Baby Girl!
Yisroel and Toby Menkes from Montreal, Canada had a baby girl!
Crown Heights Survey Results: 52.9% For Cuomo, 36.4% Say Sliwa
A CrownHeights.info poll of voters in the Crown Heights Jewish community regarding their plans for the upcoming mayoral election brought back some surprising results this week. Just over half reported they will vote Cuomo, while over 36% said they will be voting for Sliwa.
Seder Nigunim at Tomchei Temimim Prepares Talmidim for Yom Kippur
To conclude the Aseres Yemei Teshuva, Tomchei Temimim hosted a special Seder Nigunim, led by the renowned Rabbi Shmuly Hurwitz, whose heartfelt singing uplifted the room. He was accompanied by Hatomim Yosef Adelist.
Sukkah Again Available at JFK Airport This Sukkos
The Sukkah will be located at Terminal 4, on the East side of the Arrivals level. It will be available throughout Chol Hamoed . A Lulav and Esrog will also be available on the premises for those who need to make a Bracha.
Weekly Story: It Will Be Done
The following story which I heard from a son of HaRav Hachossid Reb Michoel Vishedsky, when I went to be Menachem Avel the family on his petira this year on Rosh Hashanah, brings out the Chasidic interpretation of ‘machashavah tova hakodosh boruch hu mitzarfa l’maasu’ clearly.
ULY Releases Tomchei Temimim Way Issue #3
The online version of the magazine is now available for you to read and enjoy. Take a look inside and experience the energy of Tomchei Temimim as it continues to grow higher and higher.
Price Increases Takes Effect for NYC Rent-Stabilized Apartments
Guidelines previously approved by the New York City Rent Guidelines Board in June took effect on Wednesday, raising one-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments by 3.5% and two-year leases by 6.25%.
Chabad House at Rowan University Breaks Grown On New Center
At a magnificent 21,000 square feet, this Chabad House will be the first ever Jewish Student Center at Rowan University, and is spearheaded by Rabbi Hersh and Mrs. Fraidy Loschak.
BDE: Mrs. Tova Preger, 91, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Tova Preger OBM, a longtime resident of Crown Heights and wife of the legendary chossid and Baal Tzedaka R’ Nochum Preger OBM. She passed away on Motzei Yom Kippur, 5786.
Manchester Synagogue Attacker Identified as British Citizen of Syrian Descent
UK police name Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, as suspect in Manchester synagogue attack. He was shot dead by officers. Three others arrested on terrorism charges.
Erev and Motzei Yom Kippur in Russia’s Capital
As Yom Kippur was over, information was received from the various congregations throughout Moscow. The numbers pointed to a sharp rise of new worshippers who joined the usual shul goers.
Crown Heights Apartment Building Fire Leaves Two Young Woman Clinging to Life
The blaze erupted around 1:30 a.m. inside the building on Eastern Parkway near Troy Avenue in Crown Heights, leaving the women – 24 and 26 – suffering from smoke inhalation and listed in critical condition, according to the FDNY and NYPD.
Terror in Manchester: Barbaric Attack on Yom Kippur Shatters Jewish Community’s Holiest Day
Two innocent Jews were brutally murdered, three others seriously wounded, and the entire community left to grapple with profound grief and fear.
Weekly Letter: Lessons From the New Year for Humankind
With “antisemitism” being prominently the focus in world news this past year, we share a letter of the Rebbe to a public figure in Poland who expresses his sorrow about the terrible anti-Semitic incident that had just taken place in his country. The Rebbe focuses on lessons from the New Year for humankind.
Here’s My Story: Riots, Bombings, and Chasidic Music
Rabbi Noson Gurary established the Chabad House of Buffalo in 1971 and has served in that role for over fifty years. He was also instrumental in establishing Chabad houses on other college campuses in Western New York. He was interviewed in November 2013 and August 2023.
Crown Heights Milling Work Postponed Until After Sukkos
We are pleased to share that, following swift intervention from the Mayor’s Office, National Grid and NY Paving have confirmed that all milling and related work in Crown Heights will be postponed until after October 20th.
Andrew Cuomo Apologizes to Jewish New Yorkers for COVID-19 Lockdowns Leading Up To Yom Kippur
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo apologized to Jewish New Yorkers for lockdowns he imposed during the COVID-19 outbreak five years ago that banned large gatherings, closed schools and disrupted religious traditions.
