This week’s booklet includes letters written to businessmen in which the Rebbe encourages them to grow and enlarge their businesses while ensuring that their business remains a proper “vessel” through which to receive Hashem’s blessings.
War Day 153: War in N. Imminent, Sinwar Refuses Hostage Deal
War Summary, Day One Hundred and Fifty Three: Yahya Sinwar, who is Hamas’s military leader and is inside Gaza, refuses the hostage deal in exchange for a six week break in fighting, there are hints that war with Hezbollah in Lebanon is coming around Pesach time, and the IDF decided to reopen the Jit Crossing near Shechem after it was closed since Simchas Torah.
Bochur Launches Platform That Teaches Gemara “Like In Yeshiva”
Yiddishkeit has been blossoming in Hungary ever since Chabad first arrived, but Mendel Hurwitz, who grew up on shlichus there, saw that Jews wanted more in-depth Torah learning. He decided to create a platform that offered just that.
Jewish Service Members Hosted at Aleph Military Conference
Nearly 200 Jewish service members and their families gathered in Bal Harbour, Florida last week for five uplifting days of training and camaraderie during the 17th Annual Aleph Military Symposium.
Three Times the Rebbe Lifted His Hand to Sign the ‘Last Letter’
Just before going to the Ohel on 27 Adar 1, 32 years ago, the Rebbe signed the last letter to participants of Chabad of Hallandale’s annual dinner. Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus shares the story behind it and what a graphologist revealed about the signature.
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Father Join Sons for Shabbos at Arizona Mesivta
40 fathers from across the country joined their sons for an uplifting and inspiring Shabbos at the Mesivta Lubavitch of Arizona with mivtzoim, shiurim, seudos Shabbos, and farbrengens.
After Decades, ‘Shor Habor’ Undergoes Hechsher Change
In a major move in the world of Lubavitch kashrus, the famous ‘Shor Habor’ line from AgriStar slaughterhouse in Postville, Iowa, will no longer bear the CHK hechsher, assuming instead a new Lubavitch hechsher.
Family of Chabad Regulars Killed in Plane Crash
A family of 5 who were regulars at Chabad Russian Centre of Thornhill Woods, Ontario, were killed when their plane crashed in Nashville, Tennessee.
In Hostile Arab Village, He Secretly Donned Tefillin Daily
Among a recent group of rescued boys who visited the Kosel for the first time, was a 15-year-old who shared that even in the Arab village he managed to secretly put on tefillin every day.
Learn the Last Sicha and Win a Dollar from the Rebbe
In a unified effort to bring the geulah and celebrate the spirit of achdus, a special initiative has been launched to learn the Rebbe’s last sicha which focuses on ahavas and achdus Yisroel.
Postville Kehilla Welcomes Its First Torah
History was made in Postville, Iowa, on Monday, when the Lubavitch community hosted its first Hachnosas Sefer Torah, welcoming the first Torah belonging to the community.
New Purim Resource Site Has You Covered
Are you searching through WhatsApp groups at 2 am, desperately cramming at the last minute to find a resource for a shiur? This Purim site has your back.
National Guard, State Troopers Deployed to Monitor Subways
In response to a recent surge in NYC subway crime, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 750 National Guard members will be deployed to subways and conducting bag searches at entry points.
First a Torah Scholar, and Then a Businessman
Rabbi Moshe Weiss, shliach in Sherman Oaks, California, and involved in numerous business and investment ventures, tells of the Rebbe’s instructions to learn Torah for success.
War Day 152: IDF Make Buffer-Zone at Border, Call Out UN for Lying
War Summary, Day One Hundred and Fifty Two: The IDF has made significant progress in clearing out space to make a 1 kilometer-wide buffer zone, the IDF has called out the UN for lying about the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and a 14-year-old terrorist stabbed a 64-year-old man in Neve Yaakov in northeast Jerusalem.
Wedding: Gansburg – Hertzel
The wedding of Yossi Gansburg and Sara Rochel Hertzel, both of Crown Heights took place at the Razag Ballroom in Crown Heights.
There’s a Reason Kingston’s Cheder is Called a “Crown Heights School”
They don’t have generations of alumni, but they still distribute scholarships in numbers on par with any Crown Heights school. Help support Cheder Menachem of Kingston, PA, a “Crown Heights transplant” just three hours away.
St. Petersburg Women’s Shabbaton Draws Record Numbers
Over five hundred Jewish women from various regions of Russia and Belarus recently participated in an empowering and unique convention titled “Reveal Your Inner Queen,” held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Emotional Ceremony Weds Ten Heroic Couples Simultaneously
In a moving ceremony, 10 chupos were held simultaneously for combat soldiers in battle for the last 5 months. Rabbi Shmuel Bistritzky coordinated the event and they had the Alter Rebbe’s Daled Bavos accompanying them.
Amid Gaza War, Missionaries Launch Billboard Campaign
Yad L’Achim is warning the public that elements from the Christian cult “Messianic Jews” have launched a countrywide billboard campaign that attempts to get Jews to convert out of their religion.
Moscow Yeshiva Students Spread Light Throughout Russia
Students of Moscow’s Yeshiva Ketana set out for 3 days to strengthen Jewish communities across Russia as their polite and well-mannered behavior caused a great kiddush Hashem.
Interior Minister Astounded by Chabad of Hungary’s Impact
On an official visit to Budapest, Hungary, Israel’s minister of interior, Moshe Arbel, learned of Chabad’s work and met with Hungarian officials, the Jewish community, and a hostage freed from Gaza.
‘Moments’: An Immersive Audio Experience of the Year 5752
A stunning audio production for Chof Zayin Adar includes stories and recollections of Chassidim who experienced those precious moments in the Rebbe’s presence in 5752.
Jewish Campus Leaders Unite for Israel
Ever since Simchas Torah, Jewish life on campus has a united sense of purpose. In this spirit, Chabad on Campus International spearheaded a monumental convening of Jewish campus leaders in Eretz Yisroel.