Lubavitcher Knesset Appointment Revives Coalition Debate
Following the announcement that a Lubavitcher chossid was being appointed as a member of the Knesset, many noted the Rebbe’s halachic opposition to frum Jews joining the coalition which is complicit to acts against halacha.
Rebbe’s Vision Realized at Mega Siyum of 2,000 Kolel Seniors
More than 2,000 members of the 225 kollelim of the Tiferes Zekeinim Levi Yitzchok network in Eretz Yisroel gathered for a historic siyum on Maseches Chagigah. Prominent rabbonim spoke and musical performances uplifted the emotional seniors.
Personal Struggle Is No Excuse for a Public Assault
Yeka Boys Camp Marks Its Largest and Longest Season Yet
Visitors Pay Tribute to Mesiras Nefesh Chossid in Kazakhstan
New Curriculum Teaches Halachos of Tznius
New Shluchim to Golden, Colorado
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At Florida Camp, 98-Year-Old Survivor Lends a Hand
More than eight decades after surviving Auschwitz and two other concentration camps, 98-year-old Helga Melmed returned to Camp Gan Israel this summer to pack kosher lunches, share her story and help Jewish children enjoy the childhood the Nazis stole from her.
Shluchim Placement Announces Chazzan Placement
In time for the upcoming Yomim Tovim, the Shluchim Office announces a dedicated Chazzan Placement track on the newly revamped Shluchim Placement platform.
Kazakhstan Had a Stage Filled With Levi Yitzchaks
More than a dozen participants bearing the name of the Rebbe’s father were honored at the central Chof Av farbrengen, alongside the shluchim leading Kazakhstan’s Jewish revival.
Historic Ottawa Landmark Becomes Chabad Youth Library
150 people gathered in Ottawa for the grand opening of the newly renovated Jewish Youth Library of Ottawa and Chabad of Wellington West in the beautifully restored Connor House, a landmark Prairie Style residence built in 1915.
Bracha on Ice Cream with Cookie Crumbs?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bracha on ice cream with crumbs, man wearing shorts, Shnayim Mikra interruptions, and age of tznius for a girl.
Campus Shluchos Join in DC for JewishU Growth Summit
Twenty-five Shluchos from campuses across North America came together at Chabad at American University in Washington, DC, for the first-ever JewishU Growth Summit for Shluchos.
Five-Year-Old Chabad Boy Passes Away After Being Left in Car
A five-year-old boy from a Chabad family in Lod passed away on Sunday after he was found unconscious in a car, with emergency responders carrying out prolonged resuscitation efforts before he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Jewish Concerns Remain Despite Head Start Overhaul
The Trump administration announced this week that it plans to overhaul Head Start, the federally funded early education program for low income children, eliminating many of the regulations that have defined it for decades. For years, Jewish programs relying on Head Start funding, including dozens of Chabad preschools, have faced strict limits on religious education, making it difficult to teach basic Yiddishkeit and leaving many frustrated by the restrictions.
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A Holy Jew Lived In Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi
A learned rov, a tireless activist, a fearless leader, and a devoted chasid. From Cherikov to Vladivostok, Shanghai, and New York. In honor of his 72nd yartzeit, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the remarkable and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi. Part 1 of a series.
Youth Center Dedicated in Memory of Rabbi Zvi Kogan
A new youth center and shul was dedicated this week in Beitar Illit in memory of Rabbi Zvi Kogan Hy"d, the Chabad shliach in the UAE who was murdered last year.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
Crocs or Slippers in the Street on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including holding the eitz chayim during kriah, Crocs and open-backed slippers outside on Shabbos, and saying "Good Shabbos" on Friday.
53 Kashrus Insights Rabbi Hanoka Learned at the OK
Ending Life for a Patient?
Ask the Rov: May a doctor end the life of a patient who is suffering and wishes to die? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
The Sefer That Cracked the Code of Rashi
Who Pays When a Child Crashes an Electric Scooter?
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.
The Cantonist Chossid Who Became the Rebbe’s Gabbai
Kidnapped at age seven and freed by 'Chevras Techiyas Hameisim,' R. Yisrael Nachman Mariasin became a devout chossid, a talmid of R. Hillel Paritcher, and ultimately, the Rebbe Rashab's gabbai for yechidus.
R’ Daniel Berghoff, 71, AH
R' Daniel Berghoff, a longtime member of the Anash community in S. Monica and Los Angeles, and more recently S. Diego, California, passed away on Thursday, 16 Menachem Av.