DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF

Eliyohu ben Moshe Mordechai a”h

By his family

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Why Are Crown Heights Patients Getting Second-Class Care?

When a woman in our community needed medical attention of a sensitive nature at the ODA, she was shocked and uncomfortable when treated by a bochur. Despite our efforts, managers seem to think Crown Heights residents don’t care about standards. We must demand change.

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‘Where’s the Basic Mentchlichkeit?!’ Reb Yoel Demanded

A dramatic farbrengen at the conclusion of the Rebbetzin’s shiva, with the mashpia Reb Yoel Kahn, includes rare reproach, as he guides the bochurim towards sensitivity and mentchlichkeit that comes before Chassidus.

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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.

Achdus Baskets Launches New and Improved Website

Oholei Torah is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved Achdus Basket website, just in time for Purim - making the community Shalach Manos initiative simpler, smoother, and more beautiful than ever.

J-Post Missed the Mark on Chabad

Responding to The Jerusalem Post editorial on “You Can’t Beat Chabad, So Why Not Join Them?”, Rabbi Motti Wilhelm of Portland, Oregon, separates the fact from the fiction in that piece.

Calling All Kids! MyMaor Writing Contest is Back

Do you have a story to tell? Did you watch last year’s winning episode and think, "I could do that"? Well, get your pencils (and keyboards) ready - because the MyMaor Writing Contest is back!

New App Helps Learn Rambam Without Distraction

A new learning app is addressing one of the biggest challenges facing Torah learners today: distraction. Rambam.life enables users to complete their daily learning in one focused session—without notifications, multitasking, or procrastination.
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Downtown Miami Designates ‘Chabad Street’ to Give Rebbe Nachas

A major street in downtown Miami has officially been renamed Chabad Street, in an initiative was led by a non-Jewish state representative who loves the Jewish community and loves the Rebbe.
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R' Harav Yisroel noach and Mushki (née Chein) Raichik
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Levi Wilhelm (Laime) - Morristown NJ to Esther Goldberg (Zalmen) - Crown Heights
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R' Mendel and Gutey Engel
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R' Yosef and Mushkie (née Vishedsky) Gurevitz
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Leibel Kahan (Yitzchok) - Medford, New Jersey to Hinda Winner (Avrohom) - Manhattan Beach, New York
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R' Levi Yitzchok and Mushka (née Fisch) Polichenko
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R' Daniel and Leah Arroyo

Is Fresh Snow Considered Muktzah?

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.

Mechanchos Train to Guide Struggling Students the Rebbe’s Way

Marking 50 years since the 12 Pesukim, during the annual Kinus Hashluchos, the Merkos Chinuch Office hosted a focused day of Chinuch titled “UNSTUCK,” bringing together Mechanchos for meaningful professional growth rooted in the Rebbe’s approach to education.

Lavish Halikut Banquet Culminates in Joyous Dancing

After months of dedicated learning and an electrifying live finals round, the Halikut Siyum, a flagship initiative of the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim, transitioned into an evening of celebration befitting the magnitude of the accomplishment.

‘You Sing, Clap and Bang, But You Don’t Change…’

Known as a “gehoreveter” chossid, R. Moshe Dov Ber of Velizh was revered amongst chassidim for his rigorous avodas Hashem and refined middos. When he saw someone with animated avoda but without real change, he wasn’t impressed.

 When We Show Up, Futures Are Born

Bonei Olam Chabad exists because of a simple yet profound truth: When we show up for one another, miracles happen.

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Geulah Learning Keeps the Momentum Going

The Kinus ends, but the energy doesn’t disappear. It follows Shluchos home, in notes scribbled on programs and conversations on flights. The harder question comes later: How does that Geulah-minded inspiration get integrated once life returns to its usual pace?

Outrage at ‘Jewish People Museum’ Normalizing Assimilation

Visitors to the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv were outraged to discover an exhibit that normalizes assimilation. After the museum refused to remove it, Yad L’Achim issued a public warning not to patronize the taxpayer-funded museum.

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Everything to Know About Trump Accounts $1,000

As frum families continue to grow, Trump Accounts give children a chance to start adulthood with potentially thousands of dollars. Here’s everything you need to know: the $1,000 government seed, who is eligible, when to sign up, how contributions work, and how the account can grow over time.

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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.

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Genius, Tragedy, and Mystery: The Tshashniker Iluy Revisited

In one of the first installments of From the Margins of Chabad History, we patched together the fascinating and tragic tale of the mysterious Tshashniker iluy. Now, ahead of his 127th yartzeit, we return to his story with new information that answers some questions and raises others. 

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J-Post Editor: ‘If You Can’t Beat Chabad, Join Them’

It’s not every day that the Editor-in-Chief of a major newspaper publishes an editorial calling for Jewish organizations around the globe to learn from Chabad. But on Wednesday, Zvika Klein, Editor-in-Chief of The Jerusalem Post did exactly that. “If you can’t beat them, join them. It is not just a competitor. It is the future.”

