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Photos: Mayor Bloomberg Visits Drizins Sukkah
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Two sides of town, two candidates. Mayor Michal Bloomberg played guest in the Sukkah of Sholom Ber Drizin, while mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson dropped in at Crown Heights’s in-reach center Aliyah and later the dancing of Simchas Beis Hashueva.
Mazal Tov! – Wednesday Night L’Chaim!
Zalmy Greenfeld (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Shaina Witkes (Worcester, MA) .
IYH at Greenfeld residence, 533 Crown St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
(L-R) Mr. David J. Skorton Cornell University President, Binyomin Trager, Cornell Alum and current student in Tiferes in Morristown, and Devorah Silberstien (9).
ITHACA, NY [CHI] — Over 200 students and faculty got to partake in the Mitzvah of shaking the Lulav at Etrog on campus at Cornell University, the highlight was when the president of the university Mr. David J. Skorton dropped in to do so as well.
Cornell President Shakes Lulav at Local Chabad Sukkah
(L-R) Mr. David J. Skorton Cornell University President, Binyomin Trager, Cornell Alum and current student in Tiferes in Morristown, and Devorah Silberstien (9).
ITHACA, NY [CHI] — Over 200 students and faculty got to partake in the Mitzvah of shaking the Lulav at Etrog on campus at Cornell University, the highlight was when the president of the university Mr. David J. Skorton dropped in to do so as well.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Daniel and Bracha Leah Altman (Crown Heights) on the birth of their daughter.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
Fried, A Globe Trotting Performer!
TIBERIAS, Israel [CHI] — First on Monday in Tiberias then tonight in Montreal and tomorrow in Brooklyn, Avraham Fried appeared and will be appearing at all these Simchas Beis Hashueva venues around the world.
A pedicab operator and a taxi driver got into a brawl in the middle of traffic on Broadway near Times Square Monday morning. A Fox 5 News crew happened to be there and captured the fight on camera.
Pedicab and Taxi Brawl Caught On Tape
A pedicab operator and a taxi driver got into a brawl in the middle of traffic on Broadway near Times Square Monday morning. A Fox 5 News crew happened to be there and captured the fight on camera.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Photos: Father & Son Simchas Beis Hashoeva at ULY!
CROWN HEIGHTS [CHI] — Lubavitcher Yeshiva hosted a father and son Simchas Beis Hashoeva Monday evening on the roof of the Yeshiva building on Crown St. Building on success of previous years the students danced into the night in a way befitting for a student of the Lubavitcher Yeshiva.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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