At a Chol Hamoed Sukkos event in Sheepshead Bay, two Bochurim doing Mivtzoim at the event discovered that one of the entertainers was Jewish. He eagerly agreed to perform the Mitzvah of shaking the Lulav and Esrog.
Marking the final night of Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Crown Heights, thousands danced joyously until the music stopped at midnight. The throngs of Chasidim then made their way up Kingston Avenue to 770, where Tehillim and Chumash Devarim were recited until dawn.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the holiday of Simchas Torah. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we be joyous even during challenging times?
The immense joy of Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Monsey, which was organized by the local Chabad Kehillah, was momentarily interrupted by extremist demonstrators from Neturei Karta, who viewed the Yomtov celebration as ‘heresy.’
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 38, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, in a special pre-Simchas Torah Edition, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topic: What relevance does Simchas Torah have to my personal life?
A large group of teenagers went on a vandalism spree in Crown Heights, trespassing into parked school buses and vandalizing parked cars, as well as trashing a grocery store and assaulting one of the store employees.
In an interview conducted in 2012, Mrs. Brana Shaina Deitsch recalls how the Rebbe taught the Niggun Shamiel on Simchas Torah, 5719.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the holiday of Sukkos. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one attain the highest level of joy?
Being that today is the 13th of Tishrei, the Rebbe Maharash’s yahrtzeit, JEM compiled a collection of videos in which the Rebbe describes what we can learn from his life and legacy.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 37, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, in a special pre-Sukkos Edition, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topic: Why is joy so crucial, and how can one access it when feeling down?
This song, written by Chava Tombosky, was composed for the occasion of the completion of a Sefer Torah for Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, Shliach to Temecula, CA, who is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The song was released to the public in advance of Simchas Torah, so that the entire community’s Simcha can break through all boundaries and bring about his complete recovery.
The fun holiday that follows Yom Kippur finally gets a fun music video to boot. Sukkahs are falling, Lulavs are flying, and there are some sweet vocal harmonies in this visual treat by Rogers Park Band, starring Yosef Peysin and Mordy Kurtz, with a cameo appearance by comedian Mendy Pellin.
In a video series that may come in handy for aspiring Chazanim, produced for Chabad.org by Moshe Raskin of Swish Media, Chazan Aryeh Leib Hurwitz beautifully presents the traditional High Holidays rendition of five Yom Kippur prayers, including: Kol Nidrei, Hineni, Kaddish for Musaf, Unesanneh Tokef and Vehakohanim.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Yom Kippur. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one learn to forgive?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the podium today at the U.N. headquarters in New York City during the General Assembly, where he vigorously defended the beleaguered Jewish State in front of dozens of world leaders.
The ‘Running Rabbi’, Rabbi Chalom Boujnah of Chabad at San Diego State University, ran 4 miles on Rosh Hashana to blow Shofar for those who couldn’t make it to Shul.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 36, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, in a Special Aseres Yemei Teshuva and Pre-Yom Kippur Edition, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topic: How forgiveness heals wounds.
