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Search Results for 'History of Crown Heights'

Chabad.org and CrownHeights.info

The walls of Jerusalem

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.

10th of Tevet – Jerusalem Under Siege

Chabad.org and CrownHeights.info

The walls of Jerusalem

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.

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New Engagement!

Shlomo Helfen (Northampton, MA) to Sarah Cohen (Pittsburgh, PA) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 18th, 8:00pm at Chevra Ahavas Yisroel
Baby Boy!

Pinchos and Chaiky Sudak from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Wagner (Toronto, Canada) to Mussia Glick (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Betsalel Abend (The Valley, CA) to Batsheva Gansburg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at the Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Levi Shmotkin (Stamford, CT) to Chaya Mushka Sudak (Stanmore, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Meir Twersky (Chicago, IL) to Miriam Lipskeir (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:15pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yisroel Tzvi Kesselman (Los Angeles, CA) to Zeldy Eichorn (Crown Heights)

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Baby Girl!

Yossi and Rivky Shain from Brooklyn, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Chaki Vogel (London, UK) to Shayna Brod (Stockton, CA) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 11th, 7:30pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Matty Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Fraidy Silver (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Holzman (Crown Heights) to Tammy Goldsobel (London, UK) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 11th, 6:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Yisroel Sheiner (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Itta Chutaretzky (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Yehuda Brown (Dallas, TX) to Kaylee Andrusier (Bal Harbour, FL)
New Engagement!

Yisroel Levin (Palo Alto, CA) to Gittel Stein (Southfield, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Itav Estrin (Vancouver, Canada) to Binah Zhornitsky (Vancouver, Canada)
Baby Girl!

Effy and Shayna Mushka Block from Melbourne, Australia had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Rabbi Tuvia and Devorah Kasimov from East Flatbush had a baby boy!
By Leslie Hart for the New York Pulse

As he plummets toward earth at 300 miles per hour after jumping out of a plane, Rabbi Infinity serenely irons a sock in freefall while expressing confidence that his parachute will open in time. “When life sends you spiraling downward, stay calm and rely on the creator of life for a smooth landing,” he says.

Whether skydiving or sifting for gold, Infinity teaches adults and children Jewish mysticism as the two-dimensional narrator of “Kabbala Toons.” He promises a limitless return for a small investment of time. “Give me one minute,’’ he says, “I’ll give you cosmic consciousness.”

On Kabbala Toons, an Animated Rabbi Offers “Cosmic Consciousness”

By Leslie Hart for the New York Pulse

As he plummets toward earth at 300 miles per hour after jumping out of a plane, Rabbi Infinity serenely irons a sock in freefall while expressing confidence that his parachute will open in time. “When life sends you spiraling downward, stay calm and rely on the creator of life for a smooth landing,” he says.

Whether skydiving or sifting for gold, Infinity teaches adults and children Jewish mysticism as the two-dimensional narrator of “Kabbala Toons.” He promises a limitless return for a small investment of time. “Give me one minute,’’ he says, “I’ll give you cosmic consciousness.”

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By Paul Vitello for the New York Times

Emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement are a hardy lot — part envoys, part pioneers — who agree to settle anywhere in the world where their leaders decide that Jewish communities need bolstering, whether in Anchorage or Bangkok or northern Kyrgyzstan.

Often the only Lubavitchers for miles around, they are used to being gawked at and asked to explain themselves, usually in a nice way, though not always. “How long did it take to grow that beard, dude?” is a pretty common query in the United States, they say.

After Lubavitcher Tragedy, Spiritual Rebirth

By Paul Vitello for the New York Times

Emissaries of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement are a hardy lot — part envoys, part pioneers — who agree to settle anywhere in the world where their leaders decide that Jewish communities need bolstering, whether in Anchorage or Bangkok or northern Kyrgyzstan.

Often the only Lubavitchers for miles around, they are used to being gawked at and asked to explain themselves, usually in a nice way, though not always. “How long did it take to grow that beard, dude?” is a pretty common query in the United States, they say.

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Next week’s Kinus Hashluchim will bring to Crown Heights an influx of shluchim coming to recharge and reconnect with their comrades around the world.

