Photos: Putting up the Rebbes Sukkah
Moments after Yom Kippur ended the large panels of the Rebbes Sukkah were brought and assembled in front of 770.
Community Marks Rabbis First Yohrtzeit
PARIS, France [CHI] — Hundreds gathered on Sunday in Paris to mark the first yahrtzeit of Rabbi Hillel Pewsner OBM, Rov of the Lubavitch community in France.
Photos: Breaking the Fast outside 770
Kiddush Levana, Rain and food capped off Yom Kippur of 5770 outside of 770. Food provided by Nachum Markowitz, who himself didn’t eat until everyone was fed.
Atone with the iPhone.
A new iPhone application pictured allows users to type personal prayers into their phones, which are printed out by a rabbi in Jerusalem and placed in the Western Wall, just in time for Yom Kippur.
iPhoning Jews heed God’s Call
Atone with the iPhone.
A new iPhone application pictured allows users to type personal prayers into their phones, which are printed out by a rabbi in Jerusalem and placed in the Western Wall, just in time for Yom Kippur.
ABC — On the first Yom Kippur since his multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme was exposed, Bernard Madoff was allowed to take the day off from his prison work detail at Butner prison in North Carolina and pray for forgiveness of his sins, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson.
Bernard Madoff’s Yom Kippur: ‘He Can’t Be Forgiven’
ABC — On the first Yom Kippur since his multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme was exposed, Bernard Madoff was allowed to take the day off from his prison work detail at Butner prison in North Carolina and pray for forgiveness of his sins, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson.

Please say Tehilim for…
Please take a moment and say a Kapitel Tehillim for a Refuah Shlaima.
Bracha Basya Esther bas Miriam
Miril Gitel bas Chana
Chaim Yehuda ben Tova
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Shimon and Meira (nee Kaner) Emlen (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 Yehoshua and Rivky Botnick (Shluchim to Ottawa, Canada) on the birth of their daughter, Yehudis.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The former chief financial officer at Agriprocessors Inc. pleaded guilty today to a charge that he conspired to make false statements to a bank.
Mitchel Meltzer, 50, of Postville was convicted of the conspiracy charge in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids.
Former Agriprocessors Financial Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The former chief financial officer at Agriprocessors Inc. pleaded guilty today to a charge that he conspired to make false statements to a bank.
Mitchel Meltzer, 50, of Postville was convicted of the conspiracy charge in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids.
Mazal Tov! – It’s A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Dovber and Bassie Kahn (Berlin, Germany) on the birth of their daughter, Chana.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – It’s Twins! – A Boy! and A Girl!
CrownHeights.info wishes Mazal Tov to Dovber and Chaya (nee Pewzner) Berkowitz (Shluchim to Contra Costa, California) on the birth of their firstborn son and daughter.
May the newborns be a source of Nachas to their parents, grandparents and Klal Yisroel.
Mazal Tov! – 2 Tuesday Night L’Chaims!
Shimon Rivkin (Tampa, FL) and Leah Fellig (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
Moshe Zalman Kaminetzky (Melbourne, Australia) and Chani Geisinsky (CH) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [hall entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov email us at MazalTov@CrownHeights.info!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — As Sukkos is quickly approaching, dozens of Bochurim and Shluchim have already confirmed their Sukkah Mobiles for this coming Chol Hamo'ed. After tremendous efforts, by Bochurim and Yungerleit, the Sukkahs are ready to be assembled, rental contracts are already confirmed and much more has already been done in advance of the biggest Sukkah Mobile Season yet.
With Sukkos Approaching, the Sukkah Mobiles are Back!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — As Sukkos is quickly approaching, dozens of Bochurim and Shluchim have already confirmed their Sukkah Mobiles for this coming Chol Hamo’ed. After tremendous efforts, by Bochurim and Yungerleit, the Sukkahs are ready to be assembled, rental contracts are already confirmed and much more has already been done in advance of the biggest Sukkah Mobile Season yet.
Erev Yom Tov Kiddush Hashem by Hatzalah
An elderly Black man collapsed Erev Yom Kippur on Carroll Street near Kingston Avenue, suffering from what appeared to be a heart attack and thanks to a call to Hatzalah the mans chances of survival were significantly increased.
The upcoming Sukkos edition of the Mishpacha Magazine will be featuring what it calls an “an unprecedented interview” with Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky.
Mishpacha Interview with Rabbi Krinsky
The upcoming Sukkos edition of the Mishpacha Magazine will be featuring what it calls an “an unprecedented interview” with Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky.
The Rebbe at Mincha on Erev Yom Kippur.
Video: A Bracha on Erev Yom Kippur
The Rebbe at Mincha on Erev Yom Kippur.