Accident Injures Seven on Empire Boulevard
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] -– Sunday night, seven people were moderately injured, in a two car collision on Empire Blvd, off the intersection of Troy Ave.
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sholom and Avigayil (nee Greenbaum) Raskin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their baby girl.
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!.
Grand Opening of New Volgograd Synagogue
FJC.ru
VOLGOGRAD, Russia -– Residents of Volgograd enjoyed a festive ceremony to mark the inauguration of the city’s new Synagogue. Hosted by Chief Rabbi of Volgograd Zalman Yoffe and his wife Yael who serves as the community chairman, the event involved Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar and Alexander Boroda, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, in addition to key patrons, lay leaders and members of the local Jewish community.
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Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moishe and Avralema Muchnik (Crown Heights) on the birth of their baby boy.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Orlando Sentinel
Rabbi Mendel Druk, 25, in the kitchen of his Cancun apartment, where Sabbath services are held each Friday evening. With him are his wife Rachel, 23, and daughter Mushka.
CANCUN, Mexico — When Orlando businessman Eytan Tayer visits this glitzy Caribbean resort two or three times a year, he sometimes feels he has left his Judaism behind.
A Young Hasidic Rabbi Plies his Faith in the Caribbean Playground of Cancun
Orlando Sentinel
Rabbi Mendel Druk, 25, in the kitchen of his Cancun apartment, where Sabbath services are held each Friday evening. With him are his wife Rachel, 23, and daughter Mushka.
CANCUN, Mexico — When Orlando businessman Eytan Tayer visits this glitzy Caribbean resort two or three times a year, he sometimes feels he has left his Judaism behind.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Nochum and Leah (nee Rothman) Kurinsky (Shluchim to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Sunday there was a Siyum Sefer Torah at the Rimler home. The Sefer Torah which was written in honor of their parents, Reb Yechezkel and Mrs Esther Langsam OBM, was led in beautiful procession to Bais HaMedrash Eliyahu Nochum.
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Siyum Sefer Torah in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, Sunday there was a Siyum Sefer Torah at the Rimler home. The Sefer Torah which was written in honor of their parents, Reb Yechezkel and Mrs Esther Langsam OBM, was led in beautiful procession to Bais HaMedrash Eliyahu Nochum.
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Itzik Wolf (Chicago, IL) and Chana (bas R Yona) Avtzon (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Sunday at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Pkwy, [between Albany and Troy Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yudi and Rivky (nee Brikman) Steiner (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
The group making Havdala at 'the crossroads of the the world', Times Square.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — On Nov. 16-17 the Teen Club at Lubavitch on the Palisades directed by Rabbi Chaim and his wife Yocheved Boyarsky organized a Shabbaton to NYC.
Some 40 high school teens stayed in a beautiful hotel in the heart of Manhattan, ate delicious food catered exclusively by Dorna’s and Deli Kasbah’s, prayed at the Carlebach Shul and the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. They got to meet 100 Jewish teens from Toronto, and were inspired by a wonderful speaker from Israel, Doron Kornbluth. Doron spoke about the importance of Jewish pride.
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Teen Club at Lubavitch on the Palisades Enjoys NYC Shabbaton!
The group making Havdala at ‘the crossroads of the the world’, Times Square.
NEW YORK, NY [CHI] — On Nov. 16-17 the Teen Club at Lubavitch on the Palisades directed by Rabbi Chaim and his wife Yocheved Boyarsky organized a Shabbaton to NYC.
Some 40 high school teens stayed in a beautiful hotel in the heart of Manhattan, ate delicious food catered exclusively by Dorna’s and Deli Kasbah’s, prayed at the Carlebach Shul and the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. They got to meet 100 Jewish teens from Toronto, and were inspired by a wonderful speaker from Israel, Doron Kornbluth. Doron spoke about the importance of Jewish pride.
