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‘PopUp Sukkah’ for Jews On the Go

USA Today

The PopUp Sukkah allows Jews on the go to mark the harvest festival of Sukkot wherever they are.

Most observant Jews around the world spend hours building a sukkah that’s big enough to host a full meal for family and guests. Any location under the open sky is considered kosher. But what if you’re a Jewish soldier serving in Iraq? Or a young Jew protesting on Wall Street? Or you live in New York City and have only a tiny balcony?

Reminder: Don’t Forget to Make an Eruv Tavshilin

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.

Chabad Builds President Peres’ Sukka

Yeshiva World News

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.

4 Sholom Zochors This Week!

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)

New Shluchim to Missouri

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.