On Yud Tes Kislev 5559 (1798), the Alter Rebbe was freed from imprisonment, heralding a new era in the spreading of Chassidus. The date is celebrated annually as the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus.
Yud Kislev: The Chag Hageulah of the Mitteler Rebbe
The 10th of Kislev marks the day when the Mitteler Rebbe was released from prison. Read the story of his arrest and release, and watch it celebrated at the Rebbe’s farbrengens.
Reb Meilech: A Master of All Trades
19 Cheshvan marks the fifth yahrzeit of venerated mashpia Reb Meilech Zwiebel, of Tomchei Temimim in Morristown, a maskil, gaon, oived, and extraordinary teacher.
The Rebbe Rashab’s Brother Who Said His Own Ma’amarim
11 Cheshvan marks the yahrzeit of Reb Schneur Zalman Aron Schneersohn, known as the ‘Raza’, eldest son of the Rebbe Maharash. He wrote many chiddushei Torah but burned them all and asked that the ashes be buried alongside him.
23 Elul: Yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s Grandfather
23 Elul is the yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s zeide, Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, a staunch chossid of the Rebbe Maharash and rov in Nikolayev.
What Reb Yeshaya Matlin Said After Checking the Rebbe’s Tefillin
2 Elul marks the yahrzeit Reb Yeshaya Hakohen Matlin, who merited to be the sofer who checked the Rebbe‘s tefillin and Moshiach’s Sefer Torah, as well as to be the Kohen to receive shaloch manos from the Rebbe. Read a collection of stories about his life and kiruvim from the Rebbe.
1 Iyar: Yahrzeit of Reb Mendel of Horodok
1 Iyar is the yahrzeit of Reb Mendel of Horodok/Vitebsk, a prime talmid of the Maggid of Mezritch, and to whom the Alter Rebbe traveled after the Maggid’s passing for almost five years.
The Rebbe and the Novominsker Dynasty
The Rebbes of Novominsk, including Rav Yakov Perlow , whose yahrzeit is Yud Gimmel Nissan, had a long-standing connection with the Chabad and the Rebbe.
16 Shevat: Yahrzeit of Harav Baruch Shalom Schneerson
Today, Tes Zayin Shevat, is the yahrzeit of Harav Baruch Shalom Schneerson, eldest son of the Tzemach Tzedek and great-great-grandfather of the Rebbe.
28 Teves: Birthday of Rebbetzin Chana
Today, Chof Ches Teves, is the birthday of the Rebbe’s mother Rebbetzin Chana. Read or watch a short biography of her extraordinary life.
18 Kislev: Yahrzeit of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Namesake
The 18th of Kislev is the yahrtzeit of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok of Avrutsch, son of the Tzemach Tzedek and father of the Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah.
Yud Tes Kislev: The Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus
On Yud Tes Kislev 5559 (1798), the Alter Rebbe was freed from imprisonment, heralding a new era in the spreading of Chassidus. The date is celebrated annually as the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus.
Yud Kislev: The Chag Hageulah of the Mitteler Rebbe
The 10th of Kislev marks the day when the Mitteler Rebbe was released from prison. Read the story of his arrest and release, and watch it celebrated at the Rebbe’s farbrengens.
25 Cheshvan: Appeals Court Upholds Seforim Ruling
On 25 Cheshvan 5748, the US Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Agudas Chasidei Chabad as the sole owner of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s library.
My Memories of an Extraordinary Mashpia
In honor of the fourth yahrtzeit of Reb Meilech Zwiebel a”h, Rabbi Chaim Chazan shares his memories of a mashpia who was a genius in all areas of Torah and completely removed from worldly matters, yet had a keen understanding of each bochur’s challenges.
The Rebbe’s Brother Who Said Ma’amarim
11 Cheshvan marks the yahrzeit of Reb Schneur Zalman Aron Schneersohn, known as the ‘Raza’, eldest son of the Rebbe Maharash. He wrote many chiddushei Torah but burned them all and asked that the ashes be buried alongside him.
13 Tishrei: Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Maharash
Thursday, Yud Gimmel Tishrei, marks the yahrzeit of the Rebbe Maharash. Read about his life, watch a farbrengen, and download learning material for the special day.
13 Elul: A Wedding in Lubavitch
13 Elul is the anniversary of the Frierdiker Rebbe‘s chassunah in 5657/1897. It was during the sheva brachos that the Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva was founded.
3 Elul: Yahrzeit of Harav Meir Greenberg
Harav Meir Greenberg was one of the first American temimim, and was one of the six bochurim who traveled to the Frierdiker Rebbe in Otwock on the eve of the Nazi invasion. He later served as a Rosh Yeshiva, Rov, and Shliach.
2 Elul: Yahrzeit of Reb Shaya Hakohen Matlin
In honor of the yahrzeit of Reb Shaya Hakohen Matlin, read a collection of stories about the man who was known as ‘the Rebbe’s sofer’ and ‘the Rebbe’s Kohen’.