Despite losing electrical power due to Hurricane Sandy, it did not faze the Bochurim in Lubavitch Yeshiva of Monsey. With electricity and water being shut off for 3 days, the Yeshiva Davened and learned by the sunlight from the windows.
A thief steals an iPhone from a woman on the subway in Budapest, Hungary.
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Anyone who would like to place a Pa”n in the Rebbe Rashab’s resting place on his birthday tomorrow, Chof Cheshvan, can email it to OhelRostov@gmail.com. Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Rostov-on-Don, will place it in the Rebbe Rashab’s Ohel tomorrow.
Rabbi Yaakov Wilansky, his wife Chaya (nee Kotlarsky) and their 6-month-old daughter Nechama Rivka will be moving this week from Crown Heights to Roslyn heights, Long Island to join the team of Shluchim there.
Neighborhoods in lower Manhattan began celebrating by dancing and clapping when the lights suddenly came back on Friday night and Saturday. Chanting “let there be light” and “happy new year!” some can be overheard stating that they will finally take an elevator ride.
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For many years now, the Kupas Bochurim of the Yeshiva in 770 has been distributing hats, jackets and coats to the hundreds of students, most of whom come from Israel and lack suitable winter attire. This distribution has been funded by Sholom Ber Drizin of Crown Heights.
Update: Reb Yoel Kahan releases letter encouraging all Bochurim to refuse to sign.
Update 2: 770 Hanholah puts a stop to the discrimination until S.B. Drizin can be reached.
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The ideas are in place, and all that’s left is to pound the pavement and turn an entrepreneurial dream into reality. But how do you transform impetus for success into practical sales?
Correction: Alternate Side Parking regulations are suspended citywide tomorrow, Monday, November 5 to facilitate storm recovery efforts. ASP regulations also are suspended on Tuesday, November 6 for Election Day. All other parking regulations remain in effect.
Aaron Bulko (Aguora Hills, CA) and Rochel Leah Perl (Long Beach, NY)
F.R.E.E., 1383 President St. [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave.]
Although Crown Heights made it through Hurricane Sandy relatively unscathed, many of the surrounding areas have been left devastated. In response, many Crown Heights residents have come together to help.
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Frustrated and fed up that the Crown Heights neighborhood has been crime’s ‘punching bag’ this past week, the Shomrim Patrol put out a number of additional patrols to cover the neighborhood. Last night it paid off with the apprehension and arrest of a car burglar.
The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, the site where the Kinus Shluchims banquet was scheduled to be held, was damaged by the floods from Hurricane Sandy and the organizing committee was notified that it would not be available for the banquet – scheduled to take place in a week from now.
Avrami and Yehudis (nee Diskin) Levitan (Crown Heights)
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The marathon that once brought New York City’s people together for 40 years has come to a screeching halt because of the backlash it is receiving in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The NYC Marathon drew 45,103 runners in 2010 and is one of the largest marathons in the world.
Mendel Rodgers (Detroit, MI) and Miriam (bas R’ Moshe, OBM) Goldberg (Crown Heights)
L’chaim will be today, Sunday, at 706 Crown St.
[between Troy and Schenectady Ave.] from 3:00 to 6:00 PM
With the final preparations for the Kinus HaShluchim coming together, shluchos will be happy to know that their husbands will come home with inspiration geared for the whole family.
The Shluhim to Manhattan’s Lower East Side, Rabbi Yisrael and Chani Stone, distributed pre-packaged containers filled with Shabbos food for local Jewish families and seniors who still lack power. Updated 13:50.
