‘Neiros Lehuir’ Launches Bold New Era in Spreading Chassidus
Rabbonim, Mashpiim, and members of the Monsey community gathered to support Neiros Lehuir, featuring a lively panel on contemporary challenges, a motivating presentation by founder Rabbi Levi Ginsburg on making Chassidus accessible to all, and an uplifting farbrengen with Rabbi Yossi Klyne that inspired renewed commitment to Hafotzas HaMaayanos.
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.
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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.
Cheder Boy Learns Entire Shas Mishnayos By Heart
Camp L’man Achai Gears Up for an Exciting Summer
Crowd Gathers in 770 for Post-Shavuos Kinus Torah
Hundreds of bochurim and Anash gathered in 770 on Sunday, Isru Chag Shavuos, for a Kinus Torah following the Rebbe’s hora’a to hold Kinusei Torah after Yom Tov.
Free Them From a Polish Prison Before It’s Too Late
Teaching Torah to Children: What and How?
Ask the Rov: What is a father’s obligation to teach his son Torah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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Is There Tachanun Today? There’s an App for That
A new online tool, IsThereTachanun.com, makes it quick and simple to know whether Tachanun is said on any given day, according to minhag Chabad.
Arizona Rabbi’s Search for Murdered Jewish Woman’s Identity
After learning that an unidentified murder victim buried in the Arizona desert was likely Jewish, shliach Rabbi Mendel Super launched an emotional search to uncover her identity and finally bring closure to a mystery that has haunted investigators for 35 years.
Jewish Soldier Lost in WWII Found and Identified
Eighty-four years after Jewish soldier Samuil Ilyich Shalit disappeared on the frontlines of WWII, his remains were found and identified by his military tag. He was brought to a Jewish burial in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, where shliach Rabbi Binyamin Wagner recited Kaddish at an emotional ceremony.
Orange County Community Gifts Mezuzah to Nir Oz Survivor
At a special evening at Chabad of Orange County, NJ, October 7 survivor Barak Morag of Kibbutz Nir Oz was presented with a mezuzah for his family’s new home after their original home was destroyed in the Hamas attacks.
London Yeshiva Hosts Traditional Kinus Torah
A Kinus Torah was held at Yeshiva Gedolah Lubavitch of London, bringing together the hanhalah and bochurim, fulfilling the Rebbe’s Horaah to make Kinnusei Torah on Isru Chag.
Crown Heights Leaders Uncertain On Community’s Future
Unlike previous elections, in the upcoming Assembly race, 95% plus of Anash are in the district. Will the broader CH establishment do something different, or will they follow the lead of the small unelected divisive group?
Toronto Fathers and Sons Unite Around Torah
More than 300 fathers and talmidim joined Cheder Chabad Toronto’s annual Father and Son Learning and Breakfast, with Rosh Chodesh Shacharis, learning about the 12 Pesukim, a catered brunch, and a lively 12 Pesukim Bingo game.
Live: Kinus Torah by Bais Horaah Chabad
Join live at 1 PM EST: Bais Hora’ah Chabad will host an online Kinus Torah on Isru Chag Shavuos, with rabbonim and morei hora’ah addressing practical halacha topics for Anash, shluchim, and Chabad Houses.
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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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‘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.
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.
He Accidentally Knocked the Laptop Off the Shtender
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.
‘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.
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.