The Kinus also affords shluchim the opportunity to stock up on resources for their Chabad Houses.

MyShliach to Shluchim: Bring Home Gift for Your Children

Next week’s Kinus Hashluchim will bring to Crown Heights an influx of shluchim coming to recharge and reconnect with their comrades around the world.

The Kinus also affords shluchim the opportunity to stock up on resources for their Chabad Houses.

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by Rabbi Moshe Bleich - Wellesley-Weston Chabad
This weekend, Shabbos Parsha Vayeira, over 800 students and 100 Shluchim and Shluchos will be coming bez"h to Crown Heights for the largest Pegisha of its kind in history.

As Shluchim on campus, many of my colleagues deal with great mesiras nefesh with a constant uphill battle, inspiring and serving hundreds of Jewish students each and every week. Around this time each year, though, we are reminded that we're not alone.

Seeing the unbelievable Hachnosas Orchim with which the residents of Crown Heights open their doors, take care of our students, and put up with all of the tumult that goes along with such an endeavor – especially knowing that this comes so closely on the heels of an already very taxing month of Tishrei – is the greatest reminder that Chassidim Ein Mishpocha, that we are part of a family of Chassidim who are true partners in our work.

Op-Ed: The Visiting Campus Students

by Rabbi Moshe Bleich – Wellesley-Weston Chabad

This weekend, Shabbos Parsha Vayeira, over 800 students and 100 Shluchim and Shluchos will be coming bez”h to Crown Heights for the largest Pegisha of its kind in history.

As Shluchim on campus, many of my colleagues deal with great mesiras nefesh with a constant uphill battle, inspiring and serving hundreds of Jewish students each and every week. Around this time each year, though, we are reminded that we’re not alone.

Seeing the unbelievable Hachnosas Orchim with which the residents of Crown Heights open their doors, take care of our students, and put up with all of the tumult that goes along with such an endeavor – especially knowing that this comes so closely on the heels of an already very taxing month of Tishrei – is the greatest reminder that Chassidim Ein Mishpocha, that we are part of a family of Chassidim who are true partners in our work.

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by Reuven Fenton - New York Post
Kosher Clashers - Beat-trial Defense Blames Orthodox Rivals

A long-standing rivalry between two Orthodox Jewish neighborhood patrols took center stage yesterday in the trial of a half-dozen men accused of assaulting yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.

Six members of the Shomrim patrol are charged with attacking the four students after having been called to break up a melee at the school.

But one of the defense lawyers said in her opening statement that the defendants were charged as a result of efforts by Levi Huebner, a lawyer for a rival patrol called Shmira.

Post, Daily News Report on Yesterdays Court Proceedings

by Reuven Fenton – New York Post

Kosher Clashers – Beat-trial Defense Blames Orthodox Rivals

A long-standing rivalry between two Orthodox Jewish neighborhood patrols took center stage yesterday in the trial of a half-dozen men accused of assaulting yeshiva students in Crown Heights two years ago.

Six members of the Shomrim patrol are charged with attacking the four students after having been called to break up a melee at the school.

But one of the defense lawyers said in her opening statement that the defendants were charged as a result of efforts by Levi Huebner, a lawyer for a rival patrol called Shmira.

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Day 1: Jury Selection for the Shomrim Trial

A grueling full day of jury selection took place in the New York State Supreme Court today, where six community members are facing serious criminal charges and can face a possible lengthy prison sentence.

The prosecution and the defense polled prospective jurors as to their work and interests in order to determine if they each can function as a fair and impartial judge based on the facts that will be presented during the course of the trial.

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The following letter from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba was released today lambasting the new Vaad and its supporters for their failure to comply with the agreement to go before a Zabl"o Bais Din, and accusing them of Mesira.

The letter [freely translated]:

To Anash of Crown Heights - Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho - and all to whom the Rebbe's shechuna is dear.

Following up to my letters of Elul 5769, I am obligated to notify the community that after receiving Rabbi Schwei's signature on the shtar birurin- to proceed to a Din Torah, we informed the court that we are placing a hold on the restraining order against the most recent elections, in order to deal with it at the Din Torah.

I need to clarify that the entire process of going to court to place a restraining order against the latest elections was according to Halacha and with the consent of Bais Din.

