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.
The Rebbe says:
1. During the holiday of Succos (Sukkot) there are many other Mitzvos (commandments) which we are commanded to fulfill besides for sitting and living in the Succah. For example; we must bring together the Four Species and make a Brachah (blessing) over them. Never the less, this holiday is called “Succos”, referring specifically to the commandment to sit and live in the Succah.
2. The Rebbe now gives five reasons as to why this holiday is specifically named “Succos” after the commandment to sit in the Succah and not after any of the other commandments related to this holiday:
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — It was like a scene out of the wild west, multiple shootings spanning an entire bustling block which left one man dead, and another seriously injured.
The only country in Europe still without its own Chabad representatives, Portugal will soon be welcoming a new addition to its 300-member Jewish community.
The NYPD acknowledged on Thursday that even though a Boro Park woman made a complaint about a man – who turned out to be the alleged shooter of four Shomrim members a week later – acting indecently in public, officers did not file a report.
A few days ago, on Erev Yom Kippur, Israeli media reported the passing of Mr. Efraim Ilin.
Levi and Pessi (nee Tauber) Stolik
609 Montgomery St [between Brooklyn and Kingston Ave]
Zalman and Chaya Seema Friedman
425 Brooklyn Ave [between Montgomery and Empire]
Mony and Adina (nee Rivkin) Bistritzky
1378 Carroll St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Moshe and Chaya Chanin
587 montgomery St [between Kingston and Brooklyn Ave]
Chesky and Bracha (nee Grossman) Klein (Crown Heights)
Reb Yisroel Shemtov will once again be organizing and leading the Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations in Crown Heights.
Yankel and Rochie (nee Lebovic) Korolitzky (Crown Heights)
With each passing day before Sukkot Jews the world over turn their faces toward the heavens, collectively wondering if the weather will hold for the seven-day festival. The holiday is a time for family, food and stargazing, but for many, it’s also a time for parkas, rain jackets, bee traps and outdoor air conditioners.
Testimony from the government’s main witness against four men accused of planning terrorist attacks in the Bronx and at an upstate air base continued Thursday in Manhattan federal court. NY1’s Dean Meminger filed the following report.
AOL — Iran is accusing the United States of a double standard in capital punishment ahead of the planned execution of a Virginia woman convicted of arranging the murder of her husband and stepson.
AP — A new way to cause mischief is spreading through short-messaging service Twitter as mysterious “tweets” of blocked-out text propagate themselves and cause popup windows to open.
Hassidic Comedian Mendy Pellin took a cue from Internet celebrity Matt Harding’s dancing videos and got Chabad Shluchim around the globe to dance to a Lubavitch Niggun. Featuring the Conejo Valley Rabbis!
CrownHeights.info has teamed up with the Super Spectacular Sukkos Fun Fair and we are raffling off family packs of tickets (set of 6) to those who submit family Sukkos photos!
In order to be entered in the raffle you must send in a photo, or two, or three of your family preparing for Sukkos by building your family’s Sukkah, or preparing the Daled Minim, along with creative captions.
Mr Clean will be giving away new and almost new clothes this Tuesday starting at 11:00am. Feel free to come and take as much clothes as you need. In the past, there have been all sorts of clothes (i.e. women’s gowns, baby shoes, men’s suits, baby carriages, boys’ and girls’ clothes, and woman’s dress shoes).
Students in Lubavitcher Yeshiva got an amazing and interactive lesson on Esrogim, from how they are grown and the things that make them kosher. The lesson was presented in a slideshow by Esrog Expert Yehuda Ben Shimon.
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