CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Earlier this week a woman was mugged in broad daylight on a Crown Heights street. The incident took place at around 12:45pm Tuesday on Montgomery St, between Kingston Ave and Albany Ave, where a black man described to be around 30 years old hit a lady knocking her to the ground and stealing her purse.
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A great new video service for Shluchim has created major buzz for High Holiday marketing.
“People have come to our services, and mentioned that they couldn’t get into other places for the ticket offices were closed, and then they saw our video ad and said I’m definitely coming here.” Said Rabbi Yosef Konikov from Chabad of South Orlando. “Actually a few people told us that,” he adds.
Yom Kippur always gets the better of me. As angelic children, we were taught that on the Holy Day, we resemble angels. Praying for haven from the accuser, we reflect heavenly beings. There is no consumption of food. The penitent is consumed by the awesomeness of the day, not merely as a form of abstention, but because angels do not eat. Physical indulgence is prohibited. Instead, we indulge in divine practice.
I recall one Passover, as beams of light were passing overhead, my childhood imagination convinced me that I was witnessing angels escorting the prophet Elijah through the portals of heaven. In high school as I assisted an elderly woman once, she called me an angel. As a driver I often listen to people’s accounts of the paranormal on coast-to-coast AM, broadcast from the City of Angels. As a Rabbi I am often asked about the Jewish perspective on angels. And as Jews, we know that our prayers are projected to G-d by angels. In fact the Talmud suggests that when seeking a mentor, one that resembles an “angel of the lord of hosts” should be chosen.
What was once a rare seen is now common, thanks to Mitzvah Tank Org. which for the 8th consecutive year is making it easier for both bochurim and Shluchim to obtain their very own Sukkah Mobile. Whether you’re here in Brooklyn or anywhere around the tri-state-area Mitzvah Tank Org. is willing to do the work for you this Sukkos.
For the 2nd consecutive year, Lubavitcher Yeshiva will be hosting its very own Simchas Beis Hasho’eva!
Their objective is to give each and every student a chance to dance in a manner befitting for a student of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva. They are building on last year’s success where Students, their fathers and Rebbi’s danced into the night.
KAZAN, Russia [FJC] — In the capital of Tatarstan, the Jewish community of Kazan hosted a grand celebration dedicated to the receipt of a new Torah scroll in the city’s Synagogue. This event took place the day before Yom Kippur, bringing great joy to Jews residing in this predominantly Muslim city.
That day in the Synagogue, this festive gathering brought together more than a hundred people eager to share in the joy of this historic event. The initial speech was made by Chief Rabbi of Kazan Yitzhak Gorelik, after which the floor was given to Alexander Kantor, whose family co-sponsored the writing of this particular Torah scroll. In accordance with Jewish tradition, members of the Kantor family wrote the last few letters of the scroll.
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