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Is the World Broken or Are We Looking at It Wrong?

Once a week, the bochurim of Oholei Torah Zal enjoy a fascinating Moshiach Shiur in the Beis Medrash, given by members of Hanhalah and guest lecturers. This week's shiur was given by Moshiach expert Rabbi Rabbi Nochum Schtroks.

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Apple Sauce: Ha’eitz or Shehakol?

Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including why jackets don't need tzitzis, bracha for a new child, gartel for bentching, and the bracha on apple sauce.

Stroking and Brushing the Beard?

Ask the Rov: May a man brush his beard if he may pluck out some hairs? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.

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Rebbe’s Guidance, Solace for Tragedy Published After Bondi

Following the tragedy in Bondi Beach, a group of bochurim published a Kovetz compiling the Rebbe’s letters and Sichos from the aftermath of the 1956 Kfar Chabad tragedy to provide clear guidance for today.

Oholei Torah Dean Delivers Weekly Moshiach Shiur

Once a week, the bochurim of Oholei Torah Zal enjoy a fascinating Moshiach Shiur in the Beis Medrash, given by members of Hanhalah and guest lecturers. This week, the shiur was given by Rabbi Mendel Blau, Dean of Mosdos Oholei Torah.

15th of Shevat: Rosh Hashana for Trees

The 15th day of Shevat, commonly referred to as "Tu B'Shevat," is the 'Rosh Hashana' of trees and is marked by eating fruits. Read about its minhagim and watch the Rebbe celebrate the day.

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Who Said to Grow a Beard?

As a condition to be mesader kidushin, the Rebbe once required the father of the kallah to grow a beard. When he later told the Rebbe that he obeyed the Rebbe's command, the Rebbe made it clear that it wasn't his own idea.

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Eight Years Later, Rubashkin Recounts His Path to Freedom

In this raw conversation, Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin takes us inside the moments that changed his life forever: hearing the sentence, choosing emunah over despair, surviving years behind bars, and holding on when there was no visible way out.

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Congressman Byron Donalds visited Chabad Central Boca Raton, led by shliach Rabbi Moshe Denburg, where he met with members of the local Jewish community as part of his statewide listening tour focused on community concerns.
His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with the US Special Envoy for Combating Anti-Semitism, Yehuda Kaploun, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference 2026
Shawn Porat, known as the Fortune Cookie Guy, wrapped tefillin with Yossi Farro.
The matzeivah is erected for Mrs. Rochel Pinson, one of the first shluchos of the Rebbe, who was active for over 60 years in rebuilding Jewish life in Tunisia and Morocco.
At the Chudaitov-Scheiner wedding in Marrakesh, Morocco, Rabbi Berel Lazar is seen with the Yeushalayim Mekubal Reb Itche Meir Morgenstern and Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Malkiel Kotler.
Seen at the levaya for R' Yaakov Bergman in Yerushalayim are his brother-in-law, the mashpia Reb Zalman Gopin, and his son-in-law, Rabbi Mordechai Weissberg, community leader in Moscow.
Members of the Siyum HaRambam committee visited Gedolei Yisroel and Rebbes, including the Chernovitzer Rebbe, Harav Reuven Feinstein, the Skverer Rebbe of Boro Park, Harav Hershel Zolty of Mir, and others, in connection with the international Siyum HaRambam.
Anash of Crown Heights gathered today at the Brooklyn courthouse to show support for the historic, century-old Kingsbrook shul, now facing the threat of demolition, demanding that the eviction and destruction of the shul be halted.
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Likkut Maanos Kodesh has published a new volume containing 762 pages of the Rebbe’s responses, including hundreds that have never been released before.
Satmar singer Avraham Mordechai Schwartz assisted shliach Rabbi Dudi Kapli in Mivtza Tefillin at Chabad House Cozumel, Mexico.
Harav Nachman Leifer, son of the Nadvorna Rebbe of Yerushalayim, purchased letters in the Sefer Torah for members of his family.
Head shliach to Argentina, Rabbi Tzvi Grunblatt, farbrengs with a group of bochurim and anash at 770 to mark Chof-Beis Shevat.
Congressman Mike Lawler visited Chabad of Bedford, where community members had the opportunity to engage with him on pressing matters.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad in Southwest Florida wraps tefillin with an NYPD officer who guarded 770 for nine years and the Ohel for three years, while en route to Eretz Yisroel.
Renowned singer Aharon Razel visited 770 today, accompanied by Shliach Rabbi Yoel Kaplan from Albania.
Morristown Maggid Shiur Rabbi Sholom Spalter and his wife dedicated a Sefer Torah today in memory of their parents.
Mayor of Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, Isaac Salz, and City Council member Rabbi Ezzy Rappaport met with U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, to discuss the “Moment of Silence” and Sheva Mitzvos, particularly in educating youth, and presented him with JLI booklets on the topics.
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