Laws and Customs: Selichos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs for the period of Selichos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Weekly Story: A Chai Elul Farbrengen
As we are towards the end of Chodesh Elul, the month when we try to clarify what our goals should be in our service of Hashem, I contemplate how to use this forum to its fullest. Lately, I have been approached with the request to reprint A Day To Recall, A Day To Remember, which has been out of print for some years.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Dreams and Aspirations Before Rosh Hashanah!
In this week’s Parsha, Rabbi Katzman looks at the covenant made between the Jewish people and Hashem, the covenant that not only makes the Jews the chosen people, but G-d a special part of the covenant.
International community of Young Shluchim start new year with MyShliach
Young Shluchim and Shluchos around the world are getting ready for another year of friendship, learning, Chassidishe inspiration and exciting experiences through MyShliach.
130 Years Later: Historic “Se’u She’arim” Composition Performed Again at Kaliningrad Synagogue
A historic musical composition written for the 1896 dedication of the Königsberg Synagogue was recreated in the very same sanctuary 130 years later, as the Kaliningrad Jewish community marked the milestone with an emotional evening of Jewish history, music and inspiration.
Machne Israel Development Fund Relaunches With New Generation of Supporters
Some 100 guests met over an intimate lunch at the elegant, historic Glass House overlooking Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. Chabad representatives and their supporters had come for the relaunch of the Machne Israel Development Fund (MIDF).
Tribute: Rabbi Yehoshua Safrin, The Manhattan Komarna Rebbe
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives a tribute to Rabbi Yehoshua Safrin OBM, the Manhattan Komarna Rebbe.
A rendering of the Grinshtein Chabad Student Center.
Chabad at Rice breaks ground on Grinshtein Chabad Jewish Student Center
After a decade of growth, Chabad at Rice University broke ground on the new Grinshtein Chabad Jewish Student Center that will provide an expanded home for Jewish students and strengthen the university’s growing Jewish community. The groundbreaking ceremony brought together Rice leaders, […]
Merkos Introduces Mikvah Package, A Milestone In Making Mivtzah Taharas Mishpacha More Achievable and Accessible
Working with experienced mikvah professional, Merkos 302 began looking at how the process of building a Mikvah could be simplified, and how costs could be reduced. The result is the Merkos Mikvah Package.
Mendy Cooper dances with his father, Rabbi Reuvi Cooper, and the hundreds that came to celebrate his bar mitzvah and the dedication of a new Torah scroll in his honor.
‘Magical Mendy’ Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah in Melbourne
Mendy Cooper was born with Angelman syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that leaves him nonverbal, affects his balance and mobility, but is often paired with a disposition marked by near-constant smiling and laughter.
Video: Philanthropist Shares Personal Story To Convey Importance of Chinuch
As the new school year begins, a timely address from Mr. Eliyahu Kholodenko, Founder and CEO of Questrade, speaking at Kinus Hamechanchim about the extraordinary impact of mechanchim and the central role they play in carrying out the Rebbe’s vision for chinuch.
Painting by Zalman Kleinman | Courtesy Zev Markowitz / Chai Art Gallery
Centuries-Old Chassidic Text Uplifts High Holiday Preparations
In 1819, in the town of Kopust (Kopys), in present-day Belarus, a Chassidic work rolled off the printing press for the first time and quickly made waves throughout the Jewish world. More than two centuries later, it continues to inspire, uplift and transform the High Holiday experience of readers around the world.
Delegation of the Jewish Community of Dnipro Visits the Ohel of the Alter Rebbe in Hadiach in Honor of Chai Elul
At the resting place of the First Lubavitcher Rebbe, the representatives from Dnipro prayed on behalf of the entire Jewish community of the city, and also took part in a farbrengen dedicated to this special date on the Jewish calendar.
Four Decades Into Asia’s Jewish Renaissance, Shluchim Meet in Taipei to Build What Comes Next
From a new Jewish cemetery in Taiwan to new shluchim, schools, mikvahs and kosher infrastructure across the continent, the Kinus marked four decades of growth and launched a new fund to seed the future.
Agudas Chassidei Chabad Calls for Greater Care in Using the Rebbe’s Image and Words in Advertising
In a letter issued ahead of Elul, Agudas Chassidei Chabad urges Chassidim to reconsider the use of photographs, recordings and Sichos of the Rebbe in advertisements, campaigns and promotional materials, emphasizing that even holy causes do not justify using the Rebbe as a means of attracting publicity.
CCTV footage captures the moment the flood hit the Gyirong Port crossing on the China–Nepal border on 26 August, 2026.
As Rosh Hashanah Approaches, 30 Jews Among the Missing in Nepal Disaster
Among the missing are two Israelis, including a 60-year-old man, and some 30 Jewish visitors and local residents, says Chani Lifshitz.
A Night of Gratitude, Growth, and Simcha: Chabad of South Broward Celebrates 46 Years
This past Monday night, more than 300 members and friends of the South Broward Jewish community gathered at Turnberry Aventura Jewish Center to celebrate the 45th Annual Dinner of Congregation Levi Yitzchok-Lubavitch/Chabad of South Broward Headquarters.
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