New Engagement!
Shalom Assouline (Paris, France) to Bracha Labi (Milan, Italy)
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Mushky (nee Parnes) Teleshevsky from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Rent Freeze Goes Into Effect For Some NYC Tenants
The city’s first-ever rent freeze on one- and two-year leases goes into effect today after a contentious Rent Guidelines Board process now facing a legal challenge.
Bringing The Sukkah To The Streets of Sydney
Across Sydney’s CBD and Inner East, the Mobile Sukkah travelled from location to location, welcoming hundreds of people to step away from work and daily life for a few minutes to shake Lulav and Esrog, make a bracha, grab some lunch, share a L’chaim and celebrate Sukkos together.
Weekly Story: Simchas Beis Hashoeiva
The thoughts which I am posting this week, are thoughts that I said during at a public farbrengen as part of this year’s Simchas Beis Hasho’eiva farbrengens. Bezras Hashem, I will add next week a few points I heard from others.
How Would the Rebbe Want Us to Dance This Simchas Torah?
In light of the miraculous rescue in the skies that brought 174 Jews from certain death to life. L’chaim!
Weekly Dvar Torah: We Have Every Reason to Dance
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains why dancing with the Torah on Simchas Torah is an “Avodah” in and of itself and may be able to accomplish more than expected.
Hoshana Rabbah In Paris 5787
Thursday evening, Erev Yom Tov Hoshana Rabbah 5787, at the Rebbe’s shul, the community came together to say Tehillim and Divrei Torah in the Sukkah.
Children’s Hakafos to Take Place on Simchas Torah in Crown Heights
A special Children’s Hakafos program will once again take place in Crown Heights over Simchas Torah, providing children and families with an opportunity to celebrate the Yom Tov with singing, dancing and Hakafos in a child-friendly setting.
Third Annual Achdus Hakafos to take place Simchas Torah in Crown Heights
Building on the success of previous years Achdus Hakafos in Crown Heights—and the positive feedback from so many—we are pleased to announce that the Third Annual Simchas Torah Achdus Hakafos will take place Sunday, 1:00–1:45 PM, at the corner of Albany Avenue and Crown Street..
Chabad of Orange County Celebrates “The Great Sukkot Harvest” with a Festive Community Celebration
habad’s Great Sukkot Harvest brought the themes of the holiday to life with a festive autumn experience for all ages.
Weekly Letter: The Season of our Rejoicing
The Rebbe explains the lesson we can learn from the fact that the culmination of all the festivals of the Tishrei is specifically the “Season of our Rejoicing” and especially Simchat Torah.
‘They Danced With This Torah Before the Nazis. We’re Dancing With It After’
The scroll belonged to the Hammerschlag family, who had carried it out of Germany in 1939. It had long since ceased to be valid for public reading. The community used it to show to children, to teach bar mitzvah boys their portions and, once a year, to dance with on Simchat Torah.
Hundreds Dance in the Streets of Remsen Village at Simchas Beis Hashoavah
On the third day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, Lubavitch of Remsen Village hosted a lively Simchas Beis Hashoavah outside its shul at 305 Remsen Avenue. White Fang Marketing served as the event’s corporate sponsor.
Crown Heights Jewish Community to Host AG Candidate Saritha Komatireddy for Sukkos Celebration
Members of the Crown Heights Jewish community will host Republican New York State Attorney General nominee Saritha Komatireddy for a Sukkos Holiday Night Celebration Thursday evening.
Kollel Helps Anash Worldwide Reclaim Iyun
Kollel Iyun HaTalmud was created for Shluchim and Anash who want to return to regular Gemara B’Iyun but need a framework that can fit around shlichus or a busy work schedule.
Laws and Customs: Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
