“Excuse me, are you Jewish?” It’s a question heard on the streets of New York and other cities this time of year as members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement approach other Jews and ask them to shake the lulav and the etrog — a sheath of palm fronds and a citrus fruit — in observance of Sukkot.
Abba and Rivka Refson (Cambria Heights, NY)
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thoughts on Sukkos and Simchas Torah, titled ‘Do the Water Dance!’
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe Davening Shachris during Chol Hamoed Sukkos.
In this powerful clip, Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson takes you on an emotional journey into her tragic childhood. You’ll cry at the plight of a young widower and his five motherless children. You’ll rejoice at a man’s courage and bravery to triumph over tragedy.
Elie and Bracha (nee Kravitsky) Filler (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 555 Crown St. [corner Albany Ave.] Apt. 1B
On a beautiful spring morning Sunday, September 22, 2013, the Jewish community of Sydney, Australia celebrated Sukkos with much joy and fun.
Photographer Itsik Roytman captured fascinating photos and video of Jews from all over the world dancing joyously through the night until the wee hours of the morning at the Crown Heights Simchas Beis Hashoeva.
A pair of baby faced thieves brazenly attempted to steal a bicycle on East New York Ave., only to be stopped by a passerby who, together with workers from a nearby supermarket, chased one of them down. He was later arrested by police officers.
Shmuel and Rivky (nee Kleinman) Kazen (Crown Heights)
The iconic Tefillin stand at the Kotel, operated by Tzeirei Chabad, ‘switched over’ to carrying the Daled Minim for the days of Yom Tov and thousands merited to shake the Lulav and Etrog. Photographer David Kotlar presents a gallery.
Mordechai Ben David sings a new song, titled “Hineh Lo Yanum”, at the Simchas Bais Hashoeva of congregation Shaarei Torah in Los Angeles, CA. The song was composed by philanthropist Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota received a warm welcome from the Crown Heights community last night at Simchas Beis Hashoeva, after meeting with community leaders at a Sukkah in the neighborhood.
A 22-year-old Israeli Bochur, visiting Crown Heights with his family for the holidays, was violently assaulted while walking home from the celebrations of Simchas Beis Hashueva on Monday night. Leaving the victim beaten and bloodied, the assailants made off with his iPhone.
Chabad Lubavitch of Lichtfield County, CT held a Sukkos festival Monday night. The Jabali African Acrobats performed outside in the plaza following an evening of kosher food and fun for the children in attendance.
On the holiday of Sukkos, Jews around the world can be found sitting in Sukkahs – outdoor huts with roofs of branches or reeds. While the basic blueprint is the same, different locations lend to some pretty crazy iterations.
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