Guide: Times, Halachos and Customs for Yom Kippur

The Rebbe on Erev Yom Kippur, 1985.

The Beis Din of Crown Heights has released a pamphlet – in both English and Hebrew – which contains instructions for many customs and Halachos, as well as the answers to many questions regarding the upcoming Yom Hadin.

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Op-Ed: Before You Go to Kapores Tonight…

by Miryam Elisheva Segal

The first time I did Kapores, I awoke in the middle of the night, my Shluchim picked me up in their 15 passenger van with all their little kids, and we drove over a hour to a farm in the next state. The car was silent with sleeping children, my Shluchim, and myself, the lone college student who wanted to do Kapores “the real way.”

Smolensk Community Dedicates Magnificent Shul

Hundreds of Jews from the Russian city of Smolensk, located barely 40 miles from the town of Lubavitch, gathered to celebrate the dedication of a magnificent new community center “Beis Malkin,” and its new shul, “Beis Menachem.”

Crown Heights Woman Followed into Home, Robbed

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Wednesday at about 8:00pm a female Crown Heights resident returned home from work, stopping at a pharmacy and grocery store on her way from the subway station. Little did she know, she was being followed through the ill lit streets by a stealthy criminal.

Donors Thwart Drizin’s Attempt to Manipulate Guests

SNUBBED: Millionaire Sholom Ber Drizin (inset) will not allow his donations to benefit any of these Bochurim attending a Vaad organized Farbrengen in Beis Rivka.

As reported previously on CrownHeights.info, in response to Eshel’s constant harassment and manipulation of Bochurim who don’t tow the meshichist line over the past several years, the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Ha’olami has taken upon itself to provide for all the Tishrei guests’ needs with dignity and without strings attached.