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Sydney Tanya Shiur Expands for Rabbi Yaakov Levitan’s 40th

This Tuesday, 12 Elul, marks what would have been the 40th birthday of Rabbi Yaakov Levitan HY”D. To honor his memory, a Sydney-based weekly Tanya shiur dedicated in Yaakov’s name is encouraging people to join in ongoing Torah learning and help ensure that his name continues to inspire spiritual growth and connection.

225 Talmidim Begin New Zman at Oholei Torah Mesivta

The halls of Mesivta Oholei Torah are once again filled with the vibrant sound of Torah as 225 talmidim begin a new Shnas Halimudim at the Greenwald Campus on Remsen Avenue, making it the largest Lubavitch Mesivta in North America.

New Doors, Sparkling Floors: 770 Readies for Tishrei

From newly refreshed benches to gleaming floors and renewed entranceways, 770 is already beginning to show the signs of the extensive preparations that precede Tishrei each year.

Teacher Creates Full-Year Jewish Calendar for Classrooms

A classroom teacher frustrated by month-by-month calendars created a giant dry-erase Jewish calendar showing the entire school year, with Hebrew and English dates side by side.

Pull-Out Pens Bring 12 Pesukim Into Children’s Daily Lives

Marking 50 years since the Rebbe launched the 12 Pesukim campaign, a new pull-out pen is helping thousands of children in camps and schools connect with the Pesukim in a personal and practical way.

You Really Want to Change; So Why Haven’t You?

We tend to assume that if we truly wanted to change, we would have changed already. A powerful insight in the Rebbe’s maamar Ani L’Dodi 5726 suggests that the truth may be very different. From an Elul shiur by Los Angeles Mashpia Rabbi Mendel Schapiro.

There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’

11 Elul is the yahrzeit of Harav Shmuel Halevi Levitin, a devoted chossid, rov, and mashpia who served as the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe’s shliach. He oversaw Tomchei Tmimim across Russia until his arrest and exile to Siberia. The Rebbe showed him great kiruvim and dedicated a sicha to him after his passing.

New Press Publishes Translations of Chassidus for Women

A new book press called Inner World Press, founded by Chava Green, has published its first book this year called "The Feminine Paradox: Ezer Kenegdo, Opposition that Births a Luminous World."

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.

Ohel Bus Runs Expanded Schedule for Elul

Bus to Ohel is expanding its Crown Heights service, with hourly buses throughout the day and additional evening trips during the special days of Elul and the opening of the new zman.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.