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The crowd at last years event. Inset: MBD.

5th Annual concert fundraiser to benefit Crown Heights children with special needs will be held on February 24, 2007.

Crown Heights, NY, December 31, 2006: Mordechai Ben David, the legendary Chassidic singer, will be the star performer at the annual concert fundraiser to take place on February 24, 2007, at the George Wingate Auditorium, 600 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY at 8:30 P.M.

MBD will be in concert for the first time in Crown Heights. The Neshoma orchestra, under the musical direction of the incomparable Yaron Gershovsky, will provide the perfect accompaniment for this wonderful event.

Chasdei Zahavi Announces that Mordechai Ben David To Headline Soul II Soul 5767!

The crowd at last years event. Inset: MBD.

5th Annual concert fundraiser to benefit Crown Heights children with special needs will be held on February 24, 2007.

Crown Heights, NY, December 31, 2006: Mordechai Ben David, the legendary Chassidic singer, will be the star performer at the annual concert fundraiser to take place on February 24, 2007, at the George Wingate Auditorium, 600 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY at 8:30 P.M.

MBD will be in concert for the first time in Crown Heights. The Neshoma orchestra, under the musical direction of the incomparable Yaron Gershovsky, will provide the perfect accompaniment for this wonderful event.

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Dovid Lifchitz (Boise, Idaho) to Mussie Moscowitz (Bucktown, IL)
New Engagement!

Yossi Kalman (Riverdale, NY) to Roizy Krausz (Lakewood, NJ) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Oct. 20th, 7:30pm at Rubashkin’s 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Shlomo Zeilig Kupfer (Boro Park, Brooklyn) to Moussia Cooper (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Alon Nussbaum (Johannesburg, South Africa) to Devorah Leah Edelkopf (Podgorico, Montenegro) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 7:30pm at The Shul 481 Albany Ave
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!

Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday L’Chaims!

Mendy Levertov (Crown Heights) and Vivi Kendall (Montreal, Canada) .
IY“H at Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown St. [Corner Albany Ave].

Chaim Kessler (Morristown, NJ) and Chaia Wainer (Burlington, VT/Baltimore, MD)
IY”H at Beis Levi Yitzchock, 556 Crown St. [Entrance on Albany].

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The NY Daily News
An NYPD sergeant charged with pummeling a suspected car thief in Brooklyn while off-duty defended himself yesterday, telling the Daily News the assault charges against him are baseless.

“The truth will come out,” Sgt. Greg Abrahams said after being held for 15 hours in the alleged beating of an ex-con who police say was trying to steal the sergeant's Ford Mustang. “This is so bogus. It's really just being blown out of proportion.”

Abrahams was agitated outside his Nassau County home yesterday as he removed parts of the dashboard, allegedly damaged by Gaspar Alcalde, 48.

Cop Denies Beating Thug After Car Theft Try

The NY Daily News

An NYPD sergeant charged with pummeling a suspected car thief in Brooklyn while off-duty defended himself yesterday, telling the Daily News the assault charges against him are baseless.

“The truth will come out,” Sgt. Greg Abrahams said after being held for 15 hours in the alleged beating of an ex-con who police say was trying to steal the sergeant’s Ford Mustang. “This is so bogus. It’s really just being blown out of proportion.”

Abrahams was agitated outside his Nassau County home yesterday as he removed parts of the dashboard, allegedly damaged by Gaspar Alcalde, 48.

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The fast begins at 5:51am and ends at 5:16pm (Crown Heights specific)
Chabad.org
On the 10th of Tevet of the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Thirty months later — on Tammuz 9, 3338 — the city walls were breached, and on Av 9th of that year, the Holy Temple was destroyed. The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia for 70 years.

Tevet 10 is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance, in remembrance of the siege of Jerusalem (see “Today in Jewish History”). We refrain from food and drink from daybreak to nightfall, and add the Selichot and other special supplements to our prayers. (More recently, Tevet 10 was chosen to also serve as a “general kaddish day” for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whose day of martyrdom is unknown.)

