Kinus Hashluchim 5787 Opens in Crown Heights
Thousands of shluchim from across the world gathered in Crown Heights for the opening evening of the 5787 International Kinus Hashluchim, where they watched a farbrengen of the Rebbe together, drawing strength for their shlichus.
The Unexpected Brochos of Standing Behind Fellow Shluchim
As shluchim from around the world gather in Crown Heights for the Kinus, the Trust and Curiosity podcast, hosted by Rabbi Shmuly Rothman, has released two special episodes with Rabbi Yisrael Deren and Rabbi Yosef Raichik exploring the brochos that come when shluchim stand behind one another.
Free Weekly Audio Story: The Rebbe Rashab’s Mystery Order
Avos Ubanim to Begin in 14 Crown Heights Shuls
Tuffka Unveils Shluchim-Inspired Product at the Kinus
Tzeirei Hashluchim Kinus Releases 5787 Theme Song
Chabad.org Unveils ‘Chabad.org Labs’
Since When Is Mixed Programming Okay on Shlichus?
MAZAL TOV
The Alter Rebbe’s Handwritten Kabbalah Maamar Explained
An unusual maamar in Torah Or, written by the Alter Rebbe himself and filled with references to Kabbalah, has been published in a new edition that brings together every source in full, along with explanations that make the maamar easier to learn and understand.
The Night I Served as the Rebbe’s Cardiologist
When Dr. Ralph Silverman received an urgent call asking him to help care for the Rebbe following his heart attack, he found himself spending a night at 770, followed by a fascinating conversation with the Rebbe.
Thousands of Dots Tell the Rebbe’s Global Impact
A new interactive atlas uses modern technology to map the Rebbe’s global impact, bringing together the places the Rebbe lived and traveled, thousands of shluchim and Chabad houses, Tanya printings, letters, Merkos Shlichus visits, and more. The atlas contains 28,910 geo-referenced records spanning 186 countries and territories, from 1797 to today.
The Age of Chinuch for Shabbos Candles?
Ask the Rov: From what age should a girl begin lighting her own Shabbos candle? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Captivating Articles in Kislev Issue of N’shei Newsletter
The Kislev N’shei Chabad Newsletter has gone to print! Here are four of the articles that were prepared especially for you.
A First at the Kinus: CKids Camp Canteen for Shluchim
A new CKids Canteen on Kingston Avenue is offering shluchim hundreds of thousands of dollars in camp vouchers and scholarships to help bring the overnight camp experience to more children in their communities.
CGI Montreal Releases Its First-Ever Live Kumzing
In a first for CGIs around the world, over 400 campers and staff of CGI Montreal came together to record a live rendition of the beloved camp classic “Standing Side by Side,” capturing the spirit of Gan Yisroel in a powerful new music video.
Halacha Workshops to Discuss Addiction and OCD
As Shluchim gather in Crown Heights for the Kinus Hashluchim, Merkos Torah will host a series of Halacha workshops addressing mental health, addiction, and crisis situations that communal leaders increasingly encounter.
Featured
A Journalist’s Fascination with Lubavitch From Siberia to Paris
After their Great Escape from Soviet Russia and a period in German and Austrian DP camps, 1000 Lubavitcher refugees converged in Paris in 5707–5708. Local Yiddish journalist Yitzchak Shmulevitsh was amazed by their devotion to Torah and each other, and documented their work to establish a yeshivah and a girls’ school, as well as the eventual departure of many of them to Eretz Yisrael. Part III of a series.
Israel’s Ambassador to Deliver Kinus Banquet Address
Dr. Yechiel Michael Leiter, Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, will serve as guest of honor and deliver the keynote address at this year’s gala banquet concluding the Kinus Hashluchim, the Vaad Hakinus announced.
Smaller Tefillin for Bar Mitzvah Boys?
Bracha on Cake and Tea After Bentching?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including cake and tea after bentching, heated floors on Shabbos, shirt buttons right over left, and born during Bein haShmoshos.
In the Twilight: Melacha During Bein Hashmashos
Ask the Rov: I realized right after shkiah that the dining room lights are off. May I ask a non-Jew to turn them on? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Too Tired to Daven Maariv – Can You Make It Up?
Is This the Whole Purpose of Yiddishkeit?
Saying Hagomel After My Daughter’s Surgery?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including reading the haftorah with the maftir, mezuzah dilemmas, and saying Hagomel for a daughter.
Building a School with a Mission
As Bais Rivkah celebrates 85 years since its founding, a fascinating historical account sheds light on the school's earliest beginnings and the efforts that brought it to life under the direction of the Frierdiker Rebbe.
Mrs. Chanie Serebryanski, 57, AH
Mrs. Chanie Serebryanski, shlucha to Toronto for over 35 years, passed away on Monday, 22 Cheshvan.