Picture of the Day: Never Too Small for a Mitzvah
Chaya Zissel and Devorah Klein were out doing Sukkos Mivtzoim when they happened upon a little critter who wanted a chance to shake the Lulav too!
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Baby Boy!
Sharon and Michal (nee Rezonzew) Weiss (Crown Heights)
A Tale of Two Cities: Brooklyn Comes to Philadelphia
Visitors to the Old City Jewish Art Center in Philadelphia right now will literally step into the fabric of Jewish life. Even before they walk through the door, they will find themselves within an arts-oriented sukkah, a bough-covered hut in which Jewish people spend time for the duration of the weeklong Sukkot holiday.
Crown Heights Woman Sues Gym for Discrimination
A 25 year-old Orthodox-Jewish woman from Crown Heights has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against a local fitness chain, claiming she was threatened with arrest and had her membership revoked because she used the gym’s facilities while dressed modestly.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe with his set of Hashanos.
2nd Gallery: 1000’s Attend Hakhel Gathering
Thousands gathered on Eastern Parkway for a Hakhel gathering that featured a special program including music and dancing. Photos by Benams.
Video: What Is the Quality of a Jewish Leader?
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: What is the quality of a Jewish Leader?
Photos: 1000’s Partake in Hakhel Gathering
Thousands gathered on Eastern Parkway for a Hakhel gathering that featured a special program including music and dancing.
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.
ENDED: Simchas Beis Hashuevah Hakhel Gathering
A mass gathering – arranged in conjunction with the schools and Shuls of Crown Heights – for the entire community, in honor of Hakhel. The event is being broadcasted live here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 7:30pm.
ULY Build-Your-Own-Sukkah Contest Unleashes Creativity
The students of United Lubavitcher Yeshiva-Crown St. had a build-your-own-sukkah contest. They put their creative minds and hands to work and built their own model Sukkahs, each with its own twist.
Judge Dismisses Majority of Vaad’s Claim Against Kehot
A portion of a “seemingly never-ending dispute” in New York Federal Court came to an end when a district judge dismissed a major part of a lawsuit filed by Vaad L’Hafotzas Sichos and Zalman Chanin against Merkos and Aguc”h over the printing of the Rebbe’s Sichos.
Jewish Couple Murdered in Front of 4 Children
A Jewish husband and wife were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in front of four of their six children near the Israeli settlement of Itamar. The victims of the terror attack were identified as Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin from Neria.
Strong Winds May Jeopardize Sukkahs
The New York City Department of Emergency Management has reached out to the Jewish community to notify them that the city is expecting strong winds due to Hurricane Joaquin as early as tonight, Thursday, and this is expected to continue throughout Friday and Shabbos. Sukkahs that are not properly secured, especially those on high balconies, can pose severe danger.
Photo Gallery: Chol Hamoed Sukkos in 770
Photographer Mendel Benhamou captured a photo gallery of Chol Hamoed Sukkos in and around Lubavitch World Headquarters-770 in Crown Heights.
Baby Boy!
Simon and Yehudis (nee Munitz) Douek (Los Angeles, CA)
Rabbi Arieh Raichman with a member of the local Jewish community.
Story: Amazon Lulav Delivery
Rabbi Arieh Raichman, Shliach to Manaus, the capital city of Brazil’s vast and isolated Amazon region, related the following story about his nail-biting quest to obtain a set of Lulav and Esrog before the onset of Yomtov, which he acquiesced to share with our readers.
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