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The following is a Blog post that has been brought to our attention and we thought it would be a good point to bring up to our readers here at CrownHeights.info. The following post was written by a Blog called ‘ChaBlog’, readers are welcome to share their thoughts on the matter.
Lubavitchers know how to argue. It’s just one of the things we’re good at. As politics rage around the world from Head Shluchim to High Schools, CrownHeights.info takes the cake. Don’t get the wrong idea; CrownHeights.info is a great news site. In just a few short years it grabbed Chabad viewers and now it’s more popular then the overrated Shmais. The content is usually good and it always has big bright pictures to go along with even the dullest articles.

My issue is not with the website, but the viewers. CrownHeights.info has a cool feature over the other chabad news sites by letting you post comments on anything. After observing these comments for a while it’s starting to get to me. On every news piece, picture, article, there is someone who has to write something stupid or senselessly negative and start an argument. Not just any arguments but heated ones where the commentators attack each other.

Op-Ed: Agree to Disagree. Please?

The following is a Blog post that has been brought to our attention and we thought it would be a good point to bring up to our readers here at CrownHeights.info. The following post was written by a Blog called ‘ChaBlog’, readers are welcome to share their thoughts on the matter.

Lubavitchers know how to argue. It’s just one of the things we’re good at. As politics rage around the world from Head Shluchim to High Schools, CrownHeights.info takes the cake. Don’t get the wrong idea; CrownHeights.info is a great news site. In just a few short years it grabbed Chabad viewers and now it’s more popular then the overrated Shmais. The content is usually good and it always has big bright pictures to go along with even the dullest articles.

My issue is not with the website, but the viewers. CrownHeights.info has a cool feature over the other chabad news sites by letting you post comments on anything. After observing these comments for a while it’s starting to get to me. On every news piece, picture, article, there is someone who has to write something stupid or senselessly negative and start an argument. Not just any arguments but heated ones where the commentators attack each other.

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Zalman and Brocho Friedman from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 860 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor
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Eli and Chava Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
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Mendel Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia) to Mussie Shemtov (West Bloomfield, MI)
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Zalmy and Zeldie Laufer from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
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Tomer Ward (Victorville, CA) to Gimel Bentes (Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at The Lounge 556 Crown Street, Enter Building Left Turn
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Moishy Goldberg (Georgetown, NY) to Batsheva Gansburg (Coconut Creek, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
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Moshe Yisroel Dovid and Estie Wolf from Chicago, IL had a baby girl!
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Shmouel Nadjar (Charenton le pont S.Maurice, France) to Shirel Chaya Partouche (Creteil, France)
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Avremel Turen (Chicago, IL) to Brochie Reinetz (New Haven, CT) L’Chaim: Thursday, Oct. 15th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
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Moshe and Chanie Silman from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Enagagement!

Mendel Matuf (Crown Heights) to Mushka Fajnland (Herndon, VA)
Baby Girl!

Eli and Ruty (nee Brand) Steinhauser from Fairlawn, NJ had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Shmuly and Geula (nee Katzman) Gniwisch from Houston, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Memke Goldshmid (Valley Stream, NY) to Mushky Gancz (West Palm Beach, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Upper Level
New Engagement!

Mendel Minkowics (Crown Heights) to Sara Fajnland (Herndon, VA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at The JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

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

Scheduled to take place today, Sunday June 3rd is the Siyum [completion] of a Safer Torah which is being dedicated in loving memory of R. Eliezer Yitzchok Levy OBM, and it is being donated by his mother Mrs. Thelma Levy and his brother Rabbi Don Yoel Levy. And in memory of Rabbi Avrohom Moshe & Mrs. Hitzel Deitsch OBM, Donated by their son-in-law and daughter, Rabbi Don Yoel & Mrs. Malka Levy.

The completion of the Torah will take place at 1:30pm in the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Levy, 1347 Carroll Street and at 3:00pm the Parade and Hakafos to Beis Eliezer Yitchok 394 Kingston Avenue will take place.

TODAY: Hachnosas Safer Torah to Bais Eliezer Yitzchok

Scheduled to take place today, Sunday June 3rd is the Siyum [completion] of a Safer Torah which is being dedicated in loving memory of R. Eliezer Yitzchok Levy OBM, and it is being donated by his mother Mrs. Thelma Levy and his brother Rabbi Don Yoel Levy. And in memory of Rabbi Avrohom Moshe & Mrs. Hitzel Deitsch OBM, Donated by their son-in-law and daughter, Rabbi Don Yoel & Mrs. Malka Levy.

