Photos: Simchas Beis Hashoeva in London
A joyous Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration was held on the first night of Chol Hamoed Sukkos in Stamford Hill, London, Organized by Lubavitch UK and the Lubavitch Children’s Centre.
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Thousands Mourn Young Boy After Paris Tragedy
Thousands of distraught mourners gathered in Paris to bid their final farewell to a young boy, 7-year-old Shmuel Sarfati, who was killed in a freak-accident involving a construction vehicle on the first day of Yomtov.
Picture of the Day: New D.A. Meets Community
The acting District Attorney for Brooklyn, Eric Gonzalez, who is currently filling the position of recently-deceased D.A. Ken Thompson, paid a visit to Crown Heights on Tuesday night to see firsthand the Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration and meet the community.
Live Music and Kumzitz at Women’s Simchas Beis
On Wednesday evening, a Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration for women took place in Crown Heights, featuring musicians Esther Freeman, Laura Melnicoff, Miriam Sherr and others.
Simchas Beis Hashoeva Begins with Kids Dancing
Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Wednesday evening in Crown Heights began with early music and dancing specially catered to little kids. Beginning at 7:30pm Fitche Ben Shimon played music to the delight of hundreds of children who joyously danced with their parents. The main even followed with dancing into the night.
Baby Boy!
Shea and Baily (nee Shagalow) Schneider (Crown Heights)
Photos: Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah Inspires Guests
On Wednesday night, the second night of Col Hamoed Sukkos, dozens of Tishrei guests crowded into a Sukkah for an inspiring Farbrengen with the Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah, Rabbi Yisroel Friedman, which lasted until the early hours of the morning.
Here’s My Story: A Time for War
Rabbi Laibl Wolf is presently the dean of Spiritgrow Josef Kryss Wholistic Centre in Melbourne, Australia, where he resides with his wife Leah. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in Brooklyn, in November of 2011.
Baby Boy!
Dovid Nisan and Tzivi (nee Gorkin) Jacobs (Crown Heights)
Israeli Health Minister Visits Ukraine Beating Victim
Israeli Health Minister Rabbi Yaakov Litzman arrived at the Tel Hashomer Hospital in Tel Aviv to pay a visit to Rabbi Mendel Deutsch, a Chabad activist who was brutally beaten in Ukraine after Rosh Hashanah.
Video: Birchas Kohanim at the Western Wall
Tens of thousands of Jews flocked to the Western Wall today for Birchas Kohanim – the priestly blessing – sung in unison by hundreds of Kohanim.
Baby Girl!
Levi and Sara (nee Pewzner) Loebenstein (Crown Heights)
Photos: Europe’s Largest Sukkah Erected in Moscow
The largest Sukkah in Europe, built in the courtyard of the Marina Roscha Synagogue in Moscow, hosts thousands throughout the holiday of Sukkos, including Yom Tov meals with Rabbi Berel Lazar – Russia’s Chief Rabbi. The Sukkah is also open for anyone around the clock and stocked full of food and drink.
Free Download: Simchas Bass Mix
Taking Jewish classics and remixing them with modern electro-dance beats and sounds, Shimi Levy of Levyticus has released a lively dance track that Jewish communities all over the world are free to download and use for their Simchas Beis Hashoeva events.
Botanic Garden Offers Workshop on 4 Minim and Ketores
For the 5th year, the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens will be hosting a special tour of it’s Daled Minim plants and will display its unique collection of the Ketores plants.
Video: Achieving the Greatest Happiness
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vezos Habracha. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we achieve the greatest happiness?
Early Simchas Beis Hashoeva Tonight for Children
A special Simchas Beis Hashoeva for children will take place tonight before the regular programming, featuring free cotton candy, music and dancing. It will begin at 7:30pm, and will be followed by the regular children’s program at 8:30pm.
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