NEW YORK, NY — He’s someone everyone should be able to agree on.
Yosef Abrahamson, an African-American Hasidic Jew, took his place as commanding officer of a Crown Heights precinct for a day Tuesday.
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We would like wish Mazel Tov to Zalmi and Sheina (nee Weiss) Goldberg (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
Due to high demand from parents world-wide MyShliach.com has announced the launching of a shavuos mother and daughter learning along with the boys program, (as we reported here).
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CONAKRY, Guinea — As a military mutiny in the west African nation of Guinea drew to a close, diplomatic and Jewish community officials in the region cautiously said that expatriates in the capital city of Conakry seemed to have escaped the unrest relatively unscathed.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shloy and Surie (nee deutsch) Kapelushnick (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
The Rebbe wants every Jewish child to hear the Aseres Hadibros! Do you know someone that might not know about the upcoming holiday of Shavuot?
Forward this linlk THKIDS.org/challenge to family, friends and business associates so they can join the “Shavuot Challenge!”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yisroel and Rivky (nee Gurary) Geisinsky (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A nine year old Jewish girl was struck by a van as she was crossing a street in a crosswalk. The incident took place on Brooklyn and Crown at around 6:00pm today, Tuesday the van was making a right turn from Brooklyn and stuck the girl.
The driver immediately stopped and called 911, while witnesses called Hatzalah, all of whom responded within moments and began treating the young girl for a leg injury and then transported the girl to a local hospital for further treatment.
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We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dovid and Goldie (nee Moscowitz) Tiechtel (Shluchim to Champaign, IL) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
NEW YORK, NY [JTA] — Aaron Rubashkin, the owner of the embattled kosher slaughterhouse Agriprocessors, denies he has engaged in unethical labor practices and blames the failure of U.S. immigration policy for his mostly illegal workforce.
In the first substantive comments by an Agriprocessors representative since the government rounded up more than a third of its employees on immigration charges in a May 12 raid of its Iowa plant, Rubashkin flatly denied allegations of worker mistreatment and plant mismanagement.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avremi and Deena (nee Abend) Andrusier (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
ST LOUIS, MO — University City police are investigating the disappearance of one of the Torahs belonging to Congregation Bais Menachem — Chabad on Delmar. Rabbi Yosef Landa and the congregation discovered the Torah was missing during Shabbat services on May 24.
“When we opened the ark for the Torah service I realized one of the Torahs was missing,” Landa said. “A big gasp went up throughout the congregation.”
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shalom and Cherry New (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us mazaltov@crownheights.info
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI — From the outside, the Friendship Circle building is impressive. From the inside, it’s an absolute marvel.
Nestled in a clearing in the woods of this Detroit suburb, the 2,000-square-meter facility is the biggest draw in the area for children with special needs – and a dream come true for the Chabad Hassidim who conceived the groundbreaking facility.
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendel and Estie Mockin on the birth of their son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
PARKLAND, FL — In near-pitch darkness, vandals just over a month ago painted swastikas on the walls of Chabad of Parkland’s school building.
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