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Opinion From the Margins of Chabad History
Opinion From the Margins of Chabad History

The Untold Story of Chabad’s First Shluchim Down Under

Who was the first Chabad chasid in Australia? Ask any Australian Lubavitcher this question, and you will be told—R. Moshe Feiglin. But while the Feiglins did certainly lay the foundations for contemporary Chabad in Australia, there is also a fascinating pre-history of Chabad shadarim and residents in Australia, dating all the way back to 1856 (5616). In honor of Australia Day this Monday, From the Margins of Chabad History tells the stories of these colorful pioneers.

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The Poilishe Chabad Rebbe Almost Lost to History

Harav Levi Yitzchak Guterman of Sirotshin was born into Poilishe chasidishe royalty, as a grandson of the Radziminer Rebbe. But..

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Solving the Mystery of the Rov of Niezhin

The name of Harav Eliyahu Dovid, the rov of Niezhin, is known to Chabad talmidei chachamim as a close associate..

From Latvia to London: Farbrenging with the Legendary R. Itche Masmid

10 Kislev marks the 84th yartzeit of the legendary chasid R. Itche Masmid. 'From the Margins of Chabad History' presents..

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From Dokshitz to Sioux City: The Spirit and Flavor of Yud-Tes Kislev

In honor of Shabbos Mevorchim Kislev, From the Margins of Chabad History surveys Yud-Tes Kislev celebrations in Chabad history, exploring..

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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 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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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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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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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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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..

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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Sir Moses Montefiore’s Culture Clash with Chabad Chasidim

From the Margins of Chabad History: The 16th of Av will mark the 140th yahrtzeit of the legendary philanthropist Sir..

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The Frierdiker Rebbe in America: New Sicha and Yechidus

In honor of 12–13 Tammuz and the 95th anniversary of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s visit to America, From the Margins of..

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News Reports about the Rebbe in Riga and Vienna

In honor of Gimmel Tammuz, the latest installment of "From the Margins of Chabad History" presents two newspaper articles featuring..

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The London Chabad Dayan Who Wrote Books in English and French

Who is the only Chabad chasid to have served on the London Beis Din? Who was the first Lubavitcher to..

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Converts in Chabad History: From Russian Villages to Tokyo, Japan

In honor of Shavuos, a Yom Tov associated with geirim, From the Margins of Chabad History explores fascinating stories of..

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Rare Account of Chassidishe Life in Chabad Kopust

From the Margins of Chabad History: A native of Kopust gives us an intimate and vivid picture of the chatzer..

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The Simple Builder’s Iluy Born with the Rebbe’s Bracha

From the Margins of Chabad History: The wondrous story of R. Moshe Ronin, the son of a simple builder who..

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Impressions of the Life and Passing of the Rebbe of Liadi

From the Margins of Chabad History: In honor of the yartzeit of Harav Yitzchak Dov Ber (Maharid), the Chabad rebbe..

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When the Frierdiker Rebbe Countered Fake News

From the Margins of Chabad History: After fake news was spread regarding the Rebbe Rashab’s words about anti-frum activists, the..

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Yud Shevat farbrengen at Chabad of West Bel Air with shliach Rabbi Mendy Mentz. Credit: Chaim Markowitz
Shluchim and community members farbrenged at Chabad of SoLa Los Angeles in honor of Yud Shevat, with music by Moshe Bitton. Credit: Chaim Markowitz
Shluchim from the Los Angeles area gathered for a Yud Shevat farbrengen with Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Elchanan Chabad, Rabbi Ezra Shochat.
Rabbi Sholom Mordchai Rubashin leads a community-wide Yud Shevat farbrengen in Los Angeles alongside community rov Rabbi Yisroel Noch Raichik.
At the Chabad of Sherman Oaks, a routine Gemara shiur with shliach Rabbi Moshe Weiss turned into a Yud Shevat farbrengen, while shliach Rabbi Yossi Lipskier farbrenged during his basi legani shiur.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who lives in Brooklyn, released a statement following the ramming attack at 770, saying, “We can never allow this poison to be normalized".
Shliach and Rav of Congregation Shaarei Tefilah in Los Angeles, Rabbi Moshe Kesselman, was the guest mashpia at the grand farbrengen at 770 Chabad Gate in Toronto, Canada, in honor of Yud Shevat, with music by Chaim Freund.
Shliach and Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, alongside mashpia Rabbi Zalman Landau, learning the maamer Basi L’Gani in Moscow on Yud Shevat.
Mazal Tov!
As the media and bystanders looked on, temporary doors were installed at 770 following the horrific ramming attack on the entrance. The doors had only been installed five months earlier, donated by Reb Yerachmiel Jacobson.
A box of the new Morristown Kovetz Ha’aros was placed in the center of the Ohel tents, bochurim were seen immediately opening the fresh copies and learning the various haoros and pilpulim in the kovetz.
Mazal tov!
After 843 days, the IDF recovered and identified the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili Hy”d, the final Jewish hostage held in Gaza. More than two years ago, his family davened at the Ohel for his return.

- Yudi Eber

Three members of Anash joined an event in Eretz Yisroel celebrating more than 2,000 kidney donors, which included a group photo of 1200 of the donors set to enter the Guinness Book of Records.
Rabbi Yossi Chitrik, dean of the Beis Chana seminary in Tzfas, farbrengs in the Marina Roscha shul in Moscow in preparation for Yud Shevat.
Farbrengens will be held in Crown Heights over the next few days to mark Yud and Yud-Alef Shevat, the hilula of the Frierdiker Rebbe, and 75 years of the Rebbe’s accepting the nesius.
Yanky Super, who was wounded in the Sydney terror attack, posed for a photo with Ahmed Al Ahmed and Hatzolah director Mendy Litzman at the National Memorial at the Sydney Opera House.
Despite a major snowstorm, community members turned out for minyan at Chabad Lubavitch of Camden and Burlington Counties in Cherry Hill, NJ, led by shliach Rabbi Mendy Mangel.
After a Tel Aviv–New York flight was diverted to Minneapolis–St. Paul, Rabbi Tzemach Feller, the Introlegator family, and community volunteers mobilized to provide kosher meals and assistance for 300 stranded Jewish passengers.
Hundreds of buses will be running from 770 to the Ohel throughout the week of Yud Shevat, providing access for thousands of chassidim who wish to be by the Ohel in honor of Yud Shevat.
Mazal Tov!

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