Mazal Tov! – 2 Sunday Night L’Chaims!
Chaim Schneider (Crown Heights) and Dina Flood (Johannesburg, South Africa) .
IYH at Chovevei Torah, 885 Eastern Parkway [bet Albany and Troy Ave].
Tzali (ben R Pesach) Laufer (Crown Heights) and Rochel Garelik (Crown Heights) .
IYH at Lubavitcher Yeshiva, 570 Crown St [entrance on Albany Ave].
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
VANCOUVER, Canada — “Every Jew probably celebrates this day in some way,” says Rabbi Meir Kaplan of Chabad Centre of Vancouver Island.
Celebration of Faith
VANCOUVER, Canada — “Every Jew probably celebrates this day in some way,” says Rabbi Meir Kaplan of Chabad Centre of Vancouver Island.
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Yom Kippur - the holiest day of the year for Jews worldwide - begins at sundown today with Jews looking into themselves and looking to God for forgiveness.
Jewish Communities Gather for Yom Kippur
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — Yom Kippur – the holiest day of the year for Jews worldwide – begins at sundown today with Jews looking into themselves and looking to God for forgiveness.
Systems exist all around us. The way we live; the way we do business. Each element of our lives from the mundane to the sublime — they always come down to some sort of system. We may not think of most of what takes place in our world as a “system” at work, but everything in our universe can be traced to the functions of one system or another.
Yom Kippur is day to Think About the Ultimate System
NASHVILLE, TN — Today is the day of Yom Kippur. It is the holiest day of the year on the Jewish calendar — the day on which we are closest to G-d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement.
Systems exist all around us. The way we live; the way we do business. Each element of our lives from the mundane to the sublime — they always come down to some sort of system. We may not think of most of what takes place in our world as a “system” at work, but everything in our universe can be traced to the functions of one system or another.
RAMLEH, Israel — The following is an excerpt from Israel Behind Bars, a memoir of Rabbi Fishel Jacobs' experiences as a chaplain in the Israel Prison Service. This tale of spending Yom Kippur with convicted Israeli criminals echoes similar stories shared by Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rabbinical students who cater to Jewish prisoners not only in Israel, but in the United States as well. This year, for instance, the Chabad of Houston will host the first ever Yom Kippur services at a penitentiary in Houston, Texas.
Discovering a Proud Jew in a Prison’s Iron Cell
RAMLEH, Israel — The following is an excerpt from Israel Behind Bars, a memoir of Rabbi Fishel Jacobs’ experiences as a chaplain in the Israel Prison Service. This tale of spending Yom Kippur with convicted Israeli criminals echoes similar stories shared by Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rabbinical students who cater to Jewish prisoners not only in Israel, but in the United States as well. This year, for instance, the Chabad of Houston will host the first ever Yom Kippur services at a penitentiary in Houston, Texas.
Mazal Tov! – New Engagement!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Yehudah Glick (Crown Heights) and Batsheva Chaikin (Capetown, South Africa) on their engagement.
To submit your Simcha or Mazal Tov please email us at mazaltov@crownheights.info!.
Photo Gallery: Kapores!
Kapores around Crown Heights, Erev Yom Kippur.
Many more pictures in the Extended Article!
Mazal Tov! – Its A Girl!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Dov and Chana Tova Mandel (Shluchim to Fort Worth, Texas) on the birth of a baby girl.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to her parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish girl, 15, was accosted Thursday evening by a knife wielding black youth on Crown Street. The incident took place as the girl was walking home when the perpetrator approached her on the darkened sidewalk and pulled out a folding knife, upon seeing this she began screaming and called for help.
Lots of residents came pouring out of their houses and managed to apprehend the suspect just a half of a block away on the corner of Crown and Schenectady, where they surrounded him and waited for police, who arrived shortly thereafter.
More in the Extended Article.
Jewish Girl Accosted by Knife Wielding Black Youth
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — A Jewish girl, 15, was accosted Thursday evening by a knife wielding black youth on Crown Street. The incident took place as the girl was walking home when the perpetrator approached her on the darkened sidewalk and pulled out a folding knife, upon seeing this she began screaming and called for help.
Lots of residents came pouring out of their houses and managed to apprehend the suspect just a half of a block away on the corner of Crown and Schenectady, where they surrounded him and waited for police, who arrived shortly thereafter.
More in the Extended Article.
Attempted Theft of a Bike and Assault
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – A Bochur on his way home was accosted by a group of Black teen who attempted steal his bike. The incident took place at around 5:30 Thursday afternoon in front of 290 Empire Blvd, between Nostrand and Rogers Ave, there a group of Blacks and Hispanics grabbed him and tried to shove him off his bike.
More in the Extended Article.
Hit and Run on Carroll Street
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — At approximately 11:30 Thursday morning a Jaguar with two Black male occupants slammed into a parked car on Carroll Street at the corner of Schenectady Avenue. The car appeared to have been traveling down Schenectady and attempted to make a left turn, and then hit the parked car.
More pictures in the Extended Article.
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The Weekly Comic – Yom Kippur
1. There is an argument in the Talmud regarding the atonement for our sins on Yom Kippur:
Opinion #1): The Rabanan (Rabbis) say that Yom Kippur only atones for those who do Teshuvah (repent).
Opinion #2): Rebbi says that even if did not do Teshuvah Yom Kippur atones for him, because “the day itself atones for him – Etzoomay Shel Yom Michaper”.
The Halachah (law) follows the opinion of the Rabbis .
Yom Kippur – The Day of Atonement
The Rebbe says:
1. There is an argument in the Talmud regarding the atonement for our sins on Yom Kippur:
Opinion #1): The Rabanan (Rabbis) say that Yom Kippur only atones for those who do Teshuvah (repent).
Opinion #2): Rebbi says that even if did not do Teshuvah Yom Kippur atones for him, because “the day itself atones for him – Etzoomay Shel Yom Michaper”.
The Halachah (law) follows the opinion of the Rabbis .
Zoning Board Hears Plans for New Chabad House
ALBANY, NY — For the fourth time in four years, a local synagogue is trying to get approval for a new building in Guilderland.
Plans to build a $1 million Chabad Center on Fuller Road were discussed at Wednesday’s Town Zoning Board meeting. But technical issues and concerns from residents, like parking and water drainage, have slowed the process.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Avrom and Esther Chakoff (Shluchim to Dumbo, Brooklyn) on the birth of a baby boy
The Bris will IYH be Sunday, 12 PM at Chabad of Dumbo 69 Jay St, 11210 (MAP THIS).
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
EAST MANATEE, FL — The High Holy Day season is here, and Jews across the nation are celebrating a new year and a fresh start with G-D.
New year and new beginning for Chabad of Bradenton
EAST MANATEE, FL — The High Holy Day season is here, and Jews across the nation are celebrating a new year and a fresh start with G-D.
Mazal Tov! – Its A Boy!
We would like to wish Mazal Tov to Shmary and Sorele Brownstein (Shluchim to UC Davis, CA) on the birth of a baby boy.
May the newborn be a source of Nachas to his parents, grandparents, relatives and Klal Yisroel.
