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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Mass Bar and Bat Mitzva for Russia’s Northern Capital

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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

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.

Storm Tips Crane, Broward Synagogue Damaged

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

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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.

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.

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!

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.

Chabad Raises Over $40,000 for Local Israelis

By Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf – The Canadian Jewish News

There’s an old adage that says if you’re going to host an event you should always “leave ’em laughing.”

And on May 17, at the fourth annual Spirit of Community Dinner, a fundraising awards gala hosted by the Beth Chabad Israeli Community Centre to benefit the growing Israeli community in the GTA, that’s exactly what what they did.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Ilan and Yael (nee Rahmani) Meyers (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.

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“Tomorrow Show” Premiere is an Audience Thriller with the Friendship Circle at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Crown Heights, Brooklyn –- Last night, the Jewish Children’s Museum hosted an innovative and exciting dinner in appreciation of the Friendship Circle at the Jewish Children’s Museum volunteers. Two New York TV reporters hosted the “Tomorrow Show“ celebrating the Friendship Circle’s mission of providing children with special needs with a brighter tomorrow. A take-off of the popular Today Show, the Tomorrow Show was full of moving ”news“ features, a hilarious ”weather report,” mock commercials and live musical accompaniment by Gershon Veroba and the Neshoma Orchestra.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dudi and Chanchi (nee Krinsky) Vigler (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

NYC Cracking Down on ‘Blocking the Box’

New York, NY — Here’s another way to get a ticket in New York City. The city is cracking down on “blocking the box” vioolations. The city plans to hire 117 additional Traffic Enforcement Agents this year to look for motorists who get stuck in the intersection when the light changes red. Some drivers get caught by trying to squeeze through the intersection just as the light is changing.

Promo Video: CH Softball to play for Friendship Circle Day

Sunday June 10 is the Friendship Circle Day!

The Crown Heights Softball League will be having a special game which will determine which team will lead the league. The teams playing are the Regency Cleaners Kloppers vs The Apple Drugs Skullcaps in Lefferts Park.