Cheder at the Ohel Learns How Shofars Are Made
Fourth grade teacher Rabbi Chaim Lipsycz brought a miniature ‘Shofar factory’ to Cheder at the Ohel. He demonstrated to all the boys how a shofar is made.
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Picture of the Day: Jewish New Year in the News
Rabbi Shalom Baumgarten of Tzivos Hashem is interviewed by News 12 inside Kingston Avenue’s Chocolatte in advance of Rosh Hashanah.
Video: Green Eggs, No Ham!
What happens when Jew in the City (JITC) star Allison Josephs finds herself in a Dr. Seuss-like world with reality TV star Ethan Zohn? A charming and inspirational video for the high holidays, titled “Green Eggs, No Ham!”
Thief Breaks Into Minivan and Steals Tefilin
A minivan parked on Troy Ave. between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Pl. was broken into this morning. The thief made off with a pair of Tefilin that were inside the vehicle, though, oddly, he left the Tefilin bags behind.
Yeshiva College
Melbourne School Institutes ‘Capped Fee’ Tuition
The administrators of Yeshivah College-Beth Rivkah, the Chabad boys’ and girls’ schools in Melbourne, which together boast over 1,300 students, have announced the implementation of a ‘capped-fee’ system, ensuring that no family pays more than 8-18% of their income in tuition, no matter how many children they have enrolled at the schools.
A Rosh Hashanah Toast With the President of the EU
It has already become a tradition in Brussels for hundreds of diplomats, ambassadors, parliamentarians, and public figures to gather each year for cocktails just before Rosh Hashanah.
Boruch Dayan Ho’emes: Marvin Fruchter, 61, OBM
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the untimely death of Marvin Fruchter, a part-owner of Apple Drugs on Kingston Avenue and beloved member of the Crown Heights community, though he lived in Plainview, NY. He was 61 years old.
Op-Ed: We Are Not Immune to Being Scammed
There’s a story told about a great pious Rabbi who was becoming deaf in his old age. His students could not understand “why is this happening to you, a man who has spent his whole life studying and teaching the Holy Torah”. They felt that Zechus should protect him from ailment. “What can I say… I sinned in my youth and now Hashem is helping me atone for those mistakes”. He explained that as a young prodigy he was very well versed in Choshen Mishpat and would sit in on many Din Torahs, “but I lacked maturity and succumbed to the temptation of bribery.”
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The rabbi brings a Torah to Jamaica, carrying it to the new Chabad center.
Jamaica Lands Permanent Chabad Presence
With nearly 400 years of Jewish settlement, Jamaica is poised to turn a new leaf in the annals of its Jewish history, with the arrival of its first-ever permanent Chabad emissary couple.
Picture of the Day: Air Force Inductee Pilots Tank
Rabbi Elie Estrin, who just recently became the U.S. Air Force’s first bearded chaplain, has now moved on to piloting a ‘tank’ – of the Mitzvah variety – at the University of Washington (State), where he serves as director of Chabad on Campus.
Baby Boy!
Mendy and Mussy (nee Goldshmid) Levertov (Austin, TX)
‘Mega Challah Bake’ a Hit in Cleveland
Hundreds of women celebrated the 70th birthday of Cleveland Chabad Rebbetzin Devorah Alevsky as they participated in the first Mega Challah Bake at Young Israel of Greater Cleveland in Beachwood.
Cleveland Jewish News
19 Jewish Couples Marry in War-Torn Ukraine
The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk in eastern Ukraine held a group wedding for 19 Jewish couples.
Kalmanson’s High Fiving Taxi Hailers Goes Viral
A video depicting Meir Kalmanson, a Crown Heights street comic, high-fiving New Yorkers who were hailing taxis has gone viral, garnering almost 300,000 views since it was uploaded three days ago, and attracting local media attention.
Phones Put Away at ‘Shabbat Block Party’
After weeks of campaigning and spreading the “Rest Is Coming” message, hundreds gathered for a special ‘Shabbat Block Party’ in Brooklyn Heights, hosted by Congregation B’nai Avraham, Chabad of Brooklyn Heights, and Kiddie Korner Preschool.
Republican Candidate Learns B’Chavrusa in 770
Yesterday evening John Cahill, the chief of staff to former Governor George Pataki and current Republican candidate for the office of New York State Attorney General, visited Crown Heights.
New Engagement!
Tuvia Friedman (Pittsburgh, PA) and Chaiki Raymond (Crown Heights)
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