Joe Lhota Receives Warm Crown Heights Welcome
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.
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Holiday Visitor Violently Assaulted and Robbed
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.
Kenyan Acrobats Perform at Lichtfield Sukkos Festival
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.
Lichtfield County Times
The 9 Craziest Sukkahs in the World
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.
BuzzFeed
Omri Casspi of the Houston Rockets joined Chabad of Clearwater director Rabbi Levi Hodakov in a Sukkah in Clearwater, Fla.
Omri Casspi Stands Tall in Florida Sukkah
Jewish NBA player Omri Casspi, recently signed by the Houston Rockets, spent the first night of Sukkot at Chabad of Pinellas County in Clearwater, Fla.
SL Jewish Light
A group of men cross heavily traveled San Jose Boulevard on their way to Sukkot services in Jacksonville, FL.
After Tragedy, Jewish Community Chooses to Rejoice
The men gathered their children and hurried across San Jose Boulevard. One man covered his children in light-reflective safety vests. His beard reached down to his tie, his sons’ tufts of hair tucked behind their ears.
Jacksonville.com
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Peretz and Chaya (nee Teitlebaum) Mochkin (Montreal, Canada)
Police Seeking Two Teens in Crown Heights Mugging
Police in Crown Heights are asking for the public’s help locating two suspects wanted in connection with a mugging that took place on Saturday.
Patch
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson greets a Crown Heights storeowner, with community activist Yaacov Behrman at his side.
NYC Jewish Community Wields Growing Political Power
Only 19 percent of the voters in the New York city mayoral primary on September 10 were Jewish.
Jerusalem Post
Photos, Videos: Sunday Night Simchas Beis Hashoeva
From dusk to dawn, thousands of Chasidim and Jews from all walks of life danced joyously at Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Kingston Ave. in Crown Heights.
‘Sunday Dollars’ Resume Amid Month-Long Terror Campaign
Wrapped in a Talis, a group of Tzfatis smashed through the front door of 770 yesterday to reenact the distribution of dollars, which the Rebbe would do every Sunday between 1986 and 1992. This incident caps month-long terror campaign in which the Rebbe’s Library was broken into, a Gabbai was beaten up and Tishrei guests were threatened not to visit the Ohel.
Hundreds Celebrate Under Shade of Sukkah in Florida
On Sunday, hundreds of people attended a Sukkah party at the Hallandale Beach Hebrew School. The event was organized by Rabbi Levi and Dassy Tennenhaus, directors of Chabad of South Broward County, Florida.
Children Share Lulav at the Prospect Park Zoo
Yesterday, Yossi and Sterna Zwiebel of Crown Heights took their children on a Chol Hamoed trip to the Prospect Park Zoo. The children made sure to bring along a set of Lulav and Esrog, and asked any Jewish person they encountered if they would partake in the Mitzva.
Photos: Children Dance at Simchas Beis Hashoeva
Early Sunday evening, the street on the corner of Kingston and Montgomery filled with excited children as they anticipated the start of a special Simchas Beis Hashoeva program just for them.
Scottish Jews Enjoy Barbecue in the Sukkah
Over 75 men, women and children enjoyed great food and atmosphere at the annual Lubavitch of Scotland Succos barbecue, held in the Sukkah of Rabbi Chaim and Mrs. Sora Jacobs, Lubavitch shluchim in Scotland for 44 years.
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