Alternate Side Parking Suspended Thursday, Friday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Thursday and Friday, September 5-6, for Rosh Hashana. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.
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Laws and Customs: Rosh Hashana and the Aseres Yemei Teshuva
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Rosh Hashana and the Ten Days of Teshuva, Blowing Shofar and Tzom Gedalia for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
[Update: Guide from Crown Heights Badatz Added]
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe receiving a Pan from a young boy on Erev Rosh Hashana.
New Engagement!
Yoel Lipszyc (Toronto, Canada) and Mirel Barber (Sydney, Australia)
Full Programing Keeps Tishrei Guests Occupied
Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim, the organization responsible for hosting and providing for the needs of Bochurim who come to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe, arranged a special Shiur last night with the Rebbe’s Chozer, Reb Yoel Kahn.
The Menorah while still intact.
Hate Crime: Chabad House Menorah Torched on Eve of Rosh Hashana
On the eve of the Jewish new year – Rosh Hashana – a Chabad House’s menorah was torched. The NYPD is investigating the incident, which occurred on Ocean Parkway in the heart of Brooklyn, as a hate crime.
Baby Boy!
Levi and Rochel Leah (nee Friedman) Greisman (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 729 Empire Blvd. [between Albany and Troy Aves.]
Kehot’s Prolific Year: 46 New Seforim Printed
At the conclusion of the outgoing year, Kehot Publication Society and Merkos Publications have released some figures for the last four quarters. Some 145 out-of-print Seforim have been reprinted alongside 46 new titles, for a total of over 500,000 copies printed.
Photos: New Sefer Torah at Alter Rebbe’s Ohel
Dozens of Chasidim and Mekurovim celebrated the completion of a new Sefer Torah at the Alter Rebbe’s Ohel in Hadiach, Ukraine.
Picture of the Day: World’s Youngest ‘Baal Tokea’
6-year-old Yehuda Schneerson blows a shofar that he made during the Chabad of Camarillo and Jews Out Learning Together (JOLT) pre-High Holiday community outing, which took place last week in Southern California.
Left to right: Yiskah Fantl's journey to orthodox Judaism.
Campus Experience Leads Woman to Orthodox Judaism
Two chance encounters. Two spontaneous, unexpected events – a young woman’s decision to attend a festive Shabbat dinner at the The Ohio State University Chabad House; a young man’s reflection on a provocative conversation at an Orthodox summer camp – set in motion a series of transformative changes in two Jewish adults.
by Rick Perloff - Cleveland Jewish News
Pilgrims Experience Chabad Hospitality on Way to Uman
Thousands of Breslov Chasidim who are making their way to Uman for Rosh Hashana have experienced the warm and generous hospitality of Rabbi Shaul Horowitz, chief rabbi and Shliach to Vinnitza, Ukraine.
Chasidic beekeeper Uri Laio
Chasidic Apiarist Indulges Lifelong Interest in Bees
While honey may play a pivotal role in the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, few if any give much thought to the thick, gold colored substance that will be gracing the tables of Jewish families worldwide. Yet for chasidic beekeeper Uri Laio, honey, and the bees that produce it, are not just part of a holiday observance, but a focal point of his life.
Astor & Black Shuts Down, Declares Bankruptcy
Astor & Black Custom LLC, a once successful company founded by Lubavitcher David Schottenstein, is shutting its doors and filing for bankruptcy liquidation.
Colombus Dispatch
Chief Rabbi Lau: Mistreating Chicken During Kaporos Is ‘Mitzvah Through Sin’
The Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Dovid Lau, has called for more humane treatment of the chickens used in the Kapparos ceremony performed by most orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Fathers & Sons Join for Weekly Torah Study in Sydney
Every Motzei Shabbos over the past 5 months of the Australian winter, about 50 fathers and sons would arrive at the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Sydney to learn together, while enjoying light refreshments, a story and a raffle.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Leah Edelman, OBM, of Paris, France.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Leah Edelman of Paris
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Leah Edelman, OBM, of Paris, France.
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