Rabbi Osdoba Releases Scathing New Letter

The following letter from Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba was released today lambasting the new Vaad and its supporters for their failure to comply with the agreement to go before a Zabl”o Bais Din, and accusing them of Mesira.

The letter [freely translated]:

To Anash of Crown Heights – Kan Tziva Hashem es Habrocho – and all to whom the Rebbe’s shechuna is dear.

Following up to my letters of Elul 5769, I am obligated to notify the community that after receiving Rabbi Schwei’s signature on the shtar birurin- to proceed to a Din Torah, we informed the court that we are placing a hold on the restraining order against the most recent elections, in order to deal with it at the Din Torah.

I need to clarify that the entire process of going to court to place a restraining order against the latest elections was according to Halacha and with the consent of Bais Din.

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I guess the seven year itch theory is true. Or perhaps I was just being optimistic that things had, perhaps, changed for the better. Either way, I finally decided that after seven years of avoidance, I would risk venturing out to Kingston Avenue during Simchas Bais Hashoeiva. My objective was to observe and report on its current state, to determine if it was safe yet to bring my little children to participate in the celebration.

Would I be able to expose my children to the true and intended nature of the most joyous celebrations in Jewish history dating back to the Bais Hamikdash? Or would I be risking their safety by allowing them to be bombarded by what appear to be insane asylum escapees with smashed hats and beards that betray what they had for breakfast the week before, violently waving tattered yellow flags on broomsticks, while pushing and shoving in a circular fashion – their version of dancing?

As I approached Kingston Avenue, I first passed the children, teens and adults of all ages who, as in years past, were crowding around the on-duty police officers, marveling at the sight of a real gun. “Is that a real gun?” I overheard one young adult asking with a tone that betrayed a childish glee. “Did you ever shoot anyone?” asked another.

Op-Ed: Whose Event Is It Anyway?

I guess the seven year itch theory is true. Or perhaps I was just being optimistic that things had, perhaps, changed for the better. Either way, I finally decided that after seven years of avoidance, I would risk venturing out to Kingston Avenue during Simchas Bais Hashoeiva. My objective was to observe and report on its current state, to determine if it was safe yet to bring my little children to participate in the celebration.

Would I be able to expose my children to the true and intended nature of the most joyous celebrations in Jewish history dating back to the Bais Hamikdash? Or would I be risking their safety by allowing them to be bombarded by what appear to be insane asylum escapees with smashed hats and beards that betray what they had for breakfast the week before, violently waving tattered yellow flags on broomsticks, while pushing and shoving in a circular fashion – their version of dancing?

As I approached Kingston Avenue, I first passed the children, teens and adults of all ages who, as in years past, were crowding around the on-duty police officers, marveling at the sight of a real gun. “Is that a real gun?” I overheard one young adult asking with a tone that betrayed a childish glee. “Did you ever shoot anyone?” asked another.

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CNN

Every Friday evening, the Nunez family sits down to a traditional religious dinner.

Like most families in their Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, their Jewish Sabbath meal includes blessings over the wine and bread, the company of family and friends and excellent food.

Brooklyn Family Keeps Latino-Jewish Traditions Alive

CNN

Every Friday evening, the Nunez family sits down to a traditional religious dinner.

Like most families in their Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, their Jewish Sabbath meal includes blessings over the wine and bread, the company of family and friends and excellent food.

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Shliach Rabbi Mordechai Z. Hecht left and the front page of the NY Post with Gary Moscowitz right.

Dear Friend,
and whom this may concern,

With the most recent exposure of the “Martial Arts & Gun training” training story in the media, also now known by many other names - puns and embarrassing terminologies of which I was associated with - I would like to make some things clear. I will not go into the plethora of Torah sources for self-defense and the like rather address the issue at hand.

Shliach’s Thoughts on Jews Defending Their Loved Ones

Shliach Rabbi Mordechai Z. Hecht left and the front page of the NY Post with Gary Moscowitz right.

Dear Friend,
and whom this may concern,

With the most recent exposure of the “Martial Arts & Gun training” training story in the media, also now known by many other names – puns and embarrassing terminologies of which I was associated with – I would like to make some things clear. I will not go into the plethora of Torah sources for self-defense and the like rather address the issue at hand.

