Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim and Rikal (nee Levi) Fogelman on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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Programming Campus Rabbis Put a Jewish Face on Facebook
You don’t need to travel to Tibet, take up meditation or contemplate a sunset for a spiritual experience. Just log on to Facebook.com, join your local Chabad-Lubavitch group and add some nifty Jewish applications to your profile; soon, you will be surfing in a fascinating land of Jewish thought, pondering the meaning of life all while attending to your Jewish social schedule.
CHI Ed: The most hated city employees give reason to hate even more
New York, NY — Four NYPD traffic agents were busted yesterday after they were caught writing bogus summonses in Manhattan, police said.
Davey Griffin, 30, Raheem King, 26, Julian Fisher, 24, and Gregory Baird, 56, were slapped with a slew of charges, including forgery, official misconduct, falsifying business records and offering a false instrument, police said.
NYC BOGUS TICKET BUST
CHI Ed: The most hated city employees give reason to hate even more
New York, NY — Four NYPD traffic agents were busted yesterday after they were caught writing bogus summonses in Manhattan, police said.
Davey Griffin, 30, Raheem King, 26, Julian Fisher, 24, and Gregory Baird, 56, were slapped with a slew of charges, including forgery, official misconduct, falsifying business records and offering a false instrument, police said.
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Kfar Chabad, Israel – Bochurim from the Yeshivas Kayitz – Tzeirai HaShluchim, under the directorship of Rabbi Chaim Kaplan, pose for a group picture in front of 770 in Kfar Chabad.
Photo by: Israel Bardugo
Picture of the Day! Yeshivas Kayitz Tzeirai Hashluchim!
Kfar Chabad, Israel – Bochurim from the Yeshivas Kayitz – Tzeirai HaShluchim, under the directorship of Rabbi Chaim Kaplan, pose for a group picture in front of 770 in Kfar Chabad.
Photo by: Israel Bardugo
Saratoga Springs, NY — Despite the small boy on his shoulders, the young girl in his arms and two other small children Hutching his shirt, Rabbi Abba Rubin of the downtown Saratoga Springs Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue managed to pause and chat with vendors, musicians and those who came to Congress Park for the fourth- annual Shalom Festival Sunday,
More in the Extended Article!
Saratoga Chabad says ‘Shalom’ in Congress Park
Saratoga Springs, NY — Despite the small boy on his shoulders, the young girl in his arms and two other small children Hutching his shirt, Rabbi Abba Rubin of the downtown Saratoga Springs Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue managed to pause and chat with vendors, musicians and those who came to Congress Park for the fourth- annual Shalom Festival Sunday,
More in the Extended Article!
Slaotsburg, NY — Every summer there's an interesting sight on the New York State Thruway: dozens of men gathering to pray on public property in Sloatsburg.
Which leads some to wonder, Is there more than meets the eye? And why are state officials concerned?
Prayer Gathering On Thruway Concerns Officials
Slaotsburg, NY — Every summer there’s an interesting sight on the New York State Thruway: dozens of men gathering to pray on public property in Sloatsburg.
Which leads some to wonder, Is there more than meets the eye? And why are state officials concerned?
Mazal Tov! – Tuesday Night L’Chaim!
Avremel Chazanow (Manalapan, NJ) and Rivky Krasnjansky (Honolulu, HI) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Jefferson City, MO — Two newly ordained rabbis from Brooklyn, N.Y., traversed Missouri this week, seeking to make contact with every Jewish person in the state's prison system.
Young rabbis visiting Jews in Midwest prisons
Jefferson City, MO — Two newly ordained rabbis from Brooklyn, N.Y., traversed Missouri this week, seeking to make contact with every Jewish person in the state’s prison system.
In those days, the place was hopping — tenants and prospective tenants came in every day, check after check was sent to landlords, new staff were added constantly out of necessity. Our tenant base had many immigrants, especially from Russia; many minority groups, especially Caribbean and Hispanic; and many, many seniors. Among the “big” Section 8 areas were Flatbush, Bed-Stuy, Coney Island, East New York, Borough Park, Bensonhurst and Brighton Beach.
