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Samuel Balkany is surrounded by community and political leaders at the Jewish Children's Museum as he recounts beatdown that left him needing a medical staple to close a gash in his head.

The 16-year-old yeshiva student who told cops he was beaten by five black teens during an anti-Semitic rampage in Brooklyn has been involved in three other violent incidents in the past year.

Samuel Balkany reported being robbed at knifepoint, randomly pushed as he exited a car and having his nose broken in separate attacks since moving in with an aunt in Crown Heights last year, police sources said.

History of violence follows Hasidic teen beaten in Brooklyn by thugs

NY Daily News

Samuel Balkany is surrounded by community and political leaders at the Jewish Children’s Museum as he recounts beatdown that left him needing a medical staple to close a gash in his head.

The 16-year-old yeshiva student who told cops he was beaten by five black teens during an anti-Semitic rampage in Brooklyn has been involved in three other violent incidents in the past year.

Samuel Balkany reported being robbed at knifepoint, randomly pushed as he exited a car and having his nose broken in separate attacks since moving in with an aunt in Crown Heights last year, police sources said.

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Baby Girl!

Tuvya and Shaina (nee Goldstein) Gewirtz from Crown Heights had a baby girl!

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Baby Boy!

R’ Dovber and Lulu (nee Kievman) Koncepolski from Irvine, CA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Dov Werner (Five Towns, NY) to Mushka Miriam Weingarten (Kingston, PA)
New Engagement!

Shmuli Dalfin (North Bay Village, FL) to Chayle Groner (Calgary, Canada)
New Engagement!

Chaya Saacks (Crown Heights) to Shmuli Brecher (Boro Park)
New Engagement!

Mendel Goodman (Manchester UK) to Maayan Ochman (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
New Engagement!

Shaya Lipsh (Brooklyn, NY) to Devori Golomb (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Motty Segall (Miami, FL) to Bryna Etel Kosofsky (Longmeadow, MA)
New Engagement!

Simcha Vogel (London, UK) to Mussa Junik (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Shmuel Brook (Brooklyn, NY) to Nechama Leah Greenberg (Solon, OH) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Baby Boy!

Shneur Zalman and Yehudis Futerfas from Dnipro, Ukraine had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Zevi Rotter (Crown Heights) to Miriam Elkins (Chicago, IL) L’Chaim: Sunday, March 22nd, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Engagement!

Mendel Minkowitz (Montreal, Canada) to Mushka Lewis (Brighton, England)
Baby Girl!

Zalman and Bella (nee Lifshitz) Brook from Brooklyn Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Dovid and Chaya Sandhaus from Philadelphia, PA had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Brody (Chicago, IL) to Chaya Horowitz (Canton, MA)
New Engagement!

Chaim Eliyahu Sternberg (Crown Heights) to Yocheved Wilhelm (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, 8:30pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave

Tensions Run High at Press Conference

Shturem.net

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — State Senator Eric Adams convened a press conference at the Jewish Museum to protest and condemn the vicious beating of the 16 year old yeshiva bochur this past Friday night.

Samuel Balkany, 16, needed staple to close gash after being attacked Friday night. Balkany told cops he was beaten by five black teens shouting hate-filled slurs said Sunday the attack has left him terrified – fearful of even walking outside his Brooklyn home.

More Pictures from the Press Conference in the Extended Article!

Crown Heights News
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The Pinson Family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Mrs Menucha Vita Pinson OBM.

Her son R Baruch Pinson and her daughter Cherry Posner will be sitting shiva in Crown Heights at 1468 President St, [between Kingston And Albany Ave].

Shacharis: 7:15 AM
Mincha: 4:45 PM
Ma'ariv: B'zmanoi

Condolences can be called in to (718) 778-5677.

Her sons R Nachum Yitzchock, R Menchem Mendel, R Yosef, R Tanchum Pinson and her brother, R Boruch Gopin will be sitting Shiva in Kfar Chabad.

Condolences can be called in to 011-972-3-9606-023

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B'soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V'yerushalayim

Info to be Menachem Avel The Pinson Family

The Pinson Family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their mother, Mrs Menucha Vita Pinson OBM.

Her son R Baruch Pinson and her daughter Cherry Posner will be sitting shiva in Crown Heights at 1468 President St, [between Kingston And Albany Ave].

Shacharis: 7:15 AM
Mincha: 4:45 PM
Ma’ariv: B’zmanoi

Condolences can be called in to (718) 778-5677.

Her sons R Nachum Yitzchock, R Menchem Mendel, R Yosef, R Tanchum Pinson and her brother, R Boruch Gopin will be sitting Shiva in Kfar Chabad.

