Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuli Bortunk (Miami Beach, FL) and Hindy (bas R Kalman) Brikman (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
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Learn about the Jewish High-Holidays and practice the age-old rituals among thousands of Chassidim in the presence of their beloved Rebbe.
As captured by newscasters' cameras and archival films, Tishrei with the Rebbe is masterfully edited into a colorful mosaic. From solemn moments of prayer to the ecstasy of Chassidic celebration, the sights and sounds of tradition come alive in this poignant and illuminating documentary.
Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
Tishrei with the Rebbe Vol. 2 – Now on DVD
Learn about the Jewish High-Holidays and practice the age-old rituals among thousands of Chassidim in the presence of their beloved Rebbe.
As captured by newscasters’ cameras and archival films, Tishrei with the Rebbe is masterfully edited into a colorful mosaic. From solemn moments of prayer to the ecstasy of Chassidic celebration, the sights and sounds of tradition come alive in this poignant and illuminating documentary.
Available in Hebrew, French and Russian in the Extended Article.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — What happened at the Jewish Children’s Museum?! Well, fortunately, nothing that required dozens of cops! Police chose the JCM, which is located on Brooklyn’s Museum Row, as their base to gather, debrief, and refresh during Brooklyn’s Annual West Indian Day Parade this monday.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Picture of the Day – Police at the JCM?
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — What happened at the Jewish Children’s Museum?! Well, fortunately, nothing that required dozens of cops! Police chose the JCM, which is located on Brooklyn’s Museum Row, as their base to gather, debrief, and refresh during Brooklyn’s Annual West Indian Day Parade this monday.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avraham Greenwood (Toronto Canada) and Baila Gitel Rubenstein (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be at Gerlenter’s Shul, 691 Crown St [between Troy and Schenectady Ave, enter through side basement door].
Chabad of Stamford Kicks Off Youth Programs
STAMFORD, CT [CHI] — Several Hundred people of all ages marked the beginning of a New Year of Youth Activities at Chabad Stamford which is under the directorship of Rabbi Yisrael Deren and his wife Mrs. Shifra Aviva Deren, with a concert featuring Shooby Dooby Shloimy and a barbecue picnic this past Sunday the 20th of Elul at the Chabad Center in Stamford.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid and Binie (nee Harlig) Holtzberg (Shluchim to Monterey, CA) on the birth of a baby boy!
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Chabad Reaches Many New Students as Universities Begin Studies
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Over 100 College Students from throughout Jacksonville, gathered at the University of North Florida for Chabad’s second annual Kosher BBQ on the Green. The BBQ coincides with UNF’s Week Of Welcome as students, local and national, converge for the new semester.
JERUSALEM, Israel — A new Torah dedicated to worldwide Jewish unity was completed yesterday, six years after the Chabad Youth Organization in Israel embarked on the project. Following a celebration Monday night in Jerusalem, a bustling crowd welcomed the Torah scroll to its new home in the Western Wall synagogue.
Western Wall Synagogue Gets Newly Completed Unity Torah
JERUSALEM, Israel — A new Torah dedicated to worldwide Jewish unity was completed yesterday, six years after the Chabad Youth Organization in Israel embarked on the project. Following a celebration Monday night in Jerusalem, a bustling crowd welcomed the Torah scroll to its new home in the Western Wall synagogue.
JACKSONVILLE, FL [CHI] — Just a short year after first opening its doors, Chabad of Southside in Jacksonville, Florida welcomed a brand new Torah Scroll at a lively inauguration ceremony attended by members of the Jewish Community. Significantly the Torah ceremony took place 10 days before the High Holidays when many Jewish people from all levels of observance will attend services and participate in the Torah reading.
New Torah Dedication for Chabad of Southside
JACKSONVILLE, FL [CHI] — Just a short year after first opening its doors, Chabad of Southside in Jacksonville, Florida welcomed a brand new Torah Scroll at a lively inauguration ceremony attended by members of the Jewish Community. Significantly the Torah ceremony took place 10 days before the High Holidays when many Jewish people from all levels of observance will attend services and participate in the Torah reading.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov! to Avrumi and Shaindy (nee Teifenbrun) Schapiro (Chabad of Bayside, Wisconsin) on the birth of their girl!