Section 8 Program Gets a New Lease on Life
Brooklyn, NY — Back in the early 1980s, this reporter worked as a housing assistant, or management assistant, on the “Brooklyn Team” of the New York City Housing Authority’s Section 8 program, a federally sponsored program in which the authority pays part of the rent for low-income tenants in private housing.
In those days, the place was hopping — tenants and prospective tenants came in every day, check after check was sent to landlords, new staff were added constantly out of necessity. Our tenant base had many immigrants, especially from Russia; many minority groups, especially Caribbean and Hispanic; and many, many seniors. Among the “big” Section 8 areas were Flatbush, Bed-Stuy, Coney Island, East New York, Borough Park, Bensonhurst and Brighton Beach.
On Sunday, July 8th, seven Northern New Jersey Chabad Shluchim and Shluchos, along with their 25 children Ka'h gathered for a BBQ at the home of Rabbi Shalom Lubin in Parsippany, NJ.
Pictured from Left to Right is Rabbi Yisroel Rosenblum of Livingston, Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten of Rockaway, Rabbi Yossi Spalter of Montville, Rabbi Shalom Lubin of Parsippany, Rabbi Mendel Bendet of The Poconos, Rabbi Shmuel Lewis of Sparta, and Rabbi Yaakov Shusterman of Flanders.
Picture of the Day! NJ Shluchim enjoying a Summer BBQ!
On Sunday, July 8th, seven Northern New Jersey Chabad Shluchim and Shluchos, along with their 25 children Ka’h gathered for a BBQ at the home of Rabbi Shalom Lubin in Parsippany, NJ.
Pictured from Left to Right is Rabbi Yisroel Rosenblum of Livingston, Rabbi Mordechai Baumgarten of Rockaway, Rabbi Yossi Spalter of Montville, Rabbi Shalom Lubin of Parsippany, Rabbi Mendel Bendet of The Poconos, Rabbi Shmuel Lewis of Sparta, and Rabbi Yaakov Shusterman of Flanders.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremel Chazanow (Manalapan, NJ) and Rivky Krasnjansky (Honolulu, HI) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Tuesday night at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Austin, TX — A new rabbi and his wife have come to Austin manage campus activities of Chabad-Lubavitch at the University of Texas.
More in the Extended Article!
Rabbi Johnson, his Wife Join Chabad House as New Directors
Austin, TX — A new rabbi and his wife have come to Austin manage campus activities of Chabad-Lubavitch at the University of Texas.
More in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Chaim Benyamin (Jeff) Arias (Agoura Hills, CA) and Leah Desure (Oak Park, CA/Agoura Hills, CA) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Lewiston, ID — A couple of travelers are reaching out to Northern Idaho 's Jewish community.
They're calling it Judaism in a suitcase. Two Chabad Labavitch rabbis are roaming northern Idaho , an area that doesn't usually see many men of their faith.
Video report in the Extended Article
On A Mission
Lewiston, ID — A couple of travelers are reaching out to Northern Idaho ‘s Jewish community.
They’re calling it Judaism in a suitcase. Two Chabad Labavitch rabbis are roaming northern Idaho , an area that doesn’t usually see many men of their faith.
Video report in the Extended Article
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremi and Menucha (nee Kalmenson) Schochet (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Click HERE to watch a video taken by PETA at Kaparos in 2006.
PETA and other humane organizations receive many complaints from local community members about the treatment of animals and the unsanitary conditions during kapporos. We are attempting to work with regulatory and enforcement agencies to ensure that those organizing kapporos events in 2007 are in compliance with all relevant health and animal cruelty laws.
PETA Documents Cruelty To Chickens At Kaparos
Click HERE to watch a video taken by PETA at Kaparos in 2006.
PETA and other humane organizations receive many complaints from local community members about the treatment of animals and the unsanitary conditions during kapporos. We are attempting to work with regulatory and enforcement agencies to ensure that those organizing kapporos events in 2007 are in compliance with all relevant health and animal cruelty laws.
