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AS JOYOUS AS EVER The History of Kingston’s Simchas Beis Hashoeiva

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CONTENTS 12 20 40 54 4 COLlive Magazine

Top Photos of 5779 The History of Kingston’s Simchas Beis Hashoeiva

As Joyous As Ever

06

Letter from the Editor

08

Tishrei in the Moment

10

With Trucks and a Big Heart

24

How 770 Expands in Tishrei

30

A Peek into ‘Hasidic Brooklyn’

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Mainhouse

40 Yom Tov Recipes

44 46

Things To Do On Chol Hamoed

50 58

Blessings for the New Year

Experiencing Tishrei with the Rebbe, Today

The New House of Kosher BBQ

Recipe

Apples & Honey Challah

Gourmet Made Easy Passion Fruit Sous Vide Duck

Recipe

Harvest Pumpkin Challah

Crown Heights Restuarant Guide

Candle Lighting Times And Important Numbers

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This past year has been a trying one for residents of our shechuna - Crown Heights. On one hand, we have continued to see tremendous growth in the mosdos,

EDITOR

Yehuda Ceitlin

Shuls, schools and kosher options. On the other hand, the constant threat of anti-Semitism has become more

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

bold and visible as many have been harassed, abused

Libby Herz Sara Spielman

and even violently attacked. Crown Heights has been

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EXPERIENCING TISHREI WITH THE REBBE, TODAY

By JEM Imagine you were a guest visiting “770” with your smartphone? Imagine your friends and family could follow your experiences on social

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media? Meet Sholom B, an

Tishrei in the Moment is a new,

eighteen-year-old student

all-immersive experience

visiting the Rebbe who

documenting the sights and

recorded everything he saw,

sounds of a Tishrei with the

and shared it in real time for all

Rebbe. Novel, yet entirely

to see.

authentic – featured on a

“Audience expectations and

“Sholom B’s” arrival in New

sensibilities continue to

York, standing in line to receive

change, and we need to keep

dollars, watching the Rebbe

bringing the Rebbe to new

pray before Yom Kippur, to the

audiences in fresh and

dancing on Sukkot, Tishrei in

innovative ways,” explained

the Moment has it all. Sholom’s

Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin,

observations, commentary, and

Executive Director of JEM. “In

little messages, open a window

fact, I think this experience

into the mind of a young

will end up engaging our core

student taking it all in.

audience in new ways, as well.

Beyond the act of watching a 2D video, this medium enables a more raw and immersive experience.”

dedicated platform, TishreiintheMoment.com, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The series unfolds as events occurred for Sholom, offering an uplifting, front-row seat into the sights and sounds, the solemnity and the joy, and the excitement and anticipation of a Tishrei at 770.

Tishrei in the Moment is dedicated by Osher & Rivka Karnowsky in loving memory of their son Shmuel, a sixteenyear-old boy who tragically

“In today’s world, where

passed away. “Shmuel was a

feature-length films, books,

young bochur full of life, who

and other in-depth materials

certainly would have been

are being replaced by short

participating in every moment

clips, snapshots, and tweets;

of Tishrei with the Rebbe.

the challenge is to be there,

Through this project, in his

while at the same time deliver

merit, thousands of young

authentic content” explained

people like him will be able to

Ezra Wiemer, the project’s

experience these moments.”

producer “Tishrei in the

said his father.

Moment has it all, packaged in a captivating way, presenting

“AUDIENCE

On a mission to share the

the Rebbe in a language young

EXPECTATIONS AND

Rebbe with the world for the

people connect with, and

SENSIBILITIES

past twenty-five years, JEM is

in the style they are

constantly evolving. In film,

comfortable with.”

photos, audio, and print, the organization has successfully met and spearheaded a surge of worldwide interest in learning from, and about, the Rebbe.

CONTINUE TO CHANGE, AND WE

The experience is based on real videos, photos, diaries and

NEED TO KEEP

recollections from Tishrei 5749

BRINGING THE REBBE

(1988), thoroughly researched.

TO NEW AUDIENCES

Every notable moment that was captured on film – from

IN FRESH AND INNOVATIVE WAYS.” Tishrei Edition

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The stories will be posted on

Weimer. “Everyone who

JEM’s newly-designed

watches it is sure to

platform

be inspired.”

TishreiintheMoment.com, as well as on Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and

Follow Tishrei In the Moment

YouTube. The first story

on Instagram: @Jewish_Media

posted on Thursday, 26 Elul — 26 September. From then, each event will go live “in real time,” when the event originally occurred.

“What we have created is engaging, cool and talks to everyone,” concluded Ezra

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COLLIVE PHOTO Shimi Kutner

“I led a group of college students on a Maaynot Birthright trip. I took this photo while we were hiking the Golan, and we were hit with heavy fog. The vibe of the photo reflects the vibe of the entire trip. It was incredible to have the opportunity to inspire young adults in such a way. It’s an experience I recommend to everyone. A bucket-list must do.”

Shmuel Amit

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“I took this photo during the National Menorah Lighting at the White House. I chose it as my top photo because I thought it was really beautiful to see the soldiers standing in respect next to the Menorah, and I felt it depicts the increasingly positive and respectful relationship between the American government and people of the Jewish faith.”

Chaim Perl

“When I was asked to present one picture that represents my year, my head went in many directions, but very quickly I imagined the simple and true moments of a bochur sitting on 770's benches and studying Torah diligently and steadily came to mind. This is our center of life, and that is what my picture portrays.”

YEAR

"This is a photo I took of a backpacker I met while doing a sunrise hike on Indian Nose in Guatemala.

There are a lot of pictures that I love, but I chose this one because you can see the beauty of a Jew, who, even though he is completely unaffiliated, has an internal love and faith in God and is ready to put on Tefillin whenever asked."

Sholem Srugo

Itzik Roytman

“My goal in my career is to take photos that you can feel so that when a client looks through the photos of their event, they can live those moments again. I felt that this picture did that perfectly - that even though you can’t see his face, you can feel the emotions the way you would if you were actually there, listening to him sing.”

5779

OS

OF THE

For 10 years, COLlive has asked our contributing photographers to select a memorable photo from that year. Here are the picks of ‘79.

“I like this picture because it expresses the triumph of light over darkness. Moishy Holtzberg, who survived a horrific terror attack at the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, helps a senior US Navy Seal put on Tefillin for the first time.”

Chana Blumes

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By Sara Spielman

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Photos courtesy of JEM / The Living Archive

WITH TRUCKS AND A BIG HEART

A Crown Heights tradition to

guests would return after

were hundreds of people

serve food throughout Tishrei

midnight from visiting shuls in

looking for food. I promised

outside Lubavitch World

neighborhoods as far as

myself that when I get married

Headquarters at 770 Eastern

Seagate or Brighton Beach,

I’m going to make sure

Parkway to locals and guests

many didn’t eat seudas yom

everyone has something to

from around the world dates

tov simply because they didn’t

eat when they come back

back to when Nachum

have a chance.

from Tahalucha,” Markowitz

Markowitz was an Israeli

told COLlive.com.

bochur and Yeshiva student in

Arriving thirsty and hungry,

770 who went on Tahalucha

Markowitz went downstairs to

In 1982, two years after

and came back famished.

