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Lubavitch Youth Organization Launches New Website

The Lubavitch Youth Organization (LYO), which recently marked its 70th anniversary, has launched a new website providing a comprehensive overview of the mosdos, programs and activities it sponsors throughout the year.

Two Mesiras Nefesh Yidden Who Grew Into Great Chassidim

8 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Katznellenbogen and Reb Yosef Volovik, two generations of mesiras nefesh Yidden who became remarkable talmidei chachomim and Chassidim, keeping Torah and Yiddishkeit alive through decades of Soviet persecution and hardship.

Start Treating Your Yeshivah Like a Chabad House

In a candid interview, Rabbi Uri Perlman, founder of the Wilkes Yeshiva, discusses why the tone and approach of yeshivos toward bochurim needs to shift, and explains how his yeshiva was built on a diffrent model.

The Rebbe Rejected His Offer to Donate a Year of His Life

When young Shamshi Yunik was moved to donate years to the Rebbe, the Rebbe rejected his offer and redirected him to the proper way for him to give of his life to the Rebbe.

‘Queens Mesivta’ Begins New Zman in Crown Heights

The blasts of the shofar ushered in the new Elul zman at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Queens, which opened for the year freshly painted and newly furnished.

New Chabad House Opens on the Island of Corsica

A storefront on the main road in Calvi, on Corsica’s northwest coast, is now home to the island’s fourth Chabad center, something that longtime Jewish residents say they could never have imagined decades ago.

Heavy Downpour Floods Parts of 770

Heavy rain flooded several areas of 770 on Thursday evening, leaving portions of the main zal and downstairs areas soaked.

Last Missing Soldier Comes Home on the Day of Rebbe’s Bracha

Thirty-eight years to the day after his father tearfully asked the Rebbe for a bracha for his son who went missing in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, Staff Sergeant Yehuda Katz will finally be brought to burial.

Bochur Lightly Injured in Crown Heights Car Accident

A bochur from the kvutza currently learning in 770 sustained light injuries this afternoon in a car accident on Brooklyn Avenue and Eastern Parkway, down the street from 770. Baruch Hashem, it appears he sustained only light injuries, and he is reported to be expected to be fine.

Mother and Son Produce Tribute to Beloved Rebbi

As the new school year approaches, singer Rochel Gurkow releases her first mother-and-son duet, called "Little Moishy," dedicated to Rabbi Yossi Wilansky a"h, who cared so much for each of his talmidim.

One Chossid’s Vision Continues to Illuminate Hundreds

More than sixty years ago, Rabbi Meir Roness ע"ה answered the Rebbe's call to spread the wellsprings of Chassidus. Today, through Keren Meir, that mission continues—and the community is once again invited to be a part of it.

Please Stop with ‘The King is in the Field’

"'The King is in the field' has become an overused cliché. Few people stop to consider what it actually means. Instead, we repeat it like a slogan, a reassuring phrase meant to make us feel good, but only on a superficial level."

A Home-Cooked L’chaim and a Wedding on Paper Plates

Mrs. Mariashi Groner recalls how the Rebbe’s call for simpler l’chaims shaped her own engagement, and how her father carried the same message into her wedding with simple invitations, paper plates, and plenty of joy.

Special Trail at Detroit Camp Retraces Rebbe’s Historic Visit

Camp Gan Yisroel Detroit marked a historic milestone this week, commemorating 70 years since the Rebbe’s visit to Gan Yisroel with a day of special programming, including the ribbon cutting of a model of 770 and the opening of a unique Gan Yisroel Trail throughout the campgrounds.

20 Bricks of Ice for a Mikvah in Lebanon

In a podcast interview, Rabbi Shlomo Bistritzky, shliach to North Ranch, California for nearly four decades, shares memories of his parents' humble devotion to others, the Rebbe's personal care, and reflects on raising children without panic.

The Chossid Who Had a Heart Attack When His Beard Was Shaved

Reb Berel Levertov, known among Lubavitcher chassidim as Berel Kabilaker, was a devoted chossid who gave his life for Yiddishkeit under Soviet rule. Arrested by the KGB in 1947, he died after guards forcibly shaved his beard in prison, a tragic end to a life of mesirus nefesh.

Kasriel Nachman Keinan, 24, AH

After more than a week of intensive searches, the body of missing Lubavitcher bochur Kasriel Nachman Keinan was found Thursday afternoon in difficult terrain near the Swiss Forest outside Tiveria.

Structure Collapses at Camp Emunah, Campers Lightly Injured

A late-night activity at Camp Emunah turned frightening when part of the floor inside an abandoned wooden structure collapsed beneath a group of girls, leaving two lightly injured.

36 Mechanchim Complete Transformative Training

Thirty-six mechanchim completed the 12th annual Gold Star Teachers’ Training Course by Igud Hamelamdim, gaining practical classroom tools and a new perspective on how to approach chinuch with confidence and clarity.

Judge Halts Bike Lane Project After Resident Sues

The controversial Kingston and Brooklyn Avenue bike lane project has been halted by a Kings County Supreme Court judge, stopping DOT from continuing construction while a lawsuit brought by a Crown Heights resident moves forward.

Search Intensifies for Missing Bochur, Surveillance Footage Found

Drones, jeeps, search dogs, and dozens of volunteers are continuing to search across Tiveria, the Kinneret and Beit Shemesh for the missing Chabad bochur, as investigators and search teams follow every available lead but have yet to find a breakthrough.