Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Yisroel ben Rivkah, a 16-month old who is scheduled for heart surgery today.
Tuvye Elimelech ben Chava
Yehoushua Mordechai ben Bentzion
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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shmully Kazen (Crown Heights) and Rivky Kleinman (Boro Park) on their engagement.
The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday night at Bais Rivkah, 310 Crown St [between New York and Nostrand Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
ROSTOV, Russia [CHI] — As puzzled non-Jewish residents observed the commotion all week long, Rostov's only Sukkah was packed with guests. The whole community shared in the Sukkah through special programs and activities geared towards every age group.
Mystified Neighbors Watch Crowds Fill the Sukkah
ROSTOV, Russia [CHI] — As puzzled non-Jewish residents observed the commotion all week long, Rostov’s only Sukkah was packed with guests. The whole community shared in the Sukkah through special programs and activities geared towards every age group.
The crowd in front of 770 on Motzai Simchas Torah.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Abundance of joy and Simcha was not a rare sight of the days of Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, but what was were the Hatzalah ambulances which seemed to never get a chance to stay put in front of 770 for too long.
Hatzalah Handles an “Unprecedented Amount of Calls”
The crowd in front of 770 on Motzai Simchas Torah.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Abundance of joy and Simcha was not a rare sight of the days of Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, but what was were the Hatzalah ambulances which seemed to never get a chance to stay put in front of 770 for too long.
Photos: Motzai Simchas Torah – VeYa’akov holach leDarko
Marking the end to the highest point in the year the Rebbe punctuated it with the verse of “VeYa’akov holach leDarko” where we end the spiritual high and go out to the world.
BROOKLYN [CBS] — There hate crime fears in Brooklyn following a string of suspected bias crimes targeting Jews, CBS 2 has learned.
On Sept. 22 at the Chai Tots Preschool in Windsor Terrace, somebody spray painted message so hateful on the Jewish daycare center CBS 2 chose not to reprint them. Then, last Tuesday, somebody else – or perhaps the same people – threw eggs and rocks at somebody's home and yelled anti-Semitic slurs.
Video – Anti Semitism At Brooklyn Preschool Sparks Outrage
BROOKLYN [CBS] — There hate crime fears in Brooklyn following a string of suspected bias crimes targeting Jews, CBS 2 has learned.
On Sept. 22 at the Chai Tots Preschool in Windsor Terrace, somebody spray painted message so hateful on the Jewish daycare center CBS 2 chose not to reprint them. Then, last Tuesday, somebody else – or perhaps the same people – threw eggs and rocks at somebody’s home and yelled anti-Semitic slurs.
By Paul Vitello for the New York Times
An elevator rider at Cooperative Village in Manhattan.
NEW YORK — Tangible things occupy the days of most building managers in New York City. Hot water, floods, bugs, rent checks and so on.
But last week, newly added to the tenant issues facing building managers like Harold M. Jacob, who runs a co-op on the Lower East Side where Orthodox Jews inhabit a substantial portion of the 2,500 apartments, was this almost ontological question:
Rabbis’ Ruling Raises Questions About Legitimacy of Shabbos Elevators
By Paul Vitello for the New York Times
An elevator rider at Cooperative Village in Manhattan.
NEW YORK — Tangible things occupy the days of most building managers in New York City. Hot water, floods, bugs, rent checks and so on.
But last week, newly added to the tenant issues facing building managers like Harold M. Jacob, who runs a co-op on the Lower East Side where Orthodox Jews inhabit a substantial portion of the 2,500 apartments, was this almost ontological question:
Tuesday night Beis Menachem in Manchester, UK held their annual Simchas Beis Hasho'eva. The program began with a supper for the children, followed by a children's rally which was run by Rabbi Yisroel Cohen.
Simchas Beis Hashoeva at Beis Menachem in Manchester
Tuesday night Beis Menachem in Manchester, UK held their annual Simchas Beis Hasho’eva. The program began with a supper for the children, followed by a children’s rally which was run by Rabbi Yisroel Cohen.
