When a young Yakov Hanoka told the Rebbe about his struggles with maintaining a daily schedule, the Rebbe offered him practical advice, then added an unusual personal remark about his own daily habits.

A group of approximately ten bochurim, who are planning to travel to the Rebbe for Kevutza in 5788, were arrested after voluntarily reporting to the military draft office to clarify their status in advance and sentenced to between 18 and 25 days in military prison.

After 27 years of building Jewish life in Ufa, Russia, shliach Rabbi Dan Krichevsky was awarded the city’s highest civic honor in recognition of his contributions to the community and his extensive educational and chesed initiatives.

The third annual Project Likkutei Sichos Women’s Shabbaton will bring women together for an uplifting weekend of inspiring learning, meaningful conversations, and lasting friendships, January 8–10 in Tarrytown, New York.

When the Rebbe says something at a Farbrengen, and certainly when the Rebbe writes to a specific person or entity, it must be taken in the right context and background.  A Shliach wanted to make a teen hub for teenagers who would likely never attend a regular program. What would this hub be for? What would its hours be? Who would it be open to? What would be done there? All of this is not said.

“After attending an inspiring Rosh Chodesh farbrengen, filled with words of Torah, Chassidus, and inspiration, I walked down Kingston Avenue expecting to feel the pride of being in the heart of the Rebbe’s Shchuna. Instead, I was absolutely shocked.”

The streets of Crown Heights were closed as hundreds of young shluchim marched in a historic first-ever Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim parade, complete with flags, live music, and a police escort.

When Rabbi Noson Gurary received a troubling medical diagnosis, the Rebbe gave him an unusual instruction, recalling advice he had given him six years earlier and demonstrating his extraordinary personal care.