More in the Extended Article.

Tenth of Tevet – the Siege of Jerusalem

The fast begins at 5:51am and ends at 5:16pm (Crown Heights specific)

Chabad.org

On the 10th of Tevet of the year 3336 from Creation (425 BCE), the armies of the Babylonian emperor Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem. Thirty months later — on Tammuz 9, 3338 — the city walls were breached, and on Av 9th of that year, the Holy Temple was destroyed. The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia for 70 years.

Tevet 10 is observed as a day of fasting, mourning and repentance, in remembrance of the siege of Jerusalem (see “Today in Jewish History”). We refrain from food and drink from daybreak to nightfall, and add the Selichot and other special supplements to our prayers. (More recently, Tevet 10 was chosen to also serve as a “general kaddish day” for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whose day of martyrdom is unknown.)

More in the Extended Article.

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Group photo from the Kinus two years ago.

As in previous years, the Vaad-Talmidei-Hatmimim announced that they will organize conventions for Talmidim-Hashluchim. The central Kinus will take place in Miami, Florida. Additional Kinusim will follow across the globe in Israel, Russia etc.

The decision was announced last week by the Vaad, on a conference-call with participants from twenty Yeshivos around North America.

More in the Extended Article!

Talmidim-Shluchim convention to be held in Miami Yeshivah

Group photo from the Kinus two years ago.

As in previous years, the Vaad-Talmidei-Hatmimim announced that they will organize conventions for Talmidim-Hashluchim. The central Kinus will take place in Miami, Florida. Additional Kinusim will follow across the globe in Israel, Russia etc.

The decision was announced last week by the Vaad, on a conference-call with participants from twenty Yeshivos around North America.

More in the Extended Article!

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The New York Times
Three off-duty police officers were arrested and charged with assault yesterday after they attacked a man who had broken into a car belonging to one of them, officials said.

The man accused of breaking into the car, Alcado Gasper, 47, of Park Slope, Brooklyn, suffered minor injuries in the attack, which took place in Park Slope, and received medical treatment after he was arrested and taken to the 78th Precinct station house, officials said.

Officers Greg Abrahams, 33; Mark Zajac, 25; and Chris Kirch, 27, were all charged with third-degree assault and are under investigation by the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, the police said.

3 Off-Duty Officers Accused of Assault

The New York Times

Three off-duty police officers were arrested and charged with assault yesterday after they attacked a man who had broken into a car belonging to one of them, officials said.

The man accused of breaking into the car, Alcado Gasper, 47, of Park Slope, Brooklyn, suffered minor injuries in the attack, which took place in Park Slope, and received medical treatment after he was arrested and taken to the 78th Precinct station house, officials said.

Officers Greg Abrahams, 33; Mark Zajac, 25; and Chris Kirch, 27, were all charged with third-degree assault and are under investigation by the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, the police said.

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Boy Falls into Open Basement

At around 1:20pm on Friday, Erev Shabbos, a 12 year old boy fell through an open set of metal doors which leads to the basement of a store on Kingston Avenue. The incident took place on the corner of Kingston and Crown where a few boys were playing and one of the boys took the nearly 10 foot plunge backwards down the stairs into the basement.

Hatzalah was called and treated the boy then transported him along with his mother to Kings County Hospital for further checkups and observation.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

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Oracle, AZ — Ten action-packed and exciting days come to a close for one hundred and fifty children of Shluchim basking in an Avir of Shlichus in Camp Gan Israel, Tzerei Hashluchim, Boys and Girls Divisions in beautiful Oracle Arizona. The children experienced true Achdus and camaraderie among their fellow Shluchim.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Camp Gan Israel – Tzeirei Hashluchim 5767

Oracle, AZ — Ten action-packed and exciting days come to a close for one hundred and fifty children of Shluchim basking in an Avir of Shlichus in Camp Gan Israel, Tzerei Hashluchim, Boys and Girls Divisions in beautiful Oracle Arizona. The children experienced true Achdus and camaraderie among their fellow Shluchim.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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The NY Post
Brooklyn, NY — A devious cabal that included a pedophile rabbi stole a half-million-dollar home from a cancer-stricken woman, using a forged power of attorney to sell it and pocket the profits, Brooklyn prosecutors charged yesterday.

