NY State Senator Works Closely with Chabad on Security

By Yaacov Behrman for Lubavitch.com

CROWN HEIGHTS — New York State Senator Eric Adams (D) visited with some of his constituents in a Sukkah in the Crown Heights Jewish community, Monday evening.

The Senator, who is also NYS Chairman of the Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs met with leaders of the Chabad Lubavitch movement where the conversation focused on the activities of Chabad and its security needs.

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Residents Upset After Condo Association Removes Sukkah

BAL HARBOUR, FL [WSVN] — Several residents of a condominium are outraged after the condo association removed a religious Jewish symbol.

A Resident of a Bal Harbor condominium recorded a video showing what he discovered Monday morning, after his religious symbol called a Sukkah was dismantled. “Having a little hut that’s 6-by-8 to be bothering someone is really ridiculous,” said the resident.

Teenager Pedaling Holiday Celebration Throughout New York

By Joshua Runyan for Chabad.org

Levi Duchman says the hard part is the pedaling.

NEW YORK — Coming alongside a New York City push to license pedicab operators, the initiative of a Jewish teenager in Brooklyn has given pedestrians and motorists an interesting site: a mobile bamboo-topped latticework hut affixed to a rickshaw.

Lubavitcher Teens Injured on Pennsylvania Highway

By Manuel Gamiz Jr. for the Morning Call

I-78, PA — Two 16-year-olds were injured this afternoon when another car reversed into them on a median on Interstate 78 in Williams Township this afternoon, according to state police at Belfast.

Police said Yakov Huebner, 18, of Brooklyn N.Y., pulled into the median at mile marker 75.9 on the westbound side of I-78 at 12:24 p.m. after hearing a noise coming from his car. The teens, a boy from Israel and a girl from Brooklyn, N.Y., who’s names were not released due to their age, were outside the car also checking on the tire, police said.

Yemenite Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Troy Ave

CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Crown Heights residents living in 762 Empire Blvd, apartment building on on the corner of Troy Ave, celebrated Simchas Beis Hashoeva true their Yemenite heritage. This Yemenite style celebration was brought together by residents of building who wanted to have their own, small, family oriented, personal Simcha.

Legal Musings on Bryant Park Sukkah

By Sarah Maslin Nir for the NY Times
Rabbi Joshua Metzger, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan, stood in Bryant Park on Monday near a sukkah, constructed to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

NEW YORK — Last month, Bryant Park hosted the white tents and devotees of Fashion Week. This month, it’s been replaced by another temporary structure with very different guests: a large sukkah, or ceremonial hut, where Jews pray and dine in celebration of the eight-day harvest holiday of Sukkot.

Brooklyn Jewish Center Responds to Vandalism With Determination

By Reuvena Leah Grodnitzky for Chabad.org
Windsor Terrace, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y., was the site of anti-Semitic vandalism directed against a community synagogue before Yom Kippur.

BROOKLYN, NY — Vandalism put Jewish worshippers on edge last week when a synagogue and community center serving the Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood of Windsor Terrace was defaced just days before Yom Kippur.

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“Unusual Ushpizen Drops on Sukkah Goers!”

Jonah T.

The gaping hole left where the air conditioner came crashing through.

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Having just risen from his place and moved to a different chair at the table to make room for an unexpected visitor, a Bochur’s life was saved as an air conditioner fell four stories, crashing through the Sukkah’s schach on Sunday afternoon.

Bochur Arrested Erev Yom Tov

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Bochur was arrested just moments before Sukkos began Friday evening. The arrest took place following an accident he was involved in along with a friend, he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and possession of illegal cigarettes.

Jew Attacked Shabbos Day

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Lubavitcher Yungerman was attacked on Shabbos morning on his way to Shul. The incident unfolded when a Black man passed the Jew and intentionally bumped into him, knocking him back slightly, then attempted to punch him.

The incident took place on Troy Avenue between Carroll and President Streets, and the assailant was described as being around 25 years old with an average height and build.