80 Years From Shanghai: The Epic Journey of the Lubavitcher Bochurim
Today, 26 Tammuz marks 80 years since the arrival in New York of the Shanghai bochurim, the surviving talmidim of Tomchei Temimim in Poland. In honor of the occasion, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the remarkable story of their survival, their inspiring activities in Shanghai, and their joyous arrival in America.
Iowa Shliach Had No Idea His Son Was Doing
For years, 17-year-old Yossi Cadaner of Bettendorf, Iowa, was seen learning Gemara at yeshiva and at home, while his father, Quad Cities shliach Rabbi Shneur Cadaner, had no idea what his son was on to.
Mikdash Minute Adds 3D Experience to Three Weeks Learning
Imagine If There Was No Shidduch System
Mechanchim Kinus to Focus on Chinuch Priorities
Baltimore’s Summer Talmidim Publish Their Torah Questions
South Hampstead Rabbi Leads 22-Part Course in Tanya’s Secrets
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After Years, ‘Di Chassidishe Parsha’ Returns With Never-Before-Done Maamorim
After a hiatus of several years, Di Chassidishe Parsha by Rabbi Levi Gelb is back, bringing new unpublished maamorim from the weekly Torah Ohr and Likkutei Torah with a running explanation, making the deep concepts easy to understand for anyone.
Reykjavik Celebrates Opening of Iceland’s First Jewish Center
After more than a century of Jewish life without a permanent home, Iceland’s Jewish community celebrated the opening of a landmark 9,000-square-foot Chabad center in the heart of Reykjavik.
Learning Until 12:30 in the Summer?
Calling a cheder a “house of life,” the Rebbe bemoaned the fact that schools closed in the summer. And when one school reported that children learned in the summer until 12:30, the Rebbe had a question for them.
New Shluchim Gain Tools to Build Lasting Donor Partnerships
Newer Shluchim from across the country joined a full-day Merkos 302 seminar in Crown Heights, where they learned practical fundraising skills for building strong donor relationships and long-term support for their mosdos.
Even Through Serious Illness, He Would Not Abandon His Students
In a newly released film, Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Lison shares how his shlichus in chinuch, together with his visit to the Rebbe’s Ohel, became a source of strength during the most difficult period of his life, culminating in a turn of events that left his doctors astonished.
Los Angeles Kollel Celebrates New Class of Musmachim
Families, friends, and community members filled Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad in Los Angeles to celebrate a new group of musmachim from Kollel Tiferes Menachem.
Baby Three Weeks Overdue, But the Rebbe Said to Wait
The operating room was already booked, the baby was nearly three weeks overdue, and the doctor warned that waiting much longer could place both mother and child at risk. After a tense weekend of trying to reach New York, R’ Avrohom Procel finally received the Rebbe’s answer to wait.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today’s daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.
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America at 250: When Chabad First Reached Its Shores
On July 4, the malchus shel chesed of America will be celebrating 250 years of independence. In honor of this occasion, the present installment of From the Margins of Chabad History is devoted to the early history of Chabad in America. The article features a new interactive map of early Nusach Ari shuls in North America, and two letters of the Frierdiker Rebbe to America, published here for the first time.
Telling Today’s Youth What They Want to Hear Isn’t Kind
"As we guide our children and our students, we frequently face this decision: Will I tell them what they want to hear, twisting the truth to validate and support something which is wrong? Or will I find the strength to display true kindness and tell them the truth they need to hear?" An article by R' Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
Challah for Shabbos: Bake or Buy?
Ask the Rov: Is it an obligation to bake challah at home? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Sending a Shabbos Goy to Prevent a Kashrus Mishap
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today's daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.
Checking a CCTV Monitor on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including checking the CCTV monitor on Shabbos, widow’s peak for tefillin, nicotine pouches on a fast day, and havdala for children on Sunday morning.
Medical Procedure on Erev Shabbos?
Ask the Rov: May an elective procedure be scheduled for the second half of the week? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Wine Spilled on a Suit: Who Pays?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including designing a website for a church, mistakenly spilled wine on someone's suit, and overpaying a loan out of doubt.
50 Years Apart, a Smile Opens Doors for Chabad
Fifty years after a smile helped a shliach secure a building for Jewish education in Lyon, the same message from the Rebbe opened the door to a new Chabad house on a Greek island.
Live: ‘Yiddishe Chinuch’ and Building a Torah Home
Join live at 8:00 PM: In the ongoing weekly series of halacha for the home, Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz, principal of Cheder Ohr Menachem, will speak on yiddishe chinuch and its role in strengthening a Torah-true home.