The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for New York City, as the city is bracing for a sweltering wave of high heat index values from Thursday through Shabbos.
Boston Semicha Program Concludes Successful Year
Eight bochurim recently completed a fruitful year in Boston, Massachusetts learning for semicha while spreading Yiddishkeit to the locals.
Download: Day-to-Day for Tisha B’Av 5783
Download Here: Day-to-Day Halachic Guide, containing detailed instructions on the laws and customs of the nine days and Tisha B’Av 5783 by Harav Yosef Braun of the Crown Heights Beis Din.
Bais Rivkah Camp Starts 9 Days With Beis Hamikdash VR
Bais Rivkah campers were enthralled by the chance to walk around the Beis Hamikdash, learn about every aspect of it and meet Kohanim and Levi’im in the midst of their holy service.
Ohr Menachem’s ‘Upper Elementary’ Graduate 11-Month School Year
Following 11 packed months of Limud Hatorah, the ‘Upper Elementary’ of Cheder Ohr Menachem in Crown Heights graduated on Tuesday to great fanfare.
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Inspiring our Kids to Yearn for Moshiach
In the midst of all this darkness, how do we find the light? How can we truly want Moshiach? How can we transmit that longing to our kids? In the midst of this time of destruction and loss, where can we find the strength to rebuild?
Miraculous Progress for Shlucha, Baby Needs Tehillim
Boruch Hashem, the shlucha who was in ICU after giving birth has woken up. Please continue saying Tehillim for her newborn baby daughter, Fruma Sara bas Chaya Aidela.
Saving Our Children, One Phone At a Time
Highlighting Our Own: Parents worldwide feel the responsibility and pressure of raising wholesome children despite the rampant phone addiction culture. One organization has an actual, practical, and effective, solution for the epidemic.
Where Have We Gone Wrong?
Oped: “Get a 500k Credit Limit! No Credit or Financial Statements Needed!” was the advertisement I received today on a popular Whatsapp Group. Immediately, I thought: “Where have we gone wrong?”
Making Art from a Broken Chuppah Glass?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including washing a sheitel during the Nine Days, charging for Shabbos babysitting, keeping a shard from the glass broken under the chuppah, and Minhag Chabad on the size of peyos.
RFK Jr. Follows Father’s Footsteps With Ohel Visit
58 years after Robert F. Kennedy visited the Rebbe in a highly publicized visit, his son RFK Jr. paid a visit to the Rebbe’s Ohel in Queens, in a visit coordinated by former New York state Assemblyman Dov Hikind.
Community Celebrates Shliach’s 75th Birthday
The Brighton Beach community attended a grand farbrengen in honor of Rabbi Hershel Okonov‘s 75th birthday. In attendance were shluchim, local baalei baatim, family and friends.
Happy Campers Return from First Month at CGI Parksville
Boys who spent the first month at Cam Gan Yisroel Parksville, New York, returned to Crown Heights on Monday, where they were greeted by their parents.
Tonight: Experience The Beis Hamikdash In Crown Heights
As part of the ‘Summer Learning Program, a special program will take place tonight: Beis Hamikdahs in VR. Plus, a hot milchige meal will be served.
Shluchim Office Releases Complimentary Beis Habechira Class
In response to the demand from Shluchim seeking teaching materials on the Beis Hamikdosh, the Shluchim Office is pleased to announce the release of a new complimentary class by Rabbi Avraham Greenberg and Rabbi Zusha Greenberg.
Campers Head to Chayolei Hamelech for Second Month
Parents accompanied their children as they boarded buses in Crown Heights on Tuesday, heading out for the second session at Camp Chayolei Hamelech in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, for a fun-filled summer.
London Mesivta Celebrates Siyum and Graduation
Parents, grandparents and hanhalah of Yeshiva Ketanah Lubavitch London were joined by members of Anash on Monday evening to mark the graduation of Shiur Gimmel, along with a siyum for bochurim who completed Maseches Gittin, Brochos and Megillah.
Large Crowd Fills Reb Yoel’s House For Yahrzeit Farbrengen
A large crowd of bochurim, Crown Heights locals and guests gathered in Reb Yoel Kahn’s modest home near 770 Eastern Parkway for a farbrengen marking his second yahrzeit.
UN General Assembly President Visits Chabad Headquarters
On Monday, the President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, met with representatives of Chabad Leadership at the offices of the Jewish Learning Institute.
This Lubavitch School Keeps A Calendar Like The Rebbe Wanted
Unlike many schools in America that have off all summer, there is one school that took the Rebbe’s directive to heart to continue learning all throughout summer.
Rabbi Bogomilsky Delivers Siyum and Hadran at Empire Shtibel
Watch: In accordance with the Rebbe’s instructions to hold siyumim during the Nine Days, Harav Moshe Bogomilsky held a siyum on Maseches Eduyos at Empire Shtibel and delivered a hadran. Meat was not served.
Italy Camp Offers Unique Summer for High School Girls
In less than two weeks, girls from all over the world are meeting up to spend three fabulous weeks together in Italy at Camp ISP. Limited spots are still available.
Hilchos Shabbos can be Complicated, Lemaan Yilmedu Makes It Practical
Have you always wanted to master Hilchos Shabbos but been daunted by the complexities involved? Shabbos comes weekly. Be prepared with Lemaan Yilmedu’s Shabbos track, where you’ll gain expertise in Hilchos Shabbos in just one year.
Yeshivos Seek to Bring Back Traditional Kaskets
A group of 15 yeshivos in Bnei Brak announced that students would be required to wear a kasket and not a hat as until now, quoting the expense to parents and the fragility of the hats.
Grateful Mother Pens Thanks to Shomrim
“As a parent, I cannot express enough how grateful I am for your exceptional service. The way you handled our situation not only helps individuals but also sends a strong message that the Crown Heights community’s well-being is of the utmost importance.”
Students and Colleagues Visit Kever of Reb Yoel Kahn
A group of colleagues and students of Reb Yoel Kahn visited his gravesite, just feet away from the Rebbe’s Ohel, on the occasion of his second yahrzeit on Monday.