CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Empire Kosher, presently the Crown Heights Jewish communities only large supermarket, was not able to keep up with the amount of customers that came through its doors today, Friday.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Friday afternoon, a duo of not-so-bright muggers snatched a shopping bag of frozen chickens from two Jewish girls. The incident took place on Crown Street when the two muggers, a Black man in his mid 20’s and a Black girl in her late teens, walked passed the two Jewish girls and snatched one of their shopping bags.

Turns out the bag they stole contained frozen chickens.

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CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to JJ and Shaina Katz (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son

The Sholom Zochor will IYH be at 506 Lefferts Ave [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

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

“I’ve seen Mikvahs in Beijing and Alaska, in New York and California, in Israel and Russia, and today I have seen the most beautiful Mikvahs in the world”, said Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who graced the dedication of the three Mikvahs built in Hallandale Beach, Florida, moments before the 28th Annual Dinner of Chabad of South Broward, this past Sunday, September 6, Erev Chai Elul.

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The Mayer Rivkin Music Video “It Happened Yom Kippur” will be presented, during the musical segment, of the Pre-Rosh Hashana Webcast of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute's Unity Lecture Series, to be broadcast across the globe on Sunday September 13, 2009.

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CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Yossi and Manya Lazaroff (Shluchim to College Station, TX) on the birth of their triplets, a son and two daughters.

May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.

Working late into the night, the staff at Chabad of California tasked with producing the annual telethon has been working late into the night completing the preparation for the telethon which will be airing live Sunday, September 13th from 5:00pm to 11:00pm PDT.

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Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.

Menachem Mendel Mesaood ben Nadjimah

A Shliach in France who suddenly stopped walking.

I grew up in a Chabad House. Chabad of Tidewater to be precise. Throughout the years, hundreds upon hundreds of different people have come and gone. Some we remember quite well. For others, it may take a moment. But only a select few are etched in our everlasting memories.

Michael Allen Noeth was born to a Jewish mother and Roman Catholic father. Sometime after, his mother turned Roman Catholic and his father an observant Jew. Michael was a very gifted artist and joined the navy as a painter. His father requested he visit Chabad wherever his military duties lead him. In 1997, it was Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, VA. Michael was added to the catalog of people to stroll through our Chabad House doors. Instantly, he became a fan favorite.

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CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Mendy and Golda (nee Perelman) Schreiber (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.

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

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Itzick and Mina Leah (nee Cohen) Yarmush (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.

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

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Bentzion and Sarah Chaya (nee Bogart) Elisha (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.

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

CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Eli and Chana Wolf (Crown Heights) on the birth of their son.

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

Today, 9/11/09 marks 8 years to the terror attacks on our country, the attacks that claimed 2,974 lives.

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JJ and Shaina Katz.
IYH at 506 Lefferts Ave [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Yehuda and Estie (nee Shagalow) Shurpin.
IYH at 698 Montgomery St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

Gershon and Simmie (nee Abramowitz) Selinger.
IYH at 546 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and New York Ave].

Itzick and Mina Leah (nee Cohen) Yarmush.
IYH at 799 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Mendy and Golda (nee Perelman) Schreiber.
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].

Eli and Chana (nee Zarchi) Wolf.
IYH at 770 Montgomery St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Avraham Chaim and Chana (nee Porter) Bronstein
IYH at the Lefferts Shul, 672 Lefferts Ave [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Dovid and Devorah (nee Smoller) Bush.
IYH at 1503 President St [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Shmuli and Shaindy (nee Rockford) Backer.
IYH at 1404 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave].

Naphtali and Henny Stein.
IYH at 661 Lefferts Ave [between Albany and Troy Ave].

Mendel and Racheli (nee Cohen) Laine (Crown Heights).

Yanky and Faigi Wolff.
IYH at 849 Dickinson St, Springfield, MA 01108.

Itche and Chana’le (nee Caplan) Itkin (Shluchim to Kansas City, MO)

David and Ilanit (nee Farache) Konfederak (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Yossi and Chaya (nee Jameson) Liberow (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Please stay tuned as we update this list when 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!!