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Crown Heights, Brooklyn –- Yesterday, Thursday at around 4:10 in the afternoon, a woman driving was rear ended by another vehicle. The incident took place on Lefferts Ave between New York and Brooklyn in front of Bais Rivkah, the woman slowed her minivan and was rear ended by another minivan.

More in the Extended Article

Hit n Run on Lefferts and Brooklyn

Crown Heights, Brooklyn –- Yesterday, Thursday at around 4:10 in the afternoon, a woman driving was rear ended by another vehicle. The incident took place on Lefferts Ave between New York and Brooklyn in front of Bais Rivkah, the woman slowed her minivan and was rear ended by another minivan.

More in the Extended Article

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New Engagement!

Menachem Junik (Crown Heights) to Faigy Lieberow (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Motzei Shabbos, 9:15pm at The Simcha Hall 571 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Zalman and Brocho Friedman from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 860 Eastern Parkway, 2nd Floor
Baby Boy!

Eli and Chava Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Mendel Serebryanski (Melbourne, Australia) to Mussie Shemtov (West Bloomfield, MI)
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Zeldie Laufer from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Tomer Ward (Victorville, CA) to Gimel Bentes (Brazil) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 7:30pm at The Lounge 556 Crown Street, Enter Building Left Turn
New Engagement!

Moishy Goldberg (Georgetown, NY) to Batsheva Gansburg (Coconut Creek, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at the JCM Upper Level
Baby Girl!

Moshe Yisroel Dovid and Estie Wolf from Chicago, IL had a baby girl!
New Enagagement!

Shmouel Nadjar (Charenton le pont S.Maurice, France) to Shirel Chaya Partouche (Creteil, France)
New Engagement!

Avremel Turen (Chicago, IL) to Brochie Reinetz (New Haven, CT) L’Chaim: Thursday, Oct. 15th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

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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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shneur Seewald (Crown Heights) and Sarah Barber (Melbourne, Australia) on their engagement.

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

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Stanford University Celebrates Opening of New Rohr Chabad House

Rebecca Rosenthal – Lubavitch.com
Tad Taube, President of the Koret Foundation, speaks at the dedication of the new Rohr Chabad House on campus. (Photo: Steve Maller)

Palo Alto, CA — When he first met Rabbi Dov and Rachel Greenberg, Amichai Magen doubted that he, a self-described “Yitzchak Rabin Fulbright Scholar who grew up in the secular, Zionist heartland, would have much to do with the Chabad.”

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Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL
The story is told of an elderly woman – an expert embroiderer – who approached a prominent Rabbi, with a magnificent mantel (Torah cover) that she produced for their Synagogue's new Torah Scroll. Enamored by the beauty of the rich velvet and colorful embroidery, the Rabbi immediately rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and placed the mantel over it.
As they shared a moment of delight adoring the lovely new cover, the Rabbi, to everyone's disappointment, noticed that the new cover was several inches shorter than the scroll.
Thanking the woman for her sincere thoughtfulness and effort, the Rabbi gently explained that although it was a true masterpiece it would not work, since it was too short.
“Rabbi,” exclaimed the woman, “I don't understand, considering the quality and workmanship of this piece of art, couldn't we just trim off a few inches from the bottom of the Torah scroll to make it fit?”
“I'm sorry,” said the Rabbi, “In this shul we don't tailor the Torah to fit the Mantel!”

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Emor – Tailor Made?

Rabbi Yossi Kahanov Shliach to Jacksonville, FL

The story is told of an elderly woman – an expert embroiderer – who approached a prominent Rabbi, with a magnificent mantel (Torah cover) that she produced for their Synagogue’s new Torah Scroll. Enamored by the beauty of the rich velvet and colorful embroidery, the Rabbi immediately rushed to the ark, removed the Torah and placed the mantel over it.
As they shared a moment of delight adoring the lovely new cover, the Rabbi, to everyone’s disappointment, noticed that the new cover was several inches shorter than the scroll.
Thanking the woman for her sincere thoughtfulness and effort, the Rabbi gently explained that although it was a true masterpiece it would not work, since it was too short.
“Rabbi,” exclaimed the woman, “I don’t understand, considering the quality and workmanship of this piece of art, couldn’t we just trim off a few inches from the bottom of the Torah scroll to make it fit?”
“I’m sorry,” said the Rabbi, “In this shul we don’t tailor the Torah to fit the Mantel!”

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Picture of the Day – 1984 Permits for the Parade!

In 1984 (23 years ago) parade organizers applied for a permit from the 71st Precinct to shut down Empire Boulevard from Brooklyn Avenue all the way down to Troy Avenue and a stated attendance of 5000 people. Needless to say that the application was approved by none other then our Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, who at the time served as the Deputy Inspector in command of our 71st Precinct.

To view the documents in full size click the Extended Article!

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NY Daily News
Livery drivers making a bundle to guard dangerous city hot spots
Cabbie Zafrul Islam holds letter
explaining why he's guarding a
manhole in Brooklyn.

Con Edison has come up with a bizarre way to protect the public from stray-voltage hot spots throughout the city - it's hiring livery cab drivers to guard them until crews can fix the problem.

The dark cars and their drivers sit next to a roped-off area around the clock for days, with a placard explaining their mission.

