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‘When the Rebbe Looked at My Father, I Felt Like He Was Looking at Me’
Three years ago, in a film highlighting their shlichus in Sydney, then 10-year-old shliach Nosson Schlanger and his father, Rabbi Eli Schlanger HYD, speak of their connection to the Rebbe and their commitment to every Yid.
After 10 Years of Waiting, Couple Experiences Yud Tes Kislev Miracle
At a small farbrengen in Eretz Yisroel, a young man held up a handwritten letter his mother had addressed to the Alter Rebbe, asking for “children” for her daughter after ten childless years. Nine months later, without the couple ever knowing about the letter, twins were born.
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World-renowned posek Harav Asher Weiss received a sefer – a collection of the Rebbe’s sichos on Chanukah – from Harav Yosef Braun, Crown Heights Rov and member of the Beis Din at Chabad AIR in JFK International Airport.
Tonight: Kingsbrook Shul Rallies to Reopen with Menorah Lighting
With the shul at Kingsbrook closed since Covid, the Crown Heights community will gather tonight outside Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center for a public Chanukah menorah lighting in support of reopening the shul.
Live: Nshei Chabad Turning Pain Into Purpose
Rockland County Lit Up with Menorah Parade
Oholei Torah Celebrates Its Mechanchim with Warm ‘Latkes Ovent’
Melbourne Rabbonim Bring Sydney Consolation and Chizuk
A delegation from Melbourne, including Harav Shlomo Kohn, rov of the chassidishe Adas Yisroel community in Melbourne, and Rabbi Mendel Zirkind, the newly appointed rov of the Yeshiva Centre Anash community, brought chizuk and support to the shaken community.
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Carrying a Family Forward After Unimaginable Loss
Today, the Elewitz children rise from shiva and begin their lives in a world that has been forever changed.
Live: Public Menorah Lightings According to Halachah
Live at 2:00 PM ET: A shiur on public menorah lightings according to halachah and other practical questions on Chanukah will be given by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein, Rosh Kollel of Kollel Aliba D’Hilchasa.
Overflowing Crowd Celebrated Yud Tes Kislev in Boro Park
Hundreds of Boro Park’s Lubavitcher chassidim and others crowded Bais Menachem for a Yud Tes Kislev fabrengen with Rabbi Leibel Altein and guest mashpia, Rabbi Yosef Klyne from the yeshiva in Nyack.
Crushing Olives Carries New Meaning This Chanukah
More than 9,000 children at over 300 Chabad Houses worldwide didn’t just learn about the miracle of oil, they crushed olives through CKids Miracle Makers Olive Press with a lesson of how an olive gives its best oil when crushed.
Live: Menorah Lighting at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate
A historic Chanukah celebration, led by Berlin Chief Rabbi and Shliach Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, is taking place at the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Germany, joined by the President of the German Parliament
Talking to Our Children About the News
It was 7 am, and I knew I only had a few minutes to gather my thoughts and talk to my kids before they ran off to school, and hear the news from others. I could try to pacify their fears, or I could raise them to a much higher level.
Remembering the Kedoshim of the Bondi Beach Chanuka Attack
Updated Wednesday, 9 am. As we mourn the terror attack at Chabad of Bondi’s Chanukah by the Sea gathering, we share brief profiles of the kedoshim whose names have been publicly identified so far.
Organizations Unite to Create New Winter Camp
Aimed at providing public school children with a structured and meaningful program during the upcoming winter break, Camp L’man Achai has announced a new winter camp initiative, developed in partnership with Camp Gan Israel F.R.E.E.
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World-renowned posek Harav Asher Weiss received a sefer – a collection of the Rebbe’s sichos on Chanukah – from Harav Yosef Braun, Crown Heights Rov and member of the Beis Din at Chabad AIR in JFK International Airport.
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From Latvia to London: Farbrenging with the Legendary R. Itche Masmid
10 Kislev marks the 84th yartzeit of the legendary chasid R. Itche Masmid. 'From the Margins of Chabad History' presents a series of contemporary newspaper articles that give us a glimpse into his remarkable personality and dedicated work.
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Families Join ‘Learn By The Lights’ Moshiach Initiative
Learn by the Lights is a short, nightly study released by the Moshiach Office at Merkos 302. Designed to take 10–15 minutes, the program invites families to explore how Chanukah’s growing lights can point us toward the light of Geulah.
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Knocked over a Bottle of Wine in a Shop?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including boiling water from a parev kettle into a meaty cholent, gluten-free dough for challa, and knocked over a bottle of wine in a shop.
Lighting with an Electric Menorah?
Ask the Rov: If someone cannot light a flame menorah, should they light an electric menorah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Day-To-Day Guide Released for Chanukah 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 Chanukah 5786.
Breaking Apart Chopsticks on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including mistakenly said Retzei during the week, taking down mezuzos affixed as a chumra, instant soup powder on Shabbos, and mezuzah taken down by a worker.
Alter Rebbe’s Ksav: Is It Reliable?
Ask the Rov: What is the history and significance of the Alter Rebbe’s ksav? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Live: Halachos of Chanukah with Rabbi Braun
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He was Fluent in Likutei Torah from the Start
A close talmid and grandson-in-law of R. Aizel Homiler, R. Leizer Shimon Tumarkin was already fluent in Likutei Torah from the start. The two learned together b'chavrusa, and he later published R. Aizel's Chassidus works.
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Chassidus, Psychology, and Staying Anchored in Today’s World
In a recent podcast interview, Rabbi Michoel Gourarie, discusses the question many people struggle with today: What does it mean to live a Chassidishe life in a psychological, self-focused world, without turning Chassidus into psychology or into another form of self-help?
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Girls’ Winter Camp Concludes on a High
From Morocco to Venezuela, girls from around the world joined together in Lake Worth, Florida, for a once-a-year opportunity to connect, have fun, and grow in an inspiring camp atmosphere.
Winter Camp Kicks Off with Chassidishkeit and Connection
