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Mickey and Chani (nee Fischweicher) Ettelson (Crown Heights)
Thousands of Kaporos Chickens Die from Heat
Kaporos services in parts of Borough Park were negatively affected Thursday after thousands of chickens awaiting slaughter suffocated in their cages due to the intense heat.
Music Video: ‘Uforatzto’
Jewish vocalist Boruch Levine sings ‘Uforatzto,’ a hit from his latest album, featuring scenes from Jewish life all over the world.
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Mendy and Sarah (nee Glick) Korf (Crown Heights)
A Bris in the Days of Awe
“What are you doing?” “What’s that for?” The questions came from the two young daughters of Rabbi Moshe Lieblich and his wife Chana, directors of Chabad of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Flood Waters Decimate Chabad Houses in Boulder Area
Things have gone from bad to worse for Jewish residents of Boulder, Colorado as rising waters have crippled the area, shutting down Shuls just hours before Yom Kippur.
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Shloime and Esther Chaya (nee Kupfer) Zellermaier (Brooklyn, NY)
Photos: Kapores on Erev Yom Kippur
Erev Yom Kippur Jews worldwide took part in the age-old custom of ‘shlugging’ Kapores. In Crown Heights it was organized by NCFJE, who had locations in a number of places in the neighborhood.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe on Erev Yom Kippur in the late ’70s.
TSA Gives All Clear to Lulav and Etrog
In advance of Sukkos, the Transportation and Security Administration reminded its airport screeners and the travelling public that Jewish travelers may carry the Arba Minim through security checkpoints and onboard planes.
The Yom Kippur War: Forty Years Later
40 years ago, residents of Kfar Chabad were shocked to see their neighbors – while still in their tallis and kittel – riding hastily in buses. News began to trickle through the village that a war had just broken out, and all reserves were being called to duty. The war has been etched into the collective Jewish history as the Yom Kippur War.
Video: Slichos at the Kosel
CrownHeights.info photographer Mendel Benhamou captured breathtaking footage of the hundreds of thousands of Jews who amassed at the Western Wall for Slichos.
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Hershy and Chanie Hertzel (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Yosef Yitzchak (Yossi) Mellul (Creteil, France) and Goldi Dray (Paris, France)
Op-Ed: Should Teachers Be Saying ‘Yechi’ with Students?
At a recent Chaddishe auspicious day, celebrated with a children’s rally at 770 with several schools participating, there was a teacher from one of the schools that delivered a captivating story to the assembled children. It was a tale from the days of the Baal Shem Tov.
Monday: Australian Cooking Sensation in Crown Heights for Charity
This coming Monday Keren Simchas Chosson V’Kallah will host the Australian ‘Monday Morning Cooking Club’ for a cooking demonstration ahead of the Yom Tov of Sukkos. The group just released their book in the United States. Join KSCVK on Monday, […]
Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Kaporos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
