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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Leima and Shira (nee Cunin) Teleshevsky (Los Angeles, CA) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

Seventh Consecutive Year of a Collective Hachana

As Gimmel Tammuz is rapidly approaching, 4,000 Talmidim in the Rebbe’s Yeshivos around the world, are uniting in an intense study cycle of Sichos and Maamorim to strengthen their connection to the Rebbe in preparation for the day, with the hope that very soon we will be reunited with the Rebbe leading us to the Geulah Shleimah.

More in the Extended Article.

“But what About the Jewish Soldiers Around the Corner?”

The National Guard Armory located here in Crown Heights on Bedford Ave. & President St.

The following is In Connection with the forty years of the Rebbe’s Mivtza Tefillin. This is a tale about a gentle lad named Chaim Jacobs who came from England in the early ’60’s to study in 770 as told to Rabbi Ari Kirschenbaum – Shliach of the Rebbe to Prospect Heights Brooklyn by Rabbi Elkanah Schwartz, Rav Cong. Kol Israel of Prospect Heights.

New Shluchim to California

West Coast Chabad Lubavitch
Rabbi Grossbaum and his famiy bring joy and enthusiasm to Chabad of Folsom.

Folsom, CA — For Rabbi Yossi Grossbaum, who was recently appointed to launch Chabad of Folsom, the Northern California town is only the latest stop on a journey that began half a world away.  Grossbaum was born and raised in Australia, studied in both Brooklyn and Toronto, and has performed outreach activities in countless small communities in between.

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shneur Hirsch (Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah Gitlin (Toronto, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be Sunday night at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].

The Tomorrow Show Debuts at the Jewish Children’s Museum

NY1 reporters Stephanie Simon and Shazia Kahn co-host a one-of-a-kind evening, joined by Jewish stars including Gershon Veroba, and the famous Judah the Maccabee, and featuring an exclusive interview with Avraham Fried to pay tribute to the Friendship Circle volunteers.

BROOKLYN, NY -– In appreciation for the teenage girls and boys who volunteer several hours every week to spend time with their special needs “friends,” the Friendship Circle at the Jewish Children’s Museum is hosting a volunteer appreciation dinner at the Jewish Children’s Museum. But this won’t be just any, ordinary dinner. This is going to be a night of fun and laughter that takes place in…a makeshift TV studio! In keeping with their mission to provide a better tomorrow for children with special needs, the Friendship Circle dinner will feature the “Tomorrow Show.” The “Tomorrow Show,” modeled after the Today Show, will be complete with a TV-set, hosts, guest speakers, commercials and more!

Full Posted in the Extended Article!

The Winners of this years Shoneh Halachos Chidon!

The winners of this years Chidon were
1st Place: Berel Paltiel and Avrohom Minsky
2nd Place: Mendy Bindel, Mendel Oster and Menachem Shuchat
3rd Place: Naftoli Barber

Shoneh Halachos is a program for eighth grade boys to encourage and guide them in the study of Halacha with the Alter Rebbe’s Psak which is clearly explained through notations made by Rabbi Levi Bistritzky a”h – former Rav pf Tzfat. Established by the Igud Menahalei Yeshivos of Crown Heights for Oholei Menachem and United Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Crown Street in the goal to expand the knowledge of Halacha and Yiras Shamayim of the talmidim of our community.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shneur and Yenti (nee Schiffrin) Cohen (Boro Park, Brooklyn) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

Two New Shuls open in Crown Heights!

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — This past Shabbos (Parshas Behar-Bechukosai) was the grand opening of a 2 new Shuls in Crown Heights. Bais Eliezer Yitzchok, in memory of Rabbi Lazer Levy OBM, is located at 394 Kingston Avenue, near the corner of Montgomery Street, and another Shul called Mishkan Menachem.

More pictures in the Extended Article

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov Meir and Perel (nee Roth) Kahanov (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.

Leeds Now Home to United Kingdom’s Fifth Campus Chabad House

Joshua Runyan – Chabad.edu

Leeds, England — When the University of Leeds’ Jewish students return to classes come this fall, they’ll have more than one occasion to celebrate. The first: The arrival of Rabbi Michoel and Chana Sorah Danow to the northern England university will mark the opening of the third campus Chabad House in the United Kingdom this year. The second, flowing naturally from the first, will be the Danow’s oldest son’s bar mitzvah.

Mazal Tov! – 4 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Mordechai and Nina (nee Barnett) Simons.
IYH at 327 Crown St, [bet New York and Nostrand aves].

Yaakov and Rochel Leah (nee Katz) Danzinger.
IYH at 645 Lefferts Ave Apt 3C, [corner Albany ave].

Mendy and Bassy (nee Rotenberg) Tauby.
IYH at 836 Montgomery St Apt 8B, [corner Troy ave].

Arik and Tzippy (nee Greenwald) Lipsker (Rechovot, Israel) .

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.

From Party House to Chabad House

Darcy Silvers – Chabad.edu

S. Cruz, CA — Previously known as a “party house,” the three-story home still attracts dozens of students on Friday nights. But while the former location of the campus Frisbee team had been known for its raucous events, now students show up to do a lot more than party. That’s because the house is now home to Chabad at the University of California at S. Cruz. And it has undergone more than just a physical transformation.

Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Sholom Ber (ben Shmuel) Langsam (Crown Heights) and Ruchama Levin (Montreal, Canada) on their engagement.

The L’Chaim will IYH be tonight, Thursday at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany ave].