From Yekkishe Buenos Aires to Leading Shlichus Across Argentina
In a podcast interview, Rabbi Tzvi Grunblatt, Head Shliach of Argentina, shares memories of his unlikely path from a Yekkishe home to a Lubavitch yeshiva, his years transcribing the Rebbe’s maamorim, and decades of shlichus in Buenos Aires.
As Nor’easter Threatens Sukkos, Rabbonim Issue Guidance
A powerful storm developing along the East Coast is expected to bring strong winds, rain and coastal flooding to New York as Sukkos begins. With thousands of sukkos going up across the community, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses practical questions, particularly regarding how to halachically secure schach.
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He Waited 60 Years for the Alter Rebbe’s Third Shailah
Welcoming the Ushpizin: Night 3
Beis Din Rejects Chabad Link to Chossid’s Knesset Bid
Sukkos Takes Shape Across Crown Heights
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Israel’s Defense Minister Briefed on Rebbe’s Security Views
Defense Minister Yisrael Katz hosted a Lubavitch delegation at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, where they discussed Israel’s security strategy and current challenges in light of the Rebbe’s sichos and directives. The meeting centered on the newly released book “Oseh Shalom,” presenting the Rebbe’s political and security views.
The Rebbe’s Nachas from Chassidim Caring for Each Other
When secretary Reb Binyomin Klein brought the Rebbe a note from a chossid about an act of ahavas Yisroel that he witnessed among chassidim, the Rebbe’s face lit up with nachas.
After Synagogue Shooting, Non-Jewish Supporter Funds Mezuzah Campaign
In the wake of the Yom Kippur synagogue shooting in Belleville, Ontario, a non-Jewish supporter of Chabad sponsored a campaign for 100 mezuzahs, reaching Jewish homes across Eastern Ontario, including survivors of the attack.
How Can Women and Girls Go on Mivtza Lulav?
The Mivtzoim Shop, in conjunction with Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, is providing women and girls with esrog sets so they can offer women to fulfill the mitzvah.
Welcoming the Ushpizin: Nights 1 and 2
On each night of Sukkos, we are visited by another one of the Ushpizin and the Chassidishe Ushpizin. We bring you each night a lesson and a story about the Ushpizin.
Ukrainian Jews Mark Fifth Tishrei Under War
Amid drone strikes and blackouts, celebrations remain unchanged as Jews across Ukraine go to shul and participate in Yom Tov activities.
Rabbi Bluming: Save a Family Facing Eviction
A family in our community with children who have special needs has been struggling with significant financial hardship and ongoing challenges. Now, there is a real risk of the family losing their home. Endorsed by Harav Shmuel Chaim Bluming of Crown Heights.
‘Do You Have Enough Dimes?’ The Untold Story Behind Mivtza Neshek
Over 50 years after the Rebbe launched Mivtza Neshek just six days before Rosh Hashana, its classic brochures and original candlesticks, designed by the Rebbe himself, are returning for Sukkos mivtzoim through a new collaboration with Merkos Suite 302.
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Kol Nidrei with the Rebbe in Liadi: An Eyewitness Account
The latest installment of From the Margins of Chabad History takes us back 150 years to the holy and uplifting atmosphere of Yom Kippur with the Chabad Rebbe of Liadi, Harav Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneerson. A picture of the zal of the Rebbe of Liadi is also uncovered for the first time.
Found Altalena Boat Recalls the Rebbe’s Sharp Words
Israeli divers have located the wreck of the Altalena, 78 years after the ship sank off the coast of Tel Aviv in one of the most painful episodes of Israel’s early history. The Rebbe, addressing the affair at the time, used very sharp terminology regarding the responsibility of those behind the tragic events.
Rabbi Bluming Gives Year’s First Moshiach Shiur
Borrowing Mitzvah Items Without Permission?
Ask the Rov: May I use someone’s tallis, tefillin, or siddur without asking? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
From Rennet to Whey: OK Kashrus Expert Talks Kosher Cheese
Kittel on Yom Kippur After a Second Marriage?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including Hatoras Nedorim at night, tzitzis without an undershirt, and kittel on Yom Kippur after a second marriage.
How Much to Pay for a Mehudar Esrog?
Ask the Rov: How much extra am I obligated to pay for a more mehudar esrog? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Carrying in a Fenced Park on Shabbos?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including carrying in a fenced park, is a Tehillim with a Rebbe's dime muktza, and flushing a toilet with electric sewage pump on Shabbos.
Kol Nidrei with the Rebbe in Liadi: An Eyewitness Account
The latest installment of From the Margins of Chabad History takes us back 150 years to the holy and uplifting atmosphere of Yom Kippur with the Chabad Rebbe of Liadi, Harav Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneerson. A picture of the zal of the Rebbe of Liadi is also uncovered for the first time.
Yaakov Meir Eisenbach, 24, AH
Yaakov Meir Eisenbach, a young Lubavitcher bochur from Yerushalayim, passed away on Shabbos, 8 Tishrei.