Gang Assaults Boy! Again!

At around 5:30 this (Tuesday) afternoon an eleven year old boy was assaulted on Eastern Parkway between Brooklyn Ave. and New York Ave. by a gang of 20 to 30 black youth’s aging from 13 to 16 years, who surrounded the boy and punched him in the face. A Lubavitcher who had seen the incident taking place while driving by called Shomrim then reversed and was about to get out of his car when the group dispersed, laughing and left the boy alone. Shomrim members that arrived on scene took the boy around to see if he can identify the group, but were not successful.

Police also responded with 6 cars, looked around a bit, but did not seem interested, then another call came over and half the officers went running on the new and more important call, one officer was nice enough to take the boys name down to make him feel like something will be done.

Gang Assaults Bochur!

Today (Tuesday) at about three in the afternoon a 15 Year old Bochur walking on Eastern Parkway passing Hadar Hatorah going towards ULY Choivevei Torah, when a gang of about 30 to 40 black youths aging 13 to 16 years old who were walking on the median going towards Kingston Ave, started making vulgar slurs at him. The bochur proceeded and ignored them, when one of the youths threw a glass bottle at the bochur, hitting him in the leg.

The bochur seeing who threw it, called 911 on his cell phone, and made his way across the service lane to the youth who threw the bottle at him, confronted him and said, “Excuse me”. The gang then grouped together and started “speaking tough” when the youth who he confronted punched the bochur in the stomach, and in turn he punched the youth in the nose and tripped him, sending his assailant to the ground and then continued to administer blows to the youth while the gang ran to the Subway station.

A Lubavitcher passing by saw the bochur and pulled him away from the youth. The youth then ran away cursing and threatening to come back with his gang. The bochur then continued on and went to yeshiva.

A Chinuch Day For Woman

During sefira we are learn of the importance of refining our character. It is the perfect time to make hachlatos, including those that will help us improve how we deal with children. Whether they are our students or our own children, we can always learn better attitudes, methods and communication styles.

We can help you put your new hachlatos into practice. Join us on June 5th from 9:30 am till 2:00 pm for a one-of-a-kind workshop for women. The day will begin with an address by Mrs. Devorah Leah (Dina) Rosenfeld, author of many of your favorite Jewish children’s books. In her inimitably witty style, Mrs. Rosenfeld will offer practical suggestions for developing your children’s language skills and imbuing them with a love of learning. This presentation will be followed by a comprehensive interactive lecture/workshop with the world renowned Carol Stock Kranowitz, author of The Out-of-Sync Child. Mrs. Kranowitz will address the topic of sensory integration/sensory processing in children and adults.

Jewish group’s big loss in theft

VITAL RECORDS TAKEN ALONG WITH EQUIPMENT

The person who broke into a Sunnyvale synagogue office sometime over the weekend and stole computers, phones and software made off with not just equipment, but the recorded heart of a community.

Since Chabad of Sunnyvale opened three years ago, it has offered services for Jewish families that now number more than 500. No financial information about any of them was stolen, but hundreds of kids waiting to go to summer camp will have to register all over again. And Rabbi Yisroel Hecht must somehow re-create years’ worth of historical data about programs and people.

Oholei Torah’s Ground Breaking Event And Gala Banquet This Isru Chag Shavuos

As Oholei Torah prepares for its upcoming Annual Dinner together with a Ground Breaking Ceremony, we recall the special attention given to this affair in earlier years by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Then, as now, putting together a dinner to raise funds for the institution was no small feat. Rabbi Dovid Deitsch, who was known as the “Tatteh of Oholei Torah,” would seek out friends and acquaintances from the business world to participate in the festive evening to benefit the yeshiva. Once, R’ Deitsch suggested to the Rebbe that instead of investing so much time and effort into the dinner, he would volunteer to raise the funds from his friends by telephone. “I am prepared to collect the same sum of money without the effort,” he told the Rebbe. The Rebbe replied in the negative: “Ah dinner Darf Men Hoben – A dinner we must have,” he said.

Each year the organizers of the dinner look to bring new vitality and energy to the occasion. This year we honor Mr. and Mrs. Yeshaya and Sarah Boymelgreen, whose abundant generosity and constant support has made this dinner a reality.

The scroll that binds them

Families line room to kiss Torah as it arrives at Chabad house

Munster, IN — On a day when many Americans reflected in sorrow on lives lost, one group took a day to celebrate.

Music and singing could be heard for blocks along Ridge Road on Monday as the Chabad Lubavitch of Northwest Indiana welcomed its new Torah scroll. The ceremony began with a procession from Grove Park to the Chabad house on Ridge Road in Munster.

Perhaps the most noticeable aspect of the festivities was the spirit behind the smiling faces of participants young and old. Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov said the Torah is significant not only as the first the Chabad owns, but also for the community the Chabad house represents.

Crown Heights: 1927 to 2006

1927:

An amazing view into what Crown Heights looked like then and now. Intersection of Empire Blvd. and Kingston Ave. Photo from the Sholom Ber Goldstien Archives, Photo by E.E. Rutter courtesy: www.brooklynpix.com.

2006:

Another Elevator Mugging on Empire Blvd.

At around 4:00 this afternoon a woman was held up in an elevator, the incident took place inside 441 Empire Blvd. The woman who hardly speaks English, was in the elevator with a stroller and four children, along with a black male. The black male demanded that the woman give him her money, threatening that if not he will hurt her children. The woman looked at him not understanding what he wanted. The mugger then getting frustrated just stuck his hands into her purse and grabbed stuff including money and ran.

Police were called, but bystanders who know the woman called Shomrim to come and help the woman with the report. Shomrim members then canvassed the area in search for the Mugger, but couldn’t locate him. The woman was then taken to the Precinct to look at mug shots to see if she can identify the mugger.

It’s important that residents should know that this is a problem riddled building with numerous incidents related to it, starting with the stone that was thrown at a car, to the member of Anash that was walking past pushing a stroller with his child when a stone came out one of the windows and B”H had just missed him, and this isn’t the first time such an incident had taken place in an elevator Click Here for that story.

U-Turn On Empire Blvd Causes Accident And 2 Injuries

At around 12:15 this afternoon, a Jewish woman attempted to make a U-Turn on Empire Blvd between Albany Ave and Troy Ave, didn’t notice an oncoming car and struck it. The woman didn’t sustain any injuries but 2 passengers of the other car, a non-jewish woman and a 6 year old child, both complained of pains and were taken by EMS to Kings County Hospital where they were listed in stable condition.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

As Popularity of Mikvah Use Grows, So Do Standards

Of the 200 mikvahs in the United States, 90 exist under the auspices of Chabad Lubavitch centers. With another ten Chabad mikvahs to break ground within the next twelve months, Chabad’s stake in maintaining the ritual central to Jewish family life, already monumental, is growing. In response, the Central Committee of Chabad Lubavitch Rabbis created a Mikvah Board to supervise mikvah construction and maintenance.