Rabbi Yitzchak Alfasi, one of the foremost historians of the Chassidic movement and the author of close to 100 books, who held a special esteem for the Rebbe, passed away at the age of 96.

Chabad Sheepshead Bay: We must raise the final $600,000 by Chai Elul to secure our community’s future home—or risk losing the property, deposit and much needed building for our community!

Dedicated to his children’s chinuch, R. Benche Raskin fought the Haskala in his hometown, moved to another city, and early each morning he recited Tehillim and brachos with tears, pleading for ehrliche children. The result: The large Lubavitcher Raskin family.

This Tuesday, 19 Elul, the Pape family will complete a Sefer Torah in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Zevi. The Torah will then be led in a joyous procession to Anshei Lubavitch.

This 5,400 square foot shul on East New York Ave will be the address that the next generation calls home, hosting the shiurim, farbrengens, and family events that young Crown Heights families under 35 have come to rely on.

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.

“We all recognize the amazing contribution of Tomchei Temimim to our own lives and to world Jewry. But sometimes we still think that there are those who have a thing or two to teach the Yeshiva as well. After all, the Yeshiva is, in many ways, old-fashioned and outdated.”

A grand ‘Erev Chabad’ in Caesarea featured Chassidim singing nigunim and dancing, with some amusing by dancing on their heads. But in a yechidus that followed, the Rebbe explained that not everything that works on Simchas Torah in Kfar Chabad is suitable for the wider public.