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With sadness we inform you of the of the passing of Chasha Rivka (Charlotte) Ostrov OBM, mother of Yibadu Lechaim Tovim Tziporah Clapman (Crown Heights) and Shaya Ostrov (Crown Heights). She was 83 years old.

UPDATED: The Levaya will take place today, Monday, and will be leaving from the Kehilla Chapel at 60 Brighton 11th Street at 12:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:15pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Baruch Dayan HoEmes – Chasha Rivka Ostrov OBM

With sadness we inform you of the of the passing of Chasha Rivka (Charlotte) Ostrov OBM, mother of Yibadu Lechaim Tovim Tziporah Clapman (Crown Heights) and Shaya Ostrov (Crown Heights). She was 83 years old.

UPDATED: The Levaya will take place today, Monday, and will be leaving from the Kehilla Chapel at 60 Brighton 11th Street at 12:00pm and will be passing by 770 at around 1:15pm.

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)

27th Annual Tzivos Hashem Sukkos Experience

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Today, the second day of Chol Hamoed, from 12:00pm till around 5:30pm, Kingston Ave was shut down from Eastern Parkway all the way down to Empire Boulevard for the 27th Annual Sukkos Experience!

Since the construction at the Lefferts Park, the Sukkos Experience moved to Kingston Avenue, with children running up and down the avenue, waiting in line to enjoy the more then 20 different rides, along with a full petting zoo and pony rides.

Many more pictures in the Extended Article!

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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This morning New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly joined Israel's Foreign Minster Tzipi Livni on the steps of Cong. Binei Avarham in Brooklyn Heights, where last week a swastika was found spray-painted just days before Sukkos.

The rabbi of the Shul, Chabad Shliach Rabbi Ari Raskin took the opportunity to do Mivtza Lulav with Tzipi Livni on site where the swastika once was.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Police Commish Meets with Local Shliach, Politicians

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This morning New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly joined Israel’s Foreign Minster Tzipi Livni on the steps of Cong. Binei Avarham in Brooklyn Heights, where last week a swastika was found spray-painted just days before Sukkos.

The rabbi of the Shul, Chabad Shliach Rabbi Ari Raskin took the opportunity to do Mivtza Lulav with Tzipi Livni on site where the swastika once was.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

NYC News
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Photo by AUGUSTO F. MENEZES/Home News Tribune

Above, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, head of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe, offers a blessing Wednesday with his family — from left, Moussia, 7; wife, Chanie, and Mendel, 7 — at the start of Sukkot in a dwelling called a sukkah. Below left, Rabbi Zaklikovsky and others sit at a table. Bottom right is the sukkah's exterior.

Shliach Featured in Local Newspaper

Photo by AUGUSTO F. MENEZES/Home News Tribune

Above, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, head of the Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe, offers a blessing Wednesday with his family — from left, Moussia, 7; wife, Chanie, and Mendel, 7 — at the start of Sukkot in a dwelling called a sukkah. Below left, Rabbi Zaklikovsky and others sit at a table. Bottom right is the sukkah’s exterior.

Shlichus
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Early this morning cars that were parked on Kingston Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway were towed and relocated to alternate locations around the neighborhood, for the street fair organized by Tzivos Hashem today.

If your car was towed it is very likely to be in a few block vicinity of where it was originally parked. If you cannot locate your car you can call the 71st Precinct at (718) 735-0511.

Was Your Car Towed?

Early this morning cars that were parked on Kingston Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Eastern Parkway were towed and relocated to alternate locations around the neighborhood, for the street fair organized by Tzivos Hashem today.

If your car was towed it is very likely to be in a few block vicinity of where it was originally parked. If you cannot locate your car you can call the 71st Precinct at (718) 735-0511.

PSA

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – As we have previously reported, Enterprise Rent-A-Car opened a special lot for the Mitzva Tank Office for Bochurim and Yungerman to rent the pickup trucks that will be converted into Sukkah Mobiles, then fan out across New York City on Mivtzoim.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

The Soon To Be Sukkah Mobiles!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – As we have previously reported, Enterprise Rent-A-Car opened a special lot for the Mitzva Tank Office for Bochurim and Yungerman to rent the pickup trucks that will be converted into Sukkah Mobiles, then fan out across New York City on Mivtzoim.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Mivtzoim

Thousands Dance at Simchas Beis Hashouva in Crown Heights

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — For the first time this Yom Tov, Simchas Beis Hashouva was celebrated with live music performed by Yossi and Avi Piamenta, who was later joined by Avraham Fried.

Thousands of Men, Woman and Children joined in the lively dancing, which went on into the wee hours of the morning. A special presentation of over 25 minutes of video of the Rebbe around Tishrei time was displayed on a large screen for all to see.

Many more pictures in the Extended Article!

