Baby Boy!
Levi Yitzchok and Devorah Leah (nee Baras) Engleberg (West Hempstead, NY)
Baby Boy!
Chezky and Chani (nee Rapoport) Landa (Crown Heights)
Melbourne Mayor Joins Sukkah Luncheon
Chabad of Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD) hosted their 18th Annual Sukkot Luncheon in the City on Monday. In attendance was the Mayor of Melbourne, the Honorable Lord Mr. Robert Doyle.
Chabad Aids Survivors of Deadly California Wildfires
An estimated 1,500 buildings have been destroyed and more than 75,000 acres have burned in eight counties as a result of the fires that started on Sunday night in Northern California. At the same time, a brush fire in Anaheim, in Southern California, has been making its way towards homes and buildings, necessitating more than 1,000 firefighters to battle the flames.
Picture of the Day: Not Just Another 770 Replica
This unique bounce-house for children to enjoy this Chol Hamoed was spotted in Israel by a CrownHeights.info reader.
Video: A Different Sukkah on Wheels
A Lubavitcher Chosid in Israel found a creative and fun way to bring the Mitzvos of Sukkah and Daled Minim to his fellow Jews on the streets.
Miles-Long Traffic Jam Doesn’t Slow Sukkah Mobile
All lanes of the upper level of the Brooklyn-bound side of the Verrazano Bridge were blocked Monday night, causing traffic delays. Included in the jam, which stretched for almost five miles, was a sukka mobile returning from a day of mivtzoim in the Staten Island area. The vehicle sat idle, but the Bochurim that were on it did not.
Video: Why You Should Shake It on Sukkos
Sukkos celebrates differences. It’s about unity, but it is not about being the same. It’s about a unity in which we bring our differences along with us and engage each other and work together with those differences.
The End of an Era: Remembering R’ Yitzchok Block
Rabbi Shimon Posner, Shliach of the Rebbe to Rancho Mirage, CA, penned a heartfelt and personal letter to the family of Dr. Yitzchok Block, OBM, describing the tremendous positive effect he had on all who encountered him, which he kindly allowed us to share with our readers.
Europe’s Largest Sukkah Goes Up in Moscow
An enormous sukka that can fit about 1,000 people was built just outside of Moscow’s Jewish Community Center in the Marina Roscha neighborhood.
Benny Stars in Music Video with Mitzvah Boulevard
Kulam Sharim — featuring Benny Friedman and the cast of Mitzvah Boulevard — is a truly pumping song that reminds us that the work of serving Hashem with joy is a serious one! So make sure you have your dancing shoes on, get your friends together, and enjoy!
Family Requests the Public’s Help Locating Their Son
The family of a 31-year-old man, who has been missing since Motzai Shabbos, is requesting the public’s help in locating him. UPDATE: He has been found!
Here’s My Story: The World Is My Teacher
Rabbi Leibel Posner was one of the first students of the yeshivah in 770 and was involved in Jewish education for many decades. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in November of 2006.
Video: The Key to Enjoying Torah Study
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the weekly Parsha — this week with two videos, one for Parshas Vezos Habracha, and one for Bereishis. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the questions: what gift did Moshe Rabeinu give to us all? and what is the key to enjoy studying Torah?
Photos: Second Night of Live Music and Dancing
Jews of all backgrounds descended upon Crown Heights Sunday night to partake in Simchas Beis Hashoeva — the Simcha commemorating the drawing of the water in the times of the Beis Hamikdash. The live music and joyous dancing continued until sunrise.
Baby Girl!
Binyomin and Chava Schechter (Crown Heights)
Laws and Customs: Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
