Telling Today’s Youth What They Want to Hear Isn’t Kind
“As we guide our children and our students, we frequently face this decision: Will I tell them what they want to hear, twisting the truth to validate and support something which is wrong? Or will I find the strength to display true kindness and tell them the truth they need to hear?” An article by R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
50 Years Apart, a Smile Opens Doors for Chabad
Fifty years after a smile helped a shliach secure a building for Jewish education in Lyon, the same message from the Rebbe opened the door to a new Chabad house on a Greek island.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today's daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.
Missionary Cafes Target Jews Across Eretz Yisroel
Dutch Shluchim Devote Day to Shlichus Halacha Questions
Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction
Challah for Shabbos: Bake or Buy?
Ask the Rov: Is it an obligation to bake challah at home? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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Alma-Ata and 770 to Join Children’s Torah Celebration
In a major and exciting development, a worldwide broadcast will connect, in real time, the massive crowds gathered at the Children’s Sefer Torah celebration in Yerushalayim with thousands of chassidim at the Ohel of the Rebbe’s father in Kazakhstan, and at 770 in New York.
As Kyiv Mourns, Shluchim Bring Aid and Hope
After days of deadly missile and drone bombardments left residents across Kyiv in distress, shluchim in Kyiv launched a relief effort distributing food, bottled water, clothing, medication, and other essentials to anyone requiring immediate assistance.
New Framework Puts Talmidim Hashluchim’s Learning First
A new program will give talmidim hashluchim a structured framework of serious learning, hadracha, and accountability in Gemara, Halacha, and Chassidus, ensuring that the year they spend giving to younger bochurim also becomes a year of real growth in their own learning.
Taharas Habayis Training Course Launched, Final Call
Machon Taharas Habayis launched a new Chosson Teacher Training Course, with keynote address by veteran Chosson teacher and rov of Anash in Cleveland, Ohio, Rabbi Sholom Ber Chaikin.
From Once a Week to Every Day: CKids Expands Afterschool
Across 30+ cities worldwide, CKids Afterschool programs offer over 1,500 Jewish public school children a daily home for Torah learning and Jewish pride.
Kollel Yungeleit Learn Beis Habechira B’Iyun
A daily shiur at the Rebbe’s Kollel in Crown Heights provides members of the Kollel with an in-depth study of the Rambam’s Hilchos Beis Habechirah, carefully exploring the halachos together with their explanations.
Digging in Lubavitch, Campers Uncover Antique Artifacts
While helping with the excavations in the Rebbeim’s chotzer in Lubavitch, campers from Moscow discovered an antique pocket watch believed to have belonged to a member of the Rebbeim’s family.
Uber Driver Wins Lottery After Visit to the Rebbe’s Ohel
In a video going viral on social media, a non-Jewish Uber driver shares his unbelievable miracle story that he says occurred after visiting the Rebbe’s Ohel. Facing serious financial struggles, he decided to purchase a single lottery ticket after visiting the Rebbe’s Ohel. He now visits the Ohel every single day after experiencing what he believes was a clear miracle.
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America at 250: When Chabad First Reached Its Shores
On July 4, the malchus shel chesed of America will be celebrating 250 years of independence. In honor of this occasion, the present installment of From the Margins of Chabad History is devoted to the early history of Chabad in America. The article features a new interactive map of early Nusach Ari shuls in North America, and two letters of the Frierdiker Rebbe to America, published here for the first time.
New Shluchim to Auburn, Alabama
Rabbi Aryeh and Chana Wells, together with their son Yisroel, will move to Auburn this fall to establish a permanent Chabad presence for Jewish students at Auburn University and the surrounding community.
Sending a Shabbos Goy to Prevent a Kashrus Mishap
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today's daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.
Checking a CCTV Monitor on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including checking the CCTV monitor on Shabbos, widow’s peak for tefillin, nicotine pouches on a fast day, and havdala for children on Sunday morning.
Medical Procedure on Erev Shabbos?
Ask the Rov: May an elective procedure be scheduled for the second half of the week? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Wine Spilled on a Suit: Who Pays?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including designing a website for a church, mistakenly spilled wine on someone's suit, and overpaying a loan out of doubt.
Why the Rebbe Battled Israeli Ships Over Shabbos
Ask the Rov: What was the Rebbe’s halachic objection to Israeli ships traveling on Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
‘Rebbe! I’m Going to America…’
One of the first active Chabad Chassidim in America, R. Dovid Shifrin left Lubavitch to live with sons. Though he did not want to ask permission, he could not bring himself to leave without notifying the Rebbe Rashab.
Live: ‘Yiddishe Chinuch’ and Building a Torah Home
Join live at 8:00 PM: In the ongoing weekly series of halacha for the home, Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz, principal of Cheder Ohr Menachem, will speak on yiddishe chinuch and its role in strengthening a Torah-true home.