CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — After turning on the ovens this Motzoai Shabbos in the Matzah Bakery on Albany Avenue the block filled with thick smoke and the strong stench of fire.
FDNY was called and responded but after meeting the owner it quickly became clear that the smoke was due to the oven being cold and there was no need for any activity on the firefighter’s behalf.
Shmuel Gurary (Cholon, Israel) and Chaya Levin (Kensington, NY) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St, [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit a Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was viciously beaten in a racially motivated attack Friday night. The incident took place at around 10:00pm when the Bochur was on his way to a friend’s house, and was accosted by 5 Black teens on Carroll Street between Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues.
The group of Blacks pounced on the Bochur, throwing him over and began viciously beating him while cursing at him “you F****** Jew”, “little Jew” and “this is our neighborhood, we will kill you” among other racially motivated slurs and curses. After beating the Bochur for nearly 5 minutes, during which he tried calling for help, they left the scene.
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BROOKLYN, NY [CHI] — Curtis Sliwa speaks at FREE’s Outdoor HaChnosas Sifrei Torah Ceremony in Brighton Beach.
We would like to wish Mazall Tov to Yaakov and Dina (nee Rivkin) Duchan (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Earlier this year, Rabbi Benny Zippel strolled into a Provo store on a rescue mission.
He’d gotten word about a Torah scroll, Judaism’s holiest object, that was in the hands of an antiques dealer. He needed to check it out himself.
MOSCOW, Russia — As originally planned, the Rambam Medical Center in Moscow has begun operation in its new location – the recently-opened ‘Shaarei Tsedek’ Charity Center. With a smooth transition from its previous location, doctors have resumed activity and have already served a good number of clients.
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With tremendous sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs Menucha Vita Pinson OBM of Crown Heights (formerly Kfar Chabad) early this morning, she was 87.
She is survived by her sons R Nochum Yitzchock (California), R Menchem Mendel (Crown Heights), R Yosef (Crown Heights), R Tanchum (Kfar Chabad), R Baruch (Crown Heights) and her daughter Cherry Posner (Crown Heights).
The Levaya will be Motzoei Shabbos, leaving Shomrei Hadas at 8:30 PM, passing 770 at 9:00 PM and then will fly Israel where she will be buried next to her husband on Har Hazeitim.
Boruch Dayan HaEmes
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Over 3,500 Bochurim packed into the Rosa Hall in Beis Rivka Campus Chomesh for the 5th annual Kinus Hatmimim Haolami and Farbrengen in honor of Yud Shvat. The Kinus/Farbrengen is the main event in a long weekend packed with Shiurim, Farbrengens and more for Bochurim who come in from Yeshivos all over the world in Honor of Yud Shvat.
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This weeks edition of the Crown Heights Newspaper, available for print.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur crossing Eastern Parkway and Albany Avenue was struck and knocked over by a car Thursday evening. The incident took place as the car turned onto Eastern Parkway and struck the Bochur in the crosswalk. The driver of the car stopped, got out and looked at the Bochur and without a word he got into his car and fled the scene.
Shocked and hurt the Bochur made his down Albany to Lubavitcher Yeshiva where he met others and told them what happened, they advised him to call Shomrim and see what they say.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Thousands of Chassidim, Bochurim and Mekurovim poured into Crown Heights for Yud Shvat, visiting the Ohel, Davening in the Rebbes room in 770 and in the Rebbes House.
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10 Shvat, 5768
To all Shluchim and Anash,
Greetings and Blessings,
As many of you may know, Elana Leah Kasle, 18 year old daughter of Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Shaindel Kasle, from North Oak Park Michigan, was hit by a car several weeks ago. She was attending seminary in Florida and on that evening was working on winter camp. Although she has sustained life threatening injuries, and is presently in a coma, as a result of our Tefillos and good deeds in her merit, Boruch Hashem, Elana Leah has shown some improvements.
We have established organized Tehillim throughout our community. Many took upon themselves to finish Tehillim every week until Elana has a full recovery. Hundreds of men, women and Children took upon themselves to recite the Brocho of Asher Yutzar from a Siddur in the zechus of Elana Leah bas Shaindel Rochel, we distributed over two thousand wallet size Asher Yutzar cards to this point.
LITCHFIELD, CT — Rabbi intent on pursuing synagogue plans on Litchfield Green. Chabad Lubavitch has no intention of abandoning its plan to convert an 1872 house here into a synagogue, despite the official rejection of its building plan.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — About forty Shluchim from the greater New York region came together for a farbrengen in honor of Yud Shevat. The head shliach to Long Island, Rabbi Tuvia Teldon, invited shluchim to the farbrengen held at the Jewish Children’s Museum.
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