Ahead of the upcoming Yomim Noroim and Aseres Yemei Teshuva the Beis Din of Crown Heights released a twelve page booklet – in both English and Hebrew – which holds the answer to many questions and instruction as to many customs and Halachos related to the upcoming holidays.
The guide was compiled by the office of Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba for the benefit of the community.
Yehuda Leib and Rendy (nee Alenick) Herz (Crown Heights)
Sholom Zochor will be at 1227 President St.
[between New York and Nostrand Ave.] Apt. 3C
Dozens of residents slammed a proposal by an area synagogue to create a layover zone for charter buses that transport congregants to the facility in Cambria Heights, which is adjacent to the cemetery where the Orthodox sect’s beloved leader is interred.
Shaul and Shaindy (nee Orimland) Dahan
1339 Union St. [between Brooklyn and New York Ave.] Apt. 1R
Dovid and Tzippy (nee Astulin) Leider
720 Lefferts Ave. [corner Troy Ave.] Apt. 1A
Zelik and Sara (nee Shaw) Langsam
648 Lefferts Ave. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]
Eli and Yael (nee Weisman) Hanover
Beis Levi Yitzchak, 556 Crown St. [entrance on Albany Ave.]
Yehuda Leib and Rendy (nee Alenick) Herz
1227 President St. [between New York and Nostrand Ave.] Apt. 3C
Shua and Nechama (nee Steiner) Chanowitz
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Baruch Rozmarin (New Jersey) and Chaya Pelman (Ramat Gan, Israel)
The prophet Isaiah declares: “Seek G-d when He can be found, call to Him when He is near.” The Talmud explains: “This refers to the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.”
Pictures from the L’chaim of Yosef Blasberg (Israel/Crown Heights) and Devorah Leah (bas R’ Mendel) Goldstein (Crown Heights), which took place in the Lubavitcher Yeshiva simcha hall.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Boruch Jacobson will lead a discussion on the topic: The two types of cries that can be heard from the heart of every Jew on Rosh Hashana.
Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
I am a lifetime resident of this great city of New York. I have grown up with all the mayors in NY starting with Lindsay, going on to Beame, Koch, Dinkins, Giuliani, and now you. I want to explain something to you. I know that politicians have an unusually strong sense of determination, which gives them the drive to forge ahead of typical people and place themselves into positions of power. I get it. I really do.
More than 100 members of Anash gathered this past motzei Shabbos for a special farbrengen and Melava Malka at the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Kugel to conclude a year full of growth in the Rebbe’s mivtzoim and strengthen each other for the upcoming year.
What was it like to stand by the Rebbe on Rosh Hashanah? What was it like to see him blow the shofar? CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute present the following collection of short stories and anecdotes by Rabbi Yossi Lew, Shliach to Atlanta, which reveal incredible moments with the Rebbe.
As reported yesterday, a delegation from the Jewish community in Moscow, Russia spent an uplifting Shabbos Slichos in New York. On Sunday, the visitors traveled to Monsey, where they participated in a seminar titled “Repentance Through Happiness,” which was prepared especially for them.
Using Clint Eastwood‘s famous empty chair, Mendy Pellin finds an intriguing way to convince his fellow Jews not to miss Shul this Rosh Hashanah.
The city Board of Health today has approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s plan to ban large sugary drinks. The panel voted 8-0 with one abstention this morning in favor of the plan to prohibit restaurants, movie theaters and other establishments from selling sugar-filled drinks larger than 16 ounces. All members of the board were appointed by the mayor.
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life in Lawrence, KS has launched a live Sunday Jewish Radio show, “The Schmooze” on KLWN News Talk 1320 AM. The first show aired Sunday, Aug. 26. “This is the first time in Lawrence history that a Jewish radio show is on the air,” said Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, director of Chabad at KU.
Almost three years after Jewish music lovers everywhere first got a taste of Benny Friedman with his debut album, Taamu, the talented singer is set to release his newest collection of musical gems, much to the delight of his loyal legions of fans worldwide.
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