs. Chanie Cohen (Long Island).

The Levaya will take place today,Thursday, and will be leaving from that Shomrei Hadaas Chapels at 12:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 12:30pm.

Boruch Dayan Hoemes

Notices

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On April 8, millions of Jews of all backgrounds and communities across the world will take to the streets to participate in a rare prayer service performed once every 28 years.

According to tradition, the blessing of the sun marks the point in time when the sun returns to the exact point in the sky it occupied during the creation of the world, and on the same day of the week.

More video in the Extended Article!

Birchas Hachamma – A Trip Down Memory Lane

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — On April 8, millions of Jews of all backgrounds and communities across the world will take to the streets to participate in a rare prayer service performed once every 28 years.

According to tradition, the blessing of the sun marks the point in time when the sun returns to the exact point in the sky it occupied during the creation of the world, and on the same day of the week.

More video in the Extended Article!

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NEW YORK [AP] — New York City's medical examiner warns that proposed budget cuts could threaten Jewish and Muslim burial rites.

Dr. Charles Hirsch says the cuts could hamper his office in its efforts to expedite the burials of observant Jews and Muslims, whose religions call for burials within 24 hours of death.

Budget Cuts Could Imperil Jewish Burial Rites

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NEW YORK [AP] — New York City’s medical examiner warns that proposed budget cuts could threaten Jewish and Muslim burial rites.

Dr. Charles Hirsch says the cuts could hamper his office in its efforts to expedite the burials of observant Jews and Muslims, whose religions call for burials within 24 hours of death.

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Pedestrian Struck and Injured on Kingston

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Black woman was struck and injuredby a turning car on the corner of Crown Street and Kingston Avenue. The driver, a young Bochur, stopped his and immediately called 911, while other Bochurim who witnessed the accident called Shomrim and Hatzalah.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Rabbi Tzvi and his wife Shana (nee Biston) Dechter along with their newborn daughter Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights, will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Lighthouse Point, FL where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the local Jewish residents in East Deerfield Beach, East Pompano Beach, and Hillsboro Beach.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yossi Biston, Director of Chabad of North Broward and South Palm Beach.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their new Shlichus!

New Shluchim to Florida!

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Rabbi Tzvi and his wife Shana (nee Biston) Dechter along with their newborn daughter Chaya Mushka of Crown Heights, will IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Lighthouse Point, FL where they will establish a new Chabad House serving the local Jewish residents in East Deerfield Beach, East Pompano Beach, and Hillsboro Beach.

The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yossi Biston, Director of Chabad of North Broward and South Palm Beach.

CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their new Shlichus!

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid (ben R Mendel) Drizin (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka Gordon (Encino, CA) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Thursday night at Crown Condos, 580 Crown St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Mazel Tov's

The New York Times printed an article in April 8 1897, when a Rabbi of an east side shul gathered in Tompkins Square for “Birkas HaChama” and was arrested for not having a permit to gather such a large crowd.

Read the Full Article in the Extended Article!

1897 NY Times: Rabbi Arrested for Birkas HaChama

The New York Times printed an article in April 8 1897, when a Rabbi of an east side shul gathered in Tompkins Square for “Birkas HaChama” and was arrested for not having a permit to gather such a large crowd.

Read the Full Article in the Extended Article!

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NIKOLAYEV, Ukraine [FJC] — The Jewish community of Nikolayev has good cause for celebration, with the announcement that the State Archives of the Nikolayev Region – one of six archival institutions of Ukraine where Torah scrolls were stored – will be returning the 24th of the 25 such scrolls to the Jewish community. The transfer will take place on March 25 and the scroll will be officially transferred to the Jewish community of Nikolayev. It will be received directly by Chief Rabbi of Nikolayev Sholom Gottlieb.

Torah Scroll Retrieved from Archives

NIKOLAYEV, Ukraine [FJC] — The Jewish community of Nikolayev has good cause for celebration, with the announcement that the State Archives of the Nikolayev Region – one of six archival institutions of Ukraine where Torah scrolls were stored – will be returning the 24th of the 25 such scrolls to the Jewish community. The transfer will take place on March 25 and the scroll will be officially transferred to the Jewish community of Nikolayev. It will be received directly by Chief Rabbi of Nikolayev Sholom Gottlieb.

Shlichus

From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day's passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

To see the rest of the text of the Nasi click the Extended Article!

Did you say the ‘Nasi’ Today? (Yom Alef)

From the Safer Haminhagim: [Every day from Rosh Chodesh Nissan until the twelfth of the month, usually after Shacharis,] one reads the passage [from Bamidbar 7-8:4] that describes the offering brought on that day by a particular Nasi, or tribal prince, for the dedication of the altar of the Mishkan. [In common parlance, each day’s passage itself is often referred to as “the Nasi.”] This daily reading is followed by the prayer which opens with the words yehi ratzon (and which appears in Siddur Torah Or [as well as in Siddur Tehillat HaShem, p. 371]). This prayer is recited even by a Kohen or a Levi [despite its seeming relevance only to tribes other than the Tribe of Levi]. [284]

To see the rest of the text of the Nasi click the Extended Article!

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By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Top right, Reb Mottel performs a bris in Moscow. Top right, Workers in the Gulag. Bottom left, Official KGB photo of Lifshitz from the KGB archives. Bottom left, Lifshitz performs a wedding in Moscow.

In a small apartment on a busy Crown Heights intersection you can find 92-year-old Reb Mottel Lifshitz. Affectionately known as “Reb Mottel the Shochet,” he spends his days quietly studying, writing, and ... still enjoying herring. Born during the final years of Czar Nicholas II’s reign, Lifshitz not only survived two world wars, the Russian gulag, and Communist rule, but also lived to see his enemies perish.

Survivor of the Gulag

By Dvora Lakein for Lubavitch.com

Top right, Reb Mottel performs a bris in Moscow. Top right, Workers in the Gulag. Bottom left, Official KGB photo of Lifshitz from the KGB archives. Bottom left, Lifshitz performs a wedding in Moscow.

In a small apartment on a busy Crown Heights intersection you can find 92-year-old Reb Mottel Lifshitz. Affectionately known as “Reb Mottel the Shochet,” he spends his days quietly studying, writing, and … still enjoying herring. Born during the final years of Czar Nicholas II’s reign, Lifshitz not only survived two world wars, the Russian gulag, and Communist rule, but also lived to see his enemies perish.

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CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe is seen here vigorously encouraging the singing of Chassidic melodies at a 1963 Farbrengen in 770. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.Portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Rebbe! – 770 Farbrengen in 1963!

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present a weekly first-time released photo of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbe is seen here vigorously encouraging the singing of Chassidic melodies at a 1963 Farbrengen in 770. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: www.Portraitofaleader.org

Picture of the Day

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — As part of a series of meetings regarding the aftermath of November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Nirupam Sen visited Rabbi Nachman and Freida Holtzberg at their Brooklyn home on Wednesday. The ambassador extended his country’s condolences to the Holtzbergs, whose son and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, perished along with four others at the Chabad-Lubavitch center they operated in the city.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Indian Ambassador Visists the Holtzbergs & Chabad Officials

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — As part of a series of meetings regarding the aftermath of November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, Indian Ambassador to the United Nations Nirupam Sen visited Rabbi Nachman and Freida Holtzberg at their Brooklyn home on Wednesday. The ambassador extended his country’s condolences to the Holtzbergs, whose son and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, perished along with four others at the Chabad-Lubavitch center they operated in the city.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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