Baby Girl!
Mendy and Mariashi (nee Bistritsky) Barash from Prague, Czech Republic had a baby girl!
New Engagement!
Levi Jaffe (Bowdon, UK) to Ayala Bitton (Pittsburgh, PA)
Australian Leaders Visit the Chabad of Melbourne CBD Sukkah
A Sukkah celebration took place on Thursday Chol Hamoed, the 13th of October, with Australian leaders visiting the Chabad of Melbourne CBD Sukkah.
Weekly Letter: The Joy of Succos
The Rebbe in his letter encourages the correspondent to harness the joy of Succos, and especially of Simchas Torah, and utilize it throughout the year, touching upon the idea of simcha shel mitzvah, as emphasized in Gemara.
Picture of the Day
You know you have made it big when Waze gives you a nod of success. Waze users were give their own Simchas Beis Hashueva and Mega Hakhel Event notifications today, advising of the planned street closures.
Video of the Day
Watch and listen to this spellbinding reedition of “Ki Au Amecha” sung at a tisch. Have any details on when or where it happened, please share in the comments below.
Baby Girl!
Dovid and Chana Vigler from Palm Beach Gardens, FL had a baby girl!
Simchas Torah Programs offered for American Mesivta Bochurim
As many Mesivta Bochurim are set to gather at the Rebbe’s Ohel For Simchas Torah. The Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim has arranged a roster of Shiurim and Farbrengens, to assist them in using their time spent near the Rebbe to its fullest.
Inflation Hits 8.2% in September — Higher Than Expected — As Rent, Food Prices Soar
US inflation surged 8.2% in September — a steeper-than-expected increase as stubbornly high rent and food costs look poised to ensure another sharp Federal Reserve interest rate hike next month.
LIVE at 7:00PM: Mega Hakhel Event
Thousands of men, women and children, from Crown Heights and the greater Chabad community, will join together today at 7:00pm on Eastern Parkway for the first Mega Hakhel of 5753.
Op-Ed: The Silent Cry
Can you imagine the suffering of a child being repeatedly cruelly molested and tortured by a relative, in a family member’s house, with their knowledge?! Can you imagine the suffering of an innocent Bochur who is set up and marries such a girl and experiences hell, thinking he is the source of the issue? How I (and many others) were zoche to such suffering, I do not know. An Op-Ed by Anonymous
Shomrim: Knife Wielding Woman Disarmed After Being Caught Rummaging In Peoples Pockets At Simchas Beis Hashoeva On Kingston Ave
A crises was averted in the early hours of Thursday morning when a knife wielding woman was stopped by Shomrim after being caught rummaging in peoples pockets at the Kingston Ave Simchas Beis Hashoeva.
Here’s My Story: The All-Nighter In Lakewood
Rabbi Nissen Mangel is an author and lecturer who serves as rabbi of congregation Ksav Sofer in Brooklyn. He was interviewed in December of 2011 and March of 2012.
Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Ending the Practice of Charging Additional Fee on Outstanding Student Debt
Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation ending the practice of charging an additional fee to debtors when collecting outstanding debts owed to the State resulting from educational expenses. Prior to this law, a fee of 22 percent was added by state law on top of the total debt due.
New Engagement!
Yaakov Abijmil (S. Brice, France) to Maeva Martial (Piscop, France)
Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced today. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January.
Simchat Torah in Playa Del Carmen With a Scroll Inspired From a Playroom Floor
It wasn’t too long ago that the streets near Chabad of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, were closed to traffic and instead filled with a dancing Jewish community as they welcomed their very first Torah scroll. The community will be celebrating once again next week and with even more people on hand.
