A dozen or so Israelis, most of them in their early twenties and right out of the military, arrived for work last month in a dingy red brick warehouse in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. The warehouse—with a sign that still reads “Q-Mart: Import, Export, Wholesale”—serves as the seasonal home of Sukkah Depot, a company that sets up shop each year to sell only one product: pre-fab sukkos.
Coinciding with the arrival of Sukkot, the Chosen People Ministries is holding the grand opening of its new multi-million dollar Messianic Jewish Center in Brooklyn, and along with it, a strategic plan aimed at targeting members of the ultra-Orthodox community for conversion.
Despite a drenching downpour, hundreds turned out and danced into the night at the celebrations of Simchas Beis Hashueva on Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights.
Usher and Nechama Deena (nee Dubovick) Ringel (Crown Heights)
Peretz and Shternie (nee Klein) Schapiro (Melbourne, Australia)
Hundreds of Jews of all stripes joined the Chabad community of Beitar Illit, Israel for a Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration, with live music and dancing into the late hours of the night.
Over 700 Attorneys and Judges attended the 7th Annual Jewish Law Symposium on Monday, September 16th, at the Birchwood Manor, in Whippany, NJ. The Symposium featured a panel discussion entitled: “When Law and Religion Collide – The Public Square, The Courtroom, and Ethical Punishment.”
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Esther Goldman, OBM, of Crown Heights, at the age of 87.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Faiga Rochel Abrahams, OBM, a stalwart member of the Lubavitch community in Stamford Hill, London, UK.
This year marks the 32nd year that Nachum Markowitz has been hosting his grand Kiddushim in front of 770, benefiting thousands of guests and locals alike with a bite to eat and something to drink after davening.
Mickey and Chani Ettelson
274 New York Ave [between Lincoln Pl. and S. Johns Pl.)
Shmuel and Ruti (nee Apfelbaum) Lifshitz
763 Eastern Pkwy, Building Sukkah [between Kingston and Brooklyn Aves.]
Mendel and Shaina (nee Lison) Gourarie
1217 President St. [between New York and Nostrand Aves.]
Shuli and Esty (nee Lasker) Kahan
566 Montgomery St. [between Brooklyn and New York Aves.]
Chanan and Aliza Krivisky (Jericho, NY)
Yanky and Rivky (nee Lazar) Klein (Moscow, Russia)
A woman who was pedaling her bike across the service road on Eastern Parkway was struck by a minivan and injured. Bystanders called Hatzalah, while an NYPD Emergency Service truck stopped to help.
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