A Full-Time Menahel Just for Recess? It’s Working
Featuring designated courts, active supervision, and a backdrop of niggunim, Oholei Torah is bringing a new level of order and joy to the playground with the hiring of a dedicated full-time recess menahel and separate, well-monitored spaces for every grade.
JEM Director Featured on Popular Yiddish Podcast
In the 15th episode of a rapidly growing new Yiddish podcast, host and White House Correspondent Shloime Zionce sat down with Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin of JEM, to discuss the Rebbe, JEM and Shleimus Haaretz.
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Three months after Krayot shliach Rabbi Pinchas Pizem miraculously returned to life following cardiac arrest, open-heart surgery, and three resuscitations, his family, local rabbonim and senior doctors gathered on his birthday to thank Hashem for the great miracle.
‘The Proposal is Outrageous’
When a suggestion came up to place a picture of the Rebbe in every newspaper for Yud Tes Kislev, the Rebbe was consulted. However, the Rebbe rejected it outright, calling the practice "nochamachen di velt" (copying worldly trends).
Ukraine’s Deputy PM Visits the Kosel with his Chief Rabbi
Mrs. Ita Hildeshaim, 100, AH
Mrs. Ita Hildeshaim, who was born in Communist Russia and survived the war to raise a large frum family with mesiras nefesh, strength, and quiet dignity, passed away on Thursday, 14 Kislev.
‘Jews Don’t Run!’ South African Rabbi Brings Rebbe’s Calm to NYC
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He Didn’t Believe the Stories Until He Saw It with His Eyes
Columbus developer William Schottenstein once doubted the miracle stories told about the Rebbe. But after the Rebbe blessed his downtown redevelopment and told him to build bigger — advice that made no sense at the time — a neighboring parcel suddenly became available, allowing for a 23-story expansion that saved the project and stunned everyone involved.
Tonight: Start Saying V’sein Tal Umotor
We begin saying V’sein Tal Umotor in Shmoneh Esrei tonight during Maariv. What happens if one forgets? Rabbi Yosef Braun presents a clear halacha guide.
770 Mashpia Farbrengs with Nyack Yeshiva
Inspiring the bochurim of Tomchei Temimim in Nyack, 770 Mashpia Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi made a special trip on Yud Kislev, where he farbrenged for many hours and encouraged the bochurim to strengthen their learning of Chassidus and live by its teachings.
Mayanot to Inaugurate $20M Campus in the Heart of Yerushalayim
On Monday, the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies will celebrate the grand opening of the Mayanot World Center, marking a new chapter for Chabad’s flagship learning institution in the Holy Land.
Rina Polter, 33, AH
Rina Polter, a young mother from the Anash community of Atlanta, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday night, 14 Kislev, after suffering a stroke a few days earlier.
After 20 Years, Musician’s Work Finally Sees Light of Day
After more than two decades of waiting in the shadows, an album of the Rebbe’s kappitelach niggunim created by R’ Gershon Beck of Oak Park, Michigan, is being released to the public.
New Ambassador to Georgia Visits Chabad in Batumi
The newly appointed Israeli Ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Walid Abu-Haya, paid his first official visit to the Chabad House in the coastal city of Batumi, where he was received by shliach Rabbi Zevi Mendelzon.
A Menorah Parade for Each Night of Chanukah
Crown Heights families can now join a Car Menorah Parade on any night of Chanukah! With new routes added to the schedule and Menorah rentals available, answering the Rebbe’s call for Pirsumei Nisa has never been easier.
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Three months after Krayot shliach Rabbi Pinchas Pizem miraculously returned to life following cardiac arrest, open-heart surgery, and three resuscitations, his family, local rabbonim and senior doctors gathered on his birthday to thank Hashem for the great miracle.
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From Latvia to London: Farbrenging with the Legendary R. Itche Masmid
10 Kislev marks the 84th yartzeit of the legendary chasid R. Itche Masmid. 'From the Margins of Chabad History' presents a series of contemporary newspaper articles that give us a glimpse into his remarkable personality and dedicated work.
New Anglo Community in Eretz Yisroel Gets Its First Shluchim
From hosting warm Shabbos meals and Shiurei Chassidus to navigating the technical challenges of Aliyah, Rabbi Danny and Esther Fordham's new Chabad House in Neve Shamir offers practical support and a home for the growing Anglo community.
Live: Halachos of Chanukah with Rabbi Braun
Lubavitch’s Most Senior Rov Delivers Shiur to Kollel
Switched Hat at the Kinus Hashluchim?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including putting Negel Vasser under the bed, reciting Sheva Brochos with no mechitza, and using a switched hat from the Kinus Hashluchim.
STaM Styles: What’s the Difference?
Ask the Rov: What is the difference between the various ksovim used for STaM? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Is the New Cowless Milk Kosher Parve?
Bracha on Rice: What’s the Story?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including the bracha on rice, Tehillim for age for a ger, putting down the match after licht bentchen, and using a slightly curved menorah.
Reb Yisroel Noach’s Rule: Ask the Baalei Batim, Then…
When Reb Yisroel Noach, the Tzemach Tzedek's son, set out to build his home in Niezhin, he gathered the local baalei batim for advice. After hearing them out, he calmly explained that his father had taught him to do the opposite of whatever baalei batim suggest.
Chassidus, Psychology, and Staying Anchored in Today’s World
In a recent podcast interview, Rabbi Michoel Gourarie, discusses the question many people struggle with today: What does it mean to live a Chassidishe life in a psychological, self-focused world, without turning Chassidus into psychology or into another form of self-help?