Coming Soon: Chabad of Mineola Chanukah Telethon
Chabad of Mineola, Long Island, under the leadership of Rabbi Anchelle Perl, will be hosting a Telethon on Sunday, December 8, from 7:00 until 11:00 PM. More details in the extended article.
Chabad of Mineola, Long Island, under the leadership of Rabbi Anchelle Perl, will be hosting a Telethon on Sunday, December 8, from 7:00 until 11:00 PM. More details in the extended article.
A live concert will take place in the heart of Brooklyn this Chanukah, with the proceeds going to support the Released Time program of the NCFJE.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) and parking meter regulations are suspended on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28.
The Friday after Thanksgiving, November 29, is not a legal holiday. Alternate side parking regulations, parking meters and all other parking regulations will be in effect.
This year the world’s largest Menorah parade, held annually in New York City, will be organized with the help of a brand new state-of-the-art coordination system, which will allow participants to easily sign up, submit their license and registration, select their vehicle type, and be appointed a ‘zone’ for the parade setup. The new system will keep the parade more efficient, orderly and organized.
This year, Yud Tes Kislev falls out on Friday; the Rebbe referred to it in 5727 as the “long Yud Tes Kislev,” and encouraged that the holy day, the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus, be celebrated every day of the weekend. We have a compiled a list of Farbrengens taking place over the coming days in the Extended Article.
Plans are well underway for the Oholei Torah PTA’s Annual Chinese Auction. This year, guests are sure to be indulged, dined and wined. The event’s organizers have reported that this year’s evening will appeal to every style, palette and taste.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chaim Schochet will deliver a lecture on this week’s Parsha – Vayishlach.
This Monday, the 15th of Kislev (November 18), there will be a rally at the Ohel for all children ages 5 to 12. Buses will leave 770 at 5:00pm and return at 7:30pm. Transportation will cost $3.
Ahavas Chesed will be conducting a blood drive this Sunday, November 17 (14 Kislev), from 10:00am to 5:00pm, at a mobile unit in front of 1414 President St. [corner Kingston Ave.]. All donors will receive a meal voucher. Please bring identification. One must wait 56 days between blood donations.
Keren Simchas Chosson V’kallah is seeking 130 people who will donate 100 dollars each in the zechus of finding a Shidduch for themselves or for one of their children.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
This Shabbos at the Besht, a lecture will be delivered by guest speaker Rabbi Efraim Mintz, executive director of the Jewish Learning Institute.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Tuesday, November 5 for Election Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
As Shabbos ended, CrownHeights.info received the troubling news that Rabbi Nachman (ben Chaya Basya) Sudak, head Shliach to the UK, suffered a heart attack. The family is asking the public to please say Tehillim for his speedy and complete recovery.
Daylight Savings Time comes to an end tonight. At 2:00am all clocks should “fall back” to 1:00am, giving everyone a much appreciated extra hour of sleep.
This Shabbos at the Besht, three Shluchim will lead discussions on various topics: Rabbi Yehoshua B. Gordon of Tarzana, California will lecture Friday night, Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson of London, UK will lecture Shabbos morning, and Rabbi Raleigh Resnick of Pleasanton, California will lecture after Mincha.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, November 1 for a Catholic holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.