Hundreds Prepare to Embark on Merkos Shlichus for Pesach
As Pesach approaches, preparations are underway for the famed Merkos Shlichus program, with nearly 800 Bochurim to be dispatched to lead Sedarim around the world.
As Pesach approaches, preparations are underway for the famed Merkos Shlichus program, with nearly 800 Bochurim to be dispatched to lead Sedarim around the world.
Live Now: The Siyum of the 10th Sefer Torah Haklali will be celebrated at 5 central sites of the Gaza War – starting in Ashkelon, continuing to the Sderot Police Station, Kibbutz Raim, at the site of the Nova festival massacre, and ending at Chabad house in Ofakim.
One of the Torah’s popular categories is “remez,” which is also common in the teachings of Harav Levi Yitzchak, the Rebbe’s father. A forthcoming book presents these remazim in an interesting and easy-to-follow style.
In honor of the upcoming birthdays of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, Rabbi Heshy and Chani Wolf will be moving on shlichus to Fairbanks, Alaska, the northernmost Jewish community in the world.
The L’Chaim of Levi Brod of Los Angeles, CA, and Mushky Rappoport of Crown Heights, was celebrated in the Lubavitch Yeshiva hall in Crown Heights.
For 20 years, the annual Chabad on Campus International Kinus has played a pivotal role in cultivating the Chabad on Campus network. In light of the historic times among Klal Yisrael, the 20th Kinus, to be held this summer, will take place in Eretz Yisrael.
War Summary, Day One Hundred and Seventy Eight: Shifa Hospital operation is complete, in a daring attack an alleged Israeli airstrike targeted Iran’s consulate and ambassador’s residence in Damascus killing top commanders, Iraqi militia attacked the Israeli Navy, and law passed in Knesset to block Al Jazeera.
On Thursday evening, hundreds of Bochurim, Shluchim, and Anash gathered for a grand celebration of the Shnas Hayovel to the Miami Yeshiva Gedolah, along with 40 years to the takana of learning Rambam.
Girls from around the world celebrated at the Chidon Grand Finale with an exciting game show and concert followed by the announcement of the Chidon Trophy Awardees.
The tragic passing of Dnipro shlucha Mrs. Leah Althaus shook her family, community, and Lubavitchers worldwide, to their core. A fund has been launched to support her bereaved husband and their four children.
Dozens of young Crown Heights residents celebrated another year of Torah learning and its life-changing impact at a joint Siyum Harambam organized by five local class shuls.
Rabbi Aryeh Leib Heintz, shliach in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands, was doing some Shabbos shopping when he was accosted by a Muslim Moroccan man.
“I always knew there was a big chance it would, and wondered if we could possibly prepare for it or how we’d react if it did. But now it happened, and I still don’t know the answers. My eleven-year-old daughter witnessed a terror attack.”
“Reuven the Matzah Baker,” tells the story of R’ Reuven Sirota, whose parents, Rabbi Mordechai and Rivka Sirota, operated a secret Matzah bakery in their home in the USSR, and who went on to become the Matzah baker for the Rebbe.
At the young age of 32, Rabbi Mendel Landa’s heroic and genuine nature left a gaping void in the lives of thousands, particularly his dear family and young children. Rabbi Yosef Klyne shares the deep impact of his brother-in-law who was niftar just a few days ago.
The wedding of Yankel Braun, son of Crown Heights rov Harav Yosef Braun, and Chaya Mushka Cohen of Manchester, England, was celebrated last night at Razag ballroom.
An inspiring evening of Torah and unity took place at Yeshivas Lubavitch Pomona as the bochurim gathered for a momentous Siyum HaRambam headlined by Rabbi Isser Zalmen Weissberg and Rabbi Boruch Lesches.
War Summary, Day One Hundred and Seventy Seven: Terrorist stabbed a soldier in the arm at Be’er Sheva’s central bus station, terrorist behind the shooting attack in the Jordan Valley area surrendered to the IDF, and around 1:30am, air-raid sirens woke up the city of Eilat, as the IDF forces detected a “suspicious aerial target” sent by Iraq.
Beis Lubavitch celebrated their 43rd siyum Harambam led by Shliach Rabbi Mendel Azimov with a magnificent evening with over 2,000 in attendance.
At a meeting of over 35 shul representatives, a Nominations Committee and an Elections Committee were formally authorized to conduct the election with candidates’ submissions beginning April 1st.
The anash of Houston, Texas were addressed by multiple community members and shluchim in an inspiring and motivating program celebrating the siyum Harambam.
A new website, NigguneiChabad.com, provides a wide collection of niggunim with their history and background, as well as a 24/6 Niggunei Chabad Radio streaming geshmakeh authentic chassidishe niggunim.
Anash shuls of Pomona, NY, marked the Siyum Harambam of 40 years with an uplifting farbrengen by guest speaker Rabbi Yossi Paltiel who highlighted the importance of daily Rambam and Chassidus.
Last week marked the lowest point in U.S.-Israel relations when the U.S. abstained from the U.N. Security Council vote for an immediate ceasefire in Israel. A newly discovered letter from the Rebbe, penned on the day after Shushan Purim 1980, offers timely guidance for navigating this challenge.