BESHT Shavuos Night Lecture Series
As is the custom to spend Shavuos night awake and learning through dawn, The BESHT presents a series of lectures and classes for the Crown Heights community.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Shavuos
To get a taste of these farbrengens (Some selected highlights appear below), visit berel.me/taste/shavuos to explore this week’s “Taste”. You can download and print it for Shabbos, with curated suggestions for which farbrengen to learn, along with a qr code to access each one.
JLI: Jews Have the Strongest Evidence in Religious History
The giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai wasn’t a private revelation or the vision of a single individual it was a moment experienced by an entire nation. As we celebrate Shavuot, the holiday that marks this extraordinary event, Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet takes us deep into what made Sinai unlike anything else in human history.
Weekly Story: Hashem’s Greatness
Being that the Baal Shem Tov’s yahrzeit is the first day of Shavuos, and during every Shavuos farbrengen the Rebbe discusses the importance of learning (Chumas and Tehillim, and) the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov – Chassidus, I thought I will post something that I will bezras Hashem say at a farbrengen on Shavuos about a difference between Chassidus Chagas and Chassidys Chabad.
Tens of Thousands of Kosher Ice Creams and Dairy Products to Bring Shavuot Joy to Ukraine’s Jews
Led by Chabad’s Jewish Relief Network Ukraine (JRNU), local production lines have been specially prepared to produce tens of thousands of kosher ice creams and a wide range of dairy products for distribution in more than 50 Jewish communities across the country.
A Mohave County Rabbi’s Search for a Murdered Jewish Woman’s Identity
I recited some Psalms, likely the first time Jewish prayers were said at her resting place, noting that the silence of the vast desert belies the secrets beneath its surface. What was I doing here?
Here’s My Story: The Walk of a Lifetime
Mr. Robert Kremnizer is an attorney practicing law in Sydney, Australia. He is also the author of ten books on Chasidut, including a collection of first-hand experiences with the Rebbe entitled Australian Encounters. He was interviewed in August 2017.
New Workshop Helps Teachers Bring Tanya to Life
As the school year comes to a close, Tanya teachers are invited to join a collaborative gathering featuring speakers, shared ideas, and group discussion centered around making Tanya feel more real and meaningful in students’ everyday lives.
A brush fire that broke out Monday morning in Simi Valley, Calif., forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes as it tore through nearly 1,400 acres.
California Fire Forces Evacuations Amid Shavuot Preparations
The Sandy Fire ignited around 10:45 a.m., destroyed one structure and kept firefighting aircraft busy throughout the day. For many in the area, the disruption stirred frightening memories of the Palisades fire and other blazes that have devastated Southern California in recent years.
Mesivtah Melbourne Kicks off Grand Gimmel Tammuz Hachana
In preparation for the auspicious day of Gimmel Tammuz, the talmidim of Mesivta Melbourne have enthusiastically launched a far-reaching Mivtza Hachana aimed at strengthening התקשרות to the Rebbe through learning, davening, and daily hanhagos.
48 Years After Going Missing, Jewish War Hero is Laid to Rest in Siberia
Eighty-four years after he left for the blood-soaked frontlines of World War II and never returned, the Jewish soldier Samuil Ilyich Shalit, May God avenge his blood (Hy”d), was laid to rest this week in a moving military and Jewish ceremony held in the city of Krasnoyarsk.
Expanded Bus Service To The Ohel For Shavuos
The Bus to the Ohel, which has facilitated round-trip transportation between Crown Heights and the Ohel, has released its expanded schedule for Shavuos.
Courage To Lead – Annual National Founders’ Gala of the Rabbinical College of America
Hundreds of supporters, alumni, community leaders, and friends gathered recently for the annual National Founders’ Gala of the Rabbinical College of America, celebrating the yeshiva’s enduring impact on Jewish life across the globe.
Chassidic Texts Have Long Been Studied in Yeshivah – Now They’re Being Studied at Princeton
The Meturgeman Translation Fellowship begins one week after the holiday of Shavuot, on May 31, with a five-day intensive retreat at Princeton, which will be led by Dr. Eli Rubin, an academic scholar of Chabad-Lubavitch philosophy and intellectual history and contributing editor at Chabad.org.
What is a Chassidisher Rov? – Featuring Rabbi Berel Polytiko
In the latest episode of “Ase L’cha Rav,” Rabbi Betzalel Bassman interviews Rabbi Berel Politiko about his new role as a Moreh Hora’ah in Bais Hora’ah Chabad and the definition of a Chassidisher Rov.
New Shluchim to Historic Kent Island
In the heart of Maryland’s Eastern Shore—on the historic grounds of Kent Island, known as the third-oldest British settlement in America—a new chapter of the Rebbe’s Shlichus is unfolding.
MyShliach Virtual Camp Returns, Now Open to All
“You know, Tatty,” he said, “MyShliach Virtual Camp is the best camp in the world.” For Greisman, a shliach in Northwest Arkansas, For a kid growing up hours from the nearest frum family, that says it all.
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