770, where hakafos were

marrying his wife Mashie,

already underway, and met

Markowitz started 770

Although there were

someone holding two bottles

kiddushim. It was filled with

kiddishum with food at other

of mashkeh.

stories along the way.

because it was busy holding

“I said I need to drink

Initially, some thought it may

hakafos. As hundreds of

something, so he said, choose

not be a good idea because

one: vodka or whiskey. There

while they’re selling

shuls, at 770 there were not,

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I PROMISED MYSELF THAT WHEN I GET MARRIED I’M GOING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS SOMETHING TO EAT WHEN THEY COME BACK FROM TAHALUCHA the “Ata hareisa” Hakafos blessings downstairs, a kiddush outside would be disruptive.

So on Hashana Raba that year, Markowitz asked Mazkir Rabbi Leibel Groner to ask the Rebbe about his idea. Rabbi Groner said the Rebbe left to say Tehilim and he couldn’t guarantee a timely answer.

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Not wasting any time, he went

Rabbi Groner answered the

to a local store to put aside

Rebbe, there will be “food

groceries, hoping to get the

and drink,” (not just kiddush,

ok from the Rebbe. The

but a meal), to which the

following morning, Markowitz

Rebbe smiled and said, “It’s a

arrived at 770 and Rabbi

very good thing, it’s the right

Groner said the Rebbe called

thing.”

him to his room after Tehilim and inquired about whether

“The Rebbe was very happy,”

he asked police permission.

Markowitz says. “He made the

Rabbi Groner said yes.

break between hakafos longer so people should have the

When the Rebbe arrived at

opportunity to eat.”

770 in the morning, he further inquired from Rabbi Groner

The Markowitz kiddishum

on Markowitz’s plans. “The

benefit guests from around

Rebbe expressed that there

the world as well as the

was Kiddush at the

residents of Crown Heights.

Farbrengen, so why the need

Many people tell Markowitz

for a Kiddush again outside of

that his distributions helped

the Shul?”

them immensely and thank him on behalf of their wife as

well, since their guests still

Yom Kippur, too, there are

told her, ‘it’s not good to

had plenty to eat when the

tables with food for breaking

stand.’ ‘How could I leave

hostess was too exhausted to

the fast when everyone comes

such a beautiful scene?’ the

serve.

out of shul.

Rebbetzin asked, remarking that ‘It was so nice to see

“Yom Tov is expensive, so the

Markowitz recalls the

thousands of people

kiddush benefits the ‘akeres

Rebbetzin standing in the

gathering at that hour.’

habayis,’” he says. “For two

library inside the main door

days, everyone can eat plenty

watching the big Kiddush

“Before she left to return to

of good food in 770 while she

after the Rebbe’s farbrengen

the library a few minutes later

is at home, resting.”

on Simchas Torah.

to sit down, she said, ‘Where was this young man all these

Around 30 Chabad workers

“She was watching for 15 to

years?’ She so enjoyed

set up tables designated for

20 minutes,” Markowitz

watching it.”

ladies outside Ess and Bench

relates. “There were 100 long Markowitz reported to the Rebbe after the holiday, writing about expanding to include other yomim tovim.

The Rebbe replied: “May it be His will that it be an everlasting enterprise, always expanding.” The Rebbe also blessed: “Fortunate is your lot and great is your merit. The merit of the community will be at your aid.”

This blessing is now displayed on a sign on the food trucks.

The following year, after 770’s Gabbai R’ Nochum Pinson

with fish, fresh fruit, hot soup,

tables because everyone

and assorted meats and

came together after the

poultry, while tables on

farbrengen before hakafos.

Eastern Parkway outside 770

The Rebbetzin had a problem

are set up for men. On Motzei

with her legs, so her attendant

announced that there would be a Kiddush outside, the Rebbe said, “A Kiddush? A grand Kiddush!”

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give each other blessings.

Someone approached Markowitz and asked him for a brochah.

“I said, why are you asking me?

The Rebbe is right downstairs!”

Markowitz recalls.

The man informed Markowitz, who had been preparing for the Kiddush, that the Rebbe said everyone should take the opportunity to bless their fellow. Since Markowitz has so many zchusim (merits) for providing thousands of people with food, he should bless him, the man requested. The individual said he and his wife had not merited the blessing of children for 15 years.

Today, the grand Kiddushim

announced that people

take place on Rosh Hashana,

should go outside for a

Markowitz quickly decided to

Tzom Gedalia, Motzei Yom

kiddush seudah.

form a “Beis Din”. Joining with

Kippur, Sukkos, Shemini

another two individuals,

Atzeres, Simchas Torah, and

One year on Simchas Torah,

Shabbos Bereishis. The sight

the Rebbe said during the

of endless crates of food

farbrengen that everyone

lining Eastern Parkway and

should bentch each other and

filling a fleet of trucks is a

Markowitz declared, “With the Koiach of the Rebbe who just instructed that everyone bless

staple of Tishrei in Lubavitch.

THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AFTER 770’S

The Rebbe also referenced

GABBAI R’ NOCHUM PINSON

the Kiddush in a sichah from

ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WOULD BE

right after Maariv prayers on Shemini Atzeres, when the Rebbe said the gabbai just

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A KIDDUSH OUTSIDE, THE REBBE SAID, “A KIDDUSH? A GRAND KIDDUSH!”

their fellow, this couple should

girl, and he was hoping for

Yerachmiel and Rivkah Leah

be blessed with a healthy child,

him to meet a Jewish girl.

Jacobson and family, Rabbi

Neshama Beguf. As we, the

Markowitz gave him a bottle

Don Yoel Levy (in honor of his

Beis Din below declare it, so

of wine to make a l’chaim for

wife’s birthday and his

must Beis Din above follow suit.

the farbrengen and then one

daughter’s anniversary), and

for the Chassunah. A couple

members of Anash.

“That year, the couple were

of months later Markowitz

blessed with a healthy girl. It

received a phone call from the

was the same year the

shliach in Kazan, Rabbi

Rebbetzin passed away, so

Gorelik, who said the bochur

they named her after the

decided to leave the non-

Rebbetzin,” Markowitz says.

Jewish girl, became engaged

Another time, Markowitz asked someone who also needed a brochah for a child

to a Jewish girl from Chelyabinsk and the family invited him to the wedding.

to sponsor orange juice for

“It is not me,” Markowitz

the Kiddush.

explains about the many

”Make it sweet for Jews and Hashem should make it sweet for you,” Markowitz told him.

Markowitz blessed him for twins at the spot where the Rebbe danced hakafos, and nine months later they were blessed with twins.

Since then, blessings have poured in for many who have partnered in Markowitz’s endeavors. It even included a trip to Kazan, Russia for a wedding. A Russian boy asked for a brochah for his brother, who was dating a non-Jewish

miraculous events. “I feel that because the person participates by giving food, he’s giving a blessing to himself. I’m just a gabbai. And like the Rebbe said, a gabbai is “ana bekoach,” it is the Rebbe’s Brocha.”

The project is completely funded by the general public and you may participate at www.kidush.org

This year’s kiddushum are principally sponsored by Rabbi Yitzchok Raitport (in memory of his son), R' Sholom Ber Drizin and family, R'

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AS JOYOUS AS EVER THE HISTORY OF SIMCHAS BEIS HASHOEIVA ON KINGSTON AVENUE By Sara Spielman Rabbi Yisroel Shemtov is

married in Montreal to Mindy

gave a talk about dancing in

famous for his Crown Heights

Gerlitzky. The couple moved to

the streets on Chol HaMoed

Kapote shop and monumental

Crown Heights in 1962 and

Sukkos.

