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The Vaad Hakohol and concerned parents are warning of the dangers of the nightly celebrations in Crown Heights on Sukkos and sound the alarm to other parents. Full Story https://t.co/j7tm5cjzMl

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As Crown Heights prepares for the 47th annual Simchas Beis HaShoeiva, four community leaders are sharing a message ahead of the celebrations. Full Story, Video https://t.co/4FF2qpP4sI

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Erev Sukkos in the Crown Heights neighborhood is one busy scene as locals and guests prepare for the Yom Tov. Photos, Video https://t.co/FrSlJsNYec

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Can women and girls participate in Mivtza Lulav if they do not own their own set of Esrog and Lulav?
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For the 9th year, passengers traveling through JFK Airport in New York this Sukkos will have a Sukkah on the way to their flights. Full Story https://t.co/3rwMMf64ew

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From 770 Eastern Parkway to Kingston Avenue, from private homes to building courtyards, hundreds of Sukkahs went up around Crown Heights this week in preparation for the Sukkos holiday. Photos, Video https://t.co/kvTZYUdJUL

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A deeply moving moment was recorded last night at the massive event of Eshel - Hachnasas Orchim and the Global Igud Talmidei HaYeshivos (ATO) for the visiting Temimim who arrived for Tishrei by the Rebbe.
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Joyous dancing accompanied by musician Yossi Cohen in honor of Yud Gimmel Tishrei - Lechatchila Ariber, took place at 770 in Crown Heights on the eve before Sukkos. Full Story, Photos, Video https://t.co/2TjvFbscod

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Empire Shtiebel is pleased to host and invite the community to a special Kinus Torah, which will iy״h take place on Chol Hamoed, Monday evening, 17 Tishrei, at the Shul, located at
489 Empire Blvd. Full Story https://t.co/4qJFXyrGLw

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When two Lubavitch students arrived at our door in San Francisco, California, in the early 1960s, my parents, Zalman and Chana Tornek, were among the few religious Jews in the city. I was five years old, and the Lubavitchers’ style of dress was unfamiliar to me, and I remember questioning it. The two young men stayed with us over Shabbos, and their visit changed our family’s life forever. Full Story https://t.co/dZP8JOG5bp

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Thursday, October 1, fourth day Chol Hamoed Sukkos, Leviim Jewish Art Gallery will be hosting the 9th Geulah Jewish Art Fair in Crown Heights. Full Story https://t.co/cNdGVGV8q1

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Watch: Donor Eliyahu Schlossberg visits R' Moshe Rubashkin's Sukkah, known as the 'Rebbe’s Kich'.
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Free Download: Click here for your Sukkah Companion containing the complete text of Kiddush for Sukkos, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, along with clear step-by-step instructions for Seder Netilas Lulav - according to Minhag Chabad. Download https://t.co/31rjleX1HQ

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R' Shloma Zuntz, a longtime Crown Heights resident who was active in assisting Jews from the Former Soviet Union for many years, passed away on Friday, 14 Tishrei, 5787. Full Story https://t.co/wZcDXtmKaQ

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All around us – apathy and assimilation. Depravity and hate. In this war of ideology, what should we do to play a part? The Avner Institute presents the Rebbe’s plea to an alienated young man to take up arms -- to ignore worldly temptations and use all gifts to save Jewish lives from the modern inferno.
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Crown Heights Beis Din Rov Rabbi Yosef Braun shares important halachic guidance on securing schach and what to do if a sukkah is damaged during the impending nor’easter. Full Story, Audio https://t.co/FBuBCoHZGn

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In addition to the stores, lulav and esrog sets were sold on the streets of Crown Heights ahead of Sukkos for residents and guests. Photos https://t.co/HCqbi1sjxi

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Argentinian President Javier Milei traveled with his delegation to the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens on Thursday, continuing what has become a regular stop during his visits to New York.
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Israel’s Minister of Environmental Protection Idit Silman visited Crown Heights ahead of the Sukkos holiday, touring 770 Eastern Parkway, the WLCC broadcasting room, and the massive hospitality operation at Moshe Rubashkin’s home.
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https://t.co/x7eHE2FLru will be hosting a special Pre-Sukkos Wine & Spirits Festival this Thursday and Friday, giving customers an opportunity to taste and shop a selection of wines and spirits ahead of Yom Tov.
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