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

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 a series of contemporary newspaper articles that give us a glimpse into his remarkable personality and dedicated work.

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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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From the Margins of Chabad History: The Riga File

The latest installment of "From the Margins of Chabad History" presents a new letter and picture of the Frierdiker Rebbe,..

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The Fascinating Story of a Forgotten Tomim

From the Margins of Chabad History: An article published in an American Yiddish newspaper in 1941 vividly describes the new Lubavitcher..

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The Tragic Story of a Lost Genius

From the Margins of Chabad History: Weaving together chasidishe stories, outsider accounts, and hard documents, the second installment “From the..

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Every Yid is a shliach: A traveler was seen helping another put on tefillin at the Chabad Air stand at JFK airport in New York.
In honor of Yud Daled Kislev, the 97th anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, a farbrengen will be held at the Ohel on Wednesday night. The Ohel buses will also be making extra trips for all those wishing to visit the Ohel.
Mazal tov!
Israel’s incoming ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Walid Abu-Haya, paid his first official visit to the Chabad House in Batumi, directed by Rabbi Zevi Mandelzon, where they focused on Chanukah preparations and strengthening ties with the local Jewish community.
Three months after Krayot shliach Rabbi Pinchas Pizem miraculously returned to life following cardiac arrest, open-heart surgery, and three resuscitations, his family, local rabbonim and senior doctors gathered on his birthday to thank Hashem for the great miracle.
A car from Russia was spotted sporting a license plate that quotes the famous nigun: “Nyet, nyet nikavo” — there is none but Hashem.
Mazal tov!
Anash of New Haven gathered for a farbrengen marking the birthday and yahrtzeit of the Mitteler Rebbe, as well as the 200th year of the Chag HaGeulah, with guest speaker Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht from Norwalk, Connecticut
The Buffalo Anash community gathered at the Knesset Center for a farbrengen marking the 200th year since the Mitteler Rebbe’s geulah on Yud Kislev
Acting head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Moscow, J. Douglas Dykhouse, who serves as the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim, met with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar at the Marina Roscha shul.
After massive floods in Sri Lanka that caused hundreds of deaths, an Israeli who had been among the more than 200 missing was located and came to the Chabad House in Weligama, run by Rabbi Yossi Grumach.
Dozens of shluchim and shluchos from Orange County, California gathered at the new Shul by the Shore in Long Beach to farbreng and connect with one another.
South African shliach Rabbi Yossi Goldman speaks at a packed ‘Don’t Run’ event at the new Chabad House in Flatbush, directed by shliach Rabbi Zalman Liberow, about the Rebbe’s directive to stay put even during tumultuous times
A 770 bochur speaks with a journalist who came to report at 770
Shluchim and Anash who serve in leading Kashrus positions in North America, Europe and the Far East, joined the conference of The Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO) in Yerushalayim.
Around 50 Monsey Anash participated in a farbrengen on Motzei Shabbos in honor of Tes-Yud Kislev with Rabbi Yechiel Krisch.
Hundreds of Jewish teens from across Europe gather in Budapest, Hungary, for Cteen's annual Europe Shabbaton.
The mufti of Kislovodsk in southwestern Russia asks Rabbi Berel Lazar for a blessing during his visit for the reopening of the city's historic shul.
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