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!.
Shofar Sounded for the first time since 1942!
NOVI SAD, Serbia [CHI] –- Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia, the former Yugoslavia. In 1942 the holocaust devastated the Jewish community there, killing all of its 800 members. Now for the first time in over 55 years Rabbis Motti Seligson and Saadya Notik both from New York blew the Shofar in front of the synagogue in Novi Sad.
Motti and Saadya were sent out on Merkos Shlichus by Merkos Linyonai Chinuch where they have been visiting countries of the former Yugoslavia as well Bosnia and Hungry as a part of Chabad-Lubavitch’s global Jewish enrichment program.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
BERLIN, Germany — Dozens of prominent political and religious figures, along with some 2,000 other people, descended on a Berlin building Sunday to take part in the official opening of Germany's first privately-funded Jewish center in more than 60 years.
Berlin’s New Chabad House Opens With an Eye to the Future
BERLIN, Germany — Dozens of prominent political and religious figures, along with some 2,000 other people, descended on a Berlin building Sunday to take part in the official opening of Germany’s first privately-funded Jewish center in more than 60 years.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Tuesday Night L’Chaims!
Ephraim Zelenko (Brooklyn, NY) and Chany Pinson (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Shmuel Konikov (New Jersey) and Didi Niasoff (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
Avraham Greenwood (Toronto Canada) and Baila Gitel Rubenstein (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Gerlenter’s Shul, 691 Crown St, [between Troy and Schenectady Ave, enter through side basement door].
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Opening a brand new preschool with an Italian twist, buying a new 3-acre plot for expansion, and planning for more satellite centers, Chabad of Greater Boynton is keeping up with and spurring Florida’s fastest growing Jewish population.
Chabad of Greater Boynton Attracts A Young, Booming Community
BOYNTON BEACH, FL — Opening a brand new preschool with an Italian twist, buying a new 3-acre plot for expansion, and planning for more satellite centers, Chabad of Greater Boynton is keeping up with and spurring Florida’s fastest growing Jewish population.
The 26-year-old man, who was not named, was taken to a hospital in stable condition after being shot at about 4 p.m. Monday, on Eastern Pkwy and Troy Ave,
In previous years, the event has been marred by tragedy. In 1999, two children died when they were pinned between floats, and hours later a man was run over by a float and killed. In 2005, a man was shot to death.
Last year, police had two reports of violence: a man shot in the leg and another person stabbed.
Reveler Shot in Leg at Labor Day Parade
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — A reveler at the West Indian Day parade was shot twice in the leg, and three people were taken into custody for questioning, police said.
The 26-year-old man, who was not named, was taken to a hospital in stable condition after being shot at about 4 p.m. Monday, on Eastern Pkwy and Troy Ave,
In previous years, the event has been marred by tragedy. In 1999, two children died when they were pinned between floats, and hours later a man was run over by a float and killed. In 2005, a man was shot to death.
Last year, police had two reports of violence: a man shot in the leg and another person stabbed.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shloime Minkowitz (Teaneck, NJ) and Chanale Shaffer (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
With the new school year opening up this week we urge all Drivers, Parents and Kids to watch this video, and read the safety tips!
Safety Tips: A Must for Everyone!
For Children:
• Do Not approach the bus until it comes to a full, complete stop and the door / stop sign is open.
• When you get off the bus, take five giant steps away from the bus, out of the danger zone.
• Cross in front of the bus, and make sure the bus driver can always see you.
• Never Never go back for anything.
• Never bend down near or under the bus.
• Never walk behind the bus, even when the bus is not in motion.
V’nishmartem Meod L’Nafshoseichem: A MUST WATCH! School Bus Safety Video
With the new school year opening up this week we urge all Drivers, Parents and Kids to watch this video, and read the safety tips!
Safety Tips: A Must for Everyone!
For Children:
• Do Not approach the bus until it comes to a full, complete stop and the door / stop sign is open.
• When you get off the bus, take five giant steps away from the bus, out of the danger zone.
• Cross in front of the bus, and make sure the bus driver can always see you.
• Never Never go back for anything.
• Never bend down near or under the bus.
• Never walk behind the bus, even when the bus is not in motion.
