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Picture of the Day: Happy to Do a Mitzvah
A guest entertainer happily does the Mitzvah of Lulav at the annual Chabad Sukkah party in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Inside Brooklyn’s Lucrative Pre-Fab Sukkah Headquarters
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.
Brooklyn Missionary Center Opens Doors
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.
Photos: Simchas Beis Hashueva in the Rain
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.
Baby Boy!
Usher and Nechama Deena (nee Dubovick) Ringel (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!
Peretz and Shternie (nee Klein) Schapiro (Melbourne, Australia)
Photos: Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Beitar
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 Attend Jewish Law Symposium
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.”
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Esther Goldman, 87, OBM
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Esther Goldman, OBM, of Crown Heights, at the age of 87.
Boruch Dayan Hoemes: Mrs. Faiga Rochel Abrahams
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.
After 32nd Year, Kiddushim Continue to Expand
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.
