TSA Statement Gives All Clear to Lulav and Etrog

by Joshua Runyan – Chabad.org

In advance of the weeklong Jewish festival of Sukkot, the Transportation and Security Administration reminded its airport screeners and the travelling public that Jewish travelers may carry the Four Species – a palm branch, myrtle twigs, willow branches, and a citron fruit known in Hebrew as an etrog – through security checkpoints and onboard planes.

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W. Hartford Jewish Community Hopes Big Y Won’t Discontinue Kosher Offerings

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Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky, executive director, Chabad Jewish Center, Glastonbury, said that Waldbaums is more than just a grocery store, its a community institution. He said that he assumes that Big Y would consider that some kind of Kosher department would not only be good for the community but also valuable as a business venture.

For years, the Waldbaum’s supermarket in West Hartford has supplied the Jewish community with fresh kosher meats, deli products and baked goods.

The Rebbe buying Arbaas Haminim

In this week’s “Opening the week with the Rebbe”: We are presenting a short video clip from the 14 Tishrei 5749, in which you see The Rebbe choosing Lulav, Arovos and Hadasim for his set of Arbaas Haminim for Sukkos.

Have You Seen This Sign Before?

Ever wanted to be part of the frenzy and frolic of simchas beis hashoeva, but could barely drag your feet off the yom tov table long enough to put the kugel away? Well here’s your chance to relax and, at the same time know you’re fueling the very force that makes simchas beis hashoeva the off-the-ground experience it is today.