Article by Rabbi Mordechai Lipskier: Being armed from without shouldn’t give us a false sense of protection, and being threatened from without shouldn’t give us a false sense of dread. We have it within ourselves to connect with Hashem and overcome any and all obstacles.
Your Erev Shabbos Tzedaka Can Save a Life
While you prepare for Shabbos, at home or upstate, one family will be preparing for Shabbos in the hospital, another day in the battle to keep their son alive.
Day-to-Day Guide Released for the Nine Days
Read and Download: A new booklet of the Day-to-Day Halachic Guide by Rabbi Yosef Braun has been released, containing detailed instructions on the halachos and minhagim for the Nine Days and Shabbos Nachamu.
Queens and Westchester Yeshivos Hold Unity Seder in the Poconos
A special seder achdus took place in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania joined by bochurim of the yeshivos of Queens and Westchester who are refreshing themselves there during the summer months.
El Al Airline Starting Daily Flight to Accommodate Kohanim
El Al airline will now be offering a daily flight that will be certified coffin-free to accommodate Kohanim who may not be under the same roof as a Jewish corpse.
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Har Habayis Location Examined in New Booklet
Explore the history and relevance of the location of the Beis Hamikdash with the new Hebrew and English booklet by Rabbi Mendel Raskin, Shliach in Cote St. Luc, Montreal.
Only a Yiddishe Meidel…
When a 16-year-old girl from Melbourne begged the Rebbe to help her convert, the Rebbe guided R’ Chaim Gutnick to reveal that she was already Jewish. When asked later how he knew, the Rebbe said that it was obvious…
The Rebbe’s English Letters on Davening Better
This week’s selection of English letters from the Rebbe is on the topic of davening, such as: women’s davening, the impact on personal life, how to better concentrate, how to prepare for davening, and whether children can skip certain tefilos.
War Day 300: Iran Attack Expected, Israel on Standby
War Summary, Day 300: Iran & proxies are expected to attack over the weekend, Nasrallah says the war entered a “new phase,” IDF is on standby, hospitals, factories, and civilians prepare, U.S. made new defensive military deployments to the Mideast, eliminated Al Jazeera reporter was a Hamas Nukhba fighter, and Defense Ministry moving to more local production.
NYPD to Add Patrols Following Middle East Assassinations
Residents in Crown Heights and the greater New York area will be surveilled by roaming police cars all week as an extra precaution in response to the recent assassinations of high profile terrorist leaders.
‘Oy! I Haven’t Finished Shas Yet!’ Remembering Rabbi Dovid Wichnin
When Rabbi Chaim Dovid Wichnin, Rosh Yeshivah of Tiferes Bachurim in Morristown and Rov of Anash in Monsey, was notified that he had a deadly illness, his first concern was “Oy! But I haven’t finished Shas yet!”
Picture of the Day
Nearly 100 Shluchim converged at Chabad of Princeton University for the annual Mid-Atlantic Regional Kinus to discuss current issues facing their communities.
Shopify CEO Fulfils 18-Year-Old Promise to His Campus Rabbi
In 2008, a young law student at the University of Ottawa told Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky that he’d like to help buy a building for Chabad. Today, Harley Finkelstein is the CEO of Shopify and he honored his promise.
All It Took Was One Cruel Moment…
In the blink of an eye, 15-year-old Mendel Bluming, a lively, cheerful bochur, was suddenly fighting for his life on the side of a road. It is up to us to write the end of the story.
Surprise Celebration in Morristown for Rabbi Herson’s 90th Birthday
A surprise celebration and Tanya printing was held in Morristown, NJ celebrating the 90th birthday of Rabbi Moshe Herson, Head Shliach of New Jersey and dean of the Rabbinical College of America.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today’s daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.
One Song in Fifteen Languages
Rabbi Yosef Minkowitz recalls attending the Rebbe’s intimate farbrengens as a young boy in the 1950s, and the time the Rebbe reminded him not to carry on Shabbos.
War Day 299: Iran Vows Revenge, Israel Ready for All Scenarios
War Summary, Day 299: Ismail Haniyeh eliminated, Iranian Regime vows revenge and begins planning “severe punishment,” Hezbollah prepares for Shukr’s funeral—and follow-up response, terror attack in Judea and Samaria, Israel ready for all scenarios, and U.S. ready to assist Israel as in April.
Picture of the Day
The doctor of Mendel Bluming, the 15-year-old bochur who is in serious condition after being hit by a car, lays tefillin with Mendel’s tefillin and says Shema in his Chitas.
Where Are the Names of Our Shidduchim?
From the Anash.org inbox: A concerned parent feels the stress of marrying off children and wonders why the shadchanim aren’t giving out names like they used to in the past.
Historic Campus Kinus Concludes with Grand Banquet
Campus shluchim from around the world who gathered in Eretz Yisroel to strengthen both themesleves and others, concluded their trip with a grand banquet highlighting their impact and empwering them forward.
Monumental Campus Kinus Uplifts in Eretz Yisroel
With Yidden in the Holy Land under attack and campuses around the world facing increasing Antisemitism, Chabad on Campus held its International Kinus HaShluchim in Eretz Yisroel in a display of chizuk and support. Mega Gallery.
Ahead of 3rd Yahrtzeit, Magazine Profiles Reb Yoel Kahn
In its series of articles on prominent Chabad Mashpiim, the Hebrew ‘Ki Karov’ magazine profiled the legendary mashpia of our generation, Reb Yoel Kahn, in advance of the third yahrtzeit on 6 Av.
The Providential Story Behind Banff’s Mobile Kosher Kitchen
In an incredible circle of care, a shliach saves a life with a kidney donation and the memory of a boy sparks kosher in the Canadian Rockies.
When is Stealing Actually Allowed?
In this week’s Choshen Mishpat Renaissance podcast, Rabbi Berel Polityko discusses the halachos of stealing and harvesting organs from the deceased. Listen here.