“A stray voltage hazard was discovered here,” the card says. "The coned/taped off area contains an extremely dangerous electrified object or structure.

Con Ed pays ’em to sit on grates

NY Daily News

Livery drivers making a bundle to guard dangerous city hot spots

Cabbie Zafrul Islam holds letter
explaining why he’s guarding a
manhole in Brooklyn.

Con Edison has come up with a bizarre way to protect the public from stray-voltage hot spots throughout the city – it’s hiring livery cab drivers to guard them until crews can fix the problem.

The dark cars and their drivers sit next to a roped-off area around the clock for days, with a placard explaining their mission.

“A stray voltage hazard was discovered here,” the card says. “The coned/taped off area contains an extremely dangerous electrified object or structure.

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Mazal Tov! – 14 Sholom Zochors this Week!

Dovid and Chana Keila (nee Krasnjanski) Cohen.
IYH at 1532 President St, [bet Albany and Troy aves].

Yossi and Sarah Litvack.
IYH at 350 Lefferts Ave, Apt 5C, [bet New York and Nostrand aves].

Shlomo and Sara Esther (nee Hyman) Bongart.
IYH at 17 Tikvah Way, Morristown, NJ 07960.

Moshe and Sarah Jacobs.
IYH at 55 Beechwood Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44118.

Dovid and Yael Gold,
IYH at 1121 NE 170th St, Miami, FL 33162.

Zalman and Devorah Goldstein.
IYH at 83 Bal Bay Dr, Bal Harbour, FL 33154.

Yirmi and Shainie (nee Ferris) Emmer.
IYH at 2942 Claremont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705.

Shmueli and Shelly Newman.
IYH at 2108 Vail Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90278.

Ari and Karen Sitnik.
IYH at 44 Edinburgh Dr, Toronto, Canada.

Zalman and Shterna Lewis.
IYH at 15 Golden Ln, Brighton BN1, UK.

Mendy and Dani (nee Pincus) Litzman.
IYH at 3/275 Military Rd, Dover Heights, Sydney, Australia.

Yitzchok and Bat Sheva Reznik.
IYH at 770 Chabad Gate, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

Menachem Mendel and Nechama Dina (nee Carniel) Gansburg.
IYH at 770 Chabad Gate, Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.

Alexander and Leah Namdar.
IYH at Torild Wulffsgatan 20 Gothenburg, 41319, Sweden.

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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KSCVK’s Second Annual ‘Ice Cream Social’!

Crown Heights, Brooklyn — Yesterday evening Keren Simchas Chosson VeKallah held its second annual ‘Ice Cream Social’. Many women baked cakes that were displayed for all to see, and then the lucky participants were able to ‘bid’ on the cakes Chinese auction style. There were over 45 cakes on display.

An extensive gallery of all the beautiful cakes along with a list of the cakes and the amounts they were auctioned off for can be seen in the Extended Article!

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Jon Gold - Chabad.edu

Madison, WI — The fruit of a teacher’s labor is often not revealed until years after his interaction with his students. Students take classes, hopefully learn the basics of life, venture into the world and then return to the classroom years later sporting a suit and tie and an apple for the mentor that guided their way.

But for Rabbi Mendel Matusof of the U. of Wisconsin at Madison Chabad House, things are happening a bit quicker these days.

Rohr JLI’s Jewish Essentials Bears Fruit

Jon Gold – Chabad.edu

Madison, WI — The fruit of a teacher’s labor is often not revealed until years after his interaction with his students. Students take classes, hopefully learn the basics of life, venture into the world and then return to the classroom years later sporting a suit and tie and an apple for the mentor that guided their way.

But for Rabbi Mendel Matusof of the U. of Wisconsin at Madison Chabad House, things are happening a bit quicker these days.

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We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Chanoch and his wife Chavie Parshan will be moving to Canyon Country, CA to establish a new Chabad house serving the Jewish Community there.

The Parshans were appointed by Rabbi Choni Marozov of Chabad of SCV under the auspices of Chabad of the Valley and Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon.

We wish the new Shluchim lots of Hatzlacha.

The Parshan's can be reached via email at chanochi@gmail.com

New Shluchim to California

We are pleased to announce that Rabbi Chanoch and his wife Chavie Parshan will be moving to Canyon Country, CA to establish a new Chabad house serving the Jewish Community there.

The Parshans were appointed by Rabbi Choni Marozov of Chabad of SCV under the auspices of Chabad of the Valley and Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon.

We wish the new Shluchim lots of Hatzlacha.

The Parshan’s can be reached via email at chanochi@gmail.com

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Global campaign to draw attention to moral and spiritual gifts of children with special needs

Brooklyn, NY — Everyone knows that volunteers make a difference. But what people do not yet know is that children with special needs also make a difference.

That's the motivation behind Imprint the World—a global awareness campaign to draw as much public attention as possible to the gifts children with special needs give to the world around them.

International Awareness Campaign – Imprint the World

Global campaign to draw attention to moral and spiritual gifts of children with special needs

Brooklyn, NY — Everyone knows that volunteers make a difference. But what people do not yet know is that children with special needs also make a difference.

That’s the motivation behind Imprint the World—a global awareness campaign to draw as much public attention as possible to the gifts children with special needs give to the world around them.

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Moshe and Tzippy (nee Wasserman) Lehr (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.

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