Simchas Beis Hashoeiva events

Shemtov later started Shmirah

that take place every year on

volunteer safety patrol and

“The Rebbe spoke about

Kingston Avenue, attracting

opened his Kapote store 40

dancing in the streets, so a few

thousands of visitors from

years ago, “as a sideline.”

hundred people gathered on Montgomery Street between

near and far.

Shemtov soon got involved in

Brooklyn and Kingston

Originally from Moscow, Russia,

the historic Sukkos gatherings,

Avenues,” Shemtov told

Shemtov came in 1956 as a 16

which were started around 38

COLlive. “Nochum Pinson, a

year-old-student, and got

years ago, after the Rebbe

resident of Montgomery Street,

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put up a stage on his front lawn.

“Without a band, you can’t

“On Motzei Yom Tov, the first

People gathered there and

dance all night,” Shemtov said.

night of Chol Ha’Moed, guys

musicians came after they

“That’s how every day for the

were pushing benches down

finished work at 12 or 1 am and

first year of Simchas Beis

Kingston to Montgomery, eight

put together a band for free -

Hashoeiva went. Every day, I

long benches for a stage,” he

and everyone danced. It was

gave the band members money,

recalls. “Later, we built a big

very successful.”

so they would continue to play.”

Sukkah and set out Mashke and

There were some small

The following year, Shemtov

getting bigger and bigger,”

challenges at the first event,

took charge, and arranged four

Shemtov said.

though, and that’s where

events and hired musician Eli

cakes, and the events kept

Shemtov got involved.

Shemtov explained that the band played a song that was not suitable for this event and a disagreement broke out between those heading the event and the band, which threatened to shut the festivities down.

So Shemtov came to the rescue by handing out cash to each band member in order for them to continue. He gave a thousand dollars that year to continue on.

“You could barely walk along the streets - it took 10 minutes to push from one corner to the next, you literally had to push through huge crowds. The streets were filled with people.”

Lipskier. At the time, expenses

After several years of the simple

weren’t substantial, it was just

but joyous events, a group of

the musicians that had to

young Yeshiva students

be paid.

approached Shemtov. “You have a big Mitzvah on your hands,” they told him. “And we want to expand it appropriately, with a big stage and big Sukkah, and really take it to the next level,” they said.

Rabbi Shemtov was concerned about the cost.

“I told them, I’m ready to hear all your advice, but I asked, who

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will cover it?”

corner to the next, you literally

Beis Hashoeiva. - he adds joy to

Shemtov recalls.

had to push through huge

the Simchas Beis Hashoeva.”

crowds. The streets were filled

The Rebbe said, “Ut Kumt

with people,” Shemtov said.

Moshiach,” “Moshiach is

“And they insisted that they would,” he said.

coming soon and he’ll In the following years, the

continue singing.”

That second year, the Simchas

bochurim who had sponsored

Beis Hashoeiva celebration cost

previous events got married and

In more recent years, a few

$45,000. The organizers printed

moved away. Expenses once

thousand people gather each

a book at the cost of $10,000,

again fell on Shemtov, on

night for the celebration, which

and took out full page ads in the

average $25,000 a year, which he

Jewish Press and Algemeiner

has personally covered for the

newspapers to promote it.

past 15 years. Costs include

During those first few years, the

renting a sound system and

event drew huge crowds of

hiring bands that play each

10,000 to 15,000 people.

night of Chol Ha’moed until the

continues with a live band until 5:00 am.

early morning hours.

Shemtov recalls that the Simchas Beis Hashoeva events

“The Simchas Beis Hashoeva

in the 1980s were even bigger

events were very precious to the

than today. The streets of Crown

Rebbe,” Shemtov said. “He

Heights were flooded with

asked to get a report every

people from all sorts of

morning from how it was the

neighborhoods. One of the

night before. The Rebbe took a

highlights for visitors coming

personal interest.”

join Simchas Beis Hashoeiva.

One year, renowned Chassidic

“We showed a video, made

singers Avrohom Fried and

l’chaim, and it was so packed

Mordechai ben David

you couldn’t cross the street,”

performed together at

Shemtov describes.

the celebration.

“From Crown Street to Empire

When Ben David came to the

Boulevard all along Kingston

Rebbe later during the

Avenue, you could barely walk

distribution of Lekach - honey

along the streets - it took 10

cake, Shemtov told the Rebbe,

minutes to push from one

“He’s mesameach by Simchas

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from all over the world was to

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HOW E X PA DURING TISHREI

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770 N D S

By Libby Herz

while keeping them in the vicinity of 770, Mintz thought.

And so with help from various community leaders, permits were obtained and the planning and building of the "Tishrei Tent" became a reality.

770 Eastern Parkway,

Amongst them, Yeshiva student

the world famous Chabad-

Mendel Mintz was doing his

For the third year running, the

Lubavitch Headquarters, was

best to hold his spot, but as he

huge 200-foot tent with its

jam-packed from wall to wall.

looked around at the thousands

transparent side panels has

Thousands of guests that had

of people in the Shul, hardly a

become a regular sight outside

flown in from every corner of

familiar face was visible in the

770 on Eastern Parkway,

the globe were occupying every

sea of black hats. Guests were

occupying the service lane and

square inch of the shul as the

filling every nook and cranny of

providing a ventilated, spacious

tefilos began.

the shul, but Mintz noticed that

and dry location for hundreds

there were so many more

of Chassidim to Daven, learn

people that weren't there-- the

Torah, and Farbeng throughout

locals of Crown Heights. Being

the month of Tishrei.

ATTENDING 770 DURING TISHREI WAS JUST NOT POSSIBLE WITH THE ANNUAL INFLUX OF INTERNATIONAL GUESTS.

more familiar with the neighborhood, they had opted for other quieter, more spacious shuls, over the packed 770. For a large percentage of the community, attending 770 during Tishrei was just not possible with the annual influx of international guests.

Putting up the tent is a twelvehour process, which takes two teams of workers to set up the actual tent and install the air conditioning. As soon as the tent goes up, programs for thousands of people begin.

Two of the four Aron kodesh Torah arks are moved into the

Thinking about what could be

tent from 770 to be used for

done to accommodate the

minyanim prayer services. Five

overflow, it just seemed so

Minyonim can take place at

obvious that an outdoor tent

once in the spacious tents.

would be the solution. It could provide shelter and cool air to hundreds of additional guests,

Students studying in both American and Israeli Yeshivos

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learn in the tent as well. Twentyfour hours a day, the tent buzzes with davening, learning, and shiurim.

The walls of the tent are purposefully transparent, so those inside the shelter can see the exterior of the shul. “When you’re inside the tent, you feel like you’re in 770,” says Mintz.

Mintz sees the tent as an extension of the main shul; and he’s not alone. Last year, Mintz was not sure that people would daven in the tent on High Holy

A team is constantly cleaning

front of 770. “One of the

Days, but he was surprised when

the tent, keeping the

reasons we erected the tent

he saw that the tent was

atmosphere neat and pleasant.

was for security,” says Mintz.

Before the erection of the tent,

completely packed on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

“There was not one empty seat,” he says. “For the highlights of Davening, like Tekios on Rosh Hashana and Napoleon's March at the end of Yom Kippur, everyone joined together inside the Shul at 770.”

