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CROWN HEIGTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – at around 12:30pm on Tuesday a fire broke out in a home on Carroll Street between Kingston and Brooklyn. FDNY responded within minutes and had the fire under control soon thereafter.

The apparent cause of the fire was a faulty electrical outlet.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Fire breaks out in Home on Carroll Street

CROWN HEIGTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – at around 12:30pm on Tuesday a fire broke out in a home on Carroll Street between Kingston and Brooklyn. FDNY responded within minutes and had the fire under control soon thereafter.

The apparent cause of the fire was a faulty electrical outlet.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Mendel Matuf (Crown Heights) to Mushka Fajnland (Herndon, VA)
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Eli and Ruty (nee Brand) Steinhauser from Fairlawn, NJ had a baby girl!
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Shmuly and Geula (nee Katzman) Gniwisch from Houston, TX had a baby girl!
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Memke Goldshmid (Valley Stream, NY) to Mushky Gancz (West Palm Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Upper Level
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Mendel Minkowics (Crown Heights) to Sara Fajnland (Herndon, VA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
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Sender Gurewitz (Lyon, France) to Malki Lipskier (S. Petersburg, Russia)

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Shalom Assouline (Paris, France) to Bracha Labi (Milan, Italy) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 9:00pm at 1185 Lincoln Pl
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Yossi and Mushky (nee Parnes) Teleshevsky from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Mendel and Esther (nee Fajnland) Scharf from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Aharon and Rivka (nee Felberman) Simon from Dallas, TX had a baby boy!
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Chaim and Chaya Pape from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Levi and Miri Tenenbaum from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Yisroel and Chanie Mogilevsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Moshe and Sarah Spalter from Lake Forest, IL had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Itshak Cohen (Versailles, France) to Hanni Sitruk (Paris, France)
New Engagement!

Meir Yabra (Crown Heights) to Chaya Spritzer (Monroe Township, NJ) L’Chaim: Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 8:30pm at The Shull 481 Albany Ave
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David and Elka (nee Boymelgreen) New from Miami, FL had a baby boy!

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to a good friend Shmuly (ben Moshe) Klein (Crown Heights) and Leah (bas Gavriel) Schapiro (Crown Heights) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Wednesday at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St, [between New York and Nostrand Ave].

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30 Days to the Tragic Passing of the Simons’s

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Family members, relatives and friends gathered Tuesday evening marking thirty days since the tragic passing of Rabbi Zev Yosef and his wife Rochel Simons OBM with a Shloshim gathering in the Chovevei Torah Hall.

In the gathering the crowd heard from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, Rabbi Matisyahu Cantor, Rabbi Yossi Jacobson and Rabbi Mordechai Kirchenbaum. The crowd heard about the couple and their tireless efforts in Chesed and their dedication to the Chinuch of the community.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Cheder Lubavitch Morristown Melave Malka

MORRISTOWN, NJ [CHI] — Cheder Lubavitch of Morristown, NJ (Chedermorristown.com) held its annual Melave Malka this past Motzie Shabbos. The gathering attended by parents, teachers, and community members was an evening dedicated to Every Day Miracles, an appreciation of Cheder. The evening was a huge success, with everyone feeling inspired and grateful for having such a wonderful school.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Raleigh and Fruma (nee Silberstein) Resnick (Shluchim to Pleasanton, CA) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

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Yud Shevat Farbrengen At YNS Tzfas

TZFAS, Israel [CHI] — It was a tremendous nachas to see when in the middle of the lavish seuda three bochurim said over the Ma’amer of Basi Legani. Yasher koach to Hatomim Avi Naiditch, Hatomim Chaim Cowen and Hatomim Avi Habousha for a job well done.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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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

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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.

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Tensions Run High at Press Conference

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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!

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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

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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

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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!

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