Outgrowing the small building courtyard on Empire Boulevard, the “Yemenite Simchas Beis Hashoeva” moved to the large hall at Lubavitcher Yeshiva and with hundreds in attendance they danced all evening to the tunes true to their Yemenite heritage.
SEE IT: A 12-year-old Jewish boy was brutally assaulted by a group of black pre-teens in a brazen attack on Friday night along Eastern Parkway. Family members miffed by the inaction of many police officers.
Vladivostok’s Beit Sima synagogue celebrated its 100th-anniversary last week. It is the only synagogue in Primorsky Krai region and the oldest functioning synagogue in all of Russia’s Far-East.
As we complete the yearly cycle of the Torah readings and prepare to begin anew from the beginning, we present a unique piece — a question presented by a participant in a weekly Torah class in Manhattan by a group of intellectuals in the mid-1940s, in which Rabbi Dr. Nissan Mindel was asked by the Frierdiker Rebbe to participate, which the Rebbe, then known as the Ramash, answered in writing.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 9, for Columbus Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Thousands flocked to Crown Heights to participate in the first gathering of Simchas Beis Hashuevah accompanied by live music on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights.
This Sukkos, close to 100 young men and women from Melbourne’s Young-Yeshivah community gathered for a Simchas Beis Hashoevah BBQ Bash Party. Young-Yeshivah is a vibrant satellite community of Melbourne’s Yeshivah Centre, and caters for singles, couples and families ranging from the not-yet-twenties through the past-thirties.
Anonymous hate letters bearing inflammatory rhetoric have been reported by multiple businesses in Brooklyn and Manhattan, prompting an investigation of the mail by the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force.
President Donald Trump‘s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband Jared Kushner walk to the Chabad Shul in Washington D.C. with their two children on the first day of Sukkos. In Jared’s hand is a lulav and a Kfar Chabad Esrog.
Two young teenaged girls were attacked while walking on Kingston Avenue on the second night of Yomtov by a woman who expressed outrage over their religious beliefs. A man who tried to intervene in their defense was attacked as well.
CrownHeights.info photographer Sholem Srugo captured the hustle and bustle of Sukkos preparations in Crown Heights through the lens of his camera.
Did you know that a complete collection of all of the Daled Minim is growing in our back yard at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens? See for yourself. For the 6th year, the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens will be hosting a special tour of it’s Daled Minim plants for all to come and see during Chol Hamoed.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday and Friday, October 5 and 6, for Sukkos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Brazilian singer Micha Gamerman is back with his fifth animated music video. With the fast-approaching holiday of Sukkos, this new video is sure to thrill both kids and adults alike.
A former teacher at a Chabad nursery school in London is suing the institution for religious discrimination, claiming she was fired for living with her boyfriend.
In honor of Sukkos, JEM presents a beautiful playlist of videos related to this special time with the Rebbe. These moving videos offer us the opportunity to relive the unforgettable moments of Tishrei with the Rebbe.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Professor Dr. Yitzchok Block, OBM, one of the first Shluchim of the Rebbe, who served the Jewish students of the University of Western Ontario, and the patriarch of a large family of Chabad Chassidim and Shluchim all accross North America.
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