Alternate Side Rules Suspended Monday, Tuesday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday and Tuesday, October 17-18, for Sukkos. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Photos: Rebbe’s Secretary Farbrengs for Guests
The Rebbe’s trusted personal secretary, Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Krinsky, led a farbrengen for the hundreds of Tishrei guests on Thursday evening, which was organized by the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami and hosted by Oholei Torah.
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes: Mrs. Thirza Posner, 87, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Thirza Posner, OBM, of Crown Heights, who merited – along with her husband R’ Yehuda Leib – to be the first couple for whom the Rebbe was Mesader Kidushin after he accepted the Nesius in 1951. She was 87 years old.
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Chaya’le (nee Yarmush) Levin (Philadelphia, PA)
Weekly Story: Lechatchilah Ariber
It is well-known that the motto and, in fact, way of life of the Rebbe Maharash was Lechatchilah ariber: “The world says that if one can’t go around an obstacle, he should go over it. However, I say that the initial approach should be to go over it!”
City Wants Input on Where to Park Citi Bikes
Citi Bike stations will soon be rolling into Crown Heights for the first time, and the city wants local residents’ input on where they should go.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Secret to Education
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Moshe Levy will lead a discussion on the topic: The secret to education.
Visually-Impaired Chabad Rabbi Translates Rav Saadia Gaon’s Works to Arabic
The first modern day translation of an epic 1,100 year old commentary on the Torah into contemporary Arabic may be one of several projects to make the works of a legendary Torah scholar accessible to the masses.
Chabad Opens Kosher Bistro at Colorado State
Chabad at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, led by Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik, celebrated the grand opening of a kosher bistro to serve the university’s Jewish students, faculty members and visitors.
Rebbe’s ‘Chozer’ Reveals Deeper Meaning of Sukkos
Hundreds of Tishrei guests gathered Thursday evening in the Oholei Torah Zal for a Shiur with the Rebbe’s ‘Chozer,’ Reb Yoel Kahan, on the deeper significance of the Yomtov of Sukkos according to the teachings of Chassidus.
Weekly Unique Picture of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe giving children coins to give to Tzedakah, mid-1980’s.
Baby Boy!
Berky and Breindy (nee Fass) Tarshish (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Mendy and Sheiny (nee Springer) Rivkin (Towson, MD)
Rabbi Nissan Mindel receiving a set of Lulav and Esrog from the Rebbe.
Weekly Letter: The Deeper Meaning of Sukkos
This Week, we present an excerpt from the writings of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel explaining the deeper significance of the holiday of Sukkos.
‘Electric-Car Capital’ Gets First Synagogue
Founded in 1851 with a population of barely 300 people, the city of Vacaville, Calif., was once a stopping point of the Pony Express. A century-and-a-half later, the northern California city, which today has grown to a population of roughly 95,000, earns the distinction of having the highest number of electric cars per capita in the world.
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