Mazal Tov! – Its a Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmuli and Estie (nee Eisenberg) Yarmush (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Yisroel.
2
Grab this perfect InfoDeal!
Nestl Cooling Pillow for Sleeping 2 Pack
Luxury Shredded Memory Foam Pillows
Queen Size Set of 2, Adjustable Cold Gel Pillows
DEAL PRICE: $21.86 (53% OFF)
ORIGINAL PRICE: $46.99
Grab The Deal Through Amazon: Click Here
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — At around 10:00pm on Motzoai Shabbos a minivan driving up Troy Ave was rear ended by a large SUV at the intersection of Empire Blvd. The driver, a woman, was complaining of back pains and not feeling well. 911 was called and FDNY EMS and Police responded.
More in the Extended Article.
Hit and Run Accident on Empire and Troy
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — At around 10:00pm on Motzoai Shabbos a minivan driving up Troy Ave was rear ended by a large SUV at the intersection of Empire Blvd. The driver, a woman, was complaining of back pains and not feeling well. 911 was called and FDNY EMS and Police responded.
More in the Extended Article.
She merited to see her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren who go in the way of Chassidus and are occupied with the Rebbe's Shlichus. Her long life was attributed to when she once passed by the Rebbe for dollars, the Rebbe blessed her with Arichus Yomim.
The funeral will set out today, 29 Tamuz, 6:30pm from her daughter Shaindel Marantz's home, 205 New Shikunim Kfar Chabad, Israel, and at 8:00pm it will set out from the Bait Shamgar Funeral Home to the Mount of Olives ”Har Hazaisim".
Baruch Dayan HoEmes
Baruch Dayan Hoemes – Mrs. Ethel Zukor OBM
With great sorrow the news has been received a few moments ago about the passing in good old age of Mrs. Ethel Zuckor OBM, Mother of Mrs. Shaindel Marantz and Mrs. Rivka Kaye of Kfar Chabad. She passed away at the age of 102.
She merited to see her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren who go in the way of Chassidus and are occupied with the Rebbe’s Shlichus. Her long life was attributed to when she once passed by the Rebbe for dollars, the Rebbe blessed her with Arichus Yomim.
The funeral will set out today, 29 Tamuz, 6:30pm from her daughter Shaindel Marantz’s home, 205 New Shikunim Kfar Chabad, Israel, and at 8:00pm it will set out from the Bait Shamgar Funeral Home to the Mount of Olives ”Har Hazaisim”.
Baruch Dayan HoEmes
Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday L’Chaims!
Leibel (ben R Hillel Dovid) Krinsky (Crown Heights) and Sara Dechter (Crown Heights) .
IYH 3:30 PM at Gan Acres, 89 Tanzman Rd, Parksville, NY 12768 (Map This).
Shneur Nejar (Paris, France) and Liba Frankel (Los Angeles, CA)
IYH at 510 Crown St, Apt 2B, [bet Kingston and Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
Tens of thousands of Jews the world over gathered in groups small and large at their synagogues and community centers yesterday to celebrate the 25th completion of learning Maimonides' landmark compendium of Jewish Law, the Mishneh Torah.
Thousands Celebrate Close of a Cycle, and Begin it Again
Tens of thousands of Jews the world over gathered in groups small and large at their synagogues and community centers yesterday to celebrate the 25th completion of learning Maimonides’ landmark compendium of Jewish Law, the Mishneh Torah.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Zalman and Shterna (nee Goldstein) Zwiebel (Shluchim in Ann Arbor, MI) on the birth of a baby 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!
Hollywood, CA — With the 28th annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon only two months away, Chabad is working to make this year’s celebration of life the best yet. The program will be broadcast worldwide live from Hollywood on Sunday, September 9 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm. With the theme of “People Helping People,” the fundraising event will highlight the many ways that people of Chabad reach out to aid and comfort others through grassroots campaigns and services.
This Year’s Telethon is all about the People
Hollywood, CA — With the 28th annual Chabad “To Life” Telethon only two months away, Chabad is working to make this year’s celebration of life the best yet. The program will be broadcast worldwide live from Hollywood on Sunday, September 9 from 4:00 to 10:00 pm. With the theme of “People Helping People,” the fundraising event will highlight the many ways that people of Chabad reach out to aid and comfort others through grassroots campaigns and services.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Saturday evening that Timoshenko passed at the Kings County Hospital surrounded by family and members of the 71st Precinct.
"He made the ultimate sacrifice with unflinching sacrifice to do it; we are more committed than ever to the prosecution of the individuals responsible for his death,” said Kelly.
Kelly said Timoshenko passed away on his own; he had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling, and was unable to breathe on his own since the shooting.
