400 years after the passing of the Maharal, the Alt-Neu Shul reverberates with the sounds of a maamer Chassidus being learned on a leil shishi by 50 bochurim of Yeshivas Kayitz Prague.
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Day Camps Join Together for 24 Hours of Jewish Pride
From across the tri-state area, six Gan Israel day camps joined the CKids Gan Israel overnight camp in the Poconos, for the inaugural CKids CGI Overnight Experience instilling Jewish Pride and Joy in the over three hundred participants.
Bais Hamikdash Building Set Out Just in Time for the 3 Weeks
The new children’s Bais Hamikdash building set by Aleph Brick is out just in time for the Three Weeks. This solid set with 1,631 pieces will enable your child to learn about the Beis Hamikdash in a fun way. Promo code inside.
Florida 7th-Graders Take Unprecedented Journey to the Rebbe
This year, as the 7th-grade division opened in ‘Dovi’s CGI Florida,’ the staff took the initiative to organize an unprecedented trip: flying all the campers to New York for Gimmel Tammuz. The tremendous impact of the trip was remarkable.
‘Schneerson! We Have Guests’: How the Arrest Apartment Returned to Chabad
After close to 100 years that the Frierdiker Rebbe‘s Leningrad apartment lay in foreign hands, Julien Cohen, researched government archival files and diaries of chassidim to pinpoint and purchase the apartment where the Frierdiker Rebbe lived, was arrested, and returned to when he was liberated.
The Story of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s Arrest and Liberation
In honor of Yud Beis Tammuz, the day that the Frierdiker Rebbe was notified of his release, we bring you an abridged version of the full story of his arrest and liberation.
Lubavitch Photographer Tours Manhattan’s Center for Jewish History
Lubavitch Photographer Mordechai Lubecki visits the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, and documents some of the 3,000 years of accumulated historic records on display.
A Journey in the Footsteps of the Rebbeim
From the bustling piers of New York to the White House in Washington, a group of bochurim from the Queens Yeshiva went on a fascinating journey following in the footsteps of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe.
Lubavitcher Bochur Creates Extensive Tanach Travel Guide
During a year in Eretz Yisroel, Sholom Raskin decided to explore the stories of Tanach at their real-life locations according to reliable Torah sources. To help other travelers, he documented it all in a comprehensive online travel guide.
Construction Begins at Cheder Lubavitch Morristown
After years of planning and fundraising, the eagerly anticipated summer construction project has started at Cheder Lubavitch Morristown, aiming to make larger middle and elementary classrooms and significantly expand the preschool.
First-Ever Jewish Art Exhibit Opens in Bucolic Wisconsin Town
Daytrippers to Cedarburg, Wisconsin, for its historic downtown area with its thriving arts community with numerous galleries and studios, are now visiting the “Unity Art Exhibition,” the brainchild of Chicago artist Sharone Goodman.
Krakow Summit Addresses Life In Remote Communities
A two-day summit for shluchim serving in remote Jewish communities in 40 countries throughout Europe and Middle East and North Africa took place in Krakow, Poland. The kinus concluded with a visit to Auschwitz.
New York, New England Shluchim Hold Regional Kinus at Suffield Yeshiva
Shluchim from across New York and New England gathered in Suffield, Connecticut, for a regional kinus which turned into an uplifting Shabbos with davening, learning, and farbrenging with the yeshiva bochurim.
Moscow Boys Follow Frierdiker Rebbe’s Exile in Kostroma
This past weekend, talmidim of Cheder Menachem of Moscow embarked on a special journey to Kostroma, Russia, where they toured the balcony where the Frierdiker Rebbe received the news of his final liberation on Yud-Beis Tammuz, 97 years ago.
100 Russian Shluchim Gather Where Nazis Once Reigned
86 years after the Nazis set the Great Synagogue of Kaliningrad ablaze, 100 Russian shluchim gathered in the Russian enclave between Lithuania and Poland for a weekend of unity and inspiration.
War Day 227: Arabic “Mein Kampf” Found, Arrest Warrant ordered for Netanyahu
War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Twenty Seven: Weapons, terrorist funds in the hundred thousands, and incendiary materials such as volumes of Mein Kampf in Arabic were confiscated in the Shomron, the International Criminal Court issued an application for arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity, and Biden asserts that Israel is not committing genocide.
War Day 201: Hamas Release Hostage Video, Prepare Rafah Evacuation
War Summary, Day Two Hundred and One: Today Hamas published a cruel propaganda video of Israeli-American hostage 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the IDF has conducted all necessary preparations for an offensive in Rafah, and Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, has decided to resign over his role in the failures that led to Hamas’s October 7th onslaught.
In Underground Meeting, Zelensky Takes Pride in Rebbe’s Birthplace
In an unprecedented move, Ukraine’s Jewish President Volodymyr Zelensky met with shluchim in the underground shelter of Kyiv’s Jewish school in a meeting organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU).
Less Than 24 Hours Left to the Mitzvah Tank Parade
In less than 24 hours, the highly anticipated Mitzvah Tank Parade will take to the streets of New York City and the Mitzvah Tank Office is calling on all members of the community to contribute and help make this year’s parade a resounding success.
A Conversation with the Rebbe Rashab on a Park Bench
Journalist Dr. Chaim Shoskes records an encounter he had with the Rebbe Rashab in the resort town of Sloviansk and the fascinating conversation they had after the Czar was killed.