The completion of the Torah will take place at 1:30pm in the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Levy, 1347 Carroll Street and at 3:00pm the Parade and Hakafos to Beis Eliezer Yitchok 394 Kingston Avenue will take place.

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The New York Times
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly at an F.B.I. office in Manhattan.

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Queens, NY — Four men, including a onetime airport cargo handler and a former member of the Parliament of Guyana, were charged yesterday with plotting to blow up fuel tanks, terminal buildings and the web of fuel lines running beneath Kennedy International Airport.

4 Accused of Plot to Blow Up Facilities at Kennedy Airport

The New York Times
Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly at an F.B.I. office in Manhattan.

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Click Here for a map of JFK airport

Queens, NY — Four men, including a onetime airport cargo handler and a former member of the Parliament of Guyana, were charged yesterday with plotting to blow up fuel tanks, terminal buildings and the web of fuel lines running beneath Kennedy International Airport.

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Chabad Expands Focus on Jewish Adult Education Services

Baila Olidort – Lubavitch.com

Following a recent initiative to expand the adult education services offered by Chabad-Lubavitch centers nationwide and abroad, Lubavitch Headquarters disclosed today through Lubavitch.com the names of 20 additional cities that have been approved for the program, for a total of 43 participating cities.

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Groundbreaking New Jewish Educational Complex

Baku, Azerbaijan — May 31st in the capital of Azerbaijan, a festive ceremony took place for laying the first stone of the Baku ‘Chabad Ohr Avner’ Educational Complex. This event signifies the joyous beginning a massive undertaking, sponsored by the Ohr Avner Foundation in partnership with the Geider Aliyev Foundation.

More picture in the Extended Article!

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With profound sadness we inform you of the untimely passing this Shabbos of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Eliyahu Engel OBM (70) of Crown Heights.

He leaves behind his wife Yehudis Engel, brother R. Yisroel Shmuel Engel (Pittsburg, PA) and children, Shternie Perline (Wesley Hills, NY), R. Yossi Engel (Crown Heights), R. Mendy Engel (Tamarac, FL) , R. Sholom Ber Engel (Melbourne, Australia), R. Shaul Engel (Bayside, Australia), Estie Benhamou (Melbourne, Australia), Zevi Engel (Brooklyn) and Zeldie Engel (Crown Heights).

The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at around 10:15am and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

Baruch Dayan Hoemes – R. Eliyahu Engel OBM

With profound sadness we inform you of the untimely passing this Shabbos of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Eliyahu Engel OBM (70) of Crown Heights.

He leaves behind his wife Yehudis Engel, brother R. Yisroel Shmuel Engel (Pittsburg, PA) and children, Shternie Perline (Wesley Hills, NY), R. Yossi Engel (Crown Heights), R. Mendy Engel (Tamarac, FL) , R. Sholom Ber Engel (Melbourne, Australia), R. Shaul Engel (Bayside, Australia), Estie Benhamou (Melbourne, Australia), Zevi Engel (Brooklyn) and Zeldie Engel (Crown Heights).

The Levaya will take place Tomorrow, Sunday and will be leaving from the Shomrei Hadaas Chapel at around 10:15am and will be passing by 770 at around 10:45am

Baruch Dayan Hoemes

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Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Blood and spent bullets were seen scattered around at the intersection of Crown and Brooklyn this Shabbos afternoon.

According to eye witnesses two cars pulled up to the intersection where shouting and yelling was exchanged between the occupants of the two vehicles followed by gun shots.

The incident took place at around 1:00 in the afternoon where witnesses described a white van and a red sedan pulling alongside each other and exchange some shouting and two gun shots rang out.

Gunshots on Crown and Brooklyn, Shabbos Afternoon

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Blood and spent bullets were seen scattered around at the intersection of Crown and Brooklyn this Shabbos afternoon.

According to eye witnesses two cars pulled up to the intersection where shouting and yelling was exchanged between the occupants of the two vehicles followed by gun shots.

The incident took place at around 1:00 in the afternoon where witnesses described a white van and a red sedan pulling alongside each other and exchange some shouting and two gun shots rang out.