Officer Dies From Wounds Sustained During Brooklyn Shooting
Officer Russel Timoshenko, the young police officer shot Monday during a traffic stop in Brooklyn, has died.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said Saturday evening that Timoshenko passed at the Kings County Hospital surrounded by family and members of the 71st Precinct.
“He made the ultimate sacrifice with unflinching sacrifice to do it; we are more committed than ever to the prosecution of the individuals responsible for his death,” said Kelly.
Kelly said Timoshenko passed away on his own; he had been paralyzed, suffered brain swelling, and was unable to breathe on his own since the shooting.
His job is demanding, involving long hours of travel, sometimes at short notice, and great attention to details.
But as a Chabad rabbi, he also feels it is incumbent upon himself to become part of the community he calls home, and to work to bring that community together and strengthen it.
Rabbi Levy Works to Build Jewish Community
Louisville, KY — Rabbi Yosef Levy came to Louisville in 1999 to be the Orthodox Union’s (OU) kosher supervisor in Kentuckiana. In that capacity, he inspects nearly 100 food production facilities in an area stretching from London, KY, to Indianapolis, to Buckner to Bowling Green.
His job is demanding, involving long hours of travel, sometimes at short notice, and great attention to details.
But as a Chabad rabbi, he also feels it is incumbent upon himself to become part of the community he calls home, and to work to bring that community together and strengthen it.
Zhitomir Jewish Community Reacts to Anti-Semitism
Zhitomir, Ukraine – In response to a recent wave of anti-Semitism experienced in Zhitomir and in hope of drawing attention to this growing problem, the city’s Jewish community has sent a letter to a number of agencies, including the Zhitomir Regional Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the state Security Service, the Israel Embassy and various other administrative organs.
Residents Attend a Prayer Vigil for the Injured Officers
Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Around 5:00pm on Wednesday evening a prayer vigil took place in front of the 71st Precinct which serves the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn and is the Precinct which Officers Russell Timoshenko and Herman Yan served. Tens of residents gathered in front of the Precinct on the corner of Empire Blvd and New York Ave along with community leaders and activists to pray for the recovery of Officer Timoshenko who was critically injured in a shooting earlier this week.
More pictures and a video in the Extended Article.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehuda Joffre (Memphis, TN) and Chani (bas R Yisroel) Rosen (Crown Heights) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
1. In the beginning of the second Torah portion which we read this week (Parshas Masei) the Torah tells us about all the journeys which the Jewish people traveled from the time they left Egypt until they finally entered in to the Land of Israel[1].
Rashi [2] tells us that there were 42 journeys in all [3].
2. The Rebbe shows us the Chassidic insight regarding these journeys:
The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Mattos-Masei
The Rebbe says:
1. In the beginning of the second Torah portion which we read this week (Parshas Masei) the Torah tells us about all the journeys which the Jewish people traveled from the time they left Egypt until they finally entered in to the Land of Israel[1].
Rashi [2] tells us that there were 42 journeys in all [3].
2. The Rebbe shows us the Chassidic insight regarding these journeys:
Women Gather for the 6th Annual Kinus HaMechanchos
Newark, NJ — Chabad women educators ended two days of intensive educational lectures, workshops, and symposia at their annual conference which took place Monday and Tuesday the 9th and 10th of July at the Robert Treat Conference Center in Newark N.J. A similar men’s conference will be held in three weeks.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – 7 Sholom Zochors this Week!
Mendy and Chanie (nee Kohn) Cohen.
IYH at 621 Lefferts Ave, Apt B5, [bet Kinsgton and Albany Ave].
Yochanan and Keturah (nee Ponce) Reid.
IYH at Empire Shtibel, 489 Empire Blvd, [bet Brooklyn and New York Ave].
Yaisef and Chana Lipsker (Reading, PA) .
Avraham and Nechama (nee Wasseman) Laber (Troy, NY) .
Yehonasan and Shmira Meegan.
IYH at Chabad House at Marie Ave W, West St Paul, MN.
Mendel and Miriam Gorman (Edgware, UK) .
Zalman and Hennie (nee Perlow) Edelman (Melbourne, 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.
Aberdeen, WA — There are only a handful of Jews in the Stafford Creek Correctional Center. They say a general lack of understanding about their faith is stressful. So is what feels like constant Christian proselytizing by fellow inmates and the occasional corrections officer.
Rabbinical Students Visit Prison
Aberdeen, WA — There are only a handful of Jews in the Stafford Creek Correctional Center. They say a general lack of understanding about their faith is stressful. So is what feels like constant Christian proselytizing by fellow inmates and the occasional corrections officer.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mordy and Itty (nee Tennenhaus) Feiner (Hallandale, FL) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
