‘What’s Your Plan?’ Bochurim Have an Answer at Downing St Rally
At a rally outside Downing Street, protesters held signs asking, “Prime Minister, what is your plan?” and called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to present a clear plan to fight antisemitism. Local mechina bochurim turned to Yidden at the rally with a practical demand of their own: put on tefillin, take Shabbos candles, and add a mitzvah.
Amid Battle, 328-Unit Homeless Shelter Opens In Crown Heights
As residents battle the opening of the ‘Mega’ Homeless Shelter in Crown Heights, another “smaller” shelter with 328 units has opened, to house at-risk youth aging out of foster care, formerly unhoused populations (Homeless), and formerly incarcerated individuals (Criminals).
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
Father and Son Shabbos Learning at New Location
Live: Erev Shabbos Seder Nigunim
The Man Who Wouldn’t Abandon the Kosel
Today is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yitzchok Avigdor Orenstein, a Lubavitch activist in the Old City of Yerushalayim, when his home was struck by a Jordanian bomb in 5708/1948.
‘Wait,’ Said the Rebbe — and the Baby Turned
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Massive Explosion Devastates Odesa Jewish School
The Chabad Ohr Avner school in Odesa was severely damaged and put out of commission following a wave of overnight bombings, but all 124 children at the Mishpacha Ukraine Jewish orphanage are safe after staff rushed them to shelters just moments before a massive blast shook the entire street.
The Rebbe’s Reaction to a Women’s Prayer Group Proposal
At the height of the feminist movement, a woman approached R’ Shlomo Cunin, asking to start a women’s prayer group. When he consulted the Rebbe, the Rebbe firmly rejected the idea, even if a halachic permissibility could be found.
Queen Camilla Receives Slain Bondi Shliach’s Final Book
When Lisa Sharkey was invited to a literacy event at the New York Public Library featuring Her Majesty Queen Camilla of England, who was visiting during the British royal couple’s state visit to the United States, the publisher knew just what to gift the Queen.
When to Eat Matza on Pesach Sheini
Although the common practice in Chabad is to eat matzah on the day of the 14th of Iyar, the Rebbe also encouraged people to eat matzah a second time.
Seven Years Later, Mezuzah Investigator Returns with Update
Seven years ago, Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Wolf (Chicago), shocked the Chabad world with the release of a video documenting the sad state of affairs regarding the Kashrus and quality of Mezuzos being sold. Now, he has an update.
Moshiach: How it Applies to Our Lives Today
A shiur by Rabbi Michoel Seligson, mashpia in Crown Heights, who explained deep concepts into clear lessons about the coming of Moshiach and how it applies to our lives today.
Israel Cancels Meron Hilula for First Time In Modern History
In a dramatic move, Israel’s Ministry of Jerusalem and Jewish Tradition has officially announced the full cancellation of this year’s Lag BaOmer hilula at Meron.
Live: Farbrengen Marking Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s Brother
Join live at 9:00 PM ET: A farbrengen tonight will feature words of inspiration from Rabbi Shmuel Lew (London, England), Rabbi Pesach Schmerling (Far Rockaway, NY), Rabbi Yosef Greenberg (Anchorage, AK), Rabbi Dovid Dubov (Princeton, NJ), Rabbi Mendel Feller (Twin Cities, MN), and others.
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When Fake News About the Rebbe Maharash Sparked a Public Rebuttal
2 Iyar marks 192 years from the birth of the Rebbe Maharash. From the Margins of Chabad History relates an episode of fake news from the contemporary maskilic press that gives us a glimpse of the respect in which he was held, details about his travels, and the loyalty of his devoted chasidim.
No Jew Left Behind on Australia’s Central Coast
After driving more than 300 kilometers, delivering matza across Australia’s Central Coast, Rabbi Nosson Kornhauser finally arrived home when his phone rang: There was one woman who had somehow been overlooked and matzah hadn’t been delivered to her home.
Moshiach for Gentiles?
Bris Postponed for Yellow Baby?
Ask the Rov: When is the bris delayed because the baby is yellow? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Asking a Small Child to Turn On the Lights?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including wiping the becher before use, asking a small child to turn on the lights, leaving a dryer running when Shabbos starts, and the bracha for an ice cream sandwich.
When to Count Sefirah When Davening Maariv Early?
Will There Be Mountains When Moshiach Comes?
Bris in the Morning or with a Crowd?
Ask the Rov: What time of day should a bris be held? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
The Rebbe’s Secret Shiva After His Brother’s Passing
In the morning, the Rebbetzin called Berel Yunik and asked him to come to her home. She told him she had received word from Liverpool, England, that the condition of the Rebbe’s brother was very serious. Soon, the truth became clear: the Rebbe’s brother had passed away. A diary recording the events of the time.
Inside the Rebbe’s Library: Working Line by Line with the Rebbe
Rabbi Berel Levine, director of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad Library at 770 and author of countless works in halacha and history, opens up about a life spent working directly under the Rebbe, with over 700 written answers he received from the Rebbe directing his every step.