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He Didn’t Believe the Stories Until He Saw It with His Eyes

Columbus developer William Schottenstein once doubted the miracle stories told about the Rebbe. But after the Rebbe blessed his downtown redevelopment and told him to build bigger — advice that made no sense at the time — a neighboring parcel suddenly became available, allowing for a 23-story expansion that saved the project and stunned everyone involved.

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..

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Reb Yisroel Noach’s Rule: Ask the Baalei Batim, Then…

When Reb Yisroel Noach, the Tzemach Tzedek's son, set out to build his home in Niezhin, he gathered the local..

Tes Kislev: Mitteler Rebbe’s Birthday and Yahrtzeit

As pressure mounted from the government and a devastating decree loomed, the Mitteler Rebbe’s last journey led him to Haditch..

‘If They Would Teach Chassidus, We Could Have Brought Moshiach’

In a 5727 yechidus, the Rebbe told Reb Shmuel Levitin that despite hundreds of yungeleit attending farbrengens, the true work..

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How a Fourteen-Year-Old Girl’s Letter Caught the Rebbe’s Attention

As a young teenage girl in Yerushalayim of the 1950s, Batsheva Shemtov sought the Rebbe’s advice on how to reach..

The Meshulach Counted Each Bochur as Ten

When the meshulach for Tomchei Temimim, Reb Yechiel Halperin, told people that there were 400 bochurim in the yeshiva, the..

Find the Right Mashpia and Stick with Him

When Yossel Mochkin was told to leave yeshiva, he poured his heartbreak into a three-page letter and handed it to..

The Rebbe Paused Mid-Sentence… and Finished 6 Months Later

A brief hospital visit pulled Dr. Jerry Kasle into a world he barely knew existed. Months later, the Rebbe stopped..

His Burnt Hand Showed on the Window

The Tzemach Tzedek's other grandfather, Reb Noach Altshuler was a close talmid of Reb Mendel Horodoker. When faced a choice..

From Dokshitz to Sioux City: The Spirit and Flavor of Yud-Tes Kislev

In honor of Shabbos Mevorchim Kislev, From the Margins of Chabad History surveys Yud-Tes Kislev celebrations in Chabad history, exploring..

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Rebbe, I Want to Give to a ‘Big Cause’

When a donor told the Rebbe that he has a large sum of money that he would like to a..

The Shabbos Farbrengen No One Saw Coming

It began with an ordinary farbrengen, until the Rebbe suddenly appeared again, moments before shkiah. What followed was an unscheduled,..

Chof Cheshvan: Birthday of the Rebbe Rashab

Chof Cheshvan marks the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, the fifth of the Chabad Rebbeim, born in 5621 (1860).

His Grandfather Scolded Him When He Didn’t Say ‘Gut Voch’

A wealthy merchant, R. Meir Simcha Chein learned Chassidus and davened ba’arichus each day. As a child, he entered his..

What Would the Chofetz Chaim Say Today?

“The Chofetz Chaim was the Rebbe of the Veltishe Yidden,” the Rebbe said. And on another occasion, the Rebbe quoted..

The Man with Whom the Rebbe Loved to ‘Schmooze’

Rabbi Meir Amsel, the editor of the Hamaor journal, merited long yechidusen discussing Torah topics. Most people who went to..

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From BBC to Cambridge, He Brought Lubavitch to the British Mainstage

From BBC appearances to late-night farbrengens at Cambridge, Rabbi Faivish Vogel brought Lubavitch into the British conversation and helped mentor..

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My Bubby, Rebbetzin Rochele Fogelman

Rabbi Moshe Levin, rabbi of Chabad Pico - Bais Betzalel in Los Angeles, shares special memories of his grandmother, Rebbetzin..

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When New York’s Fiercest Election Ended Up at the Rebbe’s Doorstep

Newly published photographs from the JEM archives, shot by Rabbi Chaim Boruch Halberstam on a tiny Minox “spy camera,” capture..

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The Chabad Mashpia Who Challenged Lord Balfour

108 years ago, on November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration of support for the “establishment..

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Every Yid is a shliach: A traveler was seen helping another put on tefillin at the Chabad Air stand at JFK airport in New York.
In honor of Yud Daled Kislev, the 97th anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, a farbrengen will be held at the Ohel on Wednesday night. The Ohel buses will also be making extra trips for all those wishing to visit the Ohel.
Mazal tov!
Israel’s incoming ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Walid Abu-Haya, paid his first official visit to the Chabad House in Batumi, directed by Rabbi Zevi Mandelzon, where they focused on Chanukah preparations and strengthening ties with the local Jewish community.
Three months after Krayot shliach Rabbi Pinchas Pizem miraculously returned to life following cardiac arrest, open-heart surgery, and three resuscitations, his family, local rabbonim and senior doctors gathered on his birthday to thank Hashem for the great miracle.
A car from Russia was spotted sporting a license plate that quotes the famous nigun: “Nyet, nyet nikavo” — there is none but Hashem.
Mazal tov!
Anash of New Haven gathered for a farbrengen marking the birthday and yahrtzeit of the Mitteler Rebbe, as well as the 200th year of the Chag HaGeulah, with guest speaker Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht from Norwalk, Connecticut
The Buffalo Anash community gathered at the Knesset Center for a farbrengen marking the 200th year since the Mitteler Rebbe’s geulah on Yud Kislev
Acting head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Moscow, J. Douglas Dykhouse, who serves as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, met with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar at the Marina Roscha shul.
After massive floods in Sri Lanka that caused hundreds of deaths, an Israeli who had been among the more than 200 missing was located and came to the Chabad House in Weligama, run by Rabbi Yossi Grumach.
Dozens of shluchim and shluchos from Orange County, California gathered at the new Shul by the Shore in Long Beach to farbreng and connect with one another.
South African shliach Rabbi Yossi Goldman speaks at a packed ‘Don’t Run’ event at the new Chabad House in Flatbush, directed by shliach Rabbi Zalman Liberow, about the Rebbe’s directive to stay put even during tumultuous times
A 770 bochur speaks with a journalist who came to report at 770
Shluchim and Anash who serve in leading Kashrus positions in North America, Europe and the Far East, joined the conference of The Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO) in Yerushalayim.
Around 50 Monsey Anash participated in a farbrengen on Motzei Shabbos in honor of Tes-Yud Kislev with Rabbi Yechiel Krisch.
Hundreds of Jewish teens from across Europe gather in Budapest, Hungary, for Cteen's annual Europe Shabbaton.
The mufti of Kislovodsk in southwestern Russia asks Rabbi Berel Lazar for a blessing during his visit for the reopening of the city's historic shul.
This week’s Sholom Zochors in Crown Heights – Shabbos Parshas Vayeitzei 5786.
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