The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: Part II
In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since the Great Escape, From the Margins of Chabad History continues a series documenting the vibrant chasidishe life of the escapees in the refugee centers and DP camps. Part 2 of the series is devoted to life in the Austrian DP camps in 5707.
Lost for Over a Century, Rebbe Rashab’s Notes on Sephardic Work Discovered
Lost for over a century, the Rebbe Rashab’s handwritten notes on the Kaf HaChaim by renowned Sephardic Chacham Harav Chaim Palagi of Izmir have been discovered and published, revealing his insights on many halachos, minhagim, and kabbalistic teachings.
Al Jazeera Broadcast Targets Chabad Over IDF Retreats
A Spanish-language segment aired by the network Al Jazeera has sparked attention after it focused on a Chabad house in Cozumel, Mexico, portraying programs that host Israeli soldiers recovering from combat trauma in a highly critical light.
The Classroom Blueprint Every Teacher Should Have
He Learned Chassidus with Three Kids Dancing on His Head
They Were 10, 16, and 20 When the Rebbe Suddenly Walked In
Century After Frierdiker Rebbe’s Arrest, Shluchim Gather in Petersburg
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The Farbrengen That Took Everyone by Surprise
35 years ago, in the late afternoon of Shabbos Parshas Naso 5751, the Rebbe made a surprise entry to the 770 shul and began a farbrengen, followed by the distribution of Kos Shel Bracha.
At a Crossroads, He Did What His Father Did
Invited to open a Chabad House in a town 13 hours north of Buenos Aires, Rabbi Nochum Freedman faced a difficult dilemma. Inspired by his late father, Rabbi Moshe Freedman a”h, who had devoted his life to serving a distant community, he followed in his footsteps.
1,400 Public School Children Hear Aseres Hadibros Across NYC
From Crown Heights to neighborhoods throughout Queens and beyond, Released Time worked together with local shluchim and community shuls ensuring that Jewish children in public schools could participate in the Yom Tov experience and hear the Aseres Hadibros.
‘When He Davens, You Can Hear Every Word’
Born to a Karliner family, R’ Avrohom Blesofsky would daven in 770 in a loud, booming voice. When some chassidim complained to the Rebbe about his loud davening, the Rebbe highlighted the lesson everyone should apply.
Rome Chabad Welcomes Baby Born After Emergency Landing
After an El Al flight made an emergency landing in Rome for a New Jersey woman to have a baby, local shluchim quickly mobilized the Jewish community to provide everything the stranded family needed.
Rabbi Schlanger Brought Her to Life, Now She Published His Book
Finding Nikki Goldstein in a coma, fighting for her life, Rabbi Eli Schlanger blew shofar, and she recovered. She began writing his book, and after he was killed, she completed the book and had it published.
The Advice I Didn’t Want to Hear Impacted 10 Million
When young Miriam Grossman asked the Rebbe to leave medicine to study Torah, she was disappointed by his answer. But that guidance led her to become an influential voice on moral issues in America whose congressional testimony and writings have reached millions worldwide.
After Two-Week Search, Missing Toronto Teen Found Safe
After nearly two weeks of intensive, round-the-clock search efforts by law enforcement and hundreds of community volunteers, fourteen-year-old Esti from Toronto has boruch Hashem been located and is safe.
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‘With the Chassidim’: A German Writer’s Shavuos in the Rebbe Rashab’s Court
A fascinating account by a writer in the Orthodox German newspaper Der Israelit recounts his journey to Lubavitch for Shavuos 5671 (1911) to spend Yom Tov with the Rebbe Rashab which overturned everything he believed about Chassidus, leaving him awestruck by the fiery davening, soaring niggunim, and spiritual power surrounding the Rebbe.
Gorgeous Chabad Yeshiva Opens in Anatevka Village
With an investment of 8 million euros and a campus built to exacting standards, the new Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Anatvka is set to open its doors on Rosh Chodesh Elul, with shluchim, rabbonim, and supporters gathering for a festive Chanukas Habayis on Rosh Chodesh Sivan.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
Teaching Torah to Children: What and How?
Ask the Rov: What is a father’s obligation to teach his son Torah? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
He Accidentally Knocked the Laptop Off the Shtender
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Shavuos Farbrengens
When Will Moshiach Come? The Rebbeim’s Surprising Answer
A shiur by Rabbi Shmuel Wagner, noted mechanech in Crown Heights, on Moshiach's statements on when he will come and the Frierdiker Rebbe's explanation on why everyone must see the truth for redemption to happen.
Order In The Court: Women As Judges
‘Maybe This Will Break the Practice of Large Chassunos!’
On multiple occasions, the Rebbe expressed his displeasure at the unnecessary spending at chassunos, which took a toll on the families and took away from the pure and simple joy that once characterized Yiddishe simchos.
What Does “Living with Chassidus” Look Like?
Coming from Rabbi Akiva Wagner's yahrtzeit, Conversations in Chassidus releases a heartwarming episode with Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, reflecting on the Light of Chassidus as it was imparted to him by Rabbi Wagner.