Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Levi Itshak Journo (Strasbourg, France) and Rivka Sudry (Paris, France) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
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The following picture was submitted by Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum.
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Picture of the Day! Sunday Dollars!
The following picture was submitted by Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum.
Readers are welcome to share any information about this picture (such as whos in it and what year it was taken) using the comment system!
4 Pedestrians and 3 Passengers injured in yet another Violent Collision
Crown Heights, Brooklyn – At around 4:10 Thursday afternoon an SUV and a sedan collided with great force, lost control, and plowed into a sidewalk full of pedestrians. The incident took place in the intersection of Lefferts Ave and Schenectady Ave and the vehicles were a BMW X5 SUV driven by a woman with one passenger and a Toyota Corolla driven by a man with two passengers.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – 8 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Dovid and Miriam (nee Palace) Schmukler.
IYH at 518 Montgomery St, [bet New York and Brooklyn Ave].
Yaakov and Rochie (nee Tauber) Paley.
IYH at 536 Crown St, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
Yossi and Chaya (nee Kamensky) Cohen.
IYH at 84 Eastland Ave, Rochester, NY 14618.
Levi and Chana (nee Chazanov) Wolosow.
IYH at the Chabad House, 26 Wickatunk Rd, Manalapan NJ 07726.
Benjamin and Devorah (nee Yess) Smadja.
IYH at 6787 Avenue Mountain Sights, Montreal, Canada.
Yoseph and Rochel (nee Nutovics) Nerenberg (Melbourne, Australia) .
Boruch and Rachel (nee Harkham) Kluwgant (Sydney, Australia) .
Yossi and Miriam (nee Moss) Raskin.
IYH at 74 Bellevue Rd, Sydney, NSW 2023, Australia.
Please 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.
And this week, Rabbis Moishe Raksin and Shneur Pruss are in Minnesota traveling to prisons as part of the group's quest to visit every Jewish prisoner in the United States this summer.
The two rabbis, along with two dozen other volunteers with the nonprofit Aleph Institute, will visit 450 prisons to advise, console or listen to an estimated 5,000 Jewish inmates in state and federal prisons.
Bringing the light to the darkest of places, across 50 states
Minneapolis, MN — Last week, they were in Iowa and South Dakota. Next week, they’ll be in Texas and Kansas.
And this week, Rabbis Moishe Raksin and Shneur Pruss are in Minnesota traveling to prisons as part of the group’s quest to visit every Jewish prisoner in the United States this summer.
The two rabbis, along with two dozen other volunteers with the nonprofit Aleph Institute, will visit 450 prisons to advise, console or listen to an estimated 5,000 Jewish inmates in state and federal prisons.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yerachmiel (Ryan) Handler (Durban, South Africa) and Esther Unsdorfer (London, UK) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night 7 to 10 PM at 8 Alberon Gardens London nw110ag
1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) recounts what happened at Mount Sinai where the Yidin (the Jewish people) received the Ten Commandments/ the Torah.
During this repetition of the Ten Commandments, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds the Yidin that throughout the giving of the Ten Commandments the voice of Hashem was “a great voice which did not stop” .
2. The Rebbe now quotes the Midrash which brings three possible meanings for “it was a great voice which did not stop” :
The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Va’eschanan
The Rebbe says:
1. In this week’s Torah portion Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our teacher) recounts what happened at Mount Sinai where the Yidin (the Jewish people) received the Ten Commandments/ the Torah.
During this repetition of the Ten Commandments, Moshe Rabbeinu reminds the Yidin that throughout the giving of the Ten Commandments the voice of Hashem was “a great voice which did not stop” .
2. The Rebbe now quotes the Midrash which brings three possible meanings for “it was a great voice which did not stop” :
Charlotte, NC — This past Sunday a regional conference was held for the Chabad Shluchim to the Carolinas. The conference was held in the Lubavitch Educational Center of Charlotte and was attended by over 40 shluchim and shluchos with their families.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
North Carolina Regional Kinus Hashluchim
Charlotte, NC — This past Sunday a regional conference was held for the Chabad Shluchim to the Carolinas. The conference was held in the Lubavitch Educational Center of Charlotte and was attended by over 40 shluchim and shluchos with their families.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – Thursday Night L’Chaim!
Yakov Garfinkel (Miami Beach, FL) and Brachie (bas R Yisroel) Hecht (Torrance, CA) .
IYH 8:30 PM at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave]
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin director of Lubavitch of Wisconsin
The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at rabbitzali@gmail.com
CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!
New Shluchim to Kenosha, Wisconsin!
Rabbi Tzali and his wife Rivkie (nee Matusof) Wilchanski will be IYH be moving out on Shlichus to Kenosha, Wisconsin where they will establish a new Chabad House to serve the needs of the local Jewry.
The new Shluchim were appointed by Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin director of Lubavitch of Wisconsin
The new Shluchim can be reached via e-mail at rabbitzali@gmail.com
CrownHeights.info would like to wish the new Shluchim Hatzlocha Rabba on their Shlichus!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to to Benjamin and Devorah (nee Yess) Smadja (Montreal, Canada) on the birth of their baby boy!
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
The last time there were new members elected to the board of Merkos was in the summer of 2004. At that time Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, head Shliach in Maryland and Rabbi Zev Katz, Gabbai of 770 were the two new members.
The need for new members comes after the passing in recent years of Rabbi Berel Junik and Rabbi Sholom Marazov who were both on the board.
New Shliach Elected on Merkos Board
Rabbi Sholom Ber Levitin, head Shliach to the state of Washington was recently elected on to the board of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch.
The last time there were new members elected to the board of Merkos was in the summer of 2004. At that time Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, head Shliach in Maryland and Rabbi Zev Katz, Gabbai of 770 were the two new members.
The need for new members comes after the passing in recent years of Rabbi Berel Junik and Rabbi Sholom Marazov who were both on the board.
Chabad’s Jewish Learning Institute Comes to the University
Vienna Austria — It was developed as an educational program that would provide adults in Jewish communities the essentials of Jewish literacy. Since its establishment several years ago, the Rohr JLI (Jewish Learning Institute) has become the largest adult learning program of its kind, operating multi-lingually in over 200 cities and around the world.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yaakov and Rochie (nee Tauber) Paley on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Charity for the King of Morocco” (Volume 38, Episode 151).
Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org
Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Video of the Day – the Weekly Living Torah Clip
This weeks Living Torah, titled “Charity for the King of Morocco” (Volume 38, Episode 151).
Living Torah is a member supported project Become a member today at LivingTorah.org
Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yossi and Miriam (nee Moss) Raskin (Sydney, Australia) 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 your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