Mintz takes pride in the quality provided within the tent. “We only use the best,” he says. A long table is set with cookies, milk, coffee, and tea from Chocolatte Cafe. Piled beside

NON-STOP SHIURIM AND DAVENING IN THE TENT CREATES A TONE THAT ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO BE A PART OF THE TISHREI ATMOSPHERE.

delivery trucks would often drive onto the service lane, causing a hazard for the thousands of pedestrians who fill the streets during the month of Tishrei. The tent is a visual reminder for cars to stay on the main parkway, and police barricades won’t allow cars into the service lane.

Mintz is grateful to the NYPD 71st Precinct and Detective Vinny Martinos, who go out of their way to secure the perimeter each year, he says.

the refreshments are stacks of free Chayenus and Dvar

The tent also doubles as a

Malchus booklets which read,

safety feature for those

In addition, the tent enhances

‘Do not remove from ‘the tent’.’

standing on the service lane in

the ambience around 770.

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“With the amount of people

special project.

who live in and are visiting

Mintz has a large vision for the future. He is spearheading a

Crown Heights,” Mintz says,

One passerby was inspired by

project to create a permanent

“the space in 770 is not enough

memories of the ‘Shalash’ 60

plaza in front of 770 to create

to hold them.

years ago, when a makeshift

more open space. This includes

tent was erected outside the

redirecting the traffic in front of

The tent means that instead of

770 courtyard. The ‘Shalash’

770 so that there is space for

loitering, people can do quality

eventually led to expending the

pedestrians in front of the

things with their time.”

Shul to its current size.

building. Mintz sees this as a

Non-stop shiurim and davening

When the tent was first erected,

in the tent creates a tone that

it was 100 feet long, had no air-

“This will hopefully work to

encourages everyone to be a

conditioning, and was up for

prevent car rammings,” Mintz

part of the Tishrei atmosphere.

only ten days. The following

says. “It will be safer to hold

year, the tent was up for a full

gatherings, weddings, and

It takes teams of people to

month. “That year, Tishrei was

events which draw huge

keep the tent up and running.

hot and the sun was baking,”

crowds.”

Hatzolah accommodates the

recalls Mintz. He managed to

use of the tent by moving their

rent two gigantic air-

“The Rebbe always wanted to

trucks down the block during

conditioning units. This year,

expand 770,” Mintz says, and

the month of Tishrei. Mintz is

the tent stands almost double

hopes that this will only be

especially grateful to the

in size, and includes four 15-ton

a beginning.

neighbors of Eastern Parkway,

air-conditioning units, and a 34

who are instrumental in this

foot long generator.

matter of security, he says.

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“Whenever a person joins the fund, he or she receives the merit of having donated even on the days prior to joining.”

On Simchat Torah, exactly forty-three years after launching the fund, the Rebbe explained the significance of daily giving: “The greatness of tzedakah, the righteous act of giving, is immense as it brings the redemption ever closer. How much

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A group of adults sits

the introduction to an

thought this tour would be a

around the hardwood tables

Airbnb Experience called

fun thing to do on a Sunday

of the Levi Yitzchok Library

“Hasidic Brooklyn.” Each

morning.” Marek hails from

in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

attendee has paid $69 to

Poland and is in the U.S for

At first glance, this may be a

join Yoni Katz’s 3.5 hour tour

business. He has three days

beginner’s class on

of Crown Heights, and they

to tour New York. Rather

Chassidic philosophy. The

are soaking up every word.

than spending the day in

men’s heads are uncovered, and all of the women are in pants. They sit openmouthed as Rabbi Manis Friedman speaks. “We’re not here to get to heaven,” he says, “we’re here to bring heaven down to earth.”

But this is not your typical Torah class. In fact, this is

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Attendees hail from all over the globe. Sinja lives in Germany, and is passing through North America as part of her motorcycle tour around the world. John is here with two buddies from Columbia University.

“I normally wouldn’t do this,” he says. “We all

Manhattan or visiting Ellis Island, he decides upon Crown Heights. Where else can he experience an Eli Marcus concert, examine Torah scrolls at HaSofer, and eat freshly baked rugelach at an authentic Chassidic home?

Reasons for joining the tour

By Libby Herz

are varied. Some join out of

hands. I just want to

smooths his beard. He

sheer curiosity. Some,

know why.”

chuckles. “We don’t need to

because the Hasidic Brooklyn tour is one of the top-rated tours on Airbnb with a 4.95 rating and 284 positive reviews. Francesca is from Italy. She found this “experience” on the Airbnb website, and she immediately knew she had to join. “I work in Williamsburg,” she said, “and no one ever talks to me. Once, I stuck my hand out to my Hassidic landlord, and he refused to shake

The tour begins with a

know,” he says.

discussion on G-d and what

Next, Yoni introduces

He needs from all people.

Chassidic music star Eli

“We all need to join

Marcus. Marcus explains the

together to make this world

power of a Chabad niggun.

a place where G-d feels

“These songs are meant to

comfortable,” explains

touch your soul,” he says.

Rabbi Friedman. “In the

Marcus tunes his guitar, and

Torah, G-d explains how to

begins to sing soulfully.

do that.” Most attendees

People take out their

have never heard these

iPhones and begin

concepts before, and some

recording the heartfelt

venture some questions.

renditions of Anim Zmiros

“Why does G-d need us?”

and Kol Bayaar. He follows

Marik asks. The Rabbi

the niggunim with more

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contemporary tunes such as

elaborate Sfardi Torah scrolls

of people walking down

“One Day” and “Od

and the simple Ashkenazi

Kingston Avenue. It’s a sunny

Yavo Shalom.”

scrolls. “Eastern European

day, with just a hint of a

Jews needed Torahs that

September breeze. Yoni

Now, the group has a feeling

chats with participants, and

of what to expect. They move out of the Levi Yitzchok library, and onto Union St. where everyone files into the empty women’s Mikvah. Yoni explains about the sanctity of a Jewish marriage. He also shows them the Mikvah used by the Rebbe. Tears well up in Sinja’s eyes. “This is very emotional,” she says. “It’s a completely different view of the world.”

“I HAD THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE QUIET, BUT IT'S SO FULL OF LIFE!” were easy to hide at a

see how tefillin and mezuzos

moment’s notice,”

are made. They ask

Yoni explains.

Photos by Arianna Sharfman Photography

differences between the

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bearded man wearing a blue button-down shirt. “This is my good friend,” he announces. Yoni introduces the group to the top-rated Uber driver, who is also a Lubavitcher. Marik is impressed. “Being an Uber driver is very contemporary,” he says. He is getting used to the blend of the modern and ancient that he sees all over

At HaSofer, the group gets to

questions about the

then stops when he sees a

the streets of Crown Heights.

Next, the guests file into the Friedman house. They gawk

Out on the streets again, the

at pictures of the Friedman

participants join the throngs

children. “There are so

many,” says Francesca.

the Zlata Wigs showroom.

When the tour is over,

“None of my friends have

The room is modern and has

participants feel like there is

this many children.” She

a clean, upper-class

so much more to know.

asks how Chassidic women

aesthetic. Some women

Many ask to stay and speak

manage to raise such large

bravely try on some wigs.

with Yoni about Chassidic

families. “We find a way to

Francesca tries on a blonde

life. Some ask to join for a

make it work,” says Mrs.

wig. “I love it!” she exclaims.

Shabbos. Their

Friedman. “The children

She takes out her phone for

preconceived notions have

always come first.” The

a couple of selfies.

proven false, and they are

guests are then welcomed into the kitchen where they are taught the basic laws of kashrus. Following this, they get to enjoy Mrs. Friedman’s homemade honey cake, baked in honor of Rosh Hashanah. “I try to make foods that relate to the holidays,” she says.

