New Engagement!
Yakov Levertov (Crown Heights) and Nechama Rochel Davydovitch (Flatbush)
L’chaim will be tonight, Thursday at F.R.E.E.
1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
It was another year's chagim spent abroad, away from Israel where Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipur (and Simcha Torah and Shemini Atzeret and Succot...) are a matter of course; where in a spiritual analog of the Soviet agents who once visited America and pointing in any direction were astonished to be taken to a supermarket stuffed with food, so in Israel in any direction that can be pointed to a synagogue lies; where the Days of Awe do not require instructions on the packaging: It was another year for me away from those kinds of comfort.
Op-Ed: The Triumph of Chabad
It was another year’s chagim spent abroad, away from Israel where Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipur (and Simcha Torah and Shemini Atzeret and Succot…) are a matter of course; where in a spiritual analog of the Soviet agents who once visited America and pointing in any direction were astonished to be taken to a supermarket stuffed with food, so in Israel in any direction that can be pointed to a synagogue lies; where the Days of Awe do not require instructions on the packaging: It was another year for me away from those kinds of comfort.
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Author Donates Torah to Chabad of New Canaan
Sunday afternoon marked a joyous celebration when members of New Canaan, Connecticut’s Jewish community marked the dedication of the town’s first Torah.

A Slow, Steady Hassidic Rebirth in Russia
About a dozen men prayed recently at Darkei Shalom, a Hasidic Jewish synagogue in the working-class neighborhood of Otradnoye in north Moscow.
Oholei Torah Alumni will be gathering once again on the onset of the Annual Kinnus Hashluchim. The reunion will be held on Wednesday, November 7th / 22nd Cheshvan at 8:00 pm in the Gutnick Ballroom of the Oholei Torah Center.
Video: Oholei Torah Alumni to Gather
Oholei Torah Alumni will be gathering once again on the onset of the Annual Kinnus Hashluchim. The reunion will be held on Wednesday, November 7th / 22nd Cheshvan at 8:00 pm in the Gutnick Ballroom of the Oholei Torah Center.
A Chabad rabbi's picture briefly appears in this Aish.com video released for Yom Kippur, titled “Everyone Falls.” Can you spot the photo and/or identify who it is?
Video: Can You Spot the Lubavitcher?
A Chabad rabbi’s picture briefly appears in this Aish.com video released for Yom Kippur, titled “Everyone Falls.” Can you spot the photo and/or identify who it is?

Op-Ed: Please Include a Photo with Your Resumé
I am not writing this op-ed because I believe I possess any particular erudition, or that I am going to completely change everyone’s attitude on the matter. Actually, I can bet on the fact that I will have north of 50 comments slamming me and my creed. This op-ed is me attempting to expand your prospective a bit by giving you some insight into the mind of the antagonist, and of course I needed an outlet to vent my frustration.
On September 27, 2012, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on Iran and Radical Islam. He laid out a clear danger of radicalized Islam and the regime of Iran to the world, raising Bernard Lewis' comment that mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent for Iran, but an inducement.
Video: Bibi’s Speech to the UN General Assembly
On September 27, 2012, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on Iran and Radical Islam. He laid out a clear danger of radicalized Islam and the regime of Iran to the world, raising Bernard Lewis‘ comment that mutually assured destruction is not a deterrent for Iran, but an inducement.
For Brooklyn shoppers seeking fall's most coveted heirloom fruit, provenance and pedigree are paramount. Pesticides, not so much.
For Crown Heights Jews, Sukkos Has an Italian Twist
For Brooklyn shoppers seeking fall’s most coveted heirloom fruit, provenance and pedigree are paramount. Pesticides, not so much.
Picture of the Day: Plush Torahs Arrive
Bright and early this morning, The Shluchim Office received a shipment of its famous plush Torahs, as well as Lulav & Esrog sets. This shipment is being turned around immediately, for delivery to Chabad Houses and Shluchim Worldwide.

Arab Pundit Arrested for Defacing Anti-Jihad Ad
Egyptian-American anti-Israel activist Mona Eltahawy was arrested on Tuesday evening on charges of criminal mischief misdemeanor for defacing a pro-Israel advertisement at a Times Square subway station, according to the New York Post.
Chassidic Artists to Participate in Group Art Show
The Creative Soul – a new group dedicated to promoting art and creativity in the Orthodox/Chassidic community – is proud to announce a group art show taking place in Crown Heights during Sukkos.

TSA to Allow Arba Minim on Airplanes
In advance of the weeklong Jewish festival of Sukkot, the Transportation and Security Administration reminded its airport screeners and the travelling public that Jewish travelers may carry the Four Species – a palm branch, myrtle twigs, willow branches, and a citron fruit known in Hebrew as an etrog – through security checkpoints and onboard planes.
Photo Gallery: Kapparos in Monsey
Led by Rabbi Boruch Dov Lesches, the Lubavitch community of Monsey joined the broader Frum community to perform Kapparos.
New Engagement!
Eli Filler (Palo Alto, CA) and Bracha (bas R’ Shmuel) Kravitsky (Crown Heights)
L’Chaim tonight, Thursday at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave]
Baby Girl!
Yechiel and Chaya Goldberg (Toronto, Canada)