‘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.
Nachlas Har Chabad is All Ready to Parade
Professor Yirmeyahu Branover, 94, AH
Professor Yirmiyahu Branover, a world-renowned physicist who spent decades proving to the world that there is no contradiction between cutting-edge science and a life of Torah and mitzvos, and who shared a close and unique connection with the Rebbe, passed away on Monday, 17 Iyar.
Officials Join Packed Legislative Brunch in Crown Heights
Suspected Terror Attack at Chabad Lag Baomer Parade in Be’er Sheva
Three people, including a 4-year-old girl, were taken to the hospital after a driver struck participants at a Chabad Lag B’Omer parade in Be’er Sheva, with police saying the incident appears to have been an accident and not terror-related.
Lag Baomer Will Be Utilized to Spread Chassidus
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Herzog Recalls Reb Levik’s Nigun During Kazakzstan Visit
During a state visit to Kazakhstan, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog met with local shluchim and praised their work. He recalled his visit to the Rebbe’s hakafos and the nigun of Reb Levik, who was interred in Kazakhstan.
Live: Hadlaka at Kever Rashbi in Meron
Watch Live: The annual Lag B’omer hadlaka and celebration at the tziyun of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron.
Kollel Anash Releases New Volume on Monetary Halacha
Kollel Anash of Crown Heights has released a new volume of the acclaimed Kovetz Iyunim series. The Kovetz includes articles by kollel members on the topic of Choshen Mishpat.
Chassidim in 770 Got a ‘Second Chance’
Anash and bochurim gathered in 770 for a farbrengen marking Pesach Sheini and the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s brother, R’ Yisroel Aryeh Leib.
The True Selfless Hatzalah Volunteers You Never Hear About
For every man rushing to answer a call, there’s a wife and children behind him, holding down the fort and calmly ensuring that whatever other responsibility their volunteer husband and father has is taken care of so that someone else can receive life saving care.
King Charles Tells Bermuda Shliach of Grandmother’s Sacrifice
Bermuda shliach Rabbi Chaim Birnhack met with King Charles III during his four-day royal tour of the island, where the King expressed his sympathies for recent antisemitic attacks and shared spoke of his grandmother’s life-saving actions during the Holocaust.
Removing Mezuzos When Moving Out
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Hezbollah Strikes, Inclement Weather Threaten Hadlakos
Amid heightened tensions in the north, fear is mounting that Hezbollah may attempt to fire rockets toward the Meron area during Lag BaOmer. In addition, forecasts predict powerful winds on Monday evening, raising safety concerns about the open flames.
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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.
Picture of the Day
Assemblyman Brian Cunningham with CH Resident and NYS Assembly candidate Ahron Gluck at the Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) Legislative Brunch today in Crown Heights.
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.
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?
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.