Condolences can be called in to 011-972-3-9606-023

Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V’yerushalayim

Notices

Photo Gallery: the MyShliach Melava Malka

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — This past Motzei Shabbas, Parshas Beshalach, My Shliach held its 2nd Annual Mentor Appreciation Event this year at the Jewish Children’s Museum, as a token of gratitude for the enormous contribution that the bochrim have made to shluchim’s children. MY Shliach provided an all you can eat Chinese buffet and Sushi Bar! Due to the tremendous growth since last year in the number of mentors, this year’s My Shliach event was moved from last year’s location at the Levi Yitzchak Library to this year’s larger location.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Chabad News
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The Friendship Circle at the Center for Kosher Culinary Arts at Happy Home

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — This past Sunday, 55 Friendship Circle children and volunteers sporting bright green shirts boarded a coach bus and set out for Fun Time America to enjoy a full day of games, slides, arcades, and rides.

After a day full of non-stop fun, one child just didn’t want to leave. With tears she begged her mother to let her stay in camp.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

First ever Friendship Circle Winter Camp

The Friendship Circle at the Center for Kosher Culinary Arts at Happy Home

BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — This past Sunday, 55 Friendship Circle children and volunteers sporting bright green shirts boarded a coach bus and set out for Fun Time America to enjoy a full day of games, slides, arcades, and rides.

After a day full of non-stop fun, one child just didn’t want to leave. With tears she begged her mother to let her stay in camp.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Crown Heights News
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Avi Webb - Chabad.org

A worker with Jewish Educational Media studies film of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

BROOKLYN, NY — The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a grant to the group responsible for preserving the more than 4,000 hours of raw audio and video footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

Federal Grant Helps Preserve Lubavitch Archival Footage

Avi Webb – Chabad.org

A worker with Jewish Educational Media studies film of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

BROOKLYN, NY — The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a grant to the group responsible for preserving the more than 4,000 hours of raw audio and video footage of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory.

Chabad News

100-Year Anniversary, New Torah for Saratov Jewish Community

FJC.ru

SARATOV, Russia –- Jews residing in the southern Russian city of Saratov were able to celebrate a monumental occasion this weekend, welcoming a new Torah scroll to the Great Choral Synagogue on the occasion of its 100-year anniversary. The scroll was donated by Rabbi Yitzhak Kubichek, the father of the region’s Chief Rabbi Yakov Kubichek, who decided to make this contribution upon his most recent visit to Saratov from his home in Jerusalem.

Shlichus
The Rosenfeld Family will be sitting shiva after the passing of their father Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld OBM, at 698 Empire Blvd, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Shacharis: 7:00am, 7:45am, 8:30am and 9:15am
Mincha: 4:30pm
Ma'ariv: B'zmanoi

Condolences can be emailed to atis86@aol.com or call (718) 778-1947
 
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B'soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V'yerushalayim

Info to be Menachem Avel The Rosenfeld Family

The Rosenfeld Family will be sitting shiva after the passing of their father Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld OBM, at 698 Empire Blvd, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Shacharis: 7:00am, 7:45am, 8:30am and 9:15am
Mincha: 4:30pm
Ma’ariv: B’zmanoi

Condolences can be emailed to atis86@aol.com or call (718) 778-1947
 
Hamokom Yenachem Eschem B’soch Shear Avolei Tziyon V’yerushalayim

Notices

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There will be a Shloshim gathering in honor of the Reb Zev Yosef and Rochel Simons of Sydney, Australia, this Tuesday night, January 22nd at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway, [between Albany and Troy Ave], at 8:00 PM sharp. There will be a Siyum Mishnayos and a guest speaker, Rabbi YY Jacobson who will address the crowd.

Tuesday – Simons Shloshim Gathering

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — There will be a Shloshim gathering in honor of the Reb Zev Yosef and Rochel Simons of Sydney, Australia, this Tuesday night, January 22nd at Chovevei Torah 885 Eastern Parkway, [between Albany and Troy Ave], at 8:00 PM sharp. There will be a Siyum Mishnayos and a guest speaker, Rabbi YY Jacobson who will address the crowd.

PSA

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Residents of the community, men, woman and children turned out for the Levaya of Rabbi Yisroel (Izzy) Rosenfeld OBM, a longtime resident and activist in Crown Heights.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

The Levaya of Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld OBM

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Residents of the community, men, woman and children turned out for the Levaya of Rabbi Yisroel (Izzy) Rosenfeld OBM, a longtime resident and activist in Crown Heights.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

General
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Tamar Runyan - Chabad.org

Rabbi Moshe Ze'ev Pizem of Chabad-Lubavitch of Sderot points out damage from a Palestinian rocket attack.

SDEROT, Israel — No stranger to the almost daily Palestinian rocket attacks that have crippled the Israeli desert town of Sderot, Rabbi Moshe Ze'ev Pizem has gotten quite used to comforting families whose homes have been destroyed and whose family members have been injured or killed.

Palestinian Rocket Lands Meters From Sderot Chabad House

Tamar Runyan – Chabad.org

Rabbi Moshe Ze’ev Pizem of Chabad-Lubavitch of Sderot points out damage from a Palestinian rocket attack.

SDEROT, Israel — No stranger to the almost daily Palestinian rocket attacks that have crippled the Israeli desert town of Sderot, Rabbi Moshe Ze’ev Pizem has gotten quite used to comforting families whose homes have been destroyed and whose family members have been injured or killed.

Chabad News
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