Grand Split! Special Deal Expires Tomorrow!
Last year’s Grand Split reached an astonishing $834,000. Now, Ten Yad is offering three chances at this year’s extraordinary prize for just $100. But only for one more day!
Despite Hunger, Shabbos Comes First
The family spent the entire Shabbos wondering what had happened, but no one dared ask on the day of rest. On Sunday, as they prepared to look for flour so they could bake bread and feed themselves, they finally asked their father why he had turned the peasant away.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – East Flatbush Chabad 1960s, Founded Shul and Muggings
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Weekly Story: Kinus Hashiluchim -Thoughts
Last Shabbos, during the Kinus Hashiluchim, I heard the following story which left a tremendous impression on me, as well on those to whom I repeated it, and therefore I decided to share it with you, the reader. The other stories/thoughts are what I said at a few farbrengens.
Fourteen Countries, One Mission: Antwerp Yeshiva Hosts Kinus Hashluchim
In honor of the International Kinus Hashluchim, Tomchei Temimim Antwerp held a special multi-day program, culminating in a festive banquet attended by more than 100 people, including approximately 80 bochurim, members of the yeshiva administration, Rabbonim, Shluchim, and friends of the yeshiva.
“You Can’t Teach Before You Reach”: Inside the Kinus Track for Mechanchim
Mechanchim from around the world joined the Merkos Chinuch Office for a variety of sessions on Thursday of the Kinus, as well as a farbrengen that ran late into Sunday night.
Online Halacha Kollel Launches Two Year Shabbos Program
Kollel Aliba De’Hilchasa was created with a vision of providing a robust curriculum for the study of practical Halacha. The program provides both depth and manageability, requiring between 2-3 hours weekly of text based study.
Historic Agreement Reached Between Crown Heights Beis Din and Agudas Chasidei Chabad, Paving Way for Action on 770
In a significant development for the Lubavitch community, the Crown Heights Beis Din and Agudas Chasidei Chabad have announced a mutual agreement to work together, marking an important step toward addressing longstanding communal issues, including matters concerning 770 Eastern Parkway.
VIDEO: Pre-Kinus Banquet Talk Show
Watch the Pre-Kinus Banquet Talk Show that was aired as the Shluchim joined the Gala Kinus Banquet.
Here’s My Story: A Lifetime of Love and Care
Rabbi Noson Gurary established the Chabad House of Buffalo in 1971 and has served in that role for over fifty years. He was also instrumental in establishing Chabad houses on other college campuses in Western New York. He was interviewed in November 2013 and August 2023.
Navigating Exposure: A Conversation About Kedusha Every Parent Needs to Be Part Of
The world is talking to our children. Are we?
Rabbi Yossi, Etka and Meir Fridman have been announced as the first permanent Chabad emissaries to Albania.
Albania, a Holocaust Haven, Welcomes Its First Permanent Chabad Emissaries
For most of the 20th century, Albania was one of Europe’s most isolated countries, as it cut itself off from the liberal West and communist East. Today, a direct flight from Israel takes a little more than two hours, with thousands of Israelis arriving each summer.
Young Shluchim Meet Their “Big Brothers”
During the Kinus, hundreds of Young Shluchim who spend the year learning and connecting across time zones gathered in Crown Heights to meet their chavrusas, classmates, and teachers in person.
Son of a Nazi Returns Desecrated Torah to Its Community
As a Chabad representative in Munich, Germany, Rabbi Yochanan Gordon is accustomed to receiving all sorts of questions and inquiries, some more unusual than others. But when his father-in-law, Rabbi Yisroel Diskin, director of Chabad of Munich, forwarded him an email, it piqued his curiosity.
The Meaning of Rosh Chodesh Kislev Today
An entire generation of Chassidim who never saw the Rebbe physically, yet they live and breathe the Rebbe. They think Rebbe, they learn Rebbe, they spread the Rebbe’s teachings, and they devote their very lives to fulfilling his holy wishes. What love could possibly be deeper than this? What Hiskashrus could possibly be stronger?
How the Rebbe’s Vision Gave a Jewish Kid from Rural Georgia the Summer of a Lifetime
In 1976, the Lubavitcher Rebbe called on all Jewish overnight camps to offer full scholarships for 10% of their slots for campers whose family could not afford the camp fees. Plotkin has kept to that standard, raising funds to give one tenth of campers a summer experience regardless of financial status.
Historic Gathering of More Than 100 Mohalim at Annual Kinus Mohalim
The gathering provided a forum for sharing knowledge, addressing challenges, and strengthening the standards of Bris Milah through Halachic guidance, medical education, and professional collaboration.
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