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Sister’s Emotional Tribute Moves Mother-Daughter BBQ
At the annual end-of-season BBQ, 200 girls and their mothers enjoyed sizzling BBQ fare and ice cream while speakers shared what the Crown Heights Women’s Circle means to them. In a moving tribute, Musya Keller spoke of how much it did for her family after the sudden passing of her younger brother, Mordechai Dovid a”h.
‘With the Chassidim’: A German Writer’s Shavuos in the Rebbe Rashab’s Court
A fascinating account by a writer in the Orthodox German newspaper Der Israelit recounts his journey to Lubavitch for Shavuos 5671 (1911) to spend Yom Tov with the Rebbe Rashab which overturned everything he believed about Chassidus, leaving him awestruck by the fiery davening, soaring niggunim, and spiritual power surrounding the Rebbe.
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Shliach Rabbi Liraz Zeira, who lost both of his legs while on army duty in Lebanon, was seen wrapping tefillin with a fellow Jew while standing on his prosthetic feet.
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Kinus Gives Shluchim Fresh Energy and Tools
The annual National Kinus Hashluchim of Eretz Yisroel concluded on a high note after a full schedule of practical workshops, professional sessions, and farbrengens, with the shluchim leaving uplifted and strengthened for their critical avodas hashlichus.
Mrs. Raizel Blesofsky, 23, AH
Yerushalayim’s Legendary Parade Got a Massive Makeover
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Melbourne Mesivta Kicks Off Gimmel Tammuz Hachana
In preparation for the auspicious day of Gimmel Tammuz, the Temimim of Mesivta Melbourne have enthusiastically launched a far-reaching Mivtza Hachana aimed at strengthening hiskashrus to the Rebbe through learning and daily hanhagos.
Russian Chassidim Reveal Secrets of Soviet-Era Mesiras Nefesh
Six elder Chassidim who learned Torah in the Soviet underground gathered in Moscow for a rare Yiddish-language panel, sharing firsthand stories of hidden mikvaos, secret yeshivos, smuggled tefillin, and the unbroken fire of Torah under Communist persecution.
The Choizer Who Rolled on the Floor with the Alter Rebbe
Reb Pinchas “Reizes,” so named after his mother-in-law who supported his becoming the Alter Rebbe‘s chossid, was a wealthy chossid and devoted choizer. When the Alter Rebbe would sometimes fall to the floor in dveikus, he would drop near him to catch every word.
Mrs. Mindy Halberstam, 77, AH
Mrs. Mindy Halberstam, wife of Reb Chaim Baruch Halberstam, passed away on Thursday after an illness. She was known for her special and exceptionally close relationship with Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, whom she would visit often.
Shliach Offers to Read Aseres Hadibros at Trump’s Rally
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Suffern on the first day of Shavuos for a rare presidential appearance in heavily Jewish Rockland County. Shliach Rabbi Shmuel Gancz offered to read the Aseres Hadibros at the event.
R’ Shmuel Amitai, 28, AH
Reb Shmuel Amitai, a member of the Anash community in Herzliya, Eretz Yisroel, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Erev Shavuos, 5 Sivan.
Tzach Publishes Special Kuntres for Shavuos Tahalucha
Following the tremendous success of Tahalucha over Pesach, organizers are now preparing for an even greater Tahalucha this Shavuos. A special kuntres containing a collection of sichos and answers from the Rebbe has been released by Tzach.
‘Maybe This Will Break the Practice of Large Chassunos!’
On multiple occasions, the Rebbe expressed his displeasure at the unnecessary spending at chassunos, which took a toll on the families and took away from the pure and simple joy that once characterized Yiddishe simchos.
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Shliach Rabbi Liraz Zeira, who lost both of his legs while on army duty in Lebanon, was seen wrapping tefillin with a fellow Jew while standing on his prosthetic feet.
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The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: 80 Years Since ‘The Great Escape’
In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since the Great Escape, From the Margins of Chabad History launches a series documenting the vibrant chasidishe life of the escapees in the refugee centers and DP camps, until they reached their final destinations.
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Kremenchuk’s Historic Sefer Torah Restored in Dnipro
An ancient Sefer Torah belonging to the Jewish community of Kremenchuk was returned after a full restoration at the National Sofer Center in Dnipro, in a ceremony attended by rabbonim and members of the Dnipro and Kremenchuk communities.
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Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Shavuos Farbrengens
When Will Moshiach Come? The Rebbeim’s Surprising Answer
A shiur by Rabbi Shmuel Wagner, noted mechanech in Crown Heights, on Moshiach's statements on when he will come and the Frierdiker Rebbe's explanation on why everyone must see the truth for redemption to happen.
Order In The Court: Women As Judges
Day-To-Day Halacha Guide for Shavuos 5786
Download Here: Day-to-Day Halachic Guide, containing detailed instructions on the laws and customs for the Yom Tov of Shavuos this year, by Rabbi Yosef Braun, member of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Introducing Children to Torah
Ask the Rov: When and how should a child be introduced to Torah study? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Playing Ping Pong on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including ping pong on Shabbos, exercise before shachris, lending out maaser money, and passing through a shul.
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‘Wasn’t That Supposed to Happen?’ The Anglo-Saxon Lawyer Said
When a prominent Australian lawyer asked if he could ask the Rebbe a bracha, Mr. Robert Kremnizer hesitated. But their faith in the Rebbe's bracha and the incredible chain reaction surprised everyone.
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The Rebbe Chose My Shlichus in Crown Heights
In a special video interview, Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky, a familiar figure in Crown Heights and 770, shared his story of life by the Rebbe, and how the Rebbe chose him to be on shlichus to retirees in Crown Heights and the surrounding areas.
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Sister’s Emotional Tribute Moves Imahos Ubanos BBQ
Women’s Bikur Cholim Breakfast Highlights ‘Carried by Kindness’
