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The New York Post

August 9, 2007 — Lost in a fog so thick and dark that they might well have been in the belly of Jonah's whale, six Hasidic fishermen drifted off the eastern end of Long Island for 14 hours before they were finally rescued early yesterday.

More in the Extended Article.

GILLIGAN’S ‘OY-LAND’

The New York Post

August 9, 2007 — Lost in a fog so thick and dark that they might well have been in the belly of Jonah’s whale, six Hasidic fishermen drifted off the eastern end of Long Island for 14 hours before they were finally rescued early yesterday.

More in the Extended Article.

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New Engagement!

Hushi Kot (Tallinn, Estonia) to Chani Wilhelm (Morristown, NJ) L’Chaim: Today, Monday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Velvel Reikhtman (Montreal, Canada) to Channah Kagan (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, June 10th, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shimon and Chanie Alon from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
Baby Boy!

Yitzy and Leeby Smith from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Pesach Chaim Newman (Crown Heights) to Bluma Raizel Lewis (Old Tappan, NJ)
New Engagement!

Eitan Hershkop (Crown Heights) to Chana Belfer (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Bass and Bourbon
New Engagement!

Levi Meer (Morristown, NJ) to Sara Gershovitz (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Thursday, June 12th, 8:00pm at 1349 President Street Upstairs
New Engagement!

Yosef Chaim Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Leah Eisenbach (New York)
New Engagement!

Pesach Bercovice (Chicago, IL) to Tzipporah Yasmine Holloway (Orlando, FL)
New Engagement!

Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
New Engagement!

Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)

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New Engagement!

Ya’akov Silverman (Tysons Corner, VA) to Chaya Raizel Michaelson (Glastonbury, CT)
New Engagement!

Yitzchak Minkowitz (Fort Myers, FL) to Shani Silver (Mequon, WI)
New Engagement!

Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
New Engagement!

Yaya Kagan (Los Angeles, CA) to Hadas Malamud (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at the Oholei Torah Ballroom
Baby Boy!

Meyer and Chaya (nee Engelberg) Shushan from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Boruch and Adeli Zimmerman from Oro Valley, AZ had a baby girl!

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sruly and Rivka (nee Grossman) Bryski (Crown Heights) firstborn baby girl Chana.

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

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Early Morning Fire Tears Through Home

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — At around 2:20 last night a fire broke out in the basement of a home at 1607 Carroll Street between Schenectady and Utica. FDNY arrived on scene within minutes and immediately began battling the fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, which they had subdued shortly after their arrival.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal tov to Yona Edelkopf (Jerusalem, Israel) and Devorah Leah Gerlitzky (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Monday at at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].

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Over 300 Shluchim from across the globe played the new game ‘Escape from Golus,’ produced by the International Moshiach Campaign. From Argentina to Australia, Poland to Belgium, and in many of the states across the U.S., the game proved to be a tremendous success.

‘Escape From Golus’ – A Big Hit!

Over 300 Shluchim from across the globe played the new game ‘Escape from Golus,’ produced by the International Moshiach Campaign. From Argentina to Australia, Poland to Belgium, and in many of the states across the U.S., the game proved to be a tremendous success.

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By Yankel Behrman
Szekesfehervar Holocaust Memorial

To say that I enjoy visiting small Hungarian villages looking for that one lonely Jew would be a lie. Demanding, exhausting and nerve-racking would be the honest way to describe it. Even If I did find that one Jew living alone in some old eastern european house,in a village filled with the aroma of goulash and grantetush. I don’t speak Hungarian nor do they speak Hebrew, Yiddish or  English, so communication consisted of me asking are you Jewish in Broken Hungarian, showing them Tefilin and getting back on the road for another two hour drive.

A day of Merkos Shlichus in Hungary

By Yankel Behrman
Szekesfehervar Holocaust Memorial

To say that I enjoy visiting small Hungarian villages looking for that one lonely Jew would be a lie. Demanding, exhausting and nerve-racking would be the honest way to describe it. Even If I did find that one Jew living alone in some old eastern european house,in a village filled with the aroma of goulash and grantetush. I don’t speak Hungarian nor do they speak Hebrew, Yiddish or  English, so communication consisted of me asking are you Jewish in Broken Hungarian, showing them Tefilin and getting back on the road for another two hour drive.

Merkos Shlichus
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Berkshires, MA -- Sunday night, in a huge tent behind the Chabad House, directed by Rabbi & Mrs. Levi Volovik, a Siyum Sefer Torah was held in the presence of nearly 200 people who came from far and wide to participate in the historic occasion.

Siyum Sefer Torah in the Berkshires

Berkshires, MA — Sunday night, in a huge tent behind the Chabad House, directed by Rabbi & Mrs. Levi Volovik, a Siyum Sefer Torah was held in the presence of nearly 200 people who came from far and wide to participate in the historic occasion.

