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Photos: Autumn in Lubavitch

V’yaakov holach l’darko: A beautiful photo gallery captures the autumn scenery along the streets of the historic town of Lubavitch.

1,000 Expected at 10th Annual CYP Encounter

A decade after just 35 young Jewish professionals gathered in Crown Heights for the first Chabad Young Professionals (CYP) Encounter, registration is set to open for its landmark 10th year, with over 1,000 participants expected from around the world.

New Technology Allows Release of Sensitive Rebbe Videos

A rare collection of videos showing the Rebbe addressing sensitive issues has been released using new technology to conceal the identities of those seeking the Rebbe’s guidance.

Secular Jewish Group Adopts Chabad’s Sukkah Mobile

In what may be a first, a non-frum Jewish organization has adopted Chabad’s idea of the Sukkah Mobile, bringing the mitzvos of sukkos to Jews wherever they are. Countless passersby came over to visit the sukkah, with many also taking the opportunity to shake lulav and esrog.

Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim Opens Registration

The Shluchim Office opens registration for the Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim, an annual highlight for Young Shluchim living around the world, with both in person and virtual tracks.

Queens Unity Concert Draws Thousands on Main Street

Thousands gathered in Queens for the Fifth Annual Unity Sukkos Concert and Simchas Beis HaShoeva. The annual celebration featured both Ashkenazic and Sephardic singers, bringing both communities together with achdus.

Hundreds Celebrate Sukkos at Sydney’s Luna Park

Hundreds of Jewish families from across Sydney gathered at the iconic Luna Park for a Chol Hamoed Sukkos celebration, enjoying amusement rides, a sukkah overlooking Sydney Harbour, and the opportunity to bentch lulav and esrog.

Thousands Celebrate Sukkos Overlooking Niagara Falls

A Sukkah with a magnificent view of Niagara Falls welcomed thousands of Jewish visitors from around the world, with minyanim, arba minim and a special Bar Mitzvah celebration adding to the simcha of Yom Tov.

Pomona Kinus Torah Weighs In on Chassidus Learning Debate

A Kinus Torah in Pomona brought together Anash for engaging discussions in Halacha and Chassidus, including one weighing in on the ongoing debate over the proper approach to learning Chassidus.

New Music Video: ‘Mozhesh Da Nye Chotshesh!’

A new animated music video brings the story of the Shpoler Zeide and a wagon stuck in the mud to life, combining an original song with Pixar-style animation to deliver a powerful message about recognizing our abilities and helping others overcome their struggles.

New Initiative Makes Daily Mitzvah Fun for Children

A new initiative is helping children around the world learn the daily Sefer HaMitzvos. With grade-specific quizzes and a weekly raffle for children who complete all the questions, DailyMitzva.com offers parents, schools, teachers, shuls and Shluchim an easy way to make daily mitzvah learning part of every child’s routine.

Aliba D’hilchesa: How Halacha Provides Direction, Clarity, and Geshmak

In an in-depth interview, Rabbi Menachem Aizenman, Rosh Yeshiva of the Poconos Yeshiva, speaks about the unique approach to learning Gemara he institued: learning aliba d’hilchesa. “It’s not plainly Gemara alongside Shulchan Aruch. It’s using the poskim’s guidance to understand the framework of the sugya itself.”

Governor Hochul Visits the Ohel Ahead of Elections

New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Ohel in Queens on Erev Shabbos, where she praised the Rebbe’s profound influence on Jewish life in New York and around the world.

Shterna Sarah Tevel, 69, AH

Shterna Sarah Tevel, a longtime Crown Heights resident known for her devotion to the Rebbe and caring for others, passed away on Erev Shabbos, 28 Tishrei.

When You’ve Always Had Chassidus, Can You Truly Appreciate It?

Can an FFB learn and be excited about Yiddishkeit and Chassidus like a Baal Teshuva? Conversations in Chassidus releases Episode 15 with Rabbi Yaakov Wagner, Menahel of Yeshiva Tiferes, Morristown. In tribute to Rabbi Avraham Lipskier A"H.

Hundreds Danced Nightly at Kingston Simchas Beis Hashoeivah

Hundreds of residents and visitors from the Poconos, Brooklyn, and surrounding communities gathered each night of Chol Hamoed for Kingston’s fifth annual Simchas Beis Hashoeivah, featuring a different musical lineup each evening.

Crown Heights Rov to Headline Annual Tzama Event

Rabbi Yosef Braun, rov of Crown Heights and a member of the Beis Din, is set to headline this year’s Tzama events at Binyanei HaUma in Yerushalayim. The Yud Tes Kislev event, now in its 17th year, draws enormous crowds from every sector of Israeli society.

Lauderhill Mayor Hosts Shluchim at October 7 Memorial

Shluchim in Lauderhill, Florida, joined community leaders and residents for a memorial event marking the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, offering words of inspiration and tefillos in memory of the victims.

Dnipro Community Honors Memory of the Rebbe’s Brother

On the date designated by many as the yahrtzeit of Reb Dovber Schneerson, brother of the Rebbe, shluchim, anash and representatives of the Jewish Community of Dnipro gathered at the mass grave where he is buried, on the grounds of the regional hospital in Igren, to honor his memory and the memory of the other innocent victims of the Nazi genocide.

Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Shabbos Bereishis Farbrengens

The Rebbe held 42 farbrengens on Shabbos Bereishis. The sichos from these farbrengens span around 770 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos in Sichos Kodesh, and around 120 pages in the 14 English Hanochos.

Construction Advances on New Learning Space Behind 770

Construction is moving ahead on a new learning space on Union Street near Kingston Avenue, at the site of the historic Kollel building behind 770. When completed, the climate-controlled beis medrash will provide seating for more than 300 bochurim and yungeleit, adding much-needed learning space just steps from 770.