Photo Galleries
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The New York Times

Rabbi Aaron Raskin surveys swatstika painted on the steps of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Swastikas and hateful messages aimed at Jews were spray-painted on buildings and cars in more than a dozen locations in Brooklyn Heights on Monday night and yesterday, and fliers with savage epithets were found in three locations there, the police said.

There were no arrests yesterday, but more than 20 detectives were assigned to the case, as were dozens of officers in uniform and plainclothes, along with members of the department’s Hate Crime Task Force. A city truck equipped with tools and chemicals to remove graffiti was also dispatched.

Swastikas Found Scrawled in Brooklyn

The New York Times

Rabbi Aaron Raskin surveys swatstika painted on the steps of Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — Swastikas and hateful messages aimed at Jews were spray-painted on buildings and cars in more than a dozen locations in Brooklyn Heights on Monday night and yesterday, and fliers with savage epithets were found in three locations there, the police said.

There were no arrests yesterday, but more than 20 detectives were assigned to the case, as were dozens of officers in uniform and plainclothes, along with members of the department’s Hate Crime Task Force. A city truck equipped with tools and chemicals to remove graffiti was also dispatched.

Crime
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Mazal Tov! – Its a Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avrohom Boruch and Binie (nee Hecht) Itkin (Crown Heights) on the birth of their first born baby boy!

May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.

Mazel Tov's
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SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine [CHI] — Shliach to Sevastopol, Rabbi Binyomin Wolff was assaulted over Yom Tov by a group of anti-Semites, reported the website Shturem.net.

The incident took place as Rabbi Wolff was leaving his home on his way to the nearby Shul in the neighborhood, when the group surrounded and began attacking him while using racial slurs and cursing him.

Shliach to Sevastopol Assaulted

SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine [CHI] — Shliach to Sevastopol, Rabbi Binyomin Wolff was assaulted over Yom Tov by a group of anti-Semites, reported the website Shturem.net.

The incident took place as Rabbi Wolff was leaving his home on his way to the nearby Shul in the neighborhood, when the group surrounded and began attacking him while using racial slurs and cursing him.

Communal Matters
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In an unbelievable attempt to truly nurture each one of its students with a caring, chassidishe atmosphere, Lubavitcher Yeshiva has taken the initiative to host its very own Simchas Beis Hasho'eva!

“The objective is to give each and every students a chance to dance with his teachers in a manner befitting for a student of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva” says a spokes person for the Yeshiva. “Yet at the very same time it promises to be exciting and entertaining for all to have a great time. Fathers and brothers are also welcome to join and participate.”

Full flyer and more information in the Extended Article!

Lubavitcher Yeshivah to host Simchas Beis Hashoeva!

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In an unbelievable attempt to truly nurture each one of its students with a caring, chassidishe atmosphere, Lubavitcher Yeshiva has taken the initiative to host its very own Simchas Beis Hasho’eva!

“The objective is to give each and every students a chance to dance with his teachers in a manner befitting for a student of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva” says a spokes person for the Yeshiva. “Yet at the very same time it promises to be exciting and entertaining for all to have a great time. Fathers and brothers are also welcome to join and participate.”

Full flyer and more information in the Extended Article!

PSA
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Back in 1970 Reb Sholom Ber Goldstein built a ‘Succah on Wheels’ with the greeting to ‘Come in and use our Lulav & Esrog’ (pictured at the Columbia University in Manhattan).

Today the Mitzvah Tank Org. outfitted two 50 foot long trailers with enormous Sukkahs on them with ‘Chabad Lubavitch wishes you a happy Sukkos’.

Sukkah Mobile – 1970, Sukkah Mobile – 2007

Back in 1970 Reb Sholom Ber Goldstein built a ‘Succah on Wheels’ with the greeting to ‘Come in and use our Lulav & Esrog’ (pictured at the Columbia University in Manhattan).

Today the Mitzvah Tank Org. outfitted two 50 foot long trailers with enormous Sukkahs on them with ‘Chabad Lubavitch wishes you a happy Sukkos’.

General
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WNBC
QUEENS, NY — One person carrying a gun in a bag was arrested on the St. John's Queens campus Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The man had a President Bush mask and an old-style single-shot .50-caliber rifle, according to law enforcement officials. No injuries were reported.

Police sources said the man is a student of Guyanese descent who lived in a campus dorm. Sources said the student takes medicines for psychiatric issues and that police were investigating whether he had gone off his meds.

Student With Rifle Arrested On St John’s Campus

WNBC

QUEENS, NY — One person carrying a gun in a bag was arrested on the St. John’s Queens campus Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The man had a President Bush mask and an old-style single-shot .50-caliber rifle, according to law enforcement officials. No injuries were reported.

Police sources said the man is a student of Guyanese descent who lived in a campus dorm. Sources said the student takes medicines for psychiatric issues and that police were investigating whether he had gone off his meds.

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