The tour ends with a trip to 770. Most attendees never imagined that they would have the opportunity to step into an Orthodox shul. “I thought that it would be quiet, but it's so full of life!”

Marik says. On this part of the tour, Yoni often gives Jewish men bar mitzvahs by

The next stop is one that the

helping them put on tefillin

women find fascinating. It’s

for the first time.

loving it. “I would expect that people who dress differently, keep different habits and live differently would be quite closed,” Marik says. “The tour proved just the opposite.

Chassidic Jews keep their identity, but I’ve discovered that at the same time they are open to meet and share with other people.” n

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By Sara Spielman

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Last May, Crown Heights tech businessman Yuda Holtzberg opened Main House Kosher Bar and Restaurant in Mill Basin, an eclectic barbeque fusion meat restaurant in an area with a large Israeli population.

He now revamped the design and entire menu – which has exclusively Lubavitch Shechita - and turned it into a fine dining experience with an “unbelievable ambiance to the level of Michelin star,” he told COLlive. The rustic, brick-walled restaurant seats around 35 and Holtzberg recently extended it into the backyard of the restaurant with outdoor seating that fits over 75 people.

“We now have the largest kosher outdoor barbeque restaurant in all of New York City,” Holtzberg said.

Holtzberg first discovered his talent in his own backyard when he began making smoked brisket to the delight of his family and friends. He soon began smoking all kinds of meat, until one day he realized he had a real passion for creating delicious food and pursued his dream of opening a restaurant.

On his birthday, after leaving the Rebbe’s Ohel, he discovered a kosher

barbeque restaurant in Brooklyn which had recently closed down, eventually tracking down the original owner and buying the restaurant.

The space is now open for all kinds of events and simchahs - available for engagements, upshernishes, Bar Mitzvahs, brisim, Sheva Brachos and any corporate or private events.

Featuring an impressive bar with exclusive wines and offering meat dishes combining BBQ and American cuisines with Chef Moshe Teitelbaum from @events_by_tee, Holtzberg promises “a menu you’ve never tasted anywhere else.”

The menu includes smoked meats, such as brisket, turkey, smoked chicken and ribs, as well as burgers. All the meat is smoked on premises in a specially

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designed room, which keeps the smoke

offers Lubavitch Shechita,” Holtzberg says.

ventilated from the restaurant, and all their

“At other fine restaurants, you have to ask if

dishes are homemade.

anything on the menu is Lubavitch. Here, everything is.”

The meat is all Lubavitch Shechita, Holtzberg says. “I opened this place in honor of the Rebbe so every Lubavitcher that’s looking to eat Lubavitch Shechita only can come to my place

“The other difference between my restaurant and the other smokehouses is we offer many other types of dishes,” Holtzberg says. “Not always does everyone in a party want to eat the same thing. We offer a variety of incredible dishes to suit every taste.”

and eat here, worry free.

We offer an amazing experience while keeping to the top Kashrus standard.”

Holtzberg has recently introduced the only real grade kosher “bacon“ “cheese” burger, which has been getting a lot of buzz in the Kosher foodie world. He uses a combination of four pareve cheeses to create the effect he wanted.

“We’ve had non-Jewish customers taste it

“We are currently the

and say it’s better than the real stuff,”

only fine dining

he says.

restaurant that exclusively

The restaurant also offers an alcoholic bar, with 7 different wines, and exotic beers.

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in September, Main House hosted an event

Thursday night.

showcasing Judaic art by Boris Shapiro and Yaakov Friedman with cigar rolling and wine tasting that was open to the public. One of the exquisite wines served at that event was from Gan Eden Winery and dated to 1990 it was lost for 25 years in a cave in California.

“It was a kosher batch, and they just found

“Main House is a real destination for anyone who wants to go out in Brooklyn and not worry about parking in a romantic, beautiful environment,” Holtzberg said.

You can follow Main House on Instagram: @mainhouseny and facebook: @mainhousebbq to see upcoming events.

it. The wine was absolutely exquisite,” Hol In the future, Holtzberg plans to host musical guests accompanying dinner every

“Main House is a real destination for anyone who wants to go out in Brooklyn and not worry about parking in a romantic, beautiful environment.”

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Apples & Honey Challah

BY COOKBOOK AUTHOR ROCHIE PINSON

copyright © RISING: The Book of Challah by Rochie Pinson / Feldheim 2017

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Apples & Honey Challah DIPPING AN APPLE INTO HONEY IS QUINTESSENTIAL ROSH HASHANAH, AS IS ROUND, SWEET, AND HONEY-DIPPED CHALLAH—ALL IN THE NAME OF ENSURING A SWEET YEAR AHEAD. NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR APPLE, HONEY, AND CHALLAH ALL ROLLED INTO ONE. AND YES, THIS TASTES AS GOOD AS IT SOUNDS. MAYBE BETTER. THE COMING YEAR IS LOOKING VERY SWEET INDEED.

* Challah should be taken with a blessing.

FULL RECIPE

2 Tbsp

Yield: 8 x 1lb challahs

1 tsp cinnamon

43/4 cups

APPLE FILLING:

very warm water

Yield: enough filling for 2 challahs, multiply as needed

11/2 cups

honey

sugar

7 tsp granulated yeast 6 cups

2 Medium Granny Smith or

+7–9 cups

other baking apples, peeled and

all-purpose unbleached white flour

finely diced

21/2 Tbsp

11/2 tsp

cinnamon

2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp

ground cloves

1 cup canola oil

1 Tbsp

sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

2 Tbsp

walnuts (optional)

2 large

coarsely chopped

sea salt

eggs

CHALLAH GLAZE: 1 egg, well beaten with 1 tsp water

CHALLAH TOPPING:

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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. In a large bowl, pour the very warm water. Add the yeast and then the honey. Allow a few minutes for the yeast to bloom.

2. Add 6 cups of the flour. Then add the salt and cinnamon and mix until a smooth batter forms.

3. Add the eggs, oil, honey, and vanilla and stir again until smooth.

9. While the dough is rising, prepare the filling.

• Peel, core, and finely dice your apples of choice.

• In a small bowl, mix the apples, cinnamon, ground cloves, and sugar.

• If using walnuts, chop them coarsely and throw them into the mix as well.

10. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 11. Separate the challah with a blessing.

4. Gradually add the final 7–9 cups of flour, mixing with your hands or stand-mixer until the flour has fully incorporated into the dough. Be sure to add only as much flour as is needed to form a non-sticky workable dough.

12. Divide the dough and roll into strands. See page 302 for instructions on filling the strands of dough with the apple filling. Place braided loaves on lined baking sheets.

5. Knead for about 10 minutes, or until the dough springs back when lightly touched.

13. Brush each challah with the glaze immediately after braiding.

6. Pour 3–4 teaspoons oil into the bowl.

Turn the ball of dough around in the oil until the outer layer of the dough has been thinly coated.

14. Allow challahs to rise for an additional 30–45 minutes.

7. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a warm, damp dishcloth and place in a warm spot to rise.

8. Allow the dough to rise for 1.5–2 hours until it has doubled in bulk. Punch out some air and allow to rise for an additional hour.

15. Glaze challahs again and sprinkle with the cinnamon-sugar mix.

16. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes (medium-sized challah; time will vary according to challah size). The challah is ready when its underside is brown and it sounds hollow when tapped.

