Hamesorah is pleased to open registration for the effective Kriah Course, providing newcomers to the profession with effective strategies for achieving successful Kriah for all students, using the proven Mesorah method.
JEM Foundation to Hold Unique Event for 30 Years
A high-end event by the JEM Foundation, titled “Brighter Than Ever,” will highlight JEM’s pivotal role in making it possible for millions to learn directly from the Rebbe, along with a 120-minute blend of inspiring farbrengen, videos of the Rebbe, and practical inspiration.
To Yearn for the Past or Celebrate the Present?
As we approach 30 years, the debate ensues whether to yearn for the past or celebrate the present, often a divide between the older generation and the younger one. Who is right? An essay by Rabbi Yitzchok Naparstek.
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.
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Don’t Say the Bar Mitzvah Is Being Held in a “Hall”
With Rabbi Levi Wineberg‘s Bar Mitzvah on Motzei Shabbos, his father, Rabbi Yosef Wineberg, wished to broadcast his weekly radio shiur from the celebration. The Rebbe agreed, but told him not to use the word “hall.”
1980 Recording of Iconic Guest Speaker at Graduation Resurfaces
Rabbi JJ Hecht, the proud grandfather of a talmid in the 1980 graduating class of Lubavitch Yeshiva Ocean Parkway, was the guest speaker at the graduation ceremony.
Newly Revamped Semicha Program Sees Enrollment Double
Building on the unprecedented success and growth, Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim at 770 opens registration for its Semicha program for the upcoming year.
Parent Shares Deep Gratitude in Emotional Letter to Teacher
A parent who witnessed a dramatic change in his son due to his child’s Rebbi, writes a heartfelt letter about his experience this year.
Campus Shluchos Experience Kinus of a Lifetime in Eretz Yisroel
In a year when these brave Shluchim and Shluchos encountered unprecedented challenges to Jewish life on campus, Chabad on Campus International decided to bring the annual event to Eretz Yisroel for inspiration and solidarity.
New Shluchim to Southwest Miami
Rabbi Ari and Devorah Werbler and their three children have relocated from their home and community in Chicago to do the Rebbe’s shlichus in Southwest Miami.
Camp Staff Dive Deep into Torah with Record Participation
A record-breaking 150 Bochurim serving as staff at overnight camps have enrolled in this summer’s Staff Mivtza Torah program. Less than 24 hours left to enroll and receive a free Gemara.
War Day 265: Rockets Hit Homes, Intelligence-based Airstrikes Eliminate Terrorists
War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Sixty Five: With terrorists out of the tunnels the IDF is using intelligence-based airstrikes to strike them, significant advancements in Rafah, major violence between Hamas and family clans, Hezbollah fires heavily causing wildfires and damaging homes, and the IDF continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.
New Series Shares Hiskashrus in the Rebbe’s Own Words
As Gimmel Tammuz approaches, Derher launched a new WhatsApp series sharing the Rebbe’s guidance on Hiskashrus, drawing from his own approach as a chossid of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the Rebbe’s guidance to chassidim on the matter.
Torah STEM Expo Brings Torah Concepts to Life
Students at the Sacramento Jewish Academy created interactive scientific exhibits to explain Torah ideas, such as sundial and davening times, 3D glasses and spiritual energy, electric circuit and Shabbos candles, and Avraham and Sara’s “magnetic pull.”
Tefillin Stand Welcomes Visitors at ‘Shoes on the Danube River’ Display
On the 80th anniversary year of the Holocaust of Hungarian Yidden, shluchim set up a tefillin stand next to the ‘Shoes on the Danube’ memorial where over 300 lay tefillin each week.
Dagestan Attack Leaves Newly Rebuilt Shul Burnt to the Ground
Launching attacks on multiple sites in Russia’s Dagestan region, terrorists killed the guards outside the Derbent 100-year-old shul and set it on fire, burning the newly remodeled interior to the ground.
New Dayanus Semicha Course Offered by Lemaan Yilmedu
Machon Limud Halacha, Lemaan Yilmedu, is announcing a new course in Yadin Yadin. This program is ideal for those who have already completed semicha studies and are looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in halacha.
Teen Meets Family of Fallen Soldier He Wraps Tefillin For
When young Corey Silberglied from Wilmington, Delaware, took on the mitzvah of tefillin in honor of Yair Nafusi who fell on Simchas Torah, he didn’t dream of the ripple effect and what it would mean to the soldier’s family.
Three Major Shabbosim Unite Bochurim Ahead of Gimmel Tammuz
Following a successful Shabbos Hachana for Gimmel Tammuz that united 600 Zal bochurim in Morristown, the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim organized three more events in Chicago, Detroit, and at the Ohel.
A Lubavitcher Remembers Reb Moshe Wolfson
A Lubavitcher who lived near Reb Moshe Wolfson in Boro Park and had many opportunities to interact with him shares some of his poignant memories of this great chossid.
Live: Project Chana Woman’s Power Hour
Live at 8:30: Join an hour of learning together with women across the country from Rabbi Michoel Seligson, educator and author, Rabbi Shmuel Bluming, Moreh Tzedek Crown Heights, and Mrs. Bracha Sternberg, Halacha Teacher in Beis Rivkah Crown Heights.
Chabad Custom Not To Wear a Watch on Yom Tov?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including the Chabad custom not to wear a watch on yom tov, eating rice for makom seuda, and a Bar Mitzva boy having his aliya a day early.
Israel’s Supreme Court Orders Govt to Draft All Bochurim
In a dramatic ruling reversing the 75-year support of the state of Israel for yeshiva bochurim who learn Torah, Israel’s Supreme Court declared that there is no legal allowance for the government to grant exemptions to yeshiva bochurim from military service.