Baby Girl!
Menachem and Rachel Esty (nee Shloush) Gold (Crown Heights)
BDE: R’ Chaim Meir Rosenberg, 93, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of R’ Chaim Meir Rosenberg OBM, a longtime member of the Crown Heights community. He passed away just before Shabbos, on the 12th of Tishrei 5780.
Video of the Day
As Sukkos is approaching, we present Chabad.org’s 5 minute Sukkah. The video presentation is given by Chabad.org’s Menachem Posner.
Jewish Man Slapped in Hateful and Unprovoked Attack in Crown Heights
Around 12:30pm Saturday, as a Jewish man was walking on New York Ave through the crosswalk on Union Street, a a male black riding his bike on Union street crossed in front of him. As the man drove by he, slapped the Jewish male in the face and stated “You dirty Jew.” The NYPD will be investigating the incident as a Hate Crime.
Early Morning Shooting At Illegal Crown Heights Gambling Den, Four Dead
Four Brooklyn gamblers drew a dead man’s hand early Saturday when an enraged fellow card player opened fire inside an illegal Brooklyn gambling den just before sunrise. A suspect was taken in to custody by the police.
Weekly Story: Being Truly Connected
Being that one of the stories in the reprinted edition of Reb Pinchos Reizes is connected to the Sukkos that he couldn’t travel to Liozna/Liadi, due to his frail health, yet he was still with the Rebbe in a most phenomenal way, I chose to post this excerpt.
Two Arrested For Breaking into Cars in Crown Heights
Two teenagers were spotted by Crown Heights Shomrim volunteers breaking into cars in the early hours of Friday morning.The police responded and arrested the two for multiple car break ins.
770 Briefly Evacuated Following Smoke in the Basement
Firefighters evacuated 770 briefly Friday morning after smoke and the smell of burning began to filter through the basement. Firefighters quickly identified the small electrical fire, and reopened the Shul.
Breaking Ground In Clearwater
One hundred and fifty community members gathered to break ground and lay the cornerstone of the new Feldman Campus for Jewish Life and the Tabacinic Chabad Center at Chabad of Clearwater, Florida.
This Year, Be A Part Of Mivtza Lulav
As Crown Heights is busy getting ready building Sukkas, buying Lulavim and Esrogim and cooking for a multitude of family and guests, Lubavitch Youth Organization New York is making its final preparations for our 5780 “Shake Up NY” campaign.
Special Edition Of Likutei Sichos Chof Hey Printed For Halikut
As Halikut begins its second year, Kehos prints a special cheilek chof hey of Sefer Likkutei Sichos to be used by the hundreds of participants. Halikut recently launched in 16 Yeshivos accross America.
Laws and Customs: Sukkos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Sukkos (up to – but not including – Hoshanah Rabbah), including the laws of building a Sukkah and selecting the Daled Minim, for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe delivering a sicha in the Sukkah.
Jewish Woman Stabbed to Death in South Africa
Dr. Mirah Wilks, a psychologist who moved to Australia from Israel as a young girl and who lived in South Africa in recent years, was stabbed to death in her home. According to reports, Wilks was ambushed and attacked by a gang of armed robbers who had waited until her husband Frank left to worship at the local synagogue, leaving her home alone.
One Person Arrested, Another Injured Following Crown Heights Parking Dispute
A dispute over a parking spot in Crown Heights resulted in one person arrested and left another with injuries Thursday night. Shomrim, Hatzalah and the NYPD all responded to the incident.
Buildings Departments Evicts Over 100 Guests From President St Home
Over 100 guests squeezed into a President St home were evicted by city officials Monday afternoon. The eviction stemmed from a complaint made to the Department of Buildings claiming that about 50 underage people had taken up residence. Both the Department of Buildings and the Fire Department were on hand as the guests were evicted.
Please Say Tehillim For A Young Child in Critical Condition After Vicious Attack By Homeless Man In Queens
A young child is in critical condition after being viciously attacked by a homeless man in Queens. The attack happened at around 5:00pm in the Kew Gardens section of Queens. Sources say that the suspect approuched the victim, picked him up and slammed his head into the concrete.
