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History in Buckhurst Hill, UK

The new Chabad House of Buckhurst Hill in Essex, UK under the direction of Rabbi Odom & Henny Brandman welcomed its first Sefer Torah on Sunday. The streets of Buckhurst Hill had never heard the sounds of Klezmer music and happy Jews dancing which prompting many local residents to come out of their houses to wave the procession on.

More in the Extended Article!

Nelson Confirmed Breaking Into Cars

Friday at around 12:30pm Shomrim received a call from an alert resident about a Black male lurking around cars on Malbone St. Shomrim immediately responded and spotted the perp breaking into a car. When the perp noticed he was being watched he attempted to flee when one of the members grabbed the perp while another member confirmed that he had infact broken into the car.

While more members were arriving on the scene, the perp, who is well known both Shomrim and Police, managed to break free and get away. The perp known as Derrick (Terrence) Nelson, about 35 years of age, has a long history of breaking into cars in Crown Heights and even served a few sentences related to such crimes.

More in the Extended Article! Plus a picture of the perp!

Motzai Shabbos Slichos in 770

At 1:00am 770 filled up with Anash, Bochurim and guest that came in for the month of Tishrei to begin Slichos.

770 was abnormally hot due to the explosion that took place earlier, Click Here to read that story.

More pictures in the Extended Article!

Explosion in 770

At around 11:45pm on Motzoai Shabbos an explosion went off inside the closet which houses the electrical circuits for most of 770 including those for the air conditioners. What happened was an electrician was there changing the breakers for the air conditioner of the front part of 770 when one of the gabboyim decided to ‘clean’ the wire contacts.

The electrician told him not to while another man there made a crack about taking a picture of him before he is no more, and everyone exited the room when the bang went off. Hatzalah was called in a CODE 1 which is generally what someone who isn’t breathing or is suffering a heart attack is called for, the gabbay walked out of the room himself, was conscious and was able to see. His yarmulke and glasses melted right off his face.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Motzai Shabbos Slichos at the Ohel

Last last night or early this morning (Motzai Shabbos) at one O’Clock, Anash, Shluchim and Bochurim gathered at the Ohel to say Slichos. Click the link ‘Extended Article’ for some pictures, Enjoy!

Ancient Sound Announces NewYear

Jewish Children Learn to Make, Appreciate Shofars

Lakeland, FL – The basement of Temple Emanuel is a three-ring circus of noise. There is the noise of excited chatter from small children, teenagers and adults. There is the noise of tools at work — saws, drills, a belt sander. And occasionally, trumpeting through it all, is the hollow ringing bray of a newly created horn being tested — too-OOOO! Tootootootooooo!

It’s a visceral sound, ancient, even primitive. It is the same sound that echoed in the hills and courts of Israel in the days of Rabbi Hillel, of King David, of Moses. It’s produced in a simple way — by blowing into a hole cut in the horn of a ram.

For a few hours, the basement of Temple Emanuel, a Conservative synagogue in Lakeland, is a factory to help children make their own shofars, as the ceremonial horns are called in Hebrew. Shofars are used at various occasions in Jewish services, especially prior to and during the High Holy Days. It is blown on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown Friday, and it is the last sound heard at the end of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, 10 days later.

Chabad to break ground for major expansion

Tenafly, NJ – Chabad to break ground for major expansion Chabad on the Palisades will break ground Sunday on a 32,000-foot extension of its facility in downtown Tenafly, largely thanks to a multimillion-dollar bequest from a Tenafly businessman.