Despite Limitations, Joyous Lag Baomer Celebrated in Meron
Yidden of every type and stripe from across Eretz Yisroel gathered in Meron to celebrate Lag Baomer at Rashbi’s kever, with photographer Dovber Hechtman capturing the atmosphere, hadlaka, dancing, and more.
After Eight Years of Waiting – A Modern Lag Baomer Miracle
Eight years had passed since the birth of our first child. Eight years of hope and tefilos. A chossid shares his miraculous story after visiting the Rebbe on Lag Baomer last year.
Parade Ramming Driver Caught, Witnesses Speak Up
Cheder Children Parade Proudly in Paris Park
Watch: The Light of Rashbi in Chassidus
A Thousand Jews Transform Ecuador’s Party Town
A Month Later, Moshiach Campaign Impact Continues
MAZAL TOV
What Are We Celebrating on Lag BaOmer?
In a short maamar, said by the Alter Rebbe on Lag Baomer 5562, he explains concisely what we are celebrating on Lag BaOmer in the first place. For the first time, this maamar has been translated into English.
Shut Out of Meron, Israelis Bring Lag Baomer Home
Due to limits of IDF Homefront Command on gatherings at Meron, celebrations have been held throughout the country to mark the holy day of Lag Baomer, with many more joining in the simcha of Rashbi.
Final Chance: Be Part of Rashbi’s Zechus for Children in Public Schools
It’s a great zechus to support the Lag Baomer parades where as the Rebbe said Rashbi himself dances. Donate today to a parade for public school children in Sheepshead Bay and have your name mentioned at the Ohel.
New Hilchos Shabbos Course Starting Next Week
Have you always wanted to study the laws of Shabbos in depth, in a clear and comprehensive way, directly from the Shulchan Aruch? Now is your opportunity! Machon Lemaan Yilmedu is launching a new in-depth Hilchos Shabbos course with Rabbi Tuvia Kassimov, guiding you through the halachos from the Tur and Beis Yosef, through the Shulchan Aruch, all the way to the rulings of the Acharonim.
On Lag Baomer, Promote the ‘Unity Letter’ Campaign
Lag BaOmer is a special opportunity to sign up Yidden for a letter in the “Unity Torah”, and especially to register children in the “Children’s Unity Torah.”
Levaya Held for Professor Yirmiyahu Branover
The levaya for Professor Yirmiyahu Branover, a world-renowned physicist and devoted Chossid who shared a close connection with the Rebbe and dedicated his life to spreading Torah among Russian Jewry, passed by 770 on Monday evening en route to kevura in Yerushalayim.
Professor Yirmiyahu Branover, 94, AH
Professor Yirmiyahu Branover, a world-renowned physicist who spent decades proving to the world that there is no contradiction between cutting-edge science and a life of Torah and mitzvos, and who shared a close and unique connection with the Rebbe, passed away on Monday, 17 Iyar.
Nachlas Har Chabad is All Ready to Parade
Colorful Lag BaOmer banners went up across Nachlas Har Chabad as the community prepared for a large children’s parade under the theme of “Koach 12,” marking 50 years since the Rebbe introduced the 12 Pesukim.
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Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist?
In honor of the upcoming 126th yartzeit of Harav Shlomo Zalman of Kopust, From the Margins of Chabad History presents new information about his life and stance towards the Zionist movement.
Officials Join Packed Legislative Brunch in Crown Heights
A large crowd filled Anshei Lubavitch on Sunday as elected officials, city leaders, askanim, and residents gathered for a Crown Heights legislative brunch addressing the neighborhood’s growth, public safety, housing concerns, and community needs.
Removing Mezuzos When Moving Out
Keeping a Faulty Scale in the Kitchen?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reciting a MiShebeirach for a non-Jew, the brocho on potato kugel and matza crackers, and keeping an inaccurate scale in the kitchen.
Moshiach: How it Applies to Our Lives Today
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.
The Rebbe Said ‘Wait’ and the Baby Turned
As doctors prepared for an emergency C-section, the Goldmans in Johannesburg, South Africa, made a late-night call to the Rebbe. The Rebbe instructed them to wait, and moments later, the baby turned on its own.
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.