AI, Chinuch, Fundraising and More at Kinus Workshops
Fifty focused meetings across eleven tracks at the world’s largest Jewish conference gave thousands of rabbis a full day to collaborate on timely challenges and share strategies to strengthen Jewish life worldwide.
David Chase Correspondence Emerges as 770 Expansion Materializes
Nearly 40 years after Mr. David Chase invited the Rebbe to the Even Hapina groundbreaking for the expansion of 770, as the first step of that vision now begins, the Rebbe’s English correspondence with him has been published.
Hineini: Shluchim Report to Their Meshaleiach
New ZAKA Chabad Unit Launched at the Kinus
More Than a Business: The Shlichus Behind Machon STaM
New CKids Overnight Camp to Open on the West Coast
Free 2-Week Challenge Helps Shluchim Bring Kinus Energy Home
MAZAL TOV
I Made the Mistake of Misrepresenting the Rebbe
When a group of Jewish students barricaded themselves in a shelter and threatened mass suicide, R’ Dovid Eliezrie was called upon to intervene. But a startling phone call from the Rebbe’s mazkirus taught him a lesson he won’t forget.
Chabad Winter Fellowship Offers a Life-Changing Yeshiva Experience
Following a highly successful summer program that brought nearly 50 teens and young adults together for Torah learning, farbrengens, and lasting friendships, Chabad Fellowships is launching a new winter session in Morristown, New Jersey, offering Shluchim an opportunity to give young men in their communities a transformative experience in Yiddishkeit.
15-Year-Old CKid Brings Tefillin to Pittsburgh’s Streets
Every Friday, outside a kosher grocery store in Pittsburgh, a 15-year-old CKids camper can be found helping Jewish men put on tefillin. Just two years ago, that same boy didn’t even know what tefillin was.
New Website Brings Rebbe’s English Letters One Click Away
For half a century, hundreds of thousands of Jews from all across the world wrote to the Rebbe with their deepest questions, and the Rebbe responded time and again, answering each with unmistakable clarity, timeless wisdom, and boundless empathy. Now, for the first time, the Rebbe’s English letters have officially launched online, making that guidance accessible to anyone, anywhere, in seconds.
Live From Chevron: Thousands Gather for Shabbos Chayei Sarah
Join live from 7:30–9:00 AM ET for a special broadcast from Chevron, as Chabad prepares to welcome thousands for Shabbos Chayei Sarah, with a look at the preparations, the visitors, and the unique atmosphere near the Me’aras Hamachpelah.
Avos Ubanim to Begin in 14 Crown Heights Shuls
The popular Avos Ubanim Betzalel learning program will begin this Motzoei Shabbos at 14 locations in Crown Heights, Remsen Village, and East Flatbush.
Free Weekly Audio Story: The Rebbe Rashab’s Mystery Order
A Gutte Nacht with the Rebbe, a new free weekly audio series for children featuring true stories told by the Rebbe, begins with the story of a mysterious package delivered to the Frierdiker Rebbe in Vienna.
Tzeirei Hashluchim Kinus Releases 5787 Theme Song
As Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim kicks off, the Shluchim Office releases this year’s exciting and uplifting theme song,
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A Journalist’s Fascination with Lubavitch From Siberia to Paris
After their Great Escape from Soviet Russia and a period in German and Austrian DP camps, 1000 Lubavitcher refugees converged in Paris in 5707–5708. Local Yiddish journalist Yitzchak Shmulevitsh was amazed by their devotion to Torah and each other, and documented their work to establish a yeshivah and a girls’ school, as well as the eventual departure of many of them to Eretz Yisrael. Part III of a series.
Chabad.org Unveils ‘Chabad.org Labs’
In time for the Kinus Hashluchim, Chabad.org has launched 'Chabad.org Labs,' a new platform that offers a look under the hood at the features its team is developing.
The Alter Rebbe’s Handwritten Kabbalah Maamar Explained
The Age of Chinuch for Shabbos Candles?
Ask the Rov: From what age should a girl begin lighting her own Shabbos candle? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Smaller Tefillin for Bar Mitzvah Boys?
Bracha on Cake and Tea After Bentching?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including cake and tea after bentching, heated floors on Shabbos, shirt buttons right over left, and born during Bein haShmoshos.
In the Twilight: Melacha During Bein Hashmashos
Ask the Rov: I realized right after shkiah that the dining room lights are off. May I ask a non-Jew to turn them on? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Too Tired to Daven Maariv – Can You Make It Up?
The Night I Served as the Rebbe’s Cardiologist
When Dr. Ralph Silverman received an urgent call asking him to help care for the Rebbe following his heart attack, he found himself spending a night at 770, followed by a fascinating conversation with the Rebbe.
Mrs. Chanie Serebryanski, 57, AH
Mrs. Chanie Serebryanski, shlucha to Toronto for over 35 years, passed away on Monday, 22 Cheshvan.