17. Place on cooling rack to cool.

Rochie Pinson is a rebbetzin and shlucha in downtown Brooklyn. She is also a mother, artist and author of “the world’s most gorgeous and comprehensive challah cookbook” Rising! The Book of Challah. (Feldheim, 2017) Rochie brings a unique blend of wisdom, spiritual awareness, and down-to-earth practicality to the mitzvah of challah. Her voice is humorous and wise, and her energy infectious, and she lectures and leads challah workshops and seminars around the world.

You can follow her—and her challah journey—through her website at www.therisinglife.net and on instagram @rochiepinson

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Passion Fruit Sous Vide Duck While once relegated to the realm of culinary professionals, sous vide cooking has recently emerged

INGREDIENTS

as a popular cooking method at home, especially with the rise of affordable home sous vide machines.

1 tbsp olive oil

2 passion fruits (pulp)

The science of sous vide is simple: The precise control

2 duck breasts

2 cloves garlic

Thyme sprigs

2 oranges ( juice)

Salt and pepper

1 tbsp soy sauce

Sauce

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsp olive oil

Salt

allows you to cook food to the exact temperature you want. Add the fact that you don’t need to monitor your food while it’s cooking, and it’s no surprise that sous vide’s popularity is only growing.

This duck recipe combines the subtle, earthy thyme with the flavorful, tart passionfruit to create a dish that both looks and tastes delightful.

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1. Score the skin, careful to not cut the flesh.

2. Season sides with salt and pepper, place into a ziploc bag.

3. Drizzle with olive oil and place thyme sprigs in the bag. (Don’t close the bag yet.)

7. Saute garlic then add passion fruit, orange juice, soy sauce, salt

4. Place the Anova in a pot of water and set the temp to 137°F.

5. When water reaches temp, slowly lower bag into the water. When the duck is submerged, seal the bag and leave for 45 minutes. Max: 4hrs.

6. Heat oil in a small sauce pan.

and honey.

8. Bring to boil and let simmer for 79 minutes until liquid reduces 2/3.

9. Heat a cast iron skillet and place skin side down for 2-3 minutes until crispy. Flip and sear meat side for 30 seconds.

10. Slice duck, top with passion fruit sauce and serve over a plate of fresh greens.

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Passion Fruit Sous Vide Duck

DIREC TIONS

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As the air and leaves turn crisp, we breathe a sigh of relief and contentment.

Another High holiday season is coming to a close and the intense internal work of Rosh Hashanah ad Yom Kippur has passed.

Spending time in the sukkah is like being in Hashem's embrace. We've done all the hard work to get the year started off right, and we come into the sukkah for a great big hug.

The chilly night air, combined the al fresco dining of Sukkot, always inspires me to come up with new and creative menus. It is such fun to serve (and eat!) a cream and fragrant hot soup with gorgeous caramelized squashes, some candied nuts perhaps, all while shivering happily in our sweaters.

HARVEST PUMPKIN challah FROM RISING! THE BOOK OF CHALLA

“Half” Recipe Yield: about 16-20 mini pumpkin challahs 11/2 cups

very warm water

3/4 cup

sugar

41/2 tsp

granulated yeast

2 cups + 5–61/2 cups

all-purpose unbleached white

flour (or white whole wheat) 11/2 Tbsp

sea salt

So, naturally, when dreaming up the perfect Sukkot challah, I knew it would have to have all these elements. This challah really hits all the fall, harvest, and Sukkot notes.

The creamy pumpkin, fragrant and flavorful, colors the challah a gorgeous golden all the way through. The spiciness of the cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon give this challah some real zing, and the pumpkin seeds on top are the perfect finish.

1 tsp

cinnamon

dash

nutmeg

dash

ground cloves

11/2 tsp

pumpkin pie spice

I am showing it to you here braided into a wreath, surrounding a spectacular maple cinnamon spread. I like that the wreath is still in the round shape of Rosh Hashanah, yet is made up of a more linear braid to bring us into the year.

Challah Glaze

As it is our tradition to dip the challah into honey all the way through to the end of Sukkot, another option here would be to put a bowl of honey in the center of the wreath.

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2 large eggs 1/3 cup

canola oil

1 tsp

vanilla extract

1 15-oz can

pumpkin purée (not pumpkin

pie filling)

1 egg, well beaten with 1 tsp water

Challah Topping cinnamon-sugar mix pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

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instructions In a large bowl, pour the very warm water. Add the sugar and then the yeast.

Allow a few minutes for the yeast to bloom.

Add the first part of the flour, the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and pumpkin spice mix and mix until a smooth batter forms.

Add the eggs, oil, vanilla, and pumpkin purée and stir again until smooth.

Gradually add the remaining flour, mixing with your hands or stand-mixer until the flour has fully incorporated into the dough. Be sure to add only as much flour as is needed to form a non-sticky workable dough.

Knead the dough for about 10 minutes or until it springs back when lightly touched.

Pour 3–4 teaspoons of oil into the bowl.

Turn the ball of dough around in the oil until the outer layer of the dough has been thinly coated.

Cinnamon-Maple Butter Spread Yield: enough spread to fill a 12-ounce bowl 2 cups unsalted butter or margarine, softened to room temperature 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup confectioners sugar 1 tsp cinnamon pinch salt Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl.

Mix with electric mixer until fluffy.

To achieve the look of the cinnamon butter in the photo on the facing page: Fill the bowl 2/3 way full with the spread.

Allow the dough to rise for 1.5–2 hours, until dough has doubled in bulk. Punch out some air and allow to rise for an additional hour.

Separate challah with a blessing. See page 320 for instructions.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Braid or shape the dough as desired and place on lined baking sheets. If using the “half recipe” to create a wreath, use most of the dough for the wreath, saving a small amount for extra rolls or small challahs. For the wreath braiding technique, see page 294.

Brush the challah with the egg glaze after braiding.

Allow the challahs to rise for an additional 30 minutes.

Glaze challahs again and sprinkle with toppings.

Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes (medium-sized challah; time will vary according to challah size).

The challah is ready when its underside is brown and it sounds hollow when tapped.

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note

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a warm, damp dishcloth and place in a warm spot to rise.

THERE IS A “FULL" RECIPE INCLUDED IN THE COOKBOOK AS WELL, WHICH YIELDS ENOUGH DOUGH TO SEPARATE CHALLAH WITH A BLESSING. THIS SIZE DOUGH REQUIRES SEPARATION OF CHALLAH, BUT WITHOUT A BLESSING. SEE PAGE 320 IN RISING! FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE MITZVAH OF SEPARATING CHALLAH.

FOUR-STRAND WREATH CHALLAH

version b full circle

version a harvest wreath

2.

1.

4.

5.

3.

6.

SER V I NG S U GGESTIO N: Before closing up the wreath shape, place a small ovenproof bowl (about 10–12 oz capacity, grease the outer surface of the bowl) in the center of the baking pan. Close the wreath shape around the bowl. Bake the challah around the bowl. When the challah comes out of the oven, you can remove the bowl, and fill it (or another similarly sized bowl) with your favorite dip or spread, and return it to its place for a stunning presentation.

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Crown Heights Resta urant Guide

ALENBI Kosher restaurant presenting refined Israeli plates in a chic, modern space with large windows.

Kosher Certification: OK 887 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: (347) 529-3739

Basil Pizza & Wine Bar Kosher pizzeria & wine bar offering wood-fired pies & other Italian fare in a homey-sleek setting.

