The trial against the six Shomrim volunteers reconvenes today at 9:30am through 2:00pm, and the residents of the community are asked to please come down to the courthouse and show your support. Dispel the rumors and propaganda, see the facts for yourself.
Trial commences in 320 Jay Street, which is the Brooklyn Supreme Court in downtown Brooklyn, on the second floor in Part 2. The easiest way to get there is by subway, Click Here to see the Google map and see the nearby train stations.
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Coast to coast there will be two gatherings, in New York and California, marking the Shloshim to the tragic passing of Alta Shula Swerdlov OBM, the daughter of Rabbi Yossi and Hindel Swerdlov, Shluchim in Israel.
Thousands of children from schools worldwide will gather for a children’s rally in honor of Gabi and Rivka’s Yortzeit.
The focus of this months missions is Shlichus. We are reflecting on true roll models: Gabi and Rivka, with practical ways of how we can emulate them.
CrownHeights.info, Chabad.org and Jewish.tv presents a live broadcast memorial service being held tonight at 8pm in honor of Gabi and Rivki Holtzberg’s yahrtzeit at Chabad of the Upper East Side.
The memorial will include an address by Rabbi Gabi Holtzberg’s father, Rabbi Nachman Holtzberg, the patron of the Rohr Chabad House in Mumbai and philanthropist, Mr. George Rohr, and Rabbi Binyomin Krasiansky as well as a memorial performance by Avraham Fried and musical tribute by Moshe Nunez. The event will take place at Chabad of the Upper East Side.
The Shloshim for Devorah Nechama OBM (Bloch) Neuwirth will be take place tomorrow, Thursday, Chof Hay Cheshvan - November 12, 2009 at Lubavitcher Yeshiva 570 Crown Street, entrance on Albany avenue, at 9 pm.
Special presentation will honor the memory of Devorie OBM. Your presence and participation will give an Aliya and give Kavod to the Nshoma of the Nfteres.
In a letter sent home from schools, community physicians warn of a Mumps outbreak in our community. The note said that “although at this time seems concentrated amongst adolescent boys; we expect will spread further throughout the community.” The note goes on to explain what the symptoms are and how to go about treating it.
Avos Ubanim International and the Igud Menahalei Yeshivos are proud to announce the official launching of this year’s Father & Son learning program.
Fathers! Here is a golden opportunity to spend quality time with your son! Join many other fathers and sons as they gather for an hour of learning and quality time. The Kol Torah is contagious!
» More information, full flyer and more pictures in the Extended Article!
Artist drawing of Sholom Rubashkin taking the witness stand during his financial-fraud trial in federal court in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday, November 5, 2009. By Mark Marturello for the Des Moines Register.
The presentation of testimony at the trial of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin in South Dakota has ended. The defense has rested.
Monday morning, 22 Cheshvan, the lawyers will present final arguments. And then the case will go to the jury for deliberation.
Monday there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5-12. Busses will be leaving from 770 at 5:00pm, $3.00.
Tonight, Motzoai Shabbos at 2:00am we change our clocks 1 hour back to 1:00am, and gain an hour of sleep.
So make sure to change your clocks before you get to bed as to avoid any confusion (and being an hour early to everything).
Note: To learn more about “Standard Time” and “Daylight Savings time” Click on them.
For the first time, JLI’s Advanced Learning Initiative, MyShiur is now available to Anash in the Crown Heights community in a special shiur presented by the course author. The new course, Explorations in Talmud: Tractate Shabbat, is geared to students without any prior Gemorah experience as well as to seasoned learners. It will include an examination of the biblical sources for the 39 melachot as well as a foundational study of underlying principles that define the term melachah.
There will be a global Tzivos Hashem Cheshvon rally live on the internet on Thursday at 1pm EST. Close to 2000 kids signed up to the program already with many more children from around the world expected to be watching the rally live online.
Every weeknight over 350 boys from grades 5-8 get together in three different locations throughout the community for an hour of learning.
The boys spend their time reviewing the Gemara and Rashi inside, doing their homework with the help of our devoted Madrichim, as well as learning Mishnayos, Gemara and Tanya by heart. There is also a Shiur every night in a Sicha of the Rebbe, Halacha, Chassidishe story etc. The program ends with a Minyan for Ma'ariv, davening at the pace of the boys.
The Crown Heights JCC has once again arranged with the Forestry division of the NYC Parks Dept. to have all the S’chach picked up starting Wednesday, October 14th until the end of the week.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 12 for Columbus Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect on Saturday and Monday.
Click here for the 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
A Yom Tefillah and rally was arranged by the committee of Pidyon Shevuyim for a miraculous victory for Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin. They arranged a rally at the Ohel on Monday October 12th, Isru Chag, the day before the court case. Buses will 770 at 2:30pm and will return at 5:00pm for children 5 to 12. $3 bus fare.
Experience the Beis HaMikdash Era with “Diamonds in the Dust”
The brand new Ronit Polin Film for women and girls, only.
Where will you go this Chol Hamoed? How about going back in time, to the days of the Second Beis HaMikdash? “Diamonds in the Dust,” a riveting new film by acclaimed film-maker Ronit Polin will give viewers the rare opportunity to be transported back to those glorious days when Jewish life still revolved around the Yerushalayim and the Beis HaMikdash.
The Jewish Children’s Museum and JEM is pleased to announce a special viewing for the Crown Heights community of the long anticipated JEM/Malka Touger production: “My Land”.
On Monday, (October 5th) the first day of Chol Hamoed at 11 am, the JCM will show the brand new film My Land.
» Videos and more info and the full flyer in the Extended Article!
Monday, the first day of Chol HaMoed, Tzivos Hashem will host their 29th annual Sukkos Experience on Kingston Ave. There will be mechanical rides, inflatable rides a petting Zoo, pony rides, hay rides and much more. There also be food stands and a Sukkah on premises. They are going to be open on Monday at 12:00pm through 6:00pm, on Kingston Ave [between Carroll St and Eastern Pkwy].
Over Shabbos motorists are asked not to park on the following two streets:
* Kingston between Carroll and President
* Eastern Parkway between Kingston and Albany [Service Lane]
Starting at 4:00pm on Shabbos day police will be relocating cars to enable the prompt beginning of Kapores after Shabbos.
