Markowitz Gives Lekach Erev Yom Kippur

Taking on the task of feeding the thousands of guests after Yom Kippur and during Sukkos was not enough for Nachum Markowitz. Standing outside 770 today, Erev Yom Kippur, he was handing out ‘Lekach’ and drinks of orange juice ahead of the fast.

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Rubashkin Case Not on Supreme Court List ..So Far

Sholom Rubashkin

An order list released this morning by the Supreme Court detailing which cases would be heard during its upcoming term did not include the Rubashkin case, leaving many wondering what that omission might mean.

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.

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.”