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Oholei Torah Zal Begins With 540 Bochurim, Expanded Faculty

With 540 talmidim beginning the new Shnas Halimudim, Oholei Torah Beis Medrash has expanded its faculty and support staff and added two new dormitory locations to accommodate the growing number of bochurim.

Shliach and Tech Executive Chavrusa Turned Into a Book

After years of learning together, Vancouver shliach Rabbi Shmuel Yeshayahu and tech executive Daniel Friedmann, published Your Calling, exploring how Torah can help readers discover their purpose.

The Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe Who Lived Near 770

11 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Chaim Yehoshua Schneersohn-Twerski, the Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe, who lived just steps from 770. A great-grandson of the Mitteler Rebbe, he maintained a close connection with the Rebbeim and devoted his life to Taharas HaMishpacha and strengthening Yiddishkeit in America.

‘Party Planned’ Takes the Planning Out of Shluchos’ Events

As the Shluchim Office enters its 40th year, a brand new initiative, Party Planned is launched for Shluchos: a collection of five fully planned and tried and tested events, prepared from A to Z.

Moscow Yeshiva Opens New Year With Expanded Staff

Moscow’s main Yeshiva Ketana opened its doors on the first day of Elul for the new zman, welcoming the bochurim back as a new Rosh Mesivta and mashpia joined the yeshiva.

Chabad Delegation Pays Shiva Call to Yerushalayim Mayor

A delegation of Chabad rabbonim, shluchim and representatives in Yerushalayim visited Mayor Moshe Lion on Sunday afternoon as he sits shiva following the passing of his father, Shalom Lion.

Nine Years Later, Nigeria’s Unfinished Tanya Mission Is Finally Complete

Left unfinished nine years ago, a recently published ma’ane of the Rebbe prompted Shluchim to revisit a Tanya printing. There they discovered a lone Jew living in Calabar and finally completed the edition.

Missionaries Hide Messages Inside Siddurim at 770

Missionary pages carrying an innocuous-looking Hebrew message have been discovered inserted inside siddurim around 770, amid a recent increase in missionary activity targeting the area.

35 Years Since Yankel Rosenbaum Murdered in Crown Heights

Today, Yud Elul, marks 35 years since a mob murdered 29-year-old Lubavitcher Yankel Rosenbaum Hy”d during the Crown Heights riots of 5751.

Chabad Sues to Stop Desecration of Historic Chevron Cemetery

Beis Din Rabbonei Chabad of Eretz Yisroel filed a petition seeking urgent legal action against Israeli government bodies over the ongoing desecration of the historic Chabad cemetery plot in Chevron. Among those buried there is Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel, the granddaughter of the Alter Rebbe.

More Than 60 Shluchim Sign Up for Monday’s Free Fundraising Workshop

More than 60 shluchim have already registered for Mastering the Inner Game of Fundraising, a free live online workshop exploring the fears, beliefs and patterns that can hold shluchim back from fundraising with confidence.

After 30 Years, Kfar Chabad Unveils Major Expansion Plan

After three decades with almost no new residential construction, Kfar Chabad is preparing for a historic expansion, with a major building plan that would bring approximately 600 new housing units to the Lubavitch village. Some, however, are raising concerns that the large-scale development could lead to a demographic shift and alter the unique chassidishe character of the village.

Microsoft Exec Launches AI-Powered Jewish Living Platform

Top Israeli tech and media figures gathered in Savyon to celebrate the launch of Jewit – Simply Being Jewish, a groundbreaking AI-powered platform directed by shliach Rabbi Shmuel Bistritzky.

Today: Rebbe’s Aliyah Permit to Eretz Yisroel on Auction

A rare discovery, unveiled for the first time at the Moreshet auction house, is sending shockwaves through researchers of the Rebbe's history: a collection of original documents that vanished from sight for a hundred years (!) and are now seeing the light of day.

A Holy Jew Lived in Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi – II

Part two of the series about the fascinating and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi of Shanghai traces his response to the Holocaust, post-war communal activism, visit to Eretz Yisrael and America, and his final years in New York as the rov and father figure of the international Shanghai diaspora.