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Shaya and Chaya (nee Kirshenberg) Denburg (Coral Springs, FL)
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Yitzi and Perry (nee Lefkowitz) Klein (Crown Heights)
Photos: Kaparos in Beijing
Jews perform the traditional custom of Kaparos early in the morning on Erev Yom Kippur in Beijing, China.
Photos: Kapores in the Early Hours of Morning
Guests and residents of Crown Heights fulfilled the ancient custom of Kapores in the ‘morning watch’.
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Shraga Dovid and Zeldy (nee Gurary) Homnick (Crown Heights)
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Through Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Wednesday through Friday, September 23-25, for Yom Kippur and – L’havdil – a Muslim holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
1966: Rebbes Bless of ‘G’mar Chasima Tova’
Rare video from 1966 shows the Rebbe giving a special Brocha after Mincha in 770. “א חתימה און א גמר חתימה טובה לשנה טובה ומתוקה”.
Michigan Shliach Sues USDA to Allow Kaporos; Wins
In suburban Detroit, Congregation Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills — which said its kapparot ritual is its best-attended and “financially, the single most important” event – filed a suit against Tom Vilsack, secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, The Detroit News reported Monday.
Photos: Moscow Does Kapores in the Early Morning
Hundreds of Jews in the Russian capitol of Moscow got up in the early hours of the morning to perform the ancient ritual of Kapores at the cities main synogouge, the Marina Rosche Shul.
Video: The Power to Transform the World
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: From where do we get the power to transform this world into a G-dly place?
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Leibel and Sharon (nee Sinclair) Hackner (Crown Heights)
Poll: De Blasio’s Approval Rating in Steady Decline
A new NY1/Baruch College City Poll reveals that approval numbers for New York City mayor Bill de Balsio are slipping—-a trend, insiders say, that has been slow but steady in recent months.
Op-Ed: “Tatty, how come we Kill Chickens?”
The sounds and smells confirm our destination is nearby. As we turn the corner, I instantly clutch their hands as we’re greeted by the annual jovial scene: crowds mil about, chickens swing, children duck and squeal from the chickens’ excrement in a mix of frightful delight, and collectors schnorr Tzedaka for their respective Institutions.
From Days Gone By: Kaparos, Mid 1980s
These three photos depict scenes from Kaparos being performed in Crown Heights in the mid 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photos?
