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Photos: Tzvi Levenhartz/COLlive Sights and scenes from preparations on Friday for Shabbos Ha'azinu 5787 in the Crown Heights neighborhood - Kan Tziva Hashem es Haberacha. Photos Photos: Tzvi Levenhartz/COLlive This week is Parshas Ha’azinu Candle Lighting in Crown Heights: 6:42 PM Shabbos ends: 7:39 PM Good Shabbos from the staff of COLlive.com! This week’s Shalom Zachors: Mendy & Batsheva Feldman – 368 Brooklyn Ave

By Shmully Blesofsky First Day of Rosh Hashanah 5725. The Rebbe walking with the Chassidim to Tashlich. Jan Yoors One beautiful September afternoon in 1964, Belgian-born photographer Jan Yoors was pursuing his lifelong interest in documenting the distinctive communities of New York City when his wanderings brought him to Crown Heights.

By Rabbi Gershon Avtzon We are now in the Aseres Yemei Teshuva of 5787, a time where we reflect on our thoughts, speech and action of the past year and try to fix and make amends for any misdeeds that we have done to others and work on forgiving the misdeeds that we feel were done to us. In this vein, I would like to share a short story that I experienced, that really opened my heart and eyes to be more sensitive and forgiving.

For 25 years, Kol Yakov Yehuda, the Rebbe’s Diamond Daveners of Los Angeles, has worked from a simple idea: a children’s minyan should not be a place where children merely wait for their parents to finish davening. It should be their shul, a place where they lead, participate, grow and feel that davening belongs to them.

Photos: Levik Crombie/COLlive The main Shul at 770 Eastern Parkway was packed for Shacharis on Thursday, Vov Tishrei. Photos

Sydney Shlucha Sorella Abrahams, who was at the Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach with her husband and children when the deadly attack unfolded, is sharing a more personal side of her story.

As the scaffolding comes down on the Lubavitcher Yeshiva building on Crown Street in Crown Heights, the before-and-after picture tells an incredible story. Lubavitcher Yeshiva has literally doubled in size. But this picture is about much more than construction. It represents what Tomchei Temimim is all about, never standing still, never accepting limitations, constantly moving forward, breaking boundaries, and going למעלה מטעם ודעת. What we see in the building is only one part of the growth.

Dear reader, As Yom Kippur approaches, the calls for help continue to come in. Families facing illness and crisis are turning to Ahavas Chesed, and we cannot ignore their need. Please take a moment before Yom Kippur to support our campaign. Your donation will help us answer these urgent calls and be there for families when they need us most. May this act of tzedakah stand as a zechus for you and your family for a גמר חתימה טובה and a year filled with health, happiness, and bracha.

For many Jewish families, Kaparos is simply part of the rhythm of the days leading up to Yom Kippur. The chickens, the familiar tefillah, the excitement, the bustle – it is a minhag that generations have grown up with. But for families of children with special needs, participating in Kaparos can be anything but simple.

L’Chaim: Rosenfeld – Rivkin The L’Chaim of Eli Rosenfeld of Lake Worth, Florida and Margalit Rivkin of Hillsboro, Oregon took place at The Simcha Hall in Crown Heights. Photos September 18, 2026 – 7 Tishri 5787 The L’Chaim of Eli Rosenfeld of Lake Worth, Florida and Margalit Rivkin of Hillsboro, Oregon took place at The Simcha Hall in Crown Heights. Photos