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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 This month, it’s been replaced by another temporary structure with very different guests: a large sukkah, or ceremonial hut, where Jews pray and dine in celebration of the eight-day harvest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 This month, it’s been replaced by another temporary structure with very different guests: a large sukkah, or ceremonial hut, where Jews pray and dine in celebration of the eight-day harvest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.

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Mordechai Lubecki (Paris, France) to Iscah Sarah Andrea (Jalisco, Mexico)
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Yariv and Malkie (nee Kershner) Sharabi from Parkland, FL had a baby girl!
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Ari and Chava (nee Notik) Rendler from Riverwoods, IL on the birth of a baby girl.
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Eli Mochkin (Melbourne, Australia) to Risa Drizin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:30pm at The Arches
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Levi Its’hak Ben Soussan (Courbevoie, France) to Sterna Sarah Gagueche (Brunoy, France)
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Shea Shmotkin (Crown Heights) to Chaya Jacobs (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Albany Manor 585 Albany Ave
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Ariel Benchimoun (Levallois, France) to Rivka Bouzna (Sarcelles, France)
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Moshe Leib and Chaya Mushka (nee Friedman) Yaras from Coral Springs, FL had a baby boy!
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Yossi Futerfas (Crown Heights) to Mussy Goldstein (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!

Mendel Shemtov (Crown Heights) to Mushka Palace (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at 1345 President Street
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Moshe Maiman (Mequon, WI) to Hinda Teich (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The Garden House 1386 S. Johns Pl
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Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
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Menachem Rubenfeld (S. Diego, CA) to Chani Geisinsky (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
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Pinny Itkin (Scranton, PA) to Esty Baumgarten (East Hampton, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM
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Eliyahu and Chayale Citron from Portland, Oregon had a baby boy!
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Shneur Pink (Manchester, UK) to Sheindel November (Teaneck, NJ) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
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Levi Katan (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Miriam Krichevsky (London, UK)
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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Experience the Beis HaMikdash Era with “Diamonds in the Dust”
The brand new Ronit Polin Film for women and girls, only.

Where will you go this Chol Hamoed? How about going back in time, to the days of the Second Beis HaMikdash? “Diamonds in the Dust,” a riveting new film by acclaimed film-maker Ronit Polin will give viewers the rare opportunity to be transported back to those glorious days when Jewish life still revolved around the Yerushalayim and the Beis HaMikdash.

Lubavitcher Yeshiva presents: Experience the Beis HaMikdash Era with “Diamonds in the Dust”

Experience the Beis HaMikdash Era with “Diamonds in the Dust”
The brand new Ronit Polin Film for women and girls, only.

Where will you go this Chol Hamoed? How about going back in time, to the days of the Second Beis HaMikdash? “Diamonds in the Dust,” a riveting new film by acclaimed film-maker Ronit Polin will give viewers the rare opportunity to be transported back to those glorious days when Jewish life still revolved around the Yerushalayim and the Beis HaMikdash.

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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.

“Unusual Ushpizen Drops on Sukkah Goers!”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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The Jerusalem Post

After over three years in which IDF St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit has been held in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Israel breathed a sigh of relief on Friday afternoon after video footage of the captive soldier was released to the media and aired on Israeli television channels.

Video: 3 Years After Capture, Gilad Schalit Yearns for Family

The Jerusalem Post

After over three years in which IDF St.-Sgt. Gilad Schalit has been held in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Israel breathed a sigh of relief on Friday afternoon after video footage of the captive soldier was released to the media and aired on Israeli television channels.

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Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!

CrownHeights.info and I would like to wish a very hearty Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov! to my good friend Zalmy Greenfeld (Crown Heights) on his engagement to Shaina Witkes (Worcester, MA) .

The L’Chaim will IYH be Wednesday, the 3rd day of Chol Hamoed at 533 Crown St [between Kingston and Albany Ave].

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The Jewish Children’s Museum and JEM is pleased to announce a special viewing for the Crown Heights community of the long anticipated JEM/Malka Touger production: “My Land”.

On Monday, (October 5th) the first day of Chol Hamoed at 11 am, the JCM will show the brand new film My Land.

JCM Presents a Special Sukkos Screening of My Land

The Jewish Children’s Museum and JEM is pleased to announce a special viewing for the Crown Heights community of the long anticipated JEM/Malka Touger production: “My Land”.

On Monday, (October 5th) the first day of Chol Hamoed at 11 am, the JCM will show the brand new film My Land.

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