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His Grandfather Scolded Him When He Didn’t Say ‘Gut Voch’

A wealthy merchant, R. Meir Simcha Chein learned Chassidus and davened ba’arichus each day. As a child, he entered his grandfather’s study one Motzei Shabbos without greeting him, and he was taught a lesson in mentchlichkeit.

The Chabad Mashpia Who Challenged Lord Balfour

108 years ago, on November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration of support for the “establishment..

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The Wealthy Businessman Who Never Spoke Without Thinking

A chossid of the Alter Rebbe, R. Velvel Vilenker was a wealthy businessman with a brilliant mind, warm heart, and..

He Suspected Him of ‘Playing Notes From a Musical Box’

Known for his sharp tongue, R. Meir Paharer demanded the highest standards of authenticity in Chassidus and Avodas Hashem. He..

The Rebbe’s Messengers: The Untold Story of Shadarim and Chozerim

6 Cheshvan marks the 128th yahrtzeit of the legendary shadar and chozer, Reb Gershon Ber Paharer. The present installment of..

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He was Promised ‘Imi Bimchitzosi’ to Sleep in the Rebbe’s Room

A simple man with an incredible memory, R. Menachem Nochum Chanin was a choizer for the Mitteler Rebbe and Tzemach..

If a Person Pretends to be Blind…

A great maskil, oived and chossid, Reb Shmuel Ber Barisover, called “Rashdam" by the Rebbe Rashab, shared endless stories of..

The Life and Passing of the Rechitser Rebbe

The second day of Sukkos is the 117th yahrtzeit of the Chabad Rebbe of Rechitsa, Harav Sholom Ber Schneersohn. "From..

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He Helped the Man Put on His Shoes Every Day

A chossid of the Mittler Rebbe and a talmid of R. Yehuda Leib "Batlan," R. Chaim Veiler was a great gaon..

His Kever Would Not Open Until a Cavern Appeared

A chossid of the Mitteler Rebbe, Reb Shimon Menashe Chaikin was the rov of the Ashkenazim in Chevron. At his kevura, the..

Marching to the Water: From Lubavitch Rivers to Brooklyn Gardens

Tashlich is a unique Rosh Hashanah minhag, practiced outdoors on the riverbank. Drawing on sources From the Margins of Chabad..

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He Continued Learning as if Nothing Happened

R. Leib Zelikand, known as "R. Leib Batlan" for his incredible involvement in learning, was a chossid of the first..

When the Dogs Lead the People

Harav Yaakov Viderevitch, Moscow Rov and later of New York, was once taking a walk with Mr. Zev Wissotzky, founder..

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First-hand Accounts of the Yeshivah in Lubavitch

In honor of 15 Elul, the 128th anniversary of the founding of Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Lubavitch, 'Beyond the Margins..

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‘This Will Be a Sign for Him and a Miracle for Others’

From Mogilov, Ukraine, on the border with the Turkish Ottoman Empire, R. Leib became an early chossid when the Alter..

He Banged on the Table and One of its Legs Fell Off

One of the great talmidim of the Baal Shem Tov, Reb Dovid Leikes was a prominent and devoted rov. When..

Elul in Chabad’s Heartland: Firsthand Accounts from Liadi

As the Elul month of teshuvah begins, 'From the Margins of Chabad History' presents two first-person accounts of the solemn..

Doing What We Love or Loving What We Do

Article by Rabbi Mordechai Lipskier: Today’s society promotes the idea of doing what we love. Focusing on this runs the risk..

‘If You Had Put Him Under a Bench, He Would Remain Silent!’

One of the greatest talmidim of the Mezritcher Maggid, Reb Elimelech of Lyzhensk became in charge of spreading Chassidus in Poland...

The Innovative Chasid Who Laid the Foundations for Kehos

In honor of the 101st yahrtzeit of the Chabad gaon, original thinker, and publisher R. Chaim Eliezer Bichovsky, 'From the..

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He Returned from Eretz Yisroel to Lubavitch to Hear a Maamar

A great gaon and a chossid of the Mitteler Rebbe and Tzemach Tzedek, R. Eliyahu Yosef Rivlin moved from Russia..

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Gombo’s Bakery in Crown Heights has been transformed ahead of the Kinnus Hashluchim into a sample CTeen lounge, inviting visiting shluchim to experience the vibrant teen network firsthand and consider bringing similar initiatives to their communities to strengthen teen engagement worldwide.
Farbrengens in Crown Heights for Chof Cheshvan - 165th birthday of the Rebbe Rashab.
Senior Lubavitcher rov in Eretz Yisroel, Rabbi Yitzchok Yehuda Yaroslavsky, serves as sandak at the bris of a great-grandchild.

- Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui

A picture of the Rebbe was seen on the wall during Prime Minister Netanyahu’s meeting with Jared Kushner. The artwork — a drawing depicting Netanyahu meeting the Rebbe — had been gifted to the Prime Minister by Argentine President Javier Milei.
Preparations are underway in crown heights for the International Kinus Hashluchim.
Shloshim event honoring Seagate shliach Rabbi Chaim Brikman a”h to take place on Sunday, 4 Kislev.
Pegisha Moments: A student attending this year’s Pegisha Shabbaton in Crown Heights is seen sharing a warm laugh with Rabbi Chaim Edelman, campus shliach in Amherst, Massachusetts, who has been inspiring students for over 50 years.
Pegisha Moments: A student attending this year’s Pegisha Shabbaton in Crown Heights tries on a Lubavitch hat at Primo Hatters, together with the store’s owner, veteran Chossid Reb Betzalel Radder.
Brigadier-General Amir Avivi (Res.), founder of IDSF – Israel's Defense & Security Forum, spoke about the situation in Israel since the Hamas attack two years ago at the Winter Season Kickoff & Breakfast hosted by the Boca Beach Chabad Jewish Center, led by shliach Rabbi Ruvi New.
Rabbi Berel Levertov, director of the Santa Fe Jewish Center - Chabad in New Mexico, hosted former hostage Moran Stela Yanai, who was abducted and held by Hamas in Gaza. She shared her harrowing story and inspired the audience with her emunah and resilience.
Baltimore shliach Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, director of the JUSA Chabad House, hosted a special Veterans Shabbos with Chaplain (COL) Jacob Goldstein, Ret., the longest-serving Jewish chaplain in the U.S. Armed Forces, who inspired over 100 veterans and guests with stories of emunah and service.
R’ Yankel Wilmovsky, a beloved member of the Anash community in North Miami Beach, FL, and son of “Reb Zushe Partisan”, passed away on Thursday, 15 Cheshvan. The levaya will pass 770 on Motzei Shabbos at 8 pm.
President Javier Milei of Argentina arrived in New York on Friday to visit the Rebbe’s Ohel, to give thanks for his unexpected and sweeping midterm election victory.
The Chabad on Campus International student Pegisha-Shabbaton is underway with nearly 2,000 students arriving in Crown Heights.
This week’s Sholom Zochors in Crown Heights – Shabbos Vayeira 5786.
Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky of Merkos 302 and philanthropist Shmuel Eisenberg met with Bar Kuperstein, a former hostage who was held captive by Hamas for 736 days.
Crown Heights is preparing to welcome more than 2,000 college students and their shluchim from across the United States and around the world for this coming Shabbos at the annual Chabad on Campus Shabbaton.
A brand-new, state-of-the-art Chabad House has opened its doors under the leadership of Shluchim Rabbi Zalmen and Nechama Dina Teichtel, serving both the students of Kansas University and the wider Jewish community.
In the midst of widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, and while working tirelessly around the clock to assist residents across the island, Jamaica’s Shliach, Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, was seen learning Torah with a fellow Jew amidst the wreckage of the damaged Chabad House - refueling the...
Pro terror and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election, defeating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in an unprecedented contest that drew the city’s largest turnout since 1969.
Chabad at Fulton, led by Shluchim Rabbi Daniel and Dalia Sanoff, celebrated the grand opening of their new Chabad House serving Jewish students at Vassar College. The expanded, carbon-neutral center will accommodate the community’s growing participation, providing a welcoming home for Jewish life,...
More than 1.7 million New Yorkers had voted so far in today’s mayoral election - the city’s highest turnout since 1993 - and officials say it will probaly surpass that record. Preliminary results indicate that Madani continues to hold a strong lead. The Rabbonim have urged everyone to go out and...
Crown Heights rabbi and member of the Beis Din, Harav Avrohom Osdoba, seen voting in today’s critical NYC mayoral election, after previously urging all members of the community to take part and cast their vote.
Holocaust survivor Rabbi Nissen Mangel - a renowned author and speaker who serves as the rabbi of Ksav Sofer Shul in Crown Heights - was seen waiting in line to vote in today’s elections.
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