Jonathan Gordon didn’t grow up particularly observant. Until his bar mitzvah, he attended High Holy Days services with his parents, but once he turned 13 he stopped going — he felt unengaged.
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As we are all making our final preparations to usher in the new year, we – the staff at CrownHeights.info – would like to wish our loyal readers, fans, contributors and tipsters a happy and healthy sweet new year, K’siva Vachasima Tova, Leshono Tova Tikosaivu V’Tichosemu and a Gut Gebentched Yohr.
Every Friday night, Rivka Gurary serves a $1,000 meal. She spends two to three days preparing dishes of chicken, soup,challah, gefilte fish, rice, salads and desserts – from scratch.
While out campaigning in Borough Park today, NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner engaged in an embarrassing shouting match with a Jewish voter at a local bakery.
In the latest episode of Jew-bel-ish by Chasidic comedian Mendy Pellin: What would have happened if Moses returned the first tablets to Apple Care? Watch the alternate ending based on a true store.
Chabad of Boston will celebrate this year’s high holidays at one of Boston’s most prestigious and coveted locations.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday and Friday, September 5-6, for Rosh Hashana. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Rosh Hashana and the Ten Days of Teshuva, Blowing Shofar and Tzom Gedalia for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
[Update: Guide from Crown Heights Badatz Added]
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe receiving a Pan from a young boy on Erev Rosh Hashana.
Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim, the organization responsible for hosting and providing for the needs of Bochurim who come to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe, arranged a special Shiur last night with the Rebbe’s Chozer, Reb Yoel Kahn.
On the eve of the Jewish new year – Rosh Hashana – a Chabad House’s menorah was torched. The NYPD is investigating the incident, which occurred on Ocean Parkway in the heart of Brooklyn, as a hate crime.
At the conclusion of the outgoing year, Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications have released some figures for the last four quarters. Some 145 out-of-print Seforim have been reprinted alongside 46 new titles, for a total of over 500,000 copies printed.
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