Don’t Forget, “Aniyei Ircha Kodmin” – The Poor in Your Own Community Comes First
Don’t forget, “Aniyei Ircha Kodmin” – The poor in your own community comes first! Please open your hearts and wallets and donate generously!
Weekly Dvar Torah: Yom Kippur – One Day, One Soul, One G-d
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman delves into the uniqueness of Yom Kippur, its purpose, and what we hope to gain from the day.
New Engagement!
Menny Hertzel (Crown Heights) to Mushky Liberow (Colorado Springs, CO)
Gallery: Kaparos In Paris
Members of Anash and the Jewish community of Paris came together this week in preparation for Yom Kippur, enacting the age-old custom of Kaparos.
Weekly Letter: The Effectiveness and Power of Teshuva
During these Ten Days of Teshuvah – we share a letter in which the Rebbe makes very clear the effectiveness and power of teshuva. What to do when experiencing despondency and sadness when doing teshuva? And in the event one has relapsed in committing the same transgression?
Preparing for Yom Kippur In Hurricane-Smashed Southwest Florida
Less than 48 hours before Yom Kippur, Jewish communities in the path of Hurricane Milton are scrambling to pull themselves up from the damage so they can prepare for the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
New Publication Collects The Rebbe’s Brochos to the Bochurim
Every year on Erev Yom Kippur, just before Kol Nidrei, the Rebbe would give the Bochurim “Birchas Habonim”. This year, ahead of Yom Kippur, a Kovetz has been compiled containing all the Rebbe’s Brochos to the Bochurim throughout the year’s for the first time.
Baby Boy!
Shneur and Shayna Rochel (nee Abramowitz) Bialestock from East Flatbush, Brooklyn had a baby boy!
HY”D: Sergeant Major (Res.) Ronny Ganizate Fell in Southern Lebanon
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit cleared for publication on Thursday morning that Sergeant Major (Res.) Ronny Ganizate, aged 36, from Giv’at Shmuel, a soldier in the 5030th Battalion, 228th Brigade (Alon), fell during combat in southern Lebanon.
Social Security Benefits To Increase Just 2.5% for 2025
The administration announced Thursday that payments will go up 2.5% starting in January. That will amount to about $50 more a month.
Here’s My Story: Hats Off To Leadership
Mrs. Chana Sharfstein is an author, educator, and tour guide. She was interviewed three times in the years 2006, 2007, and 2014.
Speed Limit Lowered to 20mph On Prospect Park West as Sammy’s Law Rollout Begins
New York City on Wednesday lowered the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on Prospect Park West in Brooklyn, where 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein was fatally hit by a car 11 years ago.
BDE: Yehudah Aryeh New, 91, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Yehudah Aryeh New OBM, a Lubavitcher Chossid and long time resident of Melbourne, Australia. He is the father of Crown Heights Residents Shalom New and Avremi New.
Budapest Welcomes Landmark Jewish Teen Safe Space: A New Era for Jewish Teen Engagement and Empowerment
Jewish teens in Hungary celebrated a major milestone with the opening of the CTeen ClubHouse. The first standalone CTeen Center in the world, it promises to become a home-away-from-home, leadership hub, and safe space for Jewish teens in Obuda, Budapest.
Israeli Consul Tours Crown Heights and Learns About Lubavitch
In honor of the 60th Yahetzeit of Rebbetzin Chana, the Consul General of Israel in New York, Mr. Ofir Akunis arrived with his family for a special visit to the Rebbe’s home and 770 at the invitation of Shliach Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Neuman and his wife.
From The Badatz: Laws and Customs for Tishrei 5785 Part II
Enjoy the new Day-to-Day Halachah Guide for Tishrei – Part II (Erev Sukkos to Shabbos Bereishis 5785). In-print booklets are available for sale at all our Crown Heights locations.
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