LA’s Chabad Campus to Be Largest Jewish Center in North America
Chabad of California has aquired a 16-story complex in Los Angeles that will become the Chabad Campus for Jewish Life, the largest Jewish center in North America. The $100 million gift is one of the largest contributions to a Jewish organization in history.
New Photo Shows Otvotzk Temimim Eve of the War
A previously unpublished photo of the Tomchei Temimim yeshiva in Otvotzk, showing the central yeshiva in the summer of 5699 (1939) just before the outbreak of World War II, was uncovered last week.
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Three weeks after the Bondi Beach massacre, Yanky Super returned to the scene for the first time, along with his family and fellow Hatzalah members, to thank Hashem for his survival.
Watch: Oholei Torah ‘From Then to Now’
Today: Rare Segulah Revealed by the Rebbe 40 Years Ago!
Tens of Thousands of Dollars for Diligent Bochurim
Paris Photographer Tours Moscow’s Jewish Community in Mid-Winter
Young Scholars to Converge on Crown Heights This Weekend
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Bringing Yiddishkeit to the Ice with Jewish Hockey
Serving as the unofficial Jewish ambassador to the world of hockey is not Zvi Hershcovich’s day job. As he began noticing more and more Jewish fans and players in the hockey scene, he decided to take action. Before long, many people were reaching out to him.
Yeshiva Tachas HaNesius Is a Sacred Mandate for Montreal
As registration opens for the coming zman, Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Montreal stands not merely as another moisad, but as a living continuation of a uniquely sacred legacy – woven into the very fabric of Lubavitch history.
Joint Winter Camp Blends Adventure With Inspiration
As snow blanketed the ground, Camp L’man Achai, in conjunction with Camp F.R.E.E., welcomed a large group of eager boys for an unforgettable seven-day winter camp, packed with exhilarating trips and meaningful learning.
Grand Araynfirnish Welcomes 140 Young Talmidim
Over 140 young talmidim were joyfully welcomed into the Oholei Torah family, surrounded by parents and grandparents, at a Grand Araynfirnish celebrating the beginning of a child’s Torah journey.
Pomona Bochurim Tested on Three Full Masechtos Ba’al Peh
A groundbreaking achievement in Olam HaYeshivos as Pomona bochurim mastered Masechtos Gitin, Bava Basra, and Kesubos ba’al peh, and were tested on all three b’vas achas.
Album Features Poetry of Young Woman Taken Too Soon
In honor of the 16th yahrtzeit of Mrs. Pesha Leah Roetter-Azoulay a”h, who passed away at a young age in a tragic car accident, producer and singer Mendel Markel released a new album with her poetry.
CYP Encounter Experience Anchors Athlete’s Journey
Solomon Berezin came curious. His journey toward deeper Jewish connection had begun long before he ever set foot in Crown Heights. But it was during those 24 hours of Shabbos at the CYP Encounter Shabbaton that something clicked.
First Mikvah Since the Holocaust Completed in Pervomaisk
Excitement in the Jewish community of Pervomaisk, located in south-central Ukraine, with the completion and opening of a new mikvah – the first since the destruction of the local Jewish community during the Holocaust and its continued decline under Soviet rule.
Spotlight Photo
Three weeks after the Bondi Beach massacre, Yanky Super returned to the scene for the first time, along with his family and fellow Hatzalah members, to thank Hashem for his survival.
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The Poilishe Chabad Rebbe Almost Lost to History
Harav Levi Yitzchak Guterman of Sirotshin was born into Poilishe chasidishe royalty, as a grandson of the Radziminer Rebbe. But after becoming the son-in-law of the Tzemach Tzedek’s son, Harav Chaim Shneur Zalman of Liadi, he became a staunch Chabad chasid, and eventually—a Rebbe. In honor of his 121st yartzeit on 22 Teves, we present detailed accounts of his remarkable personality.
Camp Grant Reaches Over $500,000 In Funding
Just weeks after announcing the CKids Gan Israel Overnight Camp Grant, more than $500,000 has already been raised, enough to help 500 children attend overnight camp this summer.
Hatoras Nedorim for a Yud Shvat Hachlata?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including calculating days of Sheva Brachos, hatoras nedorim for a Yud Shvat hachlata, and doing work on Motzei Shabbos.
Mashpia Publishes Basi L’Gani Adaptation
Rabbi Michoel Golomb, mashpia in Tomchei Temimim 770, published an adaptation of the ma'amarim of Basi L'Gani 5726 and 5746, emphasizing the chiddushim of the Rebbe.
Pregnancy Minhagim?
Ask the Rov: What are some appropriate practices during pregnancy? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Do You Think You’re Important?
Everything You Think About Resurrection Might Be Wrong
Using a Milchig Pop Up Toaster?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including using a milchig Pop Up Toaster, wearing night tzitzis, 10th man leaving shul early, and giving tzedaka before mairiv.
The Gerrer Rebbe Who Drew from Likutei Torah
Known by his sefer 'Sfas Emes,' Reb Yehuda Aryeh Leib Alter was a great gaon and the third Rebbe in the Ger dynasty. His Chassidus is often based on Likutei Torah and Tanya, and the Rebbeim held him in high esteem.
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.