Kosher Certification: OU 270 Kingston Av, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 285-8777

Baguette Express Israeli style falafel, shwarma and sandwiches Kosher Certification: CHK 250 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 484-7814

Benny’s Brick Oven Pizza Dark wood & exposed brick adorn the interior of this upmarket pizzeria with specialty slices.

Kosher Certification: OK 419 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 484-4817

Boeuf & Bun Innovative, handcrafted burgers pair with a variety of craft beers at this upbeat locale.

Kosher Certification: CHK 271 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 221-8900

Bunch-O-Bagels Cafe offering bagels plus a roster of entrees, omelets, salads, sandwiches & pasta dishes.

Kosher Certification: OK 361 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 604-0634

Brooklyn Artisan Bakehouse Rustic decor, down to earth ambiance and flavorful menu.

Kosher Certification: OK 529 E New York Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: (347) 292-1382

BAKERIE Modern bakery for kosher breads, sweets & daytime noshes with housemade spreads & coffee.

Kosher Certification: OK 252 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 693-8248

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Chocolatte

Mendy’s

Bright & Modern cafe in crown heights, free WiFi Open 24 hours.

Kosher Certification: CHK 792 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213

Mendy’s Deli is the place to go for burger, a delicious steak,or a heavenly sandwich.

Kosher Certification: CHK 792 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 907-8877

Empire Grill Full-service eatery for an assortment of sandwiches, & Chinese food.

Kosher Certification: CHK 597 Empire Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 221-8579

Mermelstein’s

Ess And Bentch

Mozzarella

Offering hot dogs, shnitzel, sandwiches and french fries Kosher Certification: CHK 313 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 705-7770

Fine Dining Dairy establishment conveniently located in Crown Heights.

Kosher Certification: CHK 265 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (917) 633-6770

Izzy’s BBQ Smokehouse Kosher

Noribar

BYOB barbecue restaurant serving platters, sandwiches, sides & desserts in hip digs.

Kosher Certification: OK 397 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (347) 425-0524

High quality Sushi meals using fresh ingredients and skilled preparation techniques.

Kosher Certification: CHK 326 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (347) 913-8888

Izzy’s Fried Chicken

Prime Avenue

With fried chicken and waffles and fish and grits, Izzys Fried Chicken serves southern comfort and soul food.

Kosher Certification: OK 262 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 925-2242

Prime avenue offers a delicious global menu that includes schnitzel sandwiches & Chinese dishes.

Kosher Certification: CHK 377 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 576-6665

Deli & Home-style Jewish Food Kosher Certification:CHK 351 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 778-3100

Sauce N Cheese Izzy’s Taqueria Kosher restaurant serving Mexican cuisine next door to the flagship izzy’s BBQ. Kosher Certification: OK 399 Troy Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 975-2295

Stop-in kosher pizzeria offering slices, calzones & salads in a simple counter-serve setting.

Kosher Certification: CHK 509 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Phone: (347) 425-1450

Koshertown Cafe Holesome Bagels Bustling shop offering house-baked bagels, breakfast, sandwiches, pizza & salads.

Kosher Certification: CHK 333 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (347) 955-5300

Sweet Expressions Ice cream shop, candies, chocolates and sweets Hot and cold shakes and smoothies.

310 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 613-0188

Kosher Certification: CHK 469 Albany Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213 Phone: (718) 778-6171

Sushi Spot Snug storefront offering both basic & specialty kosher sushi rolls for delivery & curb-side pickup.

Kosher Certification: CHK 426 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: (718) 756-4040

Kingston Bake Shop Kosher Certification: CHK 380 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: (718) 467-2047 Tishrei Edition

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THINGS TO DO ON BROOKLYN, NY

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Simchas Beis Hashoeva in Crown Heights Live band, Surprise singers Kingston Avenue and Montgomery St. 9:30 pm – Live music and singers

Jewish Children’s Museum In Crown Heights Where: 792 Eastern Parkway Phone: (718) 907-8833 Hours: 10am – 4pm Featuring interactive exhibits & mini-golf, this museum explores Jewish history & heritage.

The Art Café In Crown Heights Where: 326 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn Hours: 11:00 am – 7:00 pm Pottery and Craft Studio Tools, stencils and helpful staff

Brooklyn Children’s Museum About 5 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 145 Brooklyn Ave, at St. Marks Ave. Phone: (718) 735-4400 Hours: Sunday 10am – 7pm Tuesday & Wednesday 10am – 5pm

New York Transit Museum About 20 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 130 Livingston St Phone: (718) 694-1600 Hours: 10am – 4pm Housed underground in an authentic 1936 subway station in Downtown Brooklyn, the Transit Museum’s working platform level spans a full city block, and is home to a rotating selection of twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating back to 1907.

MANHATTAN, NY American Museum of Natural History About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 79th Street, Central Park West, Phone: (212) 769-5100 Hours: 10am - 5:45pm From dinosaurs to outer space and everything in between, this huge museum showcases natural wonders.

Chelsea Piers About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 62 Chelsea Piers, New York Phone: (212) 336-6666 Hours: Thursday 5:30am – 11pm Friday 5:30am – 10pm Sunday 8am – 9pm Monday - Wednesday 5:30am – 11pm Huge sports complex with driving range, ice skating, swimming & bowling, plus drinking & eating.

New York Aquarium About 40 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 602 Surf, Brooklyn Phone: (718) 265-3474 Hours: 10am – 4pm

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Pier 62 About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 61 Chelsea Piers, New York Phone: (212) 627-2020 Beyond its gardens & lawns, this pier overlooking the Hudson River features a carousel & skate park.

AMOED Children's Museum of the Arts

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 103 Charlton St, New York, NY 10014 Phone: (212) 274-0986 Hours: Fri - Mon 12 - 5pm, Thursday 12 - 6pm Hands-on arts experiences for kids & families, including classes, performances & exhibits.

About 1 hour from Crown Heights

Hayden Planetarium About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 79th Street, Central Park West, Phone: (212) 769-5100 Hours: 10 am-5:45 pm

Children’s Museum of Manhattan

Where: 234 West 42nd St. btwn 7th & 8th Phone: (800) 246-8872 Hours: 9am - 10pm

Spyscape About 45 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 928 8th Ave Phone: (212) 549-1941 Hours: Mon - Fri 10:00 am - 9:00 pm, Sun 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Spyscape is a world-class museum of spy gadgets and stories

About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 212 West 83rd St Phone: (212) 721-1223 Hours: 10am - 5pm Kids' museum featuring a range of hands-on, educational & entertaining exhibits & activities.

Circle Line/New York Cruise Lines About 40 minutes - 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: Pier 83, W 42nd St Phone: (212) 563-3200 Hours: 9am – 7pm Up-close perspective of Manhattan skyline, Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridge with sea breezes.

New York Skyride About 45 minutes from Crown Heights

About 50 minutes from Crown Heights

Where: 350 5th Ave Phone: (212) 279-9777 Hours: 9am - 6pm

Where: Empire State Building, 80th floor Phone: (212) 736-3100 Hours: 8am - 2am

NY Skyride is New York City's only virtual tour simulator.

This virtual adventure takes you high above the streets of New York.

Iconic, art deco office tower from 1931 with exhibits & observatories on the 86th & 102nd floors.