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N.J. law targets hand-held phone use, sending texts while driving
AP
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey motorists yakking on a hand-held cell phone or firing off text messages will soon run a greater risk of getting pulled over by a cop.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Friday signed legislation giving police more authority to target drivers using hand-held cell phones, and making it illegal to send text messages while driving distractions legislators contend make for risky driving.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Bernice (Basya) bas Menachem Mendel Gordon OBM wife YB"L Mr. Arnold Gordon and mother of Robert Gordon, Harvey Gordon and Mrs. Yocheved Novack of Los Angeles, CA.
Services will be held at Mount Sinai - Hollywood Hills Sunday, 15 Kislev, 25 November 2:00 PM PST.
Shiva will be observed from Monday at 332 North Detroit Street.
Please no visits Tuesday or Thursday from noon to 5:00
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Services will be held at Mount Sinai - Hollywood Hills Sunday, 15 Kislev, 25 November 2:00 PM PST.
Shiva will be observed from Monday at 332 North Detroit Street.
Please no visits Tuesday or Thursday from noon to 5:00
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Boruch Dayan Haemes – Mrs. Bernice Gordon OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Bernice (Basya) bas Menachem Mendel Gordon OBM wife YB”L Mr. Arnold Gordon and mother of Robert Gordon, Harvey Gordon and Mrs. Yocheved Novack of Los Angeles, CA.
Services will be held at Mount Sinai – Hollywood Hills Sunday, 15 Kislev, 25 November 2:00 PM PST.
Shiva will be observed from Monday at 332 North Detroit Street.
Please no visits Tuesday or Thursday from noon to 5:00
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch Shaar Avaylay Tzion VeYerushalayim.
Lubavitcher Yeshivah Celebrates its Annual Father and Son Melava Malka
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — All the students of grades one through four with their fathers and zeidys packed the large hall last night for a unique Av Uben Melava Malka. CrownHeights.info was on hand to capture the moment.
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Dovid Zaklikowski - Chabad.org
At The Shul of Bal Harbour, Fla., hundreds listen to Shlomo Lorch in Jerusalem expound on a Talmudic passage during an event broadcast live via the Internet and marking the close of the first 30-day mourning period for Charlotte Rohr. (Photos: Carlos Chattah)
BROOKLYN, NY — A six-continent simultaneous Web-cast Thursday marked the completion of a cooperative global initiative to learn the entire Talmud within the first 30-day mourning period for Charlotte Rohr, the matriarch of the philanthropic Rohr family who passed away Oct. 22.
Shluchim Complete Talmud Study in Memory of Charlotte Rohr
Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org
At The Shul of Bal Harbour, Fla., hundreds listen to Shlomo Lorch in Jerusalem expound on a Talmudic passage during an event broadcast live via the Internet and marking the close of the first 30-day mourning period for Charlotte Rohr. (Photos: Carlos Chattah)
BROOKLYN, NY — A six-continent simultaneous Web-cast Thursday marked the completion of a cooperative global initiative to learn the entire Talmud within the first 30-day mourning period for Charlotte Rohr, the matriarch of the philanthropic Rohr family who passed away Oct. 22.
Sunday: Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This Sunday, November 25th, TesVov Kislev there will IYH be a Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah at the Rimler home, 1323 Carroll St, [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave], 2:30 PM.
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Deborah Kolben - The New York Times
Sam Habib, a Muslim, and Cindy Gluck, who is Jewish, on the job.
BROOKLYN, NY — On the morning in August 2005 when Sam Habib and Cindy Gluck opened their first Dunkin’ Donuts, they awoke at dawn to make sure that the glazed fritters and French crullers were out on the counter. Then Mr. Habib sneaked off to the neighboring mosque to pray, and Ms. Gluck, panicky about the prospects of their new venture, went to the back of the store to cry.
United on the Issue of Pork
Deborah Kolben – The New York Times
Sam Habib, a Muslim, and Cindy Gluck, who is Jewish, on the job.
BROOKLYN, NY — On the morning in August 2005 when Sam Habib and Cindy Gluck opened their first Dunkin’ Donuts, they awoke at dawn to make sure that the glazed fritters and French crullers were out on the counter. Then Mr. Habib sneaked off to the neighboring mosque to pray, and Ms. Gluck, panicky about the prospects of their new venture, went to the back of the store to cry.
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