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 What 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.
Registration Opens for Top-Tier Eretz Yisroel Semicha Program
Following a highly successful inaugural year, registration opened for the 5787 academic year at Yeshivas “Ba'avur Dovid Avdecha” in Petach Tikvah, a unique framework for post-shlichus bochurim who are seeking a serious environment dedicated to Torah growth.
Bringing Chassidus to Every Yid Was His Life’s Mission
Semicha Celebration at Expanded Moscow Yeshiva
Are Politics Podcasts the New ‘Galach in Our Home’?
Buenos Aires Boys Take on Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Challenge
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Front-Line Ukraine Soldiers Want to ‘Die as a Jew’
A growing number of Jewish soldiers serving on the front lines in Ukraine have turned to shluchim to arrange a bris milah, seeking to affirm their Jewish identity as they go into battle.
Mikdash Minute Adds 3D Experience to Three Weeks Learning
Mikdash Minute is pairing its one-minute Hilchos Beis Habechirah videos with The Moshiach Office’s interactive 3D Beis Hamikdash Experience, allowing viewers to continue from brief daily learning into a detailed room-by-room visual tour.
Imagine If There Was No Shidduch System
Imagine you didn’t grow up in a community where everyone knows everyone. Maybe your parents aren’t connected to a Jewish community. There are no shadchanim calling. No parents asking around. No one making introductions.
Mechanchim Kinus to Focus on Chinuch Priorities
From struggling students and classroom behavior to emotional health and school leadership, this year’s Kinus HaMechanchim will offer practical guidance while keeping the focus on the ikar: raising frume, ehrliche, varime, Chassidishe Yidden.
Baltimore’s Summer Talmidim Publish Their Torah Questions
For the second year, Cheder Chabad Baltimore’s Summer Program published a Kovetz Haoros, with talmidim participating by submitting questions and challenging their friends and staff to find answers.
South Hampstead Rabbi Leads 22-Part Course in Tanya’s Secrets
A new 22-part video course on Shaar HaYichud VeHa’emunah, the second section of the Tanya, has been launched, making one of Chassidus’ most profound teachings accessible to a broad audience through clear, engaging lessons.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.