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Daily Archives: October 6, 2009


(L-R) Mr. David J. Skorton Cornell University President, Binyomin Trager, Cornell Alum and current student in Tiferes in Morristown, and Devorah Silberstien (9).

ITHACA, NY [CHI] — Over 200 students and faculty got to partake in the Mitzvah of shaking the Lulav at Etrog on campus at Cornell University, the highlight was when the president of the university Mr. David J. Skorton dropped in to do so as well.

Cornell President Shakes Lulav at Local Chabad Sukkah

(L-R) Mr. David J. Skorton Cornell University President, Binyomin Trager, Cornell Alum and current student in Tiferes in Morristown, and Devorah Silberstien (9).

ITHACA, NY [CHI] — Over 200 students and faculty got to partake in the Mitzvah of shaking the Lulav at Etrog on campus at Cornell University, the highlight was when the president of the university Mr. David J. Skorton dropped in to do so as well.

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Baby Boy!

Yermi and Daniella Liam (nee Pohlman) Kurkus from Lake Lure, NC had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Levi Kalmenson (Crown Heights) to Chanale Baitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
New Engagement!

Zevi Jacobson (De Moines, IA) to Ita Gurevitch (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at the JCM
New Engagement!

Sruli Friedman (Coral Springs, FL) to Adina Izgelov (Milwaukee, WI) L’Chaim: Monday, April 28th, 8:00pm at Albany Manor 641 Rutland Rd
New Engagement!

Shlomo Werde (Crown Heights) to Gila Bensusan (London, UK)
Baby Boy!

Chezki and Mushkie Golowinski from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachor: 539 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Avi Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Mindy Neubort (Fair Lawn, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Baby Boy!

Chaim and Bracha (nee Morozow) Rendler from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Zalmy and Esther (nee Tabari) Hyams from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Shmuly and Chaya (nee Lewin) Stone from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Yossi Krinsky (Vilnius, Lithuania) to Rochele Namdar (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Baby Boy!

Yossef and Naomi (nee Malinas) Haddad from Milan, Italy had a baby boy!
New Engagement!

Menachem Forer (Toronto, Canada) to Sari Gottlib (Hillside, NJ) L’Chaim: Thursday, April 24th, at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Ariel Poliszuk (Toronto, Canada) to Devorah Leah Weingrow (Chicago, IL)
Baby Girl!

Yisroel and Chana Esther (nee Feldman) Kaczala from Brazil had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Yosef Yitzchok Marcucci (Chicago, IL) to Devorah Leah Munis (Eretz Yisroel)
By Yaacov Behrman for Lubavitch.com

CROWN HEIGHTS — New York State Senator Eric Adams (D) visited with some of his constituents in a Sukkah in the Crown Heights Jewish community, Monday evening.

The Senator, who is also NYS Chairman of the Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs met with leaders of the Chabad Lubavitch movement where the conversation focused on the activities of Chabad and its security needs.

NY State Senator Works Closely with Chabad on Security

By Yaacov Behrman for Lubavitch.com

CROWN HEIGHTS — New York State Senator Eric Adams (D) visited with some of his constituents in a Sukkah in the Crown Heights Jewish community, Monday evening.

The Senator, who is also NYS Chairman of the Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs met with leaders of the Chabad Lubavitch movement where the conversation focused on the activities of Chabad and its security needs.

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BAL HARBOUR, FL [WSVN] — Several residents of a condominium are outraged after the condo association removed a religious Jewish symbol.

A Resident of a Bal Harbor condominium recorded a video showing what he discovered Monday morning, after his religious symbol called a Sukkah was dismantled. “Having a little hut that's 6-by-8 to be bothering someone is really ridiculous,” said the resident.

Residents Upset After Condo Association Removes Sukkah

BAL HARBOUR, FL [WSVN] — Several residents of a condominium are outraged after the condo association removed a religious Jewish symbol.

A Resident of a Bal Harbor condominium recorded a video showing what he discovered Monday morning, after his religious symbol called a Sukkah was dismantled. “Having a little hut that’s 6-by-8 to be bothering someone is really ridiculous,” said the resident.

