Stop Making Two Years in Kollel Sound Like Too Much
“We have turned the Rebbe’s vision on its head. Today, a yungerman who stays for three years is looked at like something went wrong. We have convinced ourselves this is the authentic Lubavitch position. It is not. And the Rebbe’s own words make that unmistakably clear.”
Bochurim Complete Hanachos Mivtza with Grand Event
Hundreds of bochurim gathered at Bais Rivkah’s Campus Chomesh on Gimmel Tammuz for the grand finale of Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim’s record-breaking Mivtza Hanachos, training bochurim to understand and write the Rebbe’s farbrengens.
‘Manichim’ of 5786: The Faces of Hanachos
New Features Bring The Daily Sicha Experience to Life
A major upgrade to The Daily Sicha project is making the Rebbe's Torah more accessible than ever, with two powerful new features, English Audio Translation and Live Transcript Highlighting, launched this week. The new additions allow the thousands of users around the world who learn The Daily Sicha each day to follow and experience the Rebbe's sichos in an entirely new way.
Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction
Twin Earthquakes Rock Venezuela, Caracas Shluchim Safe and Supporting
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within 39 seconds, collapsing buildings and causing extensive damage; Caracas shluchim reported that those reached in the Jewish community were safe and offered accommodations to anyone in need.
Oholei Torah Staff Honored for Their Dedication to Chinuch
Why the Rebbe Battled Israeli Ships Over Shabbos
Ask the Rov: What was the Rebbe’s halachic objection to Israeli ships traveling on Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
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Flatbush Chabad to Host 250th at Historic Homestead
As America marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, Chabad of Flatbush will host a community celebration to be held at the historic Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead, which is over 250 years old.
120 Bochurim Honored for Weekly Chavrusos with Young Shluchim
Over 120 volunteers of the MyShliach chavrusa program gathered in the JCM on Wednesday afternoon for an appreciation event, honoring their dedication to their weekly Chavrusas with Young Shluchim.
5th European Dayanim Conference Addressed Current Issues
The Fifth European Dayanim Conference of the RCE brought together dozens of Dayanim and community rabbis from across Europe for three days of Torah discussions, halachic lectures, and in-depth deliberations on issues facing communities across the continent.
Yeshivas Kayitz Opens With Serious Learning and Summer Fun
Welcoming more than 750 talmidim, Yeshivas Kayitz Gan Menachem’s unique approach combines a true yeshivah atmosphere with a vibrant summer experience.
Magnificent New Mikvah Inaugurated on Poconos Campus
A magnificent new Mikvah was inaugurated at the yeshiva of the Poconos in Pennsylvania, which will serve the bochurim, the local community, and many guests who visit the Yeshiva throughout the year.
There’s a Chabad Minhag We Seem to Have Forgotten
Pick almost any date on the calendar, and most of us can name the Chabad customs connected to it. But one minhag seems to have slipped through the cracks.
Released Time Honors Dedicated Instructors After Successful Year
After an outstanding year of bringing Torah and Yiddishkeit to more than 1,000 children in over 100 public schools, 150 Released Time bochurim gathered to celebrate the continued impact of Chabad’s longest-running outreach program in America.
Record Anash Voters Bring Positive Change to Crown Heights Elections
Ahron Gluck received 2,245 votes in a record showing for an Anash candidate, falling short against Brian Cunningham, while community-backed candidates won both district leader races and a Municipal Court judgeship.
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Historic Times: The Rebbe’s First Message to American Jewry
As we approach Gimmel Tammuz, From the Margins of Chabad History uncovers reports about the Rebbe’s farbrengens before the nesius and the Rebbe’s first message to the broader American public, just days after accepting the nesius.
Yosef Tzvi Sandman, 83, AH
Dr. Yosef Tzvi Sandman, longtime administrator of the Lubavitch Yeshiva in New Haven, Professor Emeritus at University of New Haven, and longtime mentor and founder of the Anash community in New Haven, CT, passed away on Wednesday, 9 Tammuz, 5786. He was 83.
Pas and Bishul Yisroel: Cereal, Lox, and Pringles?
Aiding Elderly Parents with Maaser Money?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including AI service over Shabbos, maaser money for aging parents, and davening musaf before shachris.
Get a Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens This Week
If We Have Geulah, Who Needs Moshiach?
Spending Shabbos on a Cruise?
Ask the Rov: May I participate in a cruise that travels over Shabbos? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
AI and Psak: Does a Rov Need to be Human?
Simcha is Simple
Although joy can sometimes feel out of reach, the Rebbe explained that every Yid can attain pure simcha with just a simple reflection: recognizing how fortunate we are to have been born as a Yid.
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.