Photos: Kaparos in Beijing
Jews perform the traditional custom of Kaparos early in the morning on Erev Yom Kippur in Beijing, China.
Daily Archives: September 22, 2015
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Photos: Kapores in the Early Hours of Morning
Guests and residents of Crown Heights fulfilled the ancient custom of Kapores in the ‘morning watch’.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Through Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday through Friday, September 23-25, for Yom Kippur and – L’havdil – a Muslim holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
1966: Rebbes Bless of ‘G’mar Chasima Tova’
Rare video from 1966 shows the Rebbe giving a special Brocha after Mincha in 770. “א חתימה און א גמר חתימה טובה לשנה טובה ומתוקה”.
Michigan Shliach Sues USDA to Allow Kaporos; Wins
In suburban Detroit, Congregation Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills — which said its kapparot ritual is its best-attended and “financially, the single most important” event – filed a suit against Tom Vilsack, secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, The Detroit News reported Monday.
Photos: Moscow Does Kapores in the Early Morning
Hundreds of Jews in the Russian capitol of Moscow got up in the early hours of the morning to perform the ancient ritual of Kapores at the cities main synogouge, the Marina Rosche Shul.
Video: The Power to Transform the World
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ha’azinu. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: From where do we get the power to transform this world into a G-dly place?
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