According to investigators, Margaret Franklin's Crown Heights home was stolen in August 2004 after Nathen Farkas, 31, forged a power of attorney, signing Franklin's name, that effectively handed control of her assets to co-defendant Russell Pitt.

B’klyn House ‘Theft’

The NY Post

Brooklyn, NY — A devious cabal that included a pedophile rabbi stole a half-million-dollar home from a cancer-stricken woman, using a forged power of attorney to sell it and pocket the profits, Brooklyn prosecutors charged yesterday.

According to investigators, Margaret Franklin’s Crown Heights home was stolen in August 2004 after Nathen Farkas, 31, forged a power of attorney, signing Franklin’s name, that effectively handed control of her assets to co-defendant Russell Pitt.

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Israir Welcomes the Sky-Torah

Amidst great joy and celebration, hundreds of people gathered at JFK International Airport in New York today to welcome a new Torah scroll.

Israir’s new Torah, called the Sky-Torah, was greeted under a “Chuppah”- a traditional Jewish wedding canopy, and was carried amidst throngs of children joyously dancing to live music. Children and adults alike were delighted to touch and kiss the new Sefer Torah, as it was lovingly transported on its way to Israel.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Mazal Tov! – 9 Sholom Zochors This Week!

Choni and Devorah Rivkah (nee Blasberg) Shagalov (Crown Heights) .
IY“H be at 820 Eastern Parkway Apt# 2 [between Kingston and Albany Aves].

Yossi and Devorah (nee Goldberg) Goldberg (Crown Heights) .
1470 Carroll St [between Albany and Troy Aves].

Efraim and Shaina Baila Shurpin
IY”H at 698 Montgomery St. [between Kingston and Albany Aves].

Pinchos and Devorah Leah Movsikov
IY“H at Khal Chassidim (Baumgarten’s Shul) 1612 Carroll St. [corner Schenectady]

Zalman and Pessy Schochet
IY”H at 654 Eastern Parkway [between Brooklyn and New York Aves].

Mendel and Shaina (nee Lison ) Gourarie (Crown Heights) .

Mendy and Grunie (nee Lipsker) Uminer (Chesnut Hill, MA) .

Moishe and Raizel (nee Marcus) Weinbaum (Bal Harbour, FL) .

Nachmen and Seema (nee Hayward) Savien (Crown Heights) .

Unfortunately we could not get the locations for all the Sholom Zochors this week. 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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The Rebbe says:

1. Towards the end of this week’s Parshah the Torah tells us about Ya’akov Avinu (our father) traveling down to Egypt to see his son Yoseph.

Before Ya’akov Avinu went down to Egypt he sent his son Yehuda ahead of him. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) tells us- in the name of the Medrash- that the reason Ya’akov Avinu sent his son Yehuda ahead of him was so that Yehuda could set up a Yeshiva (a study-hall to learn Torah in) there first. Ya’akov Avinu did not want to go to a land that did not have a Yeshiva ready. (See Rashi to Verse 28, Chapter 46).

The Weekly Sedra – Parshas Vayigash

The Rebbe says:

1. Towards the end of this week’s Parshah the Torah tells us about Ya’akov Avinu (our father) traveling down to Egypt to see his son Yoseph.

Before Ya’akov Avinu went down to Egypt he sent his son Yehuda ahead of him. Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki) tells us- in the name of the Medrash- that the reason Ya’akov Avinu sent his son Yehuda ahead of him was so that Yehuda could set up a Yeshiva (a study-hall to learn Torah in) there first. Ya’akov Avinu did not want to go to a land that did not have a Yeshiva ready. (See Rashi to Verse 28, Chapter 46).

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Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!

We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Motty and Sara Hindy (nee Welis) Rabin (Melbourne, Australia) on the birth of their firstborn daughter.

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

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