Today, the 25th of Av, marks the 102nd birthday of R’ Berel Baumgarten, a special chossid and devoted shliach of the Rebbe to Argentina. A recording of Rosh Hashana nusach, made for JTS students with whom he held a kesher, was restored and released.
Popular lecturer and author Doron Kornbluth shares his impression of Lubavitch visitors who came to lift the spirits of IDF soldiers up and down Eretz Yisroel and the direct impact it had on their morale.
At the conclusion of an uplifting summer, the Yeshiva Summer Program (YSP) of Morristown posed for a group photo of the entire program, as well as of each individual class.
Rabbi Zev Sirota first encountered Chabad when he was a student at YU and attended a weekly Tanya class. This led to his lifelong connection with the Rebbe through his university years, his move to Israel, and his long military career.
War Summary, Day 327: Hostage body recovered, 10 fallen heroes over the last week, heavy combat activity in Gaza, Hezbollah still in shock, PIJ terrorist eliminated in Syria, and IDF cracking down on Judea and Samaria terrorist groups.
Kollel L’Rabbonei Chabad hosted a new weekly podcast with 20-30 minute episodes that explore on topics of Moshiach and Geulah in an innovative and fresh manner.
Bar Mitzvah bochur Shlomo Zalman Walters of Chicago recites his Bar Mitzvah Maamer on Chof Daled Av, the 45th Yahrtzeit of his namesake, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Hecht a”h, the first Shliach to Chicago.
Following a daughter’s experience with her father’s dementia, a young man, who assisted his grandfather around Crown Heights as he battled early stages of dementia, presents his perspective and has a plea for passersby and acquaintances.
Article by Rabbi Shimon Posner: I spent this past weekend in Kazakhstan: I added nothing to my carry-on, but it’s going to take me months to unpack. If there was one word to describe this trip, it would be vital.
It may be supporting a new shliach as he navigates his early stages of fundraising, or assisting a veteran shliach who wants to take his fundraising to the next level. Project 100 Shluchim has been helping shluchim create a breakthrough in their fundraising, with 60-90 minutes of free support.
Moshe Weissfish, a Holocaust survivor, devoted his life to help establish and support Israel and Jewish communities around the world. His one fervent wish, shared with his wife, rabbi, and close friends, was to be buried in Israel. Help him fulfill his wish.
Living behind Oholei Torah, a non-Jewish woman would hear the sounds of Oholei Torah boys and find their papers in her backyard. Read this incredible story of how it saved her son’s life and inspired her to sell her home only to “a follower of Rabbi Schneerson.”
Rabbi Sholom Ber and Brochi Nemanov are moving on shlichus to the Evergreen community in San Jose, California to create a new home for the Jewish community there.
Record numbers of anash, shluchim and mekuravim, gathered this year in Alma Ata for Reb Levik’s 80th yahrtzeit. The annual pilgrimage was initiated by businessman Mr. Avi Shaulzon, who raised awareness and supported the endeavor, leading to the huge turnout for Chof Av. Mega Gallery.
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Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including mentioning your father or mother by name, putting on tefillin with an apostate, and bracha acharona on wine from France with fruits from Eretz Yisroel.
From the Anash.org Inbox: There was a time when the words “your son has ADHD” felt like a life sentence. We were told by his first school that their environment wouldn’t be suitable for his needs, and medication was suggested as a way for him to thrive elsewhere. But then, a journey began that restored our hope, all thanks to a remarkable group of educators.
As a quarter-million people descend on the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, the local shluchim and a group of Lubavitcher bochurim are manning a Chabad pavilion to bring Yiddishkeit to the fairgoers.
After a miraculous rescue from a Gaza tunnel of a 52-year-old Bedouin-Israeli abducted on Simchas Torah while guarding in Kibutz Mivtachim, his brother thanks Hashem and His messengers for the great miracle.
Chabad of Poland made a summer retreat for Ukrainian Jews from five different communities to give them a physical break and a spiritual refuge from the chaos of their war-torn country.
Dozens of Anash and members of other communities gathered in Tannersville to mark the Rebbe’s father 80th yahrtzeit with a Yarchei Kallah program headlined by Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva of RIETS, and Rav Chaim Meir Stockhammer, son-in-law of the Bostoner Rebbe.
The end of the summer at Camp L’man Achai was an unforgettable experience. At the camp banquet, campers shared how camp helped transform their life, and they vowed to keep in touch with the devoted staff to bring the camp spirit to their homes and communities.
Many visitors gathered to witness the rare redemption of a firstborn donkey near Kiryat Malachi. Shochet Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui helped them put on tefillin, a mitzva closely connected with pidyon peter chamor.
