My Parents Gave Me a Phone, I Won’t Make the Same Mistake
Summer: a time for relaxing, travel, camp, and for many parents, when they consider giving their child their own phone to help navigate all that. The Club, a parent-run initiative at LEC for girls who have chosen to live without a smartphone or social media, shares one mother’s musings and tips for making it work.
Gala Dinner Celebrated 50th of Lyon Shluchim
More than 350 community members, friends, supporters, public officials, and shluchim gathered at the Pasino Grand in Lyon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the shlichus of Rabbi Shmuel and Mrs. Sorah Gurewitz.
There’s a New Trend, and It Should Worry Us
Israel to Give $67 Million to Jewish Education in America
Do You Work with Any Such Students?
Chabad Showcases Shlichus Revolution at Argentina’s Israel Conference
Derher Brings Back ‘Three Weeks Challenge’ for Kids
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‘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.
Celebrate Your Blessings, Help Others Build Theirs
There is a particular kind of joy that can’t be kept to yourself, the joy of a blessing you once weren’t sure would come. For many families, every one of those moments was built by someone who chose to give.
Mother’s Car Stolen During Camp Pickup
A silver Honda Odyssey was stolen outside Beth Rivkah Day Camp during pickup Wednesday afternoon, after another car pulled up behind it and a thief drove off within minutes.
Major Chinuch Supporter to Join Kinus HaMechanchim
Mr. Eliyahu Kholedenko, founder and CEO of Questrade Financial Group and a major supporter of Chinuch initiatives, will join this year’s Kinus HaMechanchim to hear directly from mechanchim and share his vision for strengthening schools through innovation, partnership, and practical support.
250 Years In: Is America Different or Not?
Did America change what was possible for Jewish life, giving Yidden a freedom and openness rarely known before, or did it show that Yiddishkeit itself never needed to be remade for a new country? Marking 250 years of the USA.
Israel’s Channel 14 Installs Chabad Tefillin Stand
A permanent tefillin stand was installed at the entrance to Israel’s Channel 14 studios by Chabad media personalities R’ Mendy Rizel and R’ Shlomo Rizel, in memory of their father, R’ Yisroel Rizel a”h.
America’s Revolutionary Past Finds New Life as Chabad Houses
Historic taverns and colonial homes tied to America’s founding, and a farmhouse where George Washington stopped for tea, are being restored by shluchim and transformed into thriving centers of Jewish life.
Is the Lubavitch Pronunciation Important?
While Lubavitch has its own traditional pronunciation of davening, the Rebbe often emphasized the need to focus on what matters most.
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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.
Missile Barrage Hits Kyiv as Jewish Families Return From Camp
Families from Kyiv’s Simcha Jewish community returned from a nine-day respite camp in the Carpathian Mountains and landed directly into one of the capital’s most frightening nights in months, spending the 12-hour Russian barrage in shelters before filling the shuls for Shacharis on the fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz.
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.
Pas and Bishul Yisroel: Cereal, Lox, and Pringles?
Aiding Elderly Parents with Maaser Money?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including AI service over Shabbos, maaser money for aging parents, and davening musaf before shachris.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
The Rebbe’s Push Behind Chicago’s First Cholov Yisroel Milk
Through constant support from the Rebbe, R' Yitzchok Kosofsky of Chicago took on a mission that would change Midwest Jewish life: making Cholov Yisroel milk available for the first time.
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.