Baby Boy!
Yosef and Sorale Eichenblatt (Jerusalem, Israel)
Baby Girl!
Mendel and Devorah Leah (nee Weingarten) Stein (Southfield, MI)
From Days Gone By: Bubbe Maryasha Does Mivtzoim
Mrs. Maryasha Garelik, OBM, known affectionately by her hundreds of descendents as ‘Bubbe Maryasha’ until her passing at age 106 in 2007, assists Jewish women with performing the Mitzvah of Lulav on Chol Hamoed Sukkos. Can you identify anyone else in the photo, when or where it was taken?
CSUN Students Pitch in to Build Sukkah
For the small Jewish population at California State University in Northridge, the Rohr Chabad House offers students a chance to connect with their peers and experience their faith. Despite having monthly evening barbecues on the first Monday of every month, the Chabad’s event on the Monday night before Sukkos proved to be of special significance.
Illinois Governor Joins Simchas Beis Hashoeva
Every autumn, the corner of Whipple Street and Devon Avenue in the multi-ethnic Chicago neighborhood of West Rogers Park comes alive as hundreds of Jewish people of all ages join together in whirling circles—and dance, dance, dance.
Melbourne Dignitaries Enjoy Sukkah Luncheon
Chabad of Melbourne’s Central Business District, under the leadership of Rabbi Chaim Herzog, hosted its annual gala luncheon in a beautiful Sukkah under the shade of some of Melbourne’s most famous landmarks at Federation Square on Monday afternoon.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Rivkah Renee Kopel, 98
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Rivkah Renee Kopel, mother of Rabbi Nosson Kopel of Crown Heights. She was 98 years old.
Sydney Youth Enjoy Pizza in the Hut
On Sunday, hundreds of Jewish children enjoyed a ‘Pizza in the Sukkah’ event in Sydney, Australia, featuring rides, a petting zoo, a fire show, a grand Sukkah and of course – delicious Pizza for all.
Man Executed on a Crown Heights Street
A man was shot and killed while riding a bike on Union Street. Police are calling the homicide a ‘well planned execution’.
8:00pm: Letting It All Go
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 38, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This week, in a special pre-Simchas Torah Edition, Rabbi Jacobson will address the topic: What relevance does Simchas Torah have to my personal life?
Hooliganism: Dozens of Teenagers go on Vandalism Spree
A large group of teenagers went on a vandalism spree in Crown Heights, trespassing into parked school buses and vandalizing parked cars, as well as trashing a grocery store and assaulting one of the store employees.
Crown Heights Rents Rise Fastest in Brooklyn
Despite a double-digit drop in rental prices last month, Crown Heights rents are still up more than 10 percent over last year — the highest increase in the borough, according to a recently released real estate report.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 13, for Columbus Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Out of the Box: Detroit Sukkah From a Shipping Container
Repurposed shipping containers have become hip homes for everything from hotels to coffee houses. Now, downtown Detroit is set to be the home of what is possibly the word’s first shipping-container sukkah.
Baby Girl!
Yitzchok and Odel (nee Jacobs) Zirkind (Montreal, Canada)
Photos: Crowds Dance at Simchas Beis Hashoeva
From dusk to dawn, crowds of Chasidim and Jews from all walks of life danced joyously to live music played by Avi Piamenta at Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Kingston Ave. in Crown Heights.
Daily News: Sukkah Builders Rake It In
A crown Heights-based business was the subject of a NY Daily News feature article on the seasonal ‘pop-up’ industry of Sukkah building, describing how Yeshiva Students earn a quick buck building the wooden and canvas huts in advance of the weeklong holiday.