NYC Fire Museum

Empire State Building Observatory

About 30 minutes from Crown Heights

The Jewish Museum About 1 hour from Crown Heights Where: 1109 5th Ave Phone: (212) 423-3200 Hours: 11am - 5:45pm, Thursday 11am - 8pm, Wednesday - Closed

Where: 278 Spring Street between Varick and Hudson Streets Phone: (212) 691-1303 Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Displays illustrate the evolution of firefighting from the bucket brigades of Peter Stuyvesant's New Amsterdam through the colorful history of volunteer firefighters to modern firefighting techniques and equipment.

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Ripley’s Believe It or Not About 40 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 234 W 42nd St. Phone: (212) 398-3133 Hours: 10am - 11pm Sprawling, oft-interactive collection of curiosities ranging from shrunken heads to unusual animals.

Cradle Of Aviation Museum About 1.45 hours from Crown Heights Where: Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, Phone: (516) 572-4111 Hours: Thursday & Friday – Closed, Sun- Wed 9:30am-5pm Long Island's Air and Space Museum. Over 75 air and space craft in 8 exhibit galleries, chronicling 100 years of aviation from hot air balloons to an actual Lunar Module!

Funtopia USA About 40 minutes from Crown Heights Where: Metro Mall, 66-26 Metropolitan Ave, Middle Village, NY 11379 Phone: (718) 370-0077 Hours: Monday - Thursday 10am – 8pm, Friday 10am – 10pm, Sunday 10am - 9pm

South St. Seaport Museum

Indoor entertainment center with bumper cars, arcade games, a 3-level playground & kiddie rides.

About 25 minutes from Crown Heights

Old Westbury Gardens

Where: 12 Fulton St. Phone: (212) 748-8600 Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11am – 5pm, Monday - Tuesday - closed

About 1 hours from Crown Heights

Maritime museum in New York City housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw & more with vintage ships docked outside.

Old Westbury Gardens is the former estate of John Shaffer Phipps, heir to a U.S. Steel fortune, in Nassau County, New York.

United Nations Sightseeing Tours

BRONX, NY

About 30 minutes from Crown Heights

Where: 71 Old Westbury Rd., Old Westbury Phone: (516) 333-0048 Hours: 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Closed

Where: 46th St & 1st Ave Phone: (212) 963-8687 Hours: Guided tours Mon - Fri 9:00 am – 4:45 pm

Bronx Zoo

A one-hour guided tour offers an exciting opportunity to discover UN Headquarters. Learn about the history and work of the UN and visit the famous General Assembly Hall and Security Council Chamber (meetings permitting).

Where: Bronx River Pkwy & Fordham Rd Phone: (718) 367-1010 Hours: Monday-Friday 10am - 5pm, Sun 10am - 5:30pm

About 1 hour from Crown Heights

New York Botanical Gardens About 1 hour from Crown Heights

LONG ISLAND, NY Adventureland About 1.5 hours from Crown Heights Where: 2245 Broadhollow Rd, Farmingdale Phone: (631) 694-6868 Outdoor fun park features a mini coaster, waterslide & kiddie rides, with arcade & food court.

Atlantis Marine World & Atlantis Explorer About 2 hours from Crown Heights Where: 431 East Main St., Riverhead Phone: (631) 208-9200 Hours: 10am – 5pm Interactive exhibits include boat rides, shark dives, feeding stingrays & frolicking with sea lions.

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Where: 200 St. & Southern Blvd.

Phone: (718) 817-8700 Hours: Tues - Sun 10am - 6pm

QUEENS, NY New York Hall of Science About 40 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 47-01 111th Street Corona, New York 11368 Phone: (718) 699-0005 Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:30 am – 5 pm, Sunday 10 am – 6 pm Discover over 450 exhibits, events, and workshops designed to engage ages 1 to 100. With over 100,000 square feet of indoor exhibition space, plus 60,000 square feet of outdoors, you’ve got room to explore!

STATEN ISLAND, NY Fun Station USA About 1 hours from Crown Heights Where: 3555 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314 Phone: (718) 370-0077 Hours: Friday 10am – 12am, Sunday 10am – 10pm Monday - Thursday 10am – 11pm Indoor kiddie fun park has arcade, toddler & kid rides, bumper cars, batting cage, laser tag & more.

Staten Island Miniature Golf, Go-Kart & Batting Cage Center About 35 minutes from Crown Heights Where: Address: 215 Schmidts Ln, Staten Island, NY 10314 Phone: (718) 982-5576 Hours: Sunday 10am – 9pm, Monday - Tuesday 10am –10pm, Wednesday - Friday 11am – 9pm Cash-only spot with a go-kart track, mini-golf course, batting cages, roller hockey & a snack stand.

Staten Island Children’s Museum About 45 minutes from Crown Heights

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Where: 1000 Richmond Terrace Building M Enter via the Fillmore St. Gate off, Tysen St. Phone: (718) 273-2060 Hours: Sunday 10am – 5pm, Monday - Closed Tuesday - Friday 11am–5pm Hands on, imaginative & affordable fun for kids ages 1 & up, Programs include story and science times, cooking, art workshops, camps, & birthday parties.

Staten Island Skating Pavilion About 45 minutes from Crown Heights

Historic Richmond Town About 45 minutes from Crown Heights Where: 441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island Phone: (718) 351-1611 Hours: Tuesday- Friday 12:00pm - 5:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-5pm, Daily Tours Available

Where: 3080 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, Phone: (718) 948-4800 Hours: Sunday 10am – 9pm, Monday10am – 10pm Tuesday 10am – 10pm, Wednesday 11am – 9pm Thursday 11am – 9pm, Friday 11am – 9pm

Historic Richmond Town’s Main Village site comes alive with the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of New York City’s rural past!

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS & INFORMATION HATZOLAH (718) 230-1000

CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES

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New York Area

Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 29, 2019 Monday, September 30, 2019

SHMIRA (718) 221-0303

Candle lighting: 6:24 PM Candle lighting after: 7:20 PM

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Yom Tov ends: 7:19 PM

Shabbos Parshas Vayelech Friday, October 4, 2019

Candle lighting: 6:15 PM

SHOMRIM (718) 774-3333

Shabbos ends: 7:12 PM

Yom Kippur Tuesday, October 8, 2019

BIKUR CHOLIM OF CROWN HEIGHTS

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

(718) 467-1661

Friday, October 11, 2019

Candle lighting: 6:09 PM Yom Tov ends: 7:06 PM

Shabbos Parshas Ha'azinu Candle lighting: 6:04 PM

Saturday, October 12, 2019

Shabbos ends: 7:01 PM

Sukkos

BEIS DIN OF CROWN HEIGTHS

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Candle lighting: 6:01 PM

Monday, October 14, 2019

Candle lighting after: 6:58 PM

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Yom Tov ends: 6:57 PM

390A KINGSTON AVENUE (ABOVE KETTLE & CORD)

(718) 604-8000

Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkos Friday, October 18, 2019 Saturday, October 19, 2019

Candle lighting: 5:53 PM Shabbos ends: 6:51 PM

HORAV A. OSDOBA EXT 1 RABBI SCHWEI EXT 2

Shemini Atzeret

RABBI BRAUN EXT 3

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Candle lighting: 5:50 PM

Monday, October 21, 2019

Candle lighting after: 6:48 PM

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Yom Tov ends: 6:47 PM

Shabbat Parshas Bereishit Friday, October 25, 2019 Saturday, October 26, 2019

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Candle lighting: 5:43 PM Shabbos Ends: 6:41 PM

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