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Photos: Final Night of Dancing Ends After Midnight
Marking the final night of Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Crown Heights, thousands danced joyously until the music stopped after midnight. The throngs of Chasidim then made their way up Kingston Avenue to 770, where Tehillim and Chumash Devarim were recited until dawn.
Study: Brooklyn College ‘Hotspot of Anti-Semitism’
Brooklyn College, Northwestern University and many schools in the University of California system are hotbeds of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, according to a new report conducted at Brandeis.
Picture of the Day: Toronto, Canada
Rabbi Yirmi Cohen and his children visited his friend, MPP (Member Provincial Parliament) Mr. Monte Kwinter, who is the oldest serving MPP in Canada, and helped him perform the Mitzvah of Shaking the Lulav and Esrog.
Alternate Side Rules Suspended Monday and Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 24, for Shemini Atzeres and Tuesday, October 25, for Simchas Torah. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: R’ Mendel Brikman, 43, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely passing of R’ Mendel Brikman OBM, a resident of Crown Heights and local business owner. He was 43 years old. Levaya will take place today, Sunday.
Photos: Rabbi Osdoba Inspects Winery
Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba, senior Rov of the Crown Heights Beis Din, was seen on Thursday inspecting the 15-ton wine press used for making the Kesser and Farbrengen brands of wine and grape juice.
Two More Arrested in Stark Murder Case
24 days after a jury found a Crown Heights man guilty of the gruesome murder of Menachem Stark the NYPD has announced that two of his relatives have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Brooklyn landlord in January 2014.
Shmuel Sarfati, 7, Laid to Rest in Jerusalem
A heartbreaking funeral procession accompanied 7-year-old Shmuel Sarfati, the young son of Chabad Shluchim to the Poissy suburb of Paris who was tragically killed on the first day of Yomtov by a construction truck, to his final resting place on Har Hazeisim in Jerusalem.
Weekly Story: I Can’t Remain the Same
On yud tes kislev, Reb Mendel and another of his friends visited Reb Abba in the old-age home to farbreng with him. Such a close friend and special chossid shouldn’t miss out a yud tes kislev fargrengen. Being that he was lying in his bed, they propped him up in order that he can drink a small amount of a l’chaim and it won’t cause him to gag on it.
Montreal Marks Completion of Rambam
The Lubavitch community of Montreal gathered on Thursday evening, Chol Hamoed Sukkos, to celebrate the annual Siyum Harambam.
Photos: Reb Yoel Farbrengs in Boro Park
Reb Yoel Kahan, the Rebbe’s head Chozer, led a Simchas Beis Hashoeva Farbrengen last night in Boro Park, which was hosted by Heichal Menachem and attended by dozens of locals.
Dignitaries Celebrate Sukkos in Melbourne Center
Chabad of Melbourne CBD (Central Business District) held their 18th Sukkot Luncheon in the center of the City Square, the heart of Melbourne.
Music Video: Bekarov (Yitgadal)
After conquering the Israeli radio waves with his new hit song, Bekarov (Yitgadal), rising singing star Simche Friedman released this entertaining music video to accompany the energetic song.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a pair of unique photos of the Rebbe during Chol Hamoed Sukkos davening, circa 1960s.
Weekly Letter: The Meaning of Zman Simchaseinu
This Week, we present an excerpt from the writings of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel explaining the deeper significance of the joyous celebration of Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Sukkos, as well as Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah.
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.