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FJC.ru
S Peterburg, Russia — The entire Jewish community of S.Petersburg joined together in celebrating a joint Bar and Bat Mitzva ceremony, signifying the coming of age for numerous Jewish children from Russia's northern capital. In accordance with Jewish tradition, this momentous event occurs for girls at the age of 12 years, while boys undergo this important ritual at 13.

This festivity represents the culmination of another year of activity under the city-wide 'Bar/ Bat Mitzva' project, sponsored and operated by the 'Beit Chabad' Community Center in S.Petersburg under the leadership of Rabbi Tzvi Pinski

Mass Bar and Bat Mitzva for Russia’s Northern Capital

FJC.ru

S Peterburg, Russia — The entire Jewish community of S.Petersburg joined together in celebrating a joint Bar and Bat Mitzva ceremony, signifying the coming of age for numerous Jewish children from Russia’s northern capital. In accordance with Jewish tradition, this momentous event occurs for girls at the age of 12 years, while boys undergo this important ritual at 13.

This festivity represents the culmination of another year of activity under the city-wide ‘Bar/ Bat Mitzva’ project, sponsored and operated by the ‘Beit Chabad’ Community Center in S.Petersburg under the leadership of Rabbi Tzvi Pinski

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Mendy and Rivky (nee Schmukler) Gurevitch (Offenbach, Germany) on the birth of a girl.

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

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Storm Tips Crane, Broward Synagogue Damaged

CBS
The crane collapse (inset) on the backround of Chabad of Fort Lauderdale

Click Here to watch a newscast of this incident.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL — A crane collapsed by Galt Ocean Drive in Ft. Lauderdale Saturday morning, crashing onto some power lines and damaging part of a synagogue.

The Chabad Lubavitch of Fort Lauderdale lost power due to the crane tipping over and snapping an electrical line providing power to the temple and other parts of the area.

Accidents
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The Weekly Comic! – Parshas Behaalotcha

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Proof that g-d like boys AND girls!

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8-4: This was the form of the menorah: hammered work of gold, from its base to its flower it was hammered work; according to the form that the Lord had shown Moses, so did he construct the menorah.

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Manalapan, NJ — This past Sunday around seventy-five people gathered at a ceremony in the Chabad House of Manalapan to witness 13 students of Yeshiva Beis Menachem receive their Semicha.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

13 Students from the Manalapan Yeshiva Receive Smicha!

Manalapan, NJ — This past Sunday around seventy-five people gathered at a ceremony in the Chabad House of Manalapan to witness 13 students of Yeshiva Beis Menachem receive their Semicha.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 14 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Shmuley and Rochel (nee Loebenstein) Goldberg.
IYH at 379 Crown St, [bet Brooklyn and New York Aves].

Zalman and Rochel Goldberg.
IYH at 370 Brooklyn Ave, [bet Crown and Carroll St].

Baruch and Shulamit Kaye.
IYH at Shain Shul, 390 Kingston Ave [bet Crown and Montgomery].

Zelig and Shifra Tabak.
IYH at 510 Crown St Apt 1B, [bet Kingston and Albany Aves].

Yossi and Sara (nee Lipskier) Langsam.
IYH at 648 Lefferts Ave, [bet Albany and Troy Aves].

Hillel and Brocha Bina (nee Hecht) Yanni.
IYH at 1484 Union St. [bet. Kingston and Albany]

Shmulik and Nuchi (nee Ives) Amitai.
IYH at 1548 President St, Apt B [bet albany and Try Aves].

Yitzchok and Laura Kupchin
IYH at 1650 President Street #2F [bet. Utica and Scenectady Aves].

Ezriel and Elky (nee Schtroks) Raitport (Crown Heights) .
IYH at 1739 49th St, [bet 17th and 18th Aves].

Ilan and Yael (nee Rahmani) Meyers
IYH at 613 E New York Ave, Apt 2LF, [bet Kingston and Albany Aves].

Shloimie and Shternie (nee Zirkind) Litzman.
IYH at 6 Kakiat Ln, Spring Valley, NY 10977.

Mordechai and Blima (nee Wolff) Wollenberg. (Shluchim to Birmingham, England)
IYH at 89 Carisbrooke Way, Cardiff Wales, England.

Mendy and Chana Rochel Zwiebel. (Shluchim to Chico, CA)
IYH at 526 W. 4th Ave. Chico, CA.

Mendel and Faigy Slavaticki. (Shluchim to Chicago, IL)
IYH at 6605 N. Whipple St. Chicago, IL.

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.

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