New Bais Hora’ah Chabad Offers Accesible Halachic Guidance
A new resource for practical halachic guidance has been launched under the auspices of Merkos Suite 302, providing Anash and shluchim with a trusted address for clear and confidential halachic direction. Shailos can be submitted by phone, WhatsApp, online form, and soon, by text messaging.
Popular Antisemite Claims Chabad Behind Iran War
Antisemitic media personality Tucker Carlson, one of the most influential commentators, reaching hundreds of millions online, has unleashed a storm on social media arguing that the war with Iran is a supposed Chabad plan to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and rebuild the Bais Hamikdash. 73 years ago, the Rebbe told a story with extremely striking relevance and parallels.
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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.
Chabad’s Foolproof Response to Tucker
Mrs. Eileen Weiss, 86, AH
‘For This Boy I Prayed,’ the Rebbe Told Him After Near-Fatal Crash
Mrs. Itu Lustig, 97, AH
Daughter Turns Father’s Death Into a Mission
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Amid Terror Threats, Israelis Warned to Avoid Chabad Houses
Hours after antisemitic commentator Tucker Carlson claimed online that the war with Iran was a supposed Chabad plan to destroy the Al‑Aqsa Mosque and rebuild the Bais Hamikdash, Israel’s National Security Council released a warning urging Israelis abroad to exercise caution and avoid Chabad houses, “due to a concrete threat that terrorist elements are currently seeking to harm.
Boro Park Marked Chassidishe Purim with Mivtzoim, Farbrengen
Dozens of Chassidim in Borough Park marked Purim by taking part in the Rebbe’s Purim mivtzoim, spending the day bringing the joy and mitzvos of the Yom Tov to fellow Jews, followed by a lively chassidishe farbrengen with mashpia at Yeshivas Chovevei Torah, Rabbi Shimon Dexter.
New Internship Program is a Yeshivah for College Students
Very few shluchim have the time to teach a baal teshuvah all the halachos and minhagim we absorbed over years, not to mention help him become independent in Gemara, halachah, and Chassidus. Jewish Internship and Torah Institute combines a real summer internship with in-depth Torah learning.
A Truck Driver’s Purim Miracle
When a truck driver trainer thought his Purim was slipping away on the road, a last-minute call from Rabbi Berl Goldman of Chabad at the University of Florida turned the day around, leading to a miraculous Purim at Chabad.
New Shluchim to Williams College, Williamstown
Williams College, widely recognized as one of the most prestigious liberal arts colleges in the United States, is now getting a new Chabad House with the arrival of Rabbi Mendel and Tzivia (nee Treitel) Volovik.
Youth in Ukranian Fatigues Wasn’t a Dress Up
At the central synagogue in Kyiv, congregants this year could hear the ominous buzzing of drones in the skies above. A particularly moving moment stood out when Aryeh Leib, a Jewish soldier in Ukrainian uniform, entered the shul after receiving an almost impossible leave from his unit.
Gemach in Memory of Young Shlucha Celebrates 25 Years
At the annual Melaveh Malkah of Keren Chaya Mushka, named for Chaya Mushka Lazar a”h, Moscow’s Jewish community shared gratitude for the open miracles granted thus far to Yidden in Eretz HaKodesh, transforming the evening into a heartfelt seudas hoda’ah.
Amid War, Netanyahu Celebrates Purim Miracles at Chabad
Amid the ongoing war, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took time off the immense responsibility of leading the country through a historic military campaign, to mark the miracles of Purim – then and now – at Chabad of Katamon.
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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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Revelry and Radiance: Purim in Lubavitch
In honor of the approaching yom tov of Purim, From the Margins of Chabad History presents two unknown accounts of Purim with the Rebbeim—from Lubavitch with the Rebbe Rashab and Riga with the Frierdiker Rebbe.
Badatz Announces Updated Hours, Expanded Services
The Badatz of Crown Heights announced updated availability hours, along with an expanded system of in-person and telephone response through the Beis Din, in order to provide the public with an organized and clear address for Beis Din matters and questions that arise in day-to-day halacha.
What’s the Connection Between Purim and Moshiach?
Marking 50 Years to the Rebbe’s ‘Rabbeinu Tam’ Campaign
Matonos Loevyonim: To Whom?
Ask the Rov: To whom can I give my Matonos Loevyonim? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Sushi and Wasabi as Mishloach Monos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including a glass tube mezuzah case, hyphenating HaShem’s name, and serving of Sushi and a tub of wasabi as Mishloach Monos.
Day-To-Day Guide Released for Purim 5786
Read and Download: A new booklet of the Day-to-Day Halachic Guide by Rabbi Yosef Braun has been released, containing detailed instructions on the halachos and minhagim for Purim 5786.
Why Shouldn’t I Stay Bitter About My Past?
How can I be happy with myself despite past failures? How can I do teshuva without feeling bitter about my mistakes? Rabbi Avraham Katz presents a comprehensive essay on the Rebbe’s approach, exploring how to serve Hashem joyously and apply His guidance to everyday struggles.
A Geshmaker Chossid in Brownsville
Arriving in America in 5666 (1906), R. Tuvia Belkin worked as a melamed and gave shiurim in Chassidus. In the winter, his Friday night shiur would begin at 1 am and continue for 8 hours until 9 am!
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.