Emotional awareness and “Feeling Charts” have gained popularity as a way to help children regulate their emotions. But it can also raise children who are self-absorbed. Where is the balance?
“You Don’t Have To Be a Rabbi To Do Shlichus”
The Tut Altz Mega Event will feature a short film on the power of one mitzvah to connect someone forever and its inevitable chain effect. The film will present members of the wider Jewish community who perform outreach in the Mivtzoim model of one mitzvah at a time.
Locals and Visiting Shluchim Lecture at Detroit Kinus Torah
100 Lubavitchers from the greater Detroit area gathered for a Kinus Torah held at Beis Chabad Oak Park Michigan, addressed by local Rabbonim, shluchim and bochurim.
Man Shot on Kingston Ave on Shabbos Afternoon
Photos: Avreimke Eisenshtien
Gunshots were heard in the vicinity of 770 Eastern Parkway on Shabbos afternoon, when a man fired three shots at a passing car, severely injuring a passenger.
Our Communities
‘Hakhel in a Box’ Unites Morristown Families
The Chabad Cheder in Morristown, NJ came up with a practical way to bring Hakhel to families; a ‘Hakhel in a Box’ kit with resources for a fun and Chassidishe Hakhel gathering.
It’s Time to Adjust Our Yeshiva Curriculum
Oped by Rabbi Gershon Avtzon: As someone involved in Chinuch of young bochurim for almost two decades, I noticed something – while initially inspiring – very disturbing: Young Mesivta bochurim are being encouraged to join the three-perakim-a-day track.
Boys Recite Blessing at 320-Year-Old Botanic Gardens
A group of boys from Moscow, who excelled in davening throughout the year, traveled with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar to Moscow’s historical Botanical Gardens for a “Birchas Ha’ilanos” ceremony, followed by a special tour.
770 Kinus Torah Debates Reliability of Hearsay in Name of the Rebbe
A Kinus Torah was held in 770 on Chol Hamoed with speakers Rabbi Shmuel Kraus and Harav Yosef Braun, who discussed what to do if one said a bracha by urchatz, and the various shemuos in the name of the Rebbe on the matter.
Shliach Aids Israeli Victims of South Korea Tour-Bus Crash
When he heard about a tour bus crash involving 33 Israelis, South Korea Shliach Rabbi Asher Litzman immediately sprung into action, helping and assisting in any way he could.
When He Passed Away, the Frierdiker Rebbe Cried
Article by Rabbi Mordechai Lipskier: When the news of Reb Chaim Brisker’s passing reached Lubavitch, the Frierdiker Rebbe cried bitterly and told a story about his selfless pride. Selflessness doesn’t mean worthlessness.
Public School Students Gather in 770 to Celebrate Pesach
Children who study in public schools during the year joined a Released Time camp during Chol Hamoed Pesach, concluding with a rally in 770.
The Wealthy Chossid Who Slept on a Bench
A chossid of stature and a wealthy man, R. Hirshel Gurary donned four pairs of tefillin and was a son-in-law of the Radziner Rebbe. When he was seen sleeping on a bench to attend the Frierdiker Rebbe‘s daughter’s chassuna, he inspired a Mirrer talmid in the way of Chassidus.
Erev Shabbos Shemini Around Crown Heights
Photos: Yossi Fajnland/Anash.org
With many locals still out of town, the streets of Crown Heights were fairly empty on Friday even as residents and guests prepared for Shabbos Parshas Shemini. Plus: Shalom Zachar list.
Shabbos Walk in the Countryside
Ask the Rov: I want to take a Shabbos stroll in the countryside. What do I need to know? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin replies.
Kinus Torah Begins Today, to Continue Sunday
Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Temimim 770, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Labkowski, opened the annual Kinus Torah on Isru Chag Pesach, with a brief shiur. The Kinus will resume on Sunday afternoon.
The Rebbe’s Message to the World
As a team of CNN reporters filmed the dollars’ line, they asked the Rebbe for his message to the world about Moshiach. The Rebbe then told them what should be done for Moshiach to come.
Wedding: Noginski – Bardugo
Photos: David Katash/Anash.org
The wedding of Mendy Noginski of Boston, MA and Sara Bardugo of Bat Yam, Israel took place before Pesach at Oholei Torah Ballroom.
Live Tut Altz Event in Crown Heights to Feature Diverse Speakers
The Moshiach Office’s Mega-Farbrengen Event is set to take place on 28 Nissan, at Beis Rivka Lefferts, and will feature a line-up of prominent speakers and influencers from various segments of the Jewish community.
Live Daily Kinus Torah: Kashering an Induction Oven
Live at 10:00 AM: Rabbi Itcha Itkin, Shliach Kansas City Missouri/Chaver Kollel L’Rabbonei Chabad will address the final day of the online daily Kinus Torah on the topic of Kashering an Induction Stove.
Crown Heights’ Chometz Bought Back
Immediately following the conclusion of Pesach, senior Rov Harav Moshe Bogomilsky and Rabbi Shimon Hecht bought back the chometz of Crown Heights residents and shluchim from the non-Jew who had purchased them for the duration of Pesach.
Pesach Concludes in 770 With Uplifting Farbrengen
A large crowd packed the main zal of 770 in the final hours of Acharon Shel Pesach for Seudas Moshiach and a farbrengen, during which participants drank four cups of wine and sang niggunim of each of the Rebbeim.
First Chometz in Crown Heights
Following the conclusion of Pesach, Crown Heights residents and guests headed to local stores and pizza shops for their first bite of chometz.