Photos: Snow Sticks, Greets Shluchim
The predicted nor’easter storm, which is set to hit the New York region tonight, was preceded by a snow flurry which has already built up to over an inch of snow on the ground and accumulating.
The predicted nor’easter storm, which is set to hit the New York region tonight, was preceded by a snow flurry which has already built up to over an inch of snow on the ground and accumulating.
Hundreds of women and girls turned out Sunday night in support of Ten Yad, an organization which helps Kallas. The event was held in the Razag Ballroom in Crown Heights, with a lavish food buffet, an auction viewing capped off by enthralling entertainment.
Although garbage collection trucks are not meant for tree cleanup, that did not stop the sanitation from using the powerful machines to get rid of the large tree limbs and trunks.
Treacherous road conditions forced organizers to reconsider holding this month’s ‘Rally at the Ohel’ – at the Ohel. Electing to play it safe, the rally was relocated to Rebbe’s house on President Street, with some 100 children in attendance!
The headquarters of F.R.E.E. (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe) in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, was submerged in deep water by Hurricane Sandy. The building houses a synagogue, offices and the Mazel Jewish Day School.
A CrownHeights.info photographer roamed the mostly-deserted streets of New York City on Monday, capturing scenes of Hurricane Sandy’s carnage from around Crown Heights, the Brooklyn Bridge, Red Hook and the Verrazano Bridge.
This weeks Parasha is Noach, the Sedra which talks about the animals and the ark. What better way to teach young students about the animals then to show them? Jewish schools from the area brought their young students for a walk through the zoo, where they got to see, pet and feed the animals.
Following the Chabad custom of reciting the entire Tehillim and Chumash Devarim, thousands packed into 770 and stayed up through the night.
Marking the final night of dancing at Simchas Beis Hashueva in Crown Heights, thousands danced till 1:00am when the music ended and the throngs of people made their way up Kingston Avenue to 770 where Tehillim and Mishna Torah was recited throughout the night.
Photographer Levi Hertzel captured the festive atmosphere around Crown Heights on Friday, Erev Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkos.
Jews of all backgrounds descended upon Crown Heights in order to partake in the Simcha commemorating the drawing of the water in the times of the Beis Hamikdash. Live music continued deep into the night!
Simchas Beis Hashoeva began with a program for children, which included a story from the teacher Rabbi Levi Goldstein, followed by dancing for children with their parents. Later on, Yellow Red Sky, a band lead by Shevach Tamir, rocked the night for the hundreds that turned out to dance.
Fathers and sons got together on the rooftop of Lubavitcher Yeshiva for their [now] annual Simchas Beis Hashoeva, with lively music by Avigdor Tzeitlin and his band.
Damp weather did not deter the regulars and guests at the Crown Heights Simchas Beis Hashoeva. Along with lively music, they danced on Kingston Avenue deep into the night.
As the Crown Heights community gears up for Sukkos, young entrepreneurs can be seen selling esrogim, rings and other Sukkos necessities on Kingston Avenue.
Led by Rabbi Boruch Dov Lesches, the Lubavitch community of Monsey joined the broader Frum community to perform Kapparos.
Erev Yom Kippur Jews worldwide took part in the age-old custom of ‘shlugging’ Kapores. In Crown Heights it was organized by NCFJE, who had locations in a number of places in the neighborhood.