Sixth graders at Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami use their knowledge of STEM, circuitry, and robotics to invent useful devices including hydraulic arms and an electric ice cream scooper.
Hydroponic Vegetables for Maror
Ask the Rov: What bracha is hydroponic lettuce and can it be used for maror at the seder? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Website Launched to Ease Shluchim’s Pesach Workload
The list of tasks in the approach to Pesach seems endless: cleaning, purchasing Shmurah Matzah, outfits for the kids, etc. Adding a Chabad House to run lengthens that list exponentially. A new website solves that issue.
War Day 190: Iran Launches Massive Attack of Missile, Drones
War Summary, Day One Hundred and Ninety: Iran launched hundreds of attack drones and missiles toward Israel which the Israeli Air Force and coalition forces have downed, Iranian IRGC hijacked an Israeli-linked ship, top Hamas commanders eliminated, and the missing 14-year-old Israeli shepherd boy was killed by terrorists.
The Bochur Who Stumped the Rogatchover Gaon
When Reb Berel Garfinkel was twenty-one, he knew all of Shas with Rashi, Tosfos, and other rishonim, as well as all the printed maamorim – by heart! Yet, he carried no air of pride or feigned “humility.”
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L’Chaim: Schild – Rothman
The L’Chaim of Mendy Schild of Monsey, NY, and Chani Rothman of Sharon, MA, was celebrated at The Shull in Crown Heights.
Rare 254-Year-Old Manuscript Turns Up in Bnei Brak Home
A 254-year-old Nusach Arizal siddur written by the Baal Shem Tov’s student and mekubal R’ Shabsi of Rashkov, the copy of which was used by the Rabbeim at the seder and during tekios, was discovered in a collector’s home in Bnei Brak.
Preparing for Shabbos in the Holy City
Residents of the holy city of Yerushalayim busied about in shopping and spiritual preparation for the holy day of Shabbos.
Erev Shabbos Around Crown Heights
Anash.org photographer Shalom Ross captured Crown Heights residents and guests fill the streets and shops in preparation for Shabbos. Plus Shalom Zachar list.
CGI Detroit Announces Teen Camp Head Staff
As High schoolers around the world eagerly countdown the days until Detroit Teen Camp’s new program, CGI Detroit announces the head counselors leading this year’s teen division.
Jewish Parents Celebrated at the CKids International Shabbaton
Amidst the bustling energy of the CKids International Shabbaton, parents from around the world experienced a robust line-up of insightful and entertaining workshops, classes, and programming.
Fourth Graders Host Carnival to Support Maos Chitim
In a heartwarming act, fourth-grade students at Cheder Menachem of Los Angeles hosted a Purim carnival, not for their own benefit, but to raise funds for Pesach needs of local families.
Yeshivas Bein Hazmanim Coming to Crown Heights this Pesach
Attention all Yeshiva Bochurim spending Pesach in Crown Heights – a special Yeshivas Bein Hazmanim program is being organized just for you with breakfast and stipends!
‘If You Want To Learn From Me…’
Though some chassidim avoided the Tiferes Yisrael commentary on Mishnayos, the Rebbe said he used it. But when Reb Osher Sasonkin said he would therefore copy the Rebbe, the Rebbe advised him to copy him in other ways.
War Day 188: No Sirens All Day, UN Failing to Deliver Aid
War Summary, Day One Hundred and Eighty Eight: There were no reported missiles from Hezbollah today, in an eerie quiet—the first since the war began, the content of 600 aid trucks is waiting to be collected by the UN on the Gaza side of Kerem Shalom, and Mossad and IDF approve plans in case of attack from Iran.
Milei Gives Emotional Speech After Receiving Award at Chabad
After receiving the “Ambassador of Light” award at the Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson Center’s inaugural dinner, President of Argentina Javier Milei gave an emotional speech, sharing moments in his life that cemented his deep ties to the Jewish community.
Rebbeim’s Ohel in Lubavitch Undergoes Renovation
The Ohel of the Rebbeim in Lubavitch, housing both the Tzemach Tzedek and the Rebbe Maharash, has been gracefully renovated, thanks to a gift by philanthropists Yossi and Batsheva Popack.
L’Chaim: Rozenblat – Lesches
The L’Chaim of Moshe Rozenblat of Cedarhurst, NY, and Moussia Lesches of Melbourne, Australia, was celebrated at the FREE Shul in Crown Heights.
Lubavitcher Photographer Captures the Beauty of Ashkelon
Lubavitcher photographer Mordechai Lubecki spent three days capturing the sights and scenes of the beautiful coastal city of Ashkelon in the south of Eretz Yisroel.
Kids Prepare for the Grand Siyum HaRambam
A promotional video ahead of the upcoming grand Siyum Harambam Celebration highlights children’s devotion to learning Rambam and their preparation for the Siyum.
Levaya Held for Mrs. Fruma Junik
The levaya for Mrs. Fruma Junik, the wife of the mashbak R’ Berel Junik AH and the matriarch of a large Lubavitch family, passed by 770 on the way to kevura in Montefiore Cemetery.
70 Years: The Story of ‘Mivtza Matzah’
Marking 70 years since the launch of Mivtza Matzah, Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus presents an overview of the history of the Rebbe’s campaign to distribute shmura matza to Yidden everywhere.
Bochurim Around the World Master the Rebbe’s Haggadah
From South Africa to Scottsdale, from Brazil to Chicago, Bochurim have taken time to diligently study and decipher every line of the Rebbe’s Haggadah, as part of a special Mivzta by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim.
“I’ve Never Heard a Rabbi Like This”
Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, director of The Aleph Institute, shares what happened when a group of prisoners came to the Rebbe’s Shabbos fabrengen and the Rebbe’s sensitivity that astounded them all.