Fatal Pedestrian Struck Shuts Eastern Parkway For Hours
A pickup truck driving on Eastern Parkway fatally struck a person Sunday evening, shutting down the Parkway for hours.
Daily Archives: October 23, 2022
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Obituary: Rabbi Mottel Pevzner, 41, Overcame Challenges With Humor and Joy
Located on France’s southernmost Mediterranean coast, only a few kilometers north of the Spanish border, Perpignan has a minuscule Jewish community of just a few hundred souls. Yet for the past 16 years, they were blessed to be served by a spiritual giant, Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Pevzner, who passed away at the age of 41 on the day before Yom Kippur.
Video of the Day
“Surprising Orthodox Jews by Speaking Yiddish, Part 2” has dropped on YouTube by Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约, a YouTuber with over 5 Million subscribers. It’s also based on a visit, in part, to Crown Heights during Tishrei.
PSA: The Deadline to Request An Absentee Ballot is Tomorrow Monday Oct. 24th
The deadline to request an absentee ballot in New York for the upcoming election is tomorrow, Monday Oct. 24.
8:00pm: Why Do Some Think That Simchas Torah Must Include Getting Drunk, and What Can We Do About It?
The topics in this week’s 421st episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Why Do Some Think That Simchas Torah Must Include Getting Drunk, and What Can We Do About It? What Is the Significance of Hakhel Today? What Is Special About This Time as We Transition From the Holiday Season Into the Regular Year? What Does It Mean That After the Tishrei Holidays We Need to “Unpack the Bundles”? What Happens After Simchas Torah? Is the Dancing Itself the Container for Blessings, or Is There Something Additional I Must Do?
Shoplifter Arrested In Crown Heights Due to Alert Store Manager and The Help of Shomrim
A shoplifter just couldn’t get away today after being caught stealing from the Marketplace in Crown Heights. Job Final: One Under!
PSA: Be Part of a Tradition at the New York City Marathon . . .
For the 38th year, the TCS New York City Marathon, on November 6, 2022, will feature morning services at the Fort Wadsworth staging ground for the many Jewish runners expected to compete in the 51st edition of this world-famous road race.
BMW Driver Wrecks His Car in Crown Heights, Pulls A Switch To Run Away
A sneaky driver managed to slip away from the scene of a crash in Crown Heights Motzei Shabbos after pulling a switch with another person.
Exhilarating Hakhel Farbengen for the Mechanchim Family
Wednesday evening, Chol Hamoed, a lavish HAKHEL Simchas Bais Hashoeiva was hosted by Lubavitch Chinuch organization, Igud Hamelamdim, for over 100 Mechanchim in a large Crown Heights Sukka.
Must I Wear Tzitzit On The Job Site?
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended on October 24th
Alternate side parking will be suspended on October 24, 2022, for a holiday. Parking meters remain in effect.
Seven Months Later, The Rebbe Remembered Him
Seven months after receiving a letter with a thank you and a message of Nachas, the Rebbe remembered this man at a Farbrengen with thousands of Chasidim, and his own brother.
Jewish Community and Culture Comes to Life in Martha’s Vineyard
Chabad rabbis and rebbetzins are famed for moving to remote locations to build Jewish life. So it shouldn’t have raised many eyebrows when Rabbi Tzvi and Hadassah Alperowitz boarded a ferry to foster a Jewish community on an island only accessible by ferry or airplane.
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