CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Erev Yom Tov Rabbi Yakov Schwei of the Crown Heights Beis Din was rushed to the hospital after falling ill. It was later determined that he suffered a mild stroke and is expected to be ok.
KSCVK and Devorah Benjamin will be hosting their annual auction on Sunday, May 25th. Will you be coming in person?
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Carrying forward the legacy of Reb Shmuel Moshe Hakohen Benjamin A”H
The Kinus Hashluchim office has announced that Rabbi Mendy Cohen, Director of Chabad of Greater Sacramento, will deliver the keynote address at the Kinus Hashluchim Gala Banquet this year.
In the hours leading up to the beginning of Sukkos the streets of the neighborhood was abuzz with people rushing to make their last minute Yom Tov purchases.
It is forbidden on a holiday to do any act in preparation for the following day,1 even if the following day is Shabbat. However, the sages created a halachic device, called an eruv tavshilin, which allows one to cook food on a holiday day for use on a Shabbat that immediately follows it.
This year marks thirty years since Nachum Markowitz hosted the first Kiddush during Tishrei in front of 770, and in honor of this special milestone a special surprise awaits the guests in the Sukkah of 770.
While there has been some confusion as to what exactly they stand for, paraphernalia handed out by ‘Occupy Wall Street’ activists at Zuccotti Park sums it up in a piece entitled ‘Declaration of the Occupation.’ In one line, they feel “wronged by the corporate forces of the world,” and the piece goes on to list a litany of accusations.
Chabad chassidim have constructed the presidential sukka for President Shimon Peres. A delegation of rabbonim from Kfar Chabad was sent to address the presidential assignment, including Rabbi Gershon Ochana and Rabbi Binyamin Lifshitz. They also presented the president with 4 minim for use during Yomtov.
Sukkas of chocolate and Sukkahs of Cream, Sukkahs of Matzah and Sukkas of wafers were among the creations of the students in Lubavitcher Yeshiva on Crown Street all of which participated in a contest for who can create the most interesting Sukkah!
Chezki Golowinsky (Crown Heights) and Mushkie Miller (Chicago, IL)
L’Chaim Sunday at FREE
1383 President St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
This past Sunday, each of the 35 Elementary classes in Oholei Torah had a raffle for a set of daled mimin, sponsored by Mendy Lipskier of the Esrogim Center of Crown Heights.
Mendy and Chaya Mushka Drookman (Crown Heights)
Sukkah of 701 Empire Blvd [Between Albany and Troy Aves]
Asher and Doba Webb
678 Lefferts Ave [Between Albany and Troy Aves]
Schneur Zalman and Nechama (nee Schmerling) Glick
374 Brooklyn Ave [entrance 2nd door on Crown St]
Shloimy and Chanie (nee Brawer) Ehrentreu (Los Angeles, CA)
As we enter the month of Tishrei CrownHeights.info and the Avner Institute presents a collection of photos of the Rebbe on Sukkos.
Rabbi Avremi and Channy Lapine of Crown Heights, together with their son Mendel, will IYH soon be moving on Shlichus to Columbia, Missouri, where they will establish a permanent Chabad-Lubavitch presence at the University of Missouri. They will be serving the needs of the students as well as the local community and of the sorrounding areas.
Archive video: Hallel during the Morning Prayers on Chol Hamoed Sukkos. 18 Tishrei, 5750 · October 17, 1989. From the weekly video magazine – ‘Living Torah’.
Asher and Doba Webb (Crown Heights)
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