Weekly Story: Shavuos
I am posting this week something that I mentioned last Shabbos in a farbrengen about the Baal Shem Tov’s Yahrzeit which was on Friday, the 1st day of Shavuos.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Parshas Naso
Each farbrengen is a priceless treasure. It was the highlight of the week for those fortunate to be present when the Rebbe farbrenged. Nowadays, these farbrengens are preserved in thousands of pages, waiting to be relived by every chossid.
Hundreds Attend “Niflaos Giborot” Dinner in Kfar Chabad
Hundreds of women participated last Wednesday in the prestigious annual dinner of the “Niflaos Giborot” organization, held at Beis Zlata Hall in Kfar Chabad in support of widows in their senior years.
Coversations With My Rabbi, out today from Harper Infleunce, was co-authored by Rabbi Eli Schlanger and Nikki Goldstein, before he was murdered during the Bondi Chanukah Massacre.
Book Review: Murdered Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s ‘Conversations With My Rabbi’
Small wonder that when Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Sydney, Australia met Nikki Goldstein, a secular Jewish journalist and author, he set out to explore with her the meaning and practical application of Judaism’s teachings for the world.
When they heard a family was suddenly stranded in Rome, Rabbi Shalom and Chani (pictured third from left) Hazan mobilized their community to help.
Congratulazioni! El Al Flight Diverts to Rome for Birth of a Baby Girl
A Jewish couple returning home to New Jersey from Israel didn’t expect the first words they’d hear after delivering their first baby to be “Congratulazioni!” But that’s precisely what happened when their El Al flight was diverted to Rome.
A Chabad House for Colombia’s Caribbean Island of San Andrés
The tiny island of San Andrés, Colombia, sits closer to Nicaragua than to its own mainland. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in foot traffic: nearly 90,000 tourists visit the island year-round. And with thousands of Jewish backpackers among them, Rabbi Mordechai and Hadas Bigio are there to greet them.
In the photo: The Grand Synagogue in Petersburg
One Hundred Years After the Harrowing Imprisonment: Russian Rabbis Gather in Unity and Strength in the Great City of Petersburg
The powerful convention will open on Friday morning at the Grand Synagogue of Petersburg, hosted by the city’s rabbi, the shaliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Pewzner, and organized by the Director General of the Jewish community in Petersburg, the shaliach Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook, featuring a series of sessions and professional workshops.
Historic Recording: The Rebbe Establishes the Custom of Rambam Siyumim
During the first farbrengen of the second day of Shavuot 5749 (1989), the Rebbe instructed Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky to conduct a siyum on the Rambam’s halachos. From that point on, it became an established custom to mark the completion of each section of the Rambam with a formal siyum. Presented here is a recording of that historic siyum and gathering.
Here’s My Story: How I Ended Up Addressing Ten Million People
Dr. Miriam Grossman is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the author of five books, including: The Wonder of Becoming You; Unprotected; You’re Teaching My Child WHAT? and Lost in Trans Nation. Her work has been translated into twelve languages. She was interviewed in January 2026.
Cheder Ohr Menachem and YTTL Queens Celebrate Kabolas HaTorah
The Sefer Torah was generously donated by the Arabov family L’iluy Nishmans their beloved father, Nissan ben Yechiel ע״ה. All was arranged by the dedicated Menahel Gashmi, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Sholomo Baruch , ensuring every detail reflected the dignity and simcha befitting such a historic occasion.
Alleged “Rebbe Maharash Desk” and Fraudulent Chabad Artifacts at Kiflayim Letushiya Auction
An old scam has returned as a current auction on the BidSpirit platform looks to sell several items being marketed as historic belongings of the Chabad Rebbeim, while in fact they may just be ordinary antiques with no connection whatsoever to Lubavitch history.
Legacy Continues with Chabad in Resistencia, Argentina
Located 13 hours north of Buenos Aires, the capital of the Chaco province, Resistencia is home to an estimated 2,000 Jews — a century-old community with deep roots. The nearest Chabad House is not in Argentina at all, but five hours north across the border in Paraguay.
App Helps Track Chitas and Daily Torah Learning
The idea is simple: log a learning session in seconds – choose a sefer, enter what you learned, tap save – and the app tracks the rest. Streaks, progress through Seforim, weekly stats, and learning patterns over time.
New Exhibit Reveals the Jewish Story of the City of Our Fathers and Mothers and Chabad’s Historic Connection to the City of Chevron
The new project, launched this week by Chabad of Hebron, marks the opening of Phase One of the “Field of Machpelah” Visitor Center, a major educational and tourism initiative located directly across from the Cave of the Patriarchs.
Eighth Suspect Arrested Following Counter-Terror Raid Surrounding Manchester Shul Attack
Counter-terrorism detectives in the United Kingdom have apprehended an eighth individual in connection with the deadly Islamist terror attack perpetrated against a Manchester synagogue last year, the BBC reported.
A large crowd gathered at Chabad of Bondi for the launch of Conversations With My Rabbi, which was co-authored by slain Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger and Nikki Goldstein, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Sydney Gathers to Celebrate Launch of Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s Book
A large crowd gathered at Chabad of Bondi this morning in Sydney, Australia, to celebrate the launch of Conversations With My Rabbi: Timeless Teachings for a Fractured World, the new book co-authored by slain Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger and author Nikki Goldstein, at the synagogue where the rabbi had served for the last 18 years.
When Science Catches Up to Torah: A Groundbreaking Conference on Spirituality and Mental Health
A landmark virtual event from JLI’s Wellness Institute is bringing together world-class researchers and therapists to answer a question our community has long sensed the answer to: Does Yiddishkeit actually heal?
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