Mrs. Chana Simpson, a beloved mother and grandmother and resident of Boro Park, Brooklyn passed away on Tuesday, 29 Nissan, 5784. Levaya will pass by 770 at 4 PM.
Unique Tefillin Shaped Building Dedicated in Russia
An impressive and uplifting ceremony, including the dedication of a new Torah, marked the opening and dedication of the Jewish Community Center in a Moscow suburb shaped like a Tefillin shel Rosh.
L’Chaim: Weinbaum – Dubov
The L’Chaim of Mendel Weinbaum of Crown Heights, and Menucha Dubov of Wimbledon, UK, was celebrated on Monday Night at the JCM.
Online School Bar Mitzvah Maamer Course Is Back
Due to high demand, the Nigri Jewish Online School of the Shluchim Office announces Rabbi Yitzchok Jacobs will be back teaching the widely successful online Bar Mitzvah Maamer.
War Day 213: Rafah Incursion Began, 12 Senators Threaten Prosecutor
War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Thirteen: On Monday evening the IDF announced that troops had begun to operate in Eastern Rafah, Hamas manipulatively announced that they accepted a ceasefire deal after Rafah attack began, and twelve Republican senators sent a letter to the chief prosecutor at the International Court of Justice and threatened: “If you hurt Israel, we will hurt you”.
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As Anash Communities, We Deserve Higher Standards
From the Anash.org Inbox: As shlichus has grown BH, we must make sure not to lose sensitivity for Anash standards. What is appropriate and even encouraged on shlichus, may not be suitable for an Anash community.
New Moshiach Education Initiative Launched for Chabad Houses
Inspired by the Rebbe’s call to action on 28 Nissan, hundreds of Chabad Houses are beginning a new Moshiach Education series. Called ‘The Alef,’ the series is a user-friendly text-based lesson plan aiming to instill Moshiach’s relevance to Jews from all walks of life.
“The World Is Shaking”: Rabbi Cunin’s 28 Nissan Message
In a public message, Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, the Rebbe’s shliach to the West Coast, speaks about the precarious situation we are in, and the need for every person to add in mitzvos.
Bein Hazmanim Yeshiva Combined Learning and Mivtzoim
In the week after Pesach, dozens of bochurim in Paris, France, used their break from yeshiva for diligent study combined with mivtzoim, putting tefillin on tens of passersby and tourists.
IDF Begins Rafah Invasion with Attack in the East
The long-awaited IDF invasion of Rafah, Hamas’s last remaining stronghold in Gaza, appears to be underway. IDF jets have begun carrying out intense bombing raids on terrorist infrastructure in the city, and a column of Israeli tanks are reported to be raiding the eastern side of the city.
You Too Can Join the Moshiach Chidon
Today, on the auspicious day of Chof Ches Nissan, we are proud to announce that the Moshiach Chidon is extending its invitation worldwide! You too can join and delve deep into the topics of Moshiach.
Unusual Raffle to Boost Registration for Unity Torah
To build momentum and excitement for the new Unity Torah, a special raffle will be held after Lag Baomer for whoever registers 10 names in the Sefer Torah Haklali on a ksav yad kodesh of the Rebbe.
Women’s Podcast Aims to Make the Geulah a Reality
‘Alef All Over,’ was founded one year ago as a podcast by-women-for-women with a mission to bring the Rebbe’s words to life. Each insightful episode highlights another sicha that the Rebbe said following Chof Ches Nissan in the years of 1991-1992.
Yeshivas Kayitz Yerushalayim Announces Staff
YKY Yerushalayim, designed for Bochurim in Mesivta completing Shiur Aleph through Gimmel, and relocated to Cozumel, Mexico for this summer, has announced their staff.
Montreal Community Contrives to Bring the Geulah
In an effort to make the geulah a reality, the Anash community of Montreal gathered for a special shiur on Moshiach and Geulah by shliach to Côte Saint-Luc, Rabbi Mendel Raskin, followed by a late-night farbrengen.
‘Living with Moshiach’: What Does That Even Mean?
The mission and imperative of our times is well known “to live with the days of Moshiach!” But what does that even mean? We’re currently in a terrible and frightening golus! Isn’t it a paradox to “live with Moshiach” while still in golus? Article by Rabbi Nochum Shtroks.
Kinus Torah Brings Together Community in San Francisco
On Sunday, the RTC Chabad in San Francisco hosted a Kinus Torah, organized by Boruch Michaelson, bringing together community members for an afternoon of Torah study and inspiration.
At Hero’s Funeral, Grandfather Echoes Rebbe’s Call to Beg ‘Ad Mosai’
Hero security guard previously thought kidnapped, Elyakim Libman, was recently found buried in Israel in a mixup from the confusion post-massacre. At his levaya on Sunday, his grandfather quoted the famous Chof Ches Nissan sicha.
War Day 212: Israel “Ready to Stand Alone” After USA Withholds Arms, 3 Soldiers Killed
War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Twelve: Netanyahu says “Israel is ready to stand alone”, in a bold statement after America withholds arms shipments, three IDF soldiers ambushed near Rafah and killed, media company Al Jazeera office forcefully shut down in Israel.
Live: Mega 28 Nissan Moshiach Event
Live at 8:00 PM: The Mega Moshiach event by Tut Altz will feature Rabbis Ahron Loschak, Moshe Kotlarsky, Ari Shishler, Aryeh Weinstein, Sholom Ber Lipskar, and Yossi Paltiel, and special video presentations.
Chicago Gathers for Kinus Torah for 60th Year
The Chicago Anash community gathered at the Bnei Reuven shul on Chol Hamoed for a Kinus Torah marking 60 years of such Torah gatherings.
FSU Jews Celebrated the ‘Festival of Freedom’
Hundreds of thousands of Jews, spanning ten different time zones and across the vast lands of the former Soviet Union, proudly celebrated Pesach in dignity and peace.
New Book Tells Story of the First Visit to Chicago
While the Frierdiker Rebbe’s second visit to Chicago has been written about extensively, his first visit is largely unknown. Now that story has been researched and published for the first time.