Close to 2,000 students are currently registered for Pegisha 5785, leading organizers to reopen registration and extend the event to additional venues to accommodate the record number of students.
Melbourne Terminal Fills with Song at Sight of New Shluchim
The entire student body of the YG Melbourne boarded buses to the airport for a grand kabolas panim for the new shluchim. At the moment the shluchim appeared, they broke out in song and dance filling the entire terminal.
Baby Born on the Date of Rebbe’s Bracha Dollar
When R’ Mendel Gniwisch shared the pregnancy complications his wife was facing, R’ Avremi Hershkop lent him a dollar that the Rebbe gave for an easy birth. As labor began on 24 Tishrei, the couple had the feeling that the baby would not be born on that day.
Shimmy’s Supermarket Opens in East Flatbush
Attesting to the rapid growth and expansion of Crown Heights into East Flatbush, a full supermarket has opened its doors today on the corner of Albany and Rutland, an area that just a few years ago was considered way out of town.
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Avos Ubanim 5785 to Begin This Motzoei Shabbos
The popular Avos Ubanim Betzalel learning program will begin this Motzoei Shabbos at 12 locations in Crown Heights, Remsen Village, and East Flatbush.
New Feature Exhibits Historical Parsha Sites
Anash.org is proud to announce a weekly feature called ‘Picturing the Parsha’ throughout the weeks of Sefer Bereishis. The new column, will show photos with captions of ancient sites mentioned in the parsha, by Tanach explorer and photographer Sholom Raskin.
Sydney Shliach to Lead Cohort for Community Wellbeing
A course providing shluchim with skills to support the well-being of their community members, including text-based materials, videos, and interactive discussions, will be led by Rabbi Michoel Gourarie, Shliach in Sydney, Australia, is scheduled to begin next week.
Project Kiddush Levana in Memory of Fallen Soldier
A new initiative has been launched in memory of Shneur Zalman Ben Chaim Zev Cohen HY”D encouraging yeshivos, shluchim, and communities to celebrate Kiddush Levana in their city streets.
Memories & Music: Alumni Night at Tomchei Tmimim Ocean Parkway
This past week, Tomchei Tmimim Ocean Parkway hosted an alumni event, bringing together graduates from the past four years. Held on the yeshiva grounds, the event combined nostalgia and inspiration.
Picture of the Day
Just hours after his victory, Delaware’s new Jewish Governor-elect Matt Meyer visited Chabad of Delaware to put on Tefillin and recite Shema with Rabbis Chuni Vogel and Motti Flikshtein, acknowledging that all brachos come from Hashem.
Round or T-Shape: Neck-hole of Chabad Tzitzis?
Anash.org feature: Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas including taking medicine on Yom Tov, extra hole in Chabad taleisim, and the neck-hole of Chabad tzitzis.
New York Marathon Mivtzoim Brings Tefillin to the Finish Line
The Mivtzoim Campaign at New York City’s Marathon was a major success this year with bochurim and anash putting on Tefillin with many yidden as well as giving out, Neshek candle kits, and signing up people for Os BeSefer Torah.
Rocket Falls in Ben-Gurion Airport, No Injures
Red Alert sirens sounded across central Israel today and a Hezbollah rocket landed in the vicinity of Ben-Gurion Airport, creating a crater in the parking lot. Shrapnel landed in Kfar Chabad, but no injuries or damages were reported there.
Capital Campaign Seminar with Rabbi Yisroel Brod
After the success of the summer Fundraising Seminar with Rabbi Yisroel Brod, the Shluchim Office announces the next virtual seminar covering Capital Campaigns.
Rabbi Dovid Lesselbaum, 92, AH
Rabbi Dovid Lesselbaum, one of Kfar Chabad’s early residents, who served as a mashpia for the French-speaking community and editor of the French Sichat HaShavua publication, passed away on Wednesday, 5 Cheshvan.
Exciting Mivtza Lulav in London Concludes with Prize Ceremony
This past Sukkos, students from Lubavitch Primary School in London took to the streets to be mezakeh many hundreds of Yidden the opportunity to shake Lulav in a project organized by Rabbi Getzel Itzinger heading Anash Community Projects in London.
Children Worldwide Experience Tishrei with the Rebbe
Over the past month, thousands of children from America to Australia joined JEM’s ‘Tishrei Explorers,’ bringing them into the atmosphere of Tishrei in 770, and giving them the opportunity to experience each special day with the Rebbe.
Donald Trump to Become 47th US President
In a historic win, Donald J. Trump has emerged victorious in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, making him the 47th President of the United States. In a public broadcast, political commentator Ben Schapiro attributed Trump’s success to his davening at the Rebbe’s Ohel.
War Day 369: Iran Moving Missiles to Iraq, Reasons Behind Galant’s Firing
War Summary, Day 396: Five reasons why Defence Minister Yoav Galant was fired, $5 million offer to Gazans to return hostages alive, bomb near Gaza hospital explodes on WHO convoy, Iran transferring ballistic missiles to Iraq, security forces find explosives in a mosque in Shomron, explosive lab discovered in Menashe area, and PA security forces discover primed rocket launcher in their village.
Evening Kollel Kicks Off Winter Session with Festive Event
A grand event marked the start of the daily Kollel Erev in Rechovot, Eretz Yisroel, with leading rabbonim, mashpi’im and shluchim, honoring members of Anash who, over this past year, mastered Seder Birkos HaNehenin and Hilchos Seudah.
‘Royal-Tea’ Party Made Girls Feel Good About Tznius
Marking 60 years since the passing of Rebbetzin Chana, students at Bais Chana in Orange, CT, held a RoyalTea Party with a lavish dinner, beautiful kumzitz, and exchanging uplifting messages on the beauty and nobility of tznius.
After Sending Chareidi Draft Orders, Defence Minister Fired
In a dramatic move, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tonight as they grapple with conflicting views over the handling of the war and after the defense Minister sent seven thousand Chareidi draft orders yesterday, upsetting the coalition.