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Project Pledge For Toby

Baltimore MD — After the tragic accident last week which took the life of Toby Eagle A“H, Toby’s friends have launched a campaign in her memory. ”Project Pledge” was inspired by the Rebbe’s response to tragic events in Eretz Yisrael by increasing in Torah and Mitzvos. Founded during Shiva, Project Pledge asks that you pledge a Mitzvah in Toby’s merit.

For more information visit ProjectPledge.com

May these additional mitzvos be the ones to tip the scale and bring about the Final Geulah – TODAY!

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With a sold-out crowd of over 300 participants, the National Jewish Retreat concluded earlier this week with a feature presentation by the world renowned mind-reader and mentalist Guy Bavli. The final highlight was a crossfire panel of leading authorities on Jewish law debating real life cases brought before Batei Din in the U. S. with active participation from the crowd debating the merits of each side.

Slide Show – JLI Retreat Marked With Incredible Success

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With a sold-out crowd of over 300 participants, the National Jewish Retreat concluded earlier this week with a feature presentation by the world renowned mind-reader and mentalist Guy Bavli. The final highlight was a crossfire panel of leading authorities on Jewish law debating real life cases brought before Batei Din in the U. S. with active participation from the crowd debating the merits of each side.

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Straus Newspapers

Orange County, NY -- The pioneer campers of Camp Gan Israel held a charity car wash recently. Many vehicles pulled into the camp parking lot in Washingtonville and left clean and sparkling.

“Half the proceeds will go to charity, and half will help benefit a special bunk night out,” explains Odeya Pinkus, 11, of Sugar Loaf, as she scrubbed the wheels of a black Avalon.

Making summer memories at Camp Gan Israel

Straus Newspapers

Orange County, NY — The pioneer campers of Camp Gan Israel held a charity car wash recently. Many vehicles pulled into the camp parking lot in Washingtonville and left clean and sparkling.

“Half the proceeds will go to charity, and half will help benefit a special bunk night out,” explains Odeya Pinkus, 11, of Sugar Loaf, as she scrubbed the wheels of a black Avalon.

Shlichus
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Fay Kranz-Greene - Lubavitch.com
Happy with her bobblehead rabbi (Photo: Lauren Levine)

S Francisco, CA -- One night after thousands at AT&T Park witnessed the history-making 756th home run, a Chabad rabbi created history of a different kind.
Quick: What did the S. Francisco Giants give away during last Wednesday’s Jewish Heritage Night at AT&T Park?

Chabad Rally Rabbi Scores at Giants Game at AT&T Park

Fay Kranz-Greene – Lubavitch.com
Happy with her bobblehead rabbi (Photo: Lauren Levine)

S Francisco, CA — One night after thousands at AT&T Park witnessed the history-making 756th home run, a Chabad rabbi created history of a different kind.
Quick: What did the S. Francisco Giants give away during last Wednesday’s Jewish Heritage Night at AT&T Park?

Shlichus
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Thank you all for your patience, we are finally back!

There are still some bugs to work out but it will all be back to normal by days end, G-d willing.

The reason for the site being down was our need to upgrade our servers in order to meet our readers demand. Due to the demand our servers couldn’t cope with the demand and would become unavailable at times.

This upgrade will give us the ability to meet and exceed the demand.

Expect slower updates today as we regain our bearings and return to normal updating.

The CrownHeights.info Staff

We Are Back!

Thank you all for your patience, we are finally back!

There are still some bugs to work out but it will all be back to normal by days end, G-d willing.

The reason for the site being down was our need to upgrade our servers in order to meet our readers demand. Due to the demand our servers couldn’t cope with the demand and would become unavailable at times.

This upgrade will give us the ability to meet and exceed the demand.

Expect slower updates today as we regain our bearings and return to normal updating.

The CrownHeights.info Staff
Notices
The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion the Torah says1 “When Hashem, your G-d, will broaden your boundaries as He spoke to you, and you say “I would eat meat”, for it is the desire of your soul to eat meat, as all the desire of your soul you may eat meat”.

Rashi (an acronym for Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) brings two explanations for this verse:

Rabbi Yishmael explains2 that this verse is teaching us that before the Yidin (the Jewish people) entered Eretz Yisroel (the Land of Israel) they were not allowed to eat meat out of desire, they were only allowed to eat meat from the Sacrifices which they brought, however now, once Hashem brought them into Eretz Yisroel and broadened their boundaries, they were allowed to eat meat out of desire.

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Re’eh

The Rebbe says:

1. In this week’s Torah portion the Torah says1 “When Hashem, your G-d, will broaden your boundaries as He spoke to you, and you say “I would eat meat”, for it is the desire of your soul to eat meat, as all the desire of your soul you may eat meat”.

Rashi (an acronym for Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) brings two explanations for this verse:

Rabbi Yishmael explains2 that this verse is teaching us that before the Yidin (the Jewish people) entered Eretz Yisroel (the Land of Israel) they were not allowed to eat meat out of desire, they were only allowed to eat meat from the Sacrifices which they brought, however now, once Hashem brought them into Eretz Yisroel and broadened their boundaries, they were allowed to eat meat out of desire.

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