The innkeeper made some cosmetic improvements, hoping it would draw in new customers. He painted the outside, put up nice shades for the windows etc., however, his token efforts did not succeed, and as the next year came to an end, and he now had to pay the rent fees for two years, but he didn’t have it. The squire was beside himself with rage.
Hundreds of guests who arrived for Tishrei gathered last night for a farewell banquet at Bais Rivkah-Campus Chomesh, organized by the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami.
Yisrael and Raizy (nee Brownstein) Bachar (Crown Heights)
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Hershel Lustig, Dean of Oholei Torah, will lead a discussion on the topic: Did Hashem choose us? or did we choose Hashem?
Matanya Neeman (Ramat Yeshia, Israel) and Mushky Giro (Crown Heights)
The Flatbush Jewish Community Coalition, FJCC, has announced the return of the 4 Torahs stolen this past week from the Flatbush Sephardic shul, the Avenue O Synagogue.
Crownheights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe seeing off a group of Chassidim after Tishrei, circa mid 1960s.
A Sukkah Mobile and Mitzvah Tank which traveled around Toronto on Sukkos was dedicated by the friends of 13-year-old Mendel Cotlar of Houston, TX who passed away two years ago.
One of the highlights of the annual Kinus HaShluchim, the gala banquet, has found itself a new home. This year’s banquet will be held at Brooklyn’s spacious Pier 8, directly across from Governors Island and overlooking the New York City Skyline.
The Brikman family is sitting Shiva after the passing of their father and husband, Reb Mendel, OBM, at 1365 Carroll St. [corner of Kingston Ave.]. Shachris: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30. Mincha/Maariv will be bezmanom. Shiva visiting hours: 10:00am-1:00pm and then 3:00-10:00pm. […]
Shaul and Chana (nee Domnitz) Calmenson (Crown Heights)
Shmulie and Shternie (nee Sputz) Benshimon (Crown Heights)
This week, for Shabbos Bereishis, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the creation of the world – bringing out “the unity pervading in nature.” The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Chaim and Estie (nee Shain) Gansburg (Crown Heights)
Amid ringing church bells and Muslim calls to prayer, New York City saw fit to fine an Orthodox-Jewish synagogue in Williamsburg for the once-a-week siren heralding the arrival of Shabbos.
After 70 seasons, the Chicago Cubs’ World Series appearance seems almost too improbable to believe; especially given the team’s long tradition of dramatic late-season collapses. But now that the team is actually favored to win the series against the Cleveland Indians—their first-game rout notwithstanding—it’s no surprise that fans are beginning to think of supernatural forces.
Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the repeated vandalism of a controversial Eruv which encompasses Crown Heights.
