Bochurim Build Sukkah Mobile in Memory of Classmate
A Sukkah Mobile and Mitzvah Tank which traveled around Toronto on Sukkos was dedicated by the friends of 13-year-old Mendel Cotlar of Houston, TX who passed away two years ago.
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Info to Be Menachem Avel Brikman Family
The Brikman family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father and husband, Reb Mendel, OBM, at 1365 Carroll St. [corner of Kingston Ave.]. Shachris: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30. Mincha/Maariv will be bezmanom. Shiva visiting hours: 10:00am-1:00pm and then 3:00-10:00pm. […]
Weekly Letter: The Unity Pervading Through Nature
This week, for Shabbos Bereishis, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the creation of the world – bringing out “the unity pervading in nature.” The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Williamsburg Shul Fined for Shabbos Alarm
Amid ringing church bells and Muslim calls to prayer, New York City saw fit to fine an Orthodox-Jewish synagogue in Williamsburg for the once-a-week siren heralding the arrival of Shabbos.
Are Lulavs to Thank for Cubs’ World Series?
After 70 seasons, the Chicago Cubs’ World Series appearance seems almost too improbable to believe; especially given the team’s long tradition of dramatic late-season collapses. But now that the team is actually favored to win the series against the Cleveland Indians—their first-game rout notwithstanding—it’s no surprise that fans are beginning to think of supernatural forces.
7-Story Apartment Building to Replace 2-Family Homes
A pair of two-family homes are set to be replaced by a new seven-story residential building on Sullivan Place and Nostrand Ave. in Crown Heights, building records show.
The George Washington Bridge
Christie Aide in Bridgegate Testimony: Rabbi Annoying
A former aide to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who was charged with conspiracy in the scandal involving a lane closure on the George Washington Bridge to create traffic jams, trashed Rutgers University Rabbi Mendy Carlebach during her testimony in Federal court, calling him “annoying.”
Here’s My Story: I Have a Promise
Yitzchock Arnold co-directs Kolel Tiferet Zkanim Levi Yitzchok, a synagogue for the elderly, in Los Angeles, California, where he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in September of 2011.
Orange County Experiences ‘Starbucks in the Sukkah’
On Sunday, Hoshana Rabbah, Chabad of Orange County, led by shluchim Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, hosted “Starbucks in the Sukkah.”
Moscow Shul Hosts Thousands Over Yom Tov
It is with great satisfaction that the gabbai and administrators of the Marina Roscha Shul in Central Moscow are summing up the month of Tishrei. Thousands of Jews have attended the many programs that took place here under the auspices of Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar.
400 Rabbis Slam Lieberman Support for 2-State Solution
The Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP), which comprises over 400 rabbis from all over Israel, has sharply criticized Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman for declaring that he supports a two state solution and is even willing to “be the first investors in the rehabilitation of the Gaza Strip,” and “the first to invest in a maritime trading port, an airport and an industrial zone.”
Doctors: Infants Should Sleep in Parents’ Room
The American Academy of Pediatrics is calling for infants to be kept in their parents’ bedroom at night for six months to a year to reduce the risk of sleep-related death.
Rabbi Levi Mentz educates Jewish children in Forsyth County, Georgia.
Georgia Welcomes New Chabad Center
The Jewish community in North Georgia now has another place it can call home.
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Campaign Signs Paint Orthodox Jews as Welfare Leeches
A pre-Election Day mystery has popped up in Rockland County with signs that have potentially anti-Semitic overtones linking two candidates running for different offices, while casting aspersions on the Chasidic community.
4 Sifrei Torah Stolen from Shul on Simchas Torah
Mispallelim at a Sephardic Shul in Flatbush were shocked to find that multiple Sifrei Torah had been robbed overnight on Simchas Torah. The primary suspect appears to be a Chasidic Jewish man.
CB-9 Offices in Crown Heights. Inset: Karen Fleming.
Non-Jewish CB 9 Member Bravely Fights Zoning Vote Scheduled on Yomtov
Brooklyn Community Board 9, which represents the Jewish half of Crown Heights along with Lefferts-Gardens, scheduled a vote on a controversial zoning issue which directly affects the Jewish community on the holiday of Simchas Torah, effectively preventing the Jewish community’s participation in the deliberation and vote. One non-Jewish member of the board bravely spoke out against this outrage, and thankfully she was able to prevent the vote from taking place.
Eli Marcus and Uri Davidi Rock L.A. Simchas Beis
The Los Angeles Jewish community showed up en masse for the annual Simchas Bais Hashoeva in the streets of Hollywood.
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