Final Countdown for Largest Kinus Hashluchim in History
The streets of Crown Heights are transforming into the nerve center of global Jewish life, with the largest Kinus HaShluchim just hours away. Flights are landing, signs are going up, and the air hums with the energy of 6,200 Shluchim arriving from 111 countries.
The Rebbe’s Response to Kristallnacht: Pride, Light, and Defiance
Article by Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf: As a child of Holocaust survivors, I cannot ignore what I am seeing and hearing today. The lessons of history call us not to despair, but to action, to strengthen, to teach, and to celebrate what it truly means to be a Jew.
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President Javier Milei of Argentina arrived in New York on Friday to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel, to give thanks for his unexpected and sweeping midterm election victory.
Finding Their Tribe, Students Seek Meaning at Pegisha
One Year Marked Since the Murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan
One year after Rabbi Zvi Kogan’s murder in Dubai, his light continues to shine across the world. Tefillin stations and Chabad centers, Torah learning and thousands of mitzvos, have transformed grief into unstoppable growth.
Is CTeen the New Shlichus Frontier?
AskTheRav Hotline Marks Three Years of Instant Halachic Guidance
Live: Hidden Chapters of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Life
Anshei Lubavitch in Crown Heights will host the launch of Undaunted, Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie’s new biography, today (Wednesday) at 8 PM. The event will feature a conversation with the author and Dovid Margolin, senior editor at Chabad.org, and will be streamed live on Anash.org.
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What’s Next in Gaza? Guidance from the Rebbe
A new short video by JEM’s Enduring Peace presents the Rebbe’s guidance on the path forward for Israel. The video comes at a critical time as efforts for a political solution continue, even as Israel’s security challenges intensify.
30 Days to 19 Kislev, Likutei Torah Program Ships Out
30 days before Yud Tes Kislev, the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus, Likutei Torah 3-year cycle has launched a shipping option throughout the USA. Now is a perfect time to strengthen ourselves in learning and spreading Chassidus.
Without Legs, Shluchim Join Kinus with Triumphant Dance
In a powerful display of faith and simcha, shluchim who each lost a leg in recent years danced together to the tune of the Kinus Hashluchim Banquet at Assaf HaRofeh–Shamir Hospital, celebrating their mission and hiskashrus to the Rebbe.
School Girls Enjoy Visiting Petting Zoo
Students at Beis Chaya Mushka in Crown Heights had a fun, hands-on learning experience with a visiting petting zoo. From baby chicks to cows, the girls enjoyed feeding, petting, and playing with the animals.
Rebbe’s Torah Checklist Expands to Maamorim Melukat
Following the success of the Likkutei Sichos Checklist spreadsheet, a new user-friendly Melukat Checklist will help you keep track of every maamar you learn.
Renowned Posek to Headline Kinus Halacha Track
With the Jewish communal landscape experiencing both rising rates of intermarriage and a renewed interest in Jewish identity, this year’s Kinus Hashluchim will feature a dedicated Day of Halacha, with Rabbi Hershel Schachter headlining the program.
Historic Cemetery Marks 150th in Moving Ceremony
In a moving and solemn ceremony, the Jewish community in Kaliningrad—formerly Königsberg—marked the 150th anniversary of the city’s historic cemetery after an extensive, halachically supervised restoration, including erecting an honorable canopy over the kever of the founder of the Musar movement, the gaon Rabbi Yisrael Salanter.
Chabad at KU Unveils $6 Million Jewish Hub
With a fifty-foot mural, a glowing menorah, indoor swings, a serene waterfall, and a kosher kitchen, the new Chabad House at KU stands as a statement of Jewish life thriving in Kansas’ biggest university.
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President Javier Milei of Argentina arrived in New York on Friday to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel, to give thanks for his unexpected and sweeping midterm election victory.
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The Chabad Mashpia Who Challenged Lord Balfour
108 years ago, on November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration of support for the “establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.” Many Jews rejoiced, seeing this as a salvation from antisemitic persecution. But the Chabad Rebbeim and chasidim saw things differently.
Workshop to Train Directors in Parent-Teacher Relationships
Chabad Early Childhood of the Shluchim Office invites all Shluchos to join their virtual Professional Resilience Training with Rabbi Elie Tuchman, Ed.D., focused on practical tools to de-escalating conflict as leaders.
Hatzalah Call in the Middle of a Meal?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including putting dishes in a dishwasher on Shabbos, Hatzalah call in the middle of a meal, trimming one's mustache, mezuzah on a pocket door, and rolling one's beard.
Letting Go of Utensils in the Mikveh?
Ask the Rov: What is the best way to hold a utensil while toiveling it? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Adding a Name to a Child after the Bris?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including newly uncovered edits from the Rebbe on neggel vasser, adding a name after the bris, adding water to wine, and why we don't leave an unfinished spot to remember the churban.
Distributing Treats to Non-Jews on Shabbos
Ask the Rov: Can one give candy to non-Jewish kids when their holiday falls on Friday night? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Blocking Up a Door or Window?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including semi-cooked French fries, putting a talis in shaimos, size of hole when blocking up a door or window, and saying Shehechiyanu on a cooked Esrog.
Telling the Kohen to Go Out of Shul?
Ask the Rov: Can a congregation sell the first aliya to a non-kohen and have the kohen leave? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Chof Cheshvan: Birthday of the Rebbe Rashab
Chof Cheshvan marks the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, the fifth of the Chabad Rebbeim, born in 5621 (1860).
A Shliach with a Microphone: Avraham Fried’s Special Calling
In a personal and inspiring new interview on Derher’s "Among Chassidim" podcast, Chassidic singer Avraham Fried shares his story and how the Rebbe encouraged and inspired him at the beginning of his decades-long career.