Unloading food at Chabad in Nepal - col.org.il
ISRAEL [CHI] — Nine Israelis were diagnosed with the virus typhoid after eating at two Chabad Houses in Nepal. Eight are hospitalized at Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv and another patient is being treated for symptoms at a hotpital in Tiberias.
The Israeli Health Department reports that all of the them had eaten at two Chabad centers in Nepal, including meals during the recent holiday period. The possibility that that the disease was transferred to their food by one of the local employees is being considered.
Nine Israelis Get Typhoid After Eating at Chabad of Nepal
Unloading food at Chabad in Nepal – col.org.il
ISRAEL [CHI] — Nine Israelis were diagnosed with the virus typhoid after eating at two Chabad Houses in Nepal. Eight are hospitalized at Sheba hospital near Tel Aviv and another patient is being treated for symptoms at a hotpital in Tiberias.
The Israeli Health Department reports that all of the them had eaten at two Chabad centers in Nepal, including meals during the recent holiday period. The possibility that that the disease was transferred to their food by one of the local employees is being considered.
Jews Celebrate Holiday of Sukkos with Chabad of Peoria
By Stephanie Gomes for the Peoria Journal Star
PEORIA, IL — Under a makeshift wooden hut, members of the Jewish faith gathered Monday to celebrate the third day of the Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot.
For eight days of the Biblical holiday, Jews eat under a four-sided structure covered by bamboo or palm branches to remember the 40-year period when the children of Israel wandered the desert and lived in temporary shelters, said Rabbi Eli Langsam, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Peoria.
A Humorous look at ....There are no Obstcles to do a Mitzvah - filmed and story line by Mendy Mentz brught to you by the YOEC Shluchim '09- 10. Actor Chaim Plotkin and Host Mendy Mentz
Funny Video – You Have To Go To The Mikvah
A Humorous look at ….There are no Obstcles to do a Mitzvah – filmed and story line by Mendy Mentz brught to you by the YOEC Shluchim ’09- 10. Actor Chaim Plotkin and Host Mendy Mentz
By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The former manager of Postville's kosher meat plant goes on trial this week to face allegations that he cheated a bank, laundered more than $1 million, concealed months of fraud and failed to pay livestock providers on time.
Sholom Rubashkin will confront 91 fraud-related charges Tuesday in a trial that could effectively send him to prison for the rest of his life. The former executive at Agriprocessors Inc. will step into a Sioux Falls, S.D., federal courtroom with his wife, Leah, and their children for a legal struggle that could last four to six weeks.
Sholom Rubashkin’s Trial Starts Tuesday
By Grant Schulte for the Des Moines Register
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The former manager of Postville’s kosher meat plant goes on trial this week to face allegations that he cheated a bank, laundered more than $1 million, concealed months of fraud and failed to pay livestock providers on time.
Sholom Rubashkin will confront 91 fraud-related charges Tuesday in a trial that could effectively send him to prison for the rest of his life. The former executive at Agriprocessors Inc. will step into a Sioux Falls, S.D., federal courtroom with his wife, Leah, and their children for a legal struggle that could last four to six weeks.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Tzali and Chanie (nee Raskin) Veshedsky (Crown Heights) on the birth of their firstborn son.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Zalmy and Dassie (nee Frimerman) Shneur (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended Monday
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended Monday, October 12 for Columbus Day. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect on Saturday and Monday.
Click here for the 2009 Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspension Calendar
A Yom Tefillah and rally was arranged by the committee of Pidyon Shevuyim for a miraculous victory for Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin. They arranged a rally at the Ohel on Monday October 12th, Isru Chag, the day before the court case. Buses will 770 at 2:30pm and will return at 5:00pm for children 5 to 12. $3 bus fare.
Monday: Yom Tefillah and Rally at Ohel for Sholom Rubaskin
A Yom Tefillah and rally was arranged by the committee of Pidyon Shevuyim for a miraculous victory for Sholom Mordechai Rubaskin. They arranged a rally at the Ohel on Monday October 12th, Isru Chag, the day before the court case. Buses will 770 at 2:30pm and will return at 5:00pm for children 5 to 12. $3 bus fare.
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