German Chancellor Boards Mitzvah Tank in Berlin
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, and a top government delegation visited Berlin’s Jewish community this week, hosted by Head Shliach Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal. The highlight came when Chancellor Merz stepped aboard the Chabad Mitzvah Tank operated by Rabbi Mendel Brandwine.
Children Parade Proudly Through Crown Heights Streets
Crown Heights boys and girls paraded through the streets of Crown Heights, celebrating the special day of Lag Baomer with achdus, song, and Yiddishe pride. The parade concluded with a children’s rally in the park.
2,000 Dance at Chabad Lakewood’s Lag Baomer Park Event
Pro-Palestinians Protest in Manhattan, Deface Rebbe Poster
$10K Match Brings Hope to 21 Shluchim Couples
Local Businesses Step Up to Support Crown Heights Hatzalah
Posting Negative Online Reviews?
Ask the Rov: Can I post a negative review about a Jewish-owned business or product? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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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.
Parade Ramming Driver Caught, Witnesses Speak Up
The driver who rammed into participants at a Chabad Lag BaOmer parade in Be’er Sheva was quickly apprehended by police. Despite official claims that the incident is not being treated as a terror attack, eyewitness accounts strongly suggest it was a deliberate act of terror.
Cheder Children Parade Proudly in Paris Park
Children of the Lubavitch Cheder of Paris gathered in the Bois de Vincennes for a lively Lag Baomer parade, filling the park with Jewish pride and the simcha of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
Watch: The Light of Rashbi in Chassidus
In a special shiur for Lag Baomer, Reb Yosef Klyne, Rosh Kollel of Kollel L’Lomdei Dach, offers iyun, clarity, and practical takeaways, in the spirit of pnimiyus haTorah and the light of Rashbi.
A Thousand Jews Transform Ecuador’s Party Town
Set along Ecuador’s Pacific coast, Montañita’s steady waves draw surfers from around the world, while its nightlife has earned it a reputation as one of the country’s most energetic party towns. Now, Chabad is there for the visitors.
A Month Later, Moshiach Campaign Impact Continues
Over 160 communities across four continents hosted Moshiach Seudah programs using the Festival of the Future curriculum. The theme, “Lessons from the Land for Personal Redemption,” focused on drawing personal takeaways from Eretz Yisrael.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.