Judge Issues Restraining Order on Kapporos
A Los Angeles Federal Court judge ordered a temporary restraining order against the performance of Kapporos by Chabad of Irvine in southern California.
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Two Killed, Six Wounded in Jerusalem Terror Shooting
A gunman opened fire from a car while driving by the Ammunition Hill andShimon Hatzadik light-rail stations in Jerusalem, killing two and wounding six. The terrorist was shot and killed by police as he fled toward the nearby Sheikh Jarrah neighbood.
8:00pm: What is Yechida?
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 134, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: What is Yechida? Can Yom Kippur Help Us Conquer Our Vices? Why No Intimacy on “Shabbos Shabboson”? The Meaning of Yizkor; Drinking on Simchas Torah; How Does Joy Nourish Us?
Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 10, for Columbus Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Chattanooga Celebrates New Jewish Center
Hundreds of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jewish community members, visiting dignitaries, and other well-wishers celebrated the opening of the newly renovated Chabad Center for Jewish Life in historic Fort Wood.
Vov Tishrei: Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chana, OBM
The Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, a feminine role model of Jewish activism and proponent of Jewish scholarship, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and wife of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok, was marked today, Shabbos, the 6th of Tishrei.
With 9 Dead in Matthew’s Wake, Chabad Reaches Out
With nine people dead, 2 million homes without power, and extensive flooding and property damage from Florida to North Carolina, Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries reached out to their communities after the conclusion of the Jewish Sabbath to begin to assess the massive help that will needed. Hurricane Matthew continues to threaten the region with storm surges and torrential rains.
The Zhitomir train station, near which the attack occurred. Inset: Rabbi M.M. Deutsch.
Ukraine Beating Victim Airlifted to Israel
On Friday morning, Rabbi Mendel Deutsch, a prominent Chabad activist from Jerusalem, was savagely beaten nearly to death in the Ukrainian city of Zhitomir. After Shabbos ended, the Shliach to Zhitomir, Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm, gave an update on his situation.
Weekly Living Torah Video: Protest of Faith
In this week’s Living Torah, Elie Wiesel, OBM, an author, Nobel Prize laureate, and Holocaust survivor, recalls seeing the Rebbe for the first time, and the profound impact it had on the rest of his life.
Torah scrolls were wrapped before transfer off the barrier island of Satellite Beach, which is under mandatory evacuation, to a vault on higher ground.
Florida Chabad Shuls Prepare for Matthew’s Fury
As South Central Florida braces for a brutal direct hit from Hurricane Matthew, Chabad centers from the Sunshine State through the Carolinas are hard at work securing Sifrei Torah and preparing for possible hordes of evacuees.
Weekly Story: The Journey of a Jew
The moment the train pulled into the station, all of a sudden dozens and dozens of people rushed onto the platform. The villager was astonished and impressed as how these people knew the exact time they should arrive and didn’t waste their time waiting for the train to come.
The Zhitomir train station, near which the attack occurred. Inset: Rabbi M.M. Deutsch.
Lubavitcher Beaten Nearly to Death in Ukraine
Rabbi Mendel Deutsch, a prominent Lubavitcher Chossid and community activist from Jerusalem, was savagely beaten nearly to death by a mob of Ukrainian anti-Semites in the city of Zhitomir this morning.
Rabbi Yanki Tauber, author of the new book (L) and Rabbi Simon Jacobson, director of the Meaningful Life Center.
Meaningful Life Center Publishes The Inside Story
The Inside Story: A Chassidic Perspective on Biblical Events, Laws, and Personalities Volume I: Genesis hits the shelves of bookstores just in time for the beginning of the Torah cycle. There is a lot of anticipation over the release of this book by the many fans of Yanki Tauber’s acclaimed Week in Review.
Marathon to Block Off Eastern Parkway Shabbos Morning
A half-marathon will be held on Eastern Parkway this Shabbos. Residents will not be able to cross over Eastern Parkway from about 3:00am to 9:30am.
Shabbos at the Besht: Making Moshiach a Reality
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Manis Friedman will lead a discussion on the topic: Making moshiach a reality.
Guests Hear from Editor of the Rebbe’s Sichos
On Thursday afternoon, Tishrei Guests were treated to a special and first-of-its-kind lecture by Rabbi Yisroel Shimon Kalmenson, a member of Vaad Hanachos Belaha”k and one who merited that the Rebbe would refer to his Ha’aros on the Rebbe’s Farbrengens.
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