Photos: Pre-Kapporos Farbrengen in 770
On the eve of Erev Yom Kippur, prior to the performance of Kapporos at midnight, the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami organized a Farbrengen in 770 for the Tishrei guests.
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Video: The High Road of Teshuvah
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Ha’azinu. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What gift do we receive on Shabbos?
Lavon Walker speaks at an event for Save Our Streets (SOS) in Crown Heights.
Crown Heights Anti-Violence Advocate Gunned Down in Miami Beach
Early Sunday morning, Lavon Walker, a former outreach worker from Crown Heights who volunteered with a group dedicated to reducing gun violence called Save Our Streets, was shot to death on a Miami Beach street corner.
Photos: Kapporos in Moscow Before Sunrise
Hundreds of Jews began streaming into the yard of the Central Marina Roscha Shul in Moscow in the wee hours of the morning for Kapporos. A team of shochtim, who were appointed by the Chief Rabbinate of Russia, awaits them at all hours.
Weekly Unique Photos of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a pair of photos of the Rebbe blessing those gathered at 770 on Erev Yom Kippur, 1970.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Wednesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday, October 12, for Yom Kippur. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Video: Days of Guilt, or Days of Joy?
Are the High Holidays a time for guilt, or an opportunity to realize one’s true essence? Why are the confessions sung during the Yom Kippur prayers instead of being solemnly recited? Join Rabbi Yoseph Y. Jacobson in this fascinating talk about the path to real repentance, and learn how to uncover the greatness and vast potential that lies within each one of us.
Photos: Kapores in Crown Heights
Erev Yom Kippur Jews worldwide took part in the age-old custom of ‘shlugging’ Kapores. In Crown Heights it was organized by NCFJE, who had locations in a number of places in the neighborhood.
Story: Yom Kippur with Boris
For many years, Rabbi Col. Fishel Jacobs has served as Chabad’s emissary to Israel’s prisons, where he visits incarcerated Jews and provides them with refreshments, words of encouragement and the opportunity to perform several Mitzvos. The following is an excerpt from his memoir, titled Coffee Melts Bars, in which he recounts a Yom Kippur encounter with a hulking middle-aged Russian-Jewish convict named Boris.
Picture of the Day: Admur Buys Arba Minim
The Pinsk Karlin Rebbe, Rabbi Aryeh Rosenfeld Shlita, was seen today buying Arba Minim in Kfar Chabad, Israel.
A suspect is caught on surveillance footage before the break-in at Chabad-NDG.
Two Montreal Chabad Houses Burglarized
A Chabad House in Montreal’s Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighborhood was broken into early Friday morning and had its handmade charity box stolen. According to police, the same thing happened at a Chabad in Côte-St-Luc two weeks ago.
Op-Ed: Just Listen
A young single on the ‘Shidduch Market’ bemoans the seeming difficulty of Shadchanim and parents to accept it when a young Bochur or girl rejects a suggestion, or take it seriously when they express their preferences.
Jewish.TV Comes to Apple TV
While Jews around the world prepared to dip apples in honey on Rosh Hashanah, Chabad.org had an apple of its own for people around the world to enjoy before the holiday. For the very first time, Jewish.tv — Chabad.org’s premier video site — can be accessed and enjoyed using Apple TV.
Video: Mendy J and Mezamrim Sing Avinu Malkeinu
A heartfelt kumzitz for a reflective time of year, this video stars singer Mendy Jacobson and the Mezamrim choir in a beautiful rendition of the Niggun Avinu Malkeinu.
Bochurim Mark Rebbetzin Chana’s Yahrtzeit
Vov Tishrei marks the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana. In connection with this special day, Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim prepared a special screening of the Rebbe’s farbrengen of Vov Tishrei, 5742 (1981).
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Miriam Wudowsky, 77, OBM
With great sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Miriam Wudowsky OBM, wife of Rabbi Shmuel Wudowsky OBM, the noted Mashpiah of Machon Chana. She was 77 years old. The Levaya will take place today, Monday.
Judge Issues Restraining Order on Kapporos
A Los Angeles Federal Court judge ordered a temporary restraining order against the performance of Kapporos by Chabad of Irvine in southern California.
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