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A Conversation at Montefiore Cemetery on a Frosty Yud Shevat
The car pulled up at the side-entrance of the cemetery on Francis Lewis Boulevard, and I climbed out into the biting wind of a bitterly cold January day. Clearly, at the Ohel of the Rebbe, there are more important things to think about than the weather, so I immediately headed for the entrance in order to proceed to the Ohel. To my surprise, the gates were closed.
From Phoenix to Purkersdorf, Bochur Traces Long-Lost Photographs
Over a recent break from yeshiva, 13-year-old Menachem Lewis and his father, Yaakov, found themselves in Vienna. They were there with a purpose: to solve a historical mystery regarding the Frierdiker Rebbe, and to visit the places they’d read about but never seen.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
Watch: Passing the Flame from Father to Son
Ice Fall Could Not Stop Rabbi Gurary from Farbrenging
Join a Yud Shevat Farbrengen In Crown Heights
‘The Younger Son-in-Law Will Be the Rebbe’
Holocaust Day Marked at Chabad’s Jewish Museum
Tonight: Central Yud Shevat Farbrengen for Bochurim
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When New York Stops, the Ohel Bus Keeps Going
As snow blanketed New York on Sunday, schools closed, school buses were taken off the roads, and many stores and businesses shut for the day, Ohel Bus continued running on its regular daily schedule, through snow, sleet, and freezing conditions.
Do You Have ‘Free Choice’ to Click on This Headline?
“Free will” has been a hot topic since the earliest of times. After months of research, a bold attempt was made to journey through this sugya in the Rebbe’s Torah.
This Year’s Basi L’Gani Clearly Explained
Learn this year’s Basi Legani – 5726 – in five classes with Rabbi Shmuel Wagner, known for his clarity and passion in teaching Chassidus.
The Story of Basi Legani Through the Years
The highlight of the Yud Shevat farbrengen each year was undoubtedly the Ma’amor “Bossi Legani.” It was with this inaugural ma’amor that the Rebbe formally accepted the Nesius of Chabad and outlined the framework for the mission of our generation. The following is an in-depth overview of the Rebbe’s Bossi Legani ma’amorim throughout the years.
Live: Yud Shevat Farbrengen with R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin
Live at 11 PM ET: In honor of Yud Shevat, Congregation Levi Yitzchak of Los Angeles, California, will have a farbrengen tonight, with guest speaker R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.
Download: The Two Essential Maamarim to Study for Yud Shevat
For the auspicious day of Yud Shevat, Sichos in English has made the English translation of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Basi LeGani (Chapters 1–5) and the Rebbe’s Basi LeGani 5711 available as a digital resource.
Free Moshiach Material to Farbreng with Your Family
In honor of Yud Shvat, two beautifully designed children’s booklets from The Moshiach Office are now available for free download, helping kids understand the Rebbe’s mission for our generation and inspiring them to take action today.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
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The Untold Story of Chabad’s First Shluchim Down Under
Who was the first Chabad chasid in Australia? Ask any Australian Lubavitcher this question, and you will be told—R. Moshe Feiglin. But while the Feiglins did certainly lay the foundations for contemporary Chabad in Australia, there is also a fascinating pre-history of Chabad shadarim and residents in Australia, dating all the way back to 1856 (5616). In honor of Australia Day this Monday, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the stories of these colorful pioneers.
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Yud Shevat: 76 Years of the Rebbe’s Nesius
On Yud Shevat, 5710, the Frierdiker Rebbe was nistalek. One year later, on Yud Shevat 5711, the Rebbe accepted the mantle of leadership. The day is marked annually with the customs the Rebbe established and with chassidishe farbrengens.
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Toiveling Clay Pottery I Made in a Studio?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including checking out of a hotel on Shabbos, mezuzah on a deep doorway, toiveling personal pottery, and bishul yisroel of gluten-free bread.
Trimming the Mustache?
Ask the Rov: Is it permissible to trim the mustache or the hair of the neck? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Exact Wording of the Rebbe Scrutinized in New Publication
Rewriting the Siddur: What Stays, What Goes, and What Changes?
Trimming the Beard: What’s the Issue?
Ask the Rov: Why are we particular not to cut the beard at all? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Awkward: Do I Go Back to Admit a Lie?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including toiveling oil bottles for an event, leaving a cake in the oven at the start of Shabbos, and backtracking on a lie.
Inspiration
When Only One Student Showed Up on a Snow Day
When Mrs. Rivkah Chitrik trudged through four feet of snow to bring Ari to Oholei Torah, no other children had arrived. She prepared to take him home, but Reb Elyah Chaim Roitblatt stopped her and said something that changed her mind.
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Eight Years Later, Rubashkin Recounts His Path to Freedom
In this raw conversation, Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin takes us inside the moments that changed his life forever: hearing the sentence, choosing emunah over despair, surviving years behind bars, and holding on when there was no visible way out.
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Tears, Laughter, and Emuna at Women’s Circle Melava Malka
Girls Connect and Grow at West Coast Winter Camp
