Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe Davening Shachris during Chol Hamoed Sukkos.
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Torah Cafe Video: The Power of Happiness
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.
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Elie and Bracha (nee Kravitsky) Filler (Crown Heights)
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Jewish Youth Down Under Enjoy Sukkos Festival
On a beautiful spring morning Sunday, September 22, 2013, the Jewish community of Sydney, Australia celebrated Sukkos with much joy and fun.
Photos, Video: Monday Night Simchas Beis Hashoeva
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.
The cut lock (right), and suspect being held for police.
12-Year-Old Arrested for Attempted Bike Theft
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.
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Shmuel and Rivky (nee Kleinman) Kazen (Crown Heights)
Thousands Bentch Lulav at the Kotel Tefillin Stand
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.
Video: MBD’s New Song ‘Hineh Lo Yanum’
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.
HT: Gruntig.net
Laws and Customs: Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah
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.
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.
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.
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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)
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