New Engagement!
Mendy Mottal (Paris, France) and Chaya Lashker (Paris, France)
Op-Ed: Consent Form or Anti Metzitza BePeh Form?
To some , Metzitza BePeh may seem distasteful. That plus heightened sensitivity to inappropriate touching of children, as well as recently proposed circumcision bans in Europe, make MBP perfect prey for unfounded fears. Science and religious practices, however, cannot be based on such.

Photos: General Session at the Marriott
At the evening general session in the Brooklyn Marriott, several Shluchim took to the podium to share their insights into the work of Shlichus.
Baby Boy!
Moishe and Mina Koncepolski (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 256 Kingston Ave. [between Lincoln and St. Johns Pl.]
New Engagement!
Ezzy Rappaport (Toronto/Crown Heights) and Malka Medalie (South Africa/Florida)
L’chaim will be Sunday night at the Jewish Children’s Museum
792 Eastern Pkwy. [corner Kingston Ave.] at 8:00pm

Photos: Seminars and Workshops at the Marriott
Today in the afternoon, the Shluchim traveled to the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel, where they attended seminars, workshops and discussion groups to help with their day-to-day tasks and overcome challenges they may encounter in the course of their Shlichus.

Picture of the Day: Old Classmates Reunite
Rabbi Noach Gansburg, Shliach to S. Paulo, Brazil and Rabbi Levi Gorelik of Crown Heights were classmates in their hometown in Italy almost 50 years ago. Today, they bumped into each other on Kingston Ave., where they caught up with each other’s lives and reminisced about the good old days.

Photos: First Morning of the Kinus
This morning, the first of the Kinus, the Shluchim began their day with the study of Chassidus in 770. For Shachris, the Rebbe’s study and the entire area around it were packed, while many others davened in one of the downstairs minyanim or in the Ohel.

Emotional Farewell to Police Chief Loved By All
Yesterday at 8:00pm Deputy Inspector John Lewis walked out of the 71st Precinct for his last time as its commanding officer, but not before a steady stream of well-wishers from the entire Crown Heights community came by to personally see him off and wish him success in his new post at the bureau of School Safety.

Amid Obama Visit, Crown Heights Hosts 850 Students
Eight hundred and fifty Jewish students from far and wide converged on New York City last weekend for an annual Shabbaton, touring popular city sites here and enjoying the hospitality of Chabad Lubavitch families in Crown Heights.

Video: Do Jews Celebrate Halloween?
Halloween seems like an innocent holiday not affiliated with any particular religion. Children (sometimes, adults too) dress up, give and get candy, and in general, just have fun. Is there any reason a Jew should not join in the revelry?

Alternate Side Parking Suspended Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Friday, November 1 for a Catholic holiday. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
Info to Be Menachem Avel R’ Yaakov Rosenthal
R’ Yaakov Rosenthal is sitting Shiva after the passing of his mother, Sara Dreizel, OBM, at 1346 Carroll St. [Between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.] until Sunday morning. Mincha – 5:30 Maariv – Tzeis Hamokom Yenachem Eschem Besoch She’ar Aveilei Tzion V’yerushalaim

How Do We Fit 4,000 Rabbis in One Photo?
One of the main highlights of the Kinus Hashluchim takes place on Sunday morning, when thousands of Shluchim pack onto bleachers and chairs in front of 770 for the annual group portrait. How do the photographers fit so many people into one picture? With a lot of planning!

Florida Shliach’s Mother Remembered at Shloshim
At a very moving and uplifting Shloshim for Mrs. Hanna Tennenhaus, OBM, the 20-year-old David Tennenhaus Library in Hallandale Beach, Florida was renamed the David and Hanna Tennenhaus Library, with concrete goals of expanding the library with many new titles, in many languages, with many new Torah books for men, women and children of all ages.

16-Year-Old Girl ‘Violated’ at Lincoln Terrace Park
A gun-toting creep forced himself upon a 16-year-old African-American girl in broad daylight after dragging her into the backseat of a car adjacent to Crown Heights’ Lincoln Terrace Park.