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By Andrew Thompson - Philadelphia Citypaper
Rabbi/band leader Menachem Schmidt has seen Philly's Lubavitch community grow to new heights. But is its progressive orthodoxy too good to be true?


Rabbi Menachem Schmidt. Photo: Neal Santos.

An Orthodox synagogue sits across the street from an abandoned lot on Poplar and North American streets, and on a cool May night, the members of that synagogue use it to throw what is undoubtedly the biggest party in Northern Liberties. The occasion is Lag B'Omer, one of the more obscure Jewish holidays, and the Philadelphia leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Judaism had decided to celebrate by lighting an enormous bonfire, serving Miller High Life and cooking kosher barbecue. Next to the bonfire, a bongo line forms, the drums beat by casually dressed youth while Hasidic Jews, dressed in traditional black suits and fedoras with long scraggly beards, drink and chat around them while children throw detritus into the fire.

Too Cool for Shul

By Andrew Thompson – Philadelphia Citypaper

Rabbi/band leader Menachem Schmidt has seen Philly’s Lubavitch community grow to new heights. But is its progressive orthodoxy too good to be true?

Rabbi Menachem Schmidt. Photo: Neal Santos.

An Orthodox synagogue sits across the street from an abandoned lot on Poplar and North American streets, and on a cool May night, the members of that synagogue use it to throw what is undoubtedly the biggest party in Northern Liberties. The occasion is Lag B’Omer, one of the more obscure Jewish holidays, and the Philadelphia leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Judaism had decided to celebrate by lighting an enormous bonfire, serving Miller High Life and cooking kosher barbecue. Next to the bonfire, a bongo line forms, the drums beat by casually dressed youth while Hasidic Jews, dressed in traditional black suits and fedoras with long scraggly beards, drink and chat around them while children throw detritus into the fire.

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Chaim Potok

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is pleased to present a fascinating conversation between noted writer Chaim Potok and Rabbi Dalfin, in which he discuses his first visits to the Rebbe, and why he never experienced a private audience. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: PortraitOfALeader.org

Chaim Potok and the Rebbe

Chaim Potok

CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute is pleased to present a fascinating conversation between noted writer Chaim Potok and Rabbi Dalfin, in which he discuses his first visits to the Rebbe, and why he never experienced a private audience. To learn more about the Rebbe Visit: PortraitOfALeader.org

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A story recently published about a Chabad family being accosted by a German customs official in a German airport brought back bad memories for two Bochurim who were accosted in a very similar way in June of 1997, 12 years ago.

1997: German Embassy Apologizes for Customs Officers Behavior

A story recently published about a Chabad family being accosted by a German customs official in a German airport brought back bad memories for two Bochurim who were accosted in a very similar way in June of 1997, 12 years ago.

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by Lazer Avtzon
For the past 18 years, the Global Jewish Assistance & Relief Network (GJARN), an international humanitarian assistance organization I founded in 1992, has helped hundreds of thousands of people throughout the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and since 2000 in Israel.

Due to the economic crisis, and with donations declining on a regular basis, I began looking into credit repair and loan modifications, first as means of helping many of our donors who were facing difficult times, and more lately, as a means to supplement my personal income, while I continue to manage directing Global Jewish on a greatly reduced salary.

Day by day, I am shocked to discover local families who outwardly seem to be faring well, to actually be on the verge of home foreclosures, tanking credit, over burdened with debt, etc.

Op-Ed: Taking Responsibility for your Family Finances

by Lazer Avtzon

For the past 18 years, the Global Jewish Assistance & Relief Network (GJARN), an international humanitarian assistance organization I founded in 1992, has helped hundreds of thousands of people throughout the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and since 2000 in Israel.

Due to the economic crisis, and with donations declining on a regular basis, I began looking into credit repair and loan modifications, first as means of helping many of our donors who were facing difficult times, and more lately, as a means to supplement my personal income, while I continue to manage directing Global Jewish on a greatly reduced salary.

Day by day, I am shocked to discover local families who outwardly seem to be faring well, to actually be on the verge of home foreclosures, tanking credit, over burdened with debt, etc.

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