New Yorkers will soon dial up subway rides. Starting next year, you’ll be able to use your smartphone to get past turnstiles as part of the MTA’s plan to kill off the MetroCard, officials said yesterday.
Kansas University students build a traditional Sukkah to celebrate Jewish holiday Sukkot. Symbolic hut will house events including prayers, lunches.
A long time donor of the Released Time Program, run under the auspices of the NCFJE, sponsored sets of Arba Minim for the families of the public school children who attend the program.
In their most juvenile move yet the NYPD parked 10 of its vehicles from the 71st Precinct, along with borrowed cars from the task force to take up parking spots on Kingston between Crown and Carroll, all for the sake of preventing Shomrim from parking their Command Post.
Hundreds turned out for the first night of Simchas Beis Hashueva in Crown Heights with lively music lasting into the night.
Last night, Motzei Shabbos Chol Hamoed Sukkos, hundreds enjoyed a Simchas Beis Hashoeva Concert with Avremel Fried, Lipa Shmeltzer and Yehuda Green in Brooklyn College with music by Yanky Katina and Orchestra.
Shua and Hindy (nee Deitsch) Brook (Crown Heights)
Shneor and Rochel (nee Lieblich) Goodman (Crown Heights)
Shmeilach and Chanie (nee Gutnick) Schapiro (Crown Heights)
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — On Wednesday night, the first night of the holiday of Sukkos, police went in an all out war with the community’s neighborhood Jewish volunteer patrol, Shomrim.
On Yud Gimmel Tishrei, the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash, a special program was arranged by the Vaad Talmidei Hatemimim for the out of town guests who have travelled to Crown Heights for the month of Tishrei. The special events took place in the Kolel throughout the 24 hours of the day.
Emilbek Kaptagaev, Head of the Presidential Administration, at the Jewish community synagogue with Rabbi Aryeh Raichman.
The Avner Institute would like to present a series of photos of the Rebbe from the holiday of Sukkos over the years, with special thanks to the collections of Mendy Heyward and Yosef Levin.
We’ve all been there, sitting in the Succah, when a neighboring family Succah bursts out in song with an energy that spreads to the nearby Succahs. The feeling of unity is truly warm and friendly, as the families, albeit separated by the walls of the Succah, unite as one with the spirit of Simchas Yom Tov.
Preparations are in full swing for the opening of the yeshiva in New Jersey. Rabbi Orimland, Rosh Yeshiva, is overwhelmed at the positive response of parents towards the upcoming academic year. Rabbi ‘O’ explains that in addition to Chassidus and Nigleh he has arranged a complete English curriculum with certified teachers to meet the requirements of receiving a New Jersey High School diploma.
Rabbi Arele and his wife Chaya (nee Krinsky) Matusof will be moving out on Shlichus to Calgary, Alberta. The new Shluchim will be serving under Rabbi Menachem Matusof, who is the Head Shliach of Alberta.
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