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By Joshua Runyan for Chabad.org

Levi Duchman says the hard part is the pedaling.

NEW YORK — Coming alongside a New York City push to license pedicab operators, the initiative of a Jewish teenager in Brooklyn has given pedestrians and motorists an interesting site: a mobile bamboo-topped latticework hut affixed to a rickshaw.

Teenager Pedaling Holiday Celebration Throughout New York

By Joshua Runyan for Chabad.org

Levi Duchman says the hard part is the pedaling.

NEW YORK — Coming alongside a New York City push to license pedicab operators, the initiative of a Jewish teenager in Brooklyn has given pedestrians and motorists an interesting site: a mobile bamboo-topped latticework hut affixed to a rickshaw.

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By Manuel Gamiz Jr. for the Morning Call

I-78, PA — Two 16-year-olds were injured this afternoon when another car reversed into them on a median on Interstate 78 in Williams Township this afternoon, according to state police at Belfast.

Police said Yakov Huebner, 18, of Brooklyn N.Y., pulled into the median at mile marker 75.9 on the westbound side of I-78 at 12:24 p.m. after hearing a noise coming from his car. The teens, a boy from Israel and a girl from Brooklyn, N.Y., who's names were not released due to their age, were outside the car also checking on the tire, police said.

Lubavitcher Teens Injured on Pennsylvania Highway

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. for the Morning Call

I-78, PA — Two 16-year-olds were injured this afternoon when another car reversed into them on a median on Interstate 78 in Williams Township this afternoon, according to state police at Belfast.

Police said Yakov Huebner, 18, of Brooklyn N.Y., pulled into the median at mile marker 75.9 on the westbound side of I-78 at 12:24 p.m. after hearing a noise coming from his car. The teens, a boy from Israel and a girl from Brooklyn, N.Y., who’s names were not released due to their age, were outside the car also checking on the tire, police said.

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CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Crown Heights residents living in 762 Empire Blvd, apartment building on on the corner of Troy Ave, celebrated Simchas Beis Hashoeva true their Yemenite heritage. This Yemenite style celebration was brought together by residents of building who wanted to have their own, small, family oriented, personal Simcha.

Yemenite Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Troy Ave

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Crown Heights residents living in 762 Empire Blvd, apartment building on on the corner of Troy Ave, celebrated Simchas Beis Hashoeva true their Yemenite heritage. This Yemenite style celebration was brought together by residents of building who wanted to have their own, small, family oriented, personal Simcha.

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By Sarah Maslin Nir for the NY Times

Rabbi Joshua Metzger, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan, stood in Bryant Park on Monday near a sukkah, constructed to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

NEW YORK — Last month, Bryant Park hosted the white tents and devotees of Fashion Week. This month, it’s been replaced by another temporary structure with very different guests: a large sukkah, or ceremonial hut, where Jews pray and dine in celebration of the eight-day harvest holiday of Sukkot.

Legal Musings on Bryant Park Sukkah

By Sarah Maslin Nir for the NY Times
Rabbi Joshua Metzger, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan, stood in Bryant Park on Monday near a sukkah, constructed to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

NEW YORK — Last month, Bryant Park hosted the white tents and devotees of Fashion Week. This month, it’s been replaced by another temporary structure with very different guests: a large sukkah, or ceremonial hut, where Jews pray and dine in celebration of the eight-day harvest holiday of Sukkot.

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By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky for Chabad.org

Windsor Terrace, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., was the site of anti-Semitic vandalism directed against a community synagogue before Yom Kippur.

BROOKLYN, NY — Vandalism put Jewish worshippers on edge last week when a synagogue and community center serving the Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood of Windsor Terrace was defaced just days before Yom Kippur.

Brooklyn Jewish Center Responds to Vandalism With Determination

By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky for Chabad.org
Windsor Terrace, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., was the site of anti-Semitic vandalism directed against a community synagogue before Yom Kippur.

BROOKLYN, NY — Vandalism put Jewish worshippers on edge last week when a synagogue and community center serving the Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood of Windsor Terrace was defaced just days before Yom Kippur.

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