‘Get Out of Yourself’: When Self-Healing Becomes a Problem
In a powerful interview, mashpia Rabbi Yossi Paltiel discusses learning the Rebbe’s Chassidus according to its original intent, warns against turning therapy into a lifestyle, and challenges the growing obsession with self-absorbed healing that keeps people stuck and imprisoned.
‘We Became Sisters’: Three JNet Chavrusos Share Their Stories
From weekly phone calls to life-changing bonds, three JNet “couples” open up about how learning together led to lasting friendship, deepened Yiddishkeit, and journeys they never expected.
Reflections on Rabbi Wagner on His Third Yahrtzeit
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Keeping a Faulty Scale in the Kitchen?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reciting a MiShebeirach for a non-Jew, the brocho on potato kugel and matza crackers, and keeping an inaccurate scale in the kitchen.
Lag BaOmer Parade Support Leads to Miracle Baby
Israel to Invest $118 Billion to Develop Own Fighter Jets
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Chinuch Training Focuses on Building Students’ G-d-Worth
Timed during the weeks when many classrooms are learning about the importance of Ahavas Yisroel, the fourth class of the Foundations of Chinuch training series gave educators practical tools to shape not only what students learn, but the way they see themselves and relate to one another.
Women Find Spiritual Oasis at Panama Retreat
At the four-day Oasis Espiritual retreat in Panama City, Spanish-speaking Jewish women from across Latin America joined together for Torah learning, Shabbos inspiration, and meaningful personal connection, emerging with a deeper sense that they are not alone in their journey toward Yiddishkeit.
The Lion from Tzfas
Today, 16 Iyar, marks the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Arye Leib Kaplan, the “Lion of Tzfas,” a devoted shliach of the Rebbe who revitalized Yiddishkeit in the city. With mesirus nefesh, he built mosdos, led the community, and inspired thousands through his leadership, scholarship, and unwavering dedication to his shlichus.
Campaign to Raise Funds for Hatzalah’s Ever-Expanding Services
In what has become a yearly tradition, as part of Hatzalathon #7, Crown Heights Hatzalah is hosting another “Hatzalah-thon” starting this week.
ChabadU Launches Parenting Course Based on the Rebbe’s 12
Exactly fifty years after the Rebbe introduced the 12 Pesukim on Lag BaOmer 5736, Chabad.org’s ChabadU is launching a new course that brings the Torah wisdom they contain to Jewish parents everywhere.
Chabad Opens at America’s Top Liberal Arts College
Ranked the #1 liberal arts college in the United States and home to a population of about 2,000, the small but prestigious Massachusetts school is known for its intimate learning environment and research programs.
Chassidim Marked 74th Yahrtzeit of Rebbe’s Brother in Tzfas
Over Yud Gimmel Iyar, many bochurim and Anash visited the resting place of the Rebbe’s brother, R’ Yisrael Aryeh Leib in Tzfas, where they recited Tehillim, learned Mishnayos, and studied excerpts from the Rebbe’s sichos.
Sunday: Monsey Cheder to Dedicate New Campus
This Sunday, Cheder Chabad – Beit Shvidler dedicates its new multi-million-dollar campus in New City. The event marks a long-held dream and will feature a boys’ choir performance and family activities including a shlaikes show, photobooth, and treats for all attendees.
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Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist?
In honor of the upcoming 126th yartzeit of Harav Shlomo Zalman of Kopust, From the Margins of Chabad History presents new information about his life and stance towards the Zionist movement.
“I’m on My Way to Lubavitch!”
Reb Yosef, the son of R. Yissochor Ber the rov of Lubavitch, was married to the Tzemach Tzedek’s aunt, and was affectionately known as “Der Feter Yossele” (Uncle Yossele). When chassidim found him sitting in the snow deep in thought, his answer surprised them.
Moshiach: How it Applies to Our Lives Today
Moshiach for Gentiles?
Bris Postponed for Yellow Baby?
Ask the Rov: When is the bris delayed because the baby is yellow? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Asking a Small Child to Turn On the Lights?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including wiping the becher before use, asking a small child to turn on the lights, leaving a dryer running when Shabbos starts, and the bracha for an ice cream sandwich.
When to Count Sefirah When Davening Maariv Early?
Will There Be Mountains When Moshiach Comes?
The Rebbe Said ‘Wait’ and the Baby Turned
As doctors prepared for an emergency C-section, the Goldmans in Johannesburg, South Africa, made a late-night call to the Rebbe. The Rebbe instructed them to wait, and moments later, the baby turned on its own.
Inside the Rebbe’s Library: Working Line by Line with the Rebbe
Rabbi Berel Levine, director of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad Library at 770 and author of countless works in halacha and history, opens up about a life spent working directly under the Rebbe, with over 700 written answers he received from the Rebbe directing his every step.