Rabbi Lesches of Melbourne Australia has sent out reminders of Halachos and customs pertaining to Ta’anis Esther, which falls out tomorrow, Wednesday March 20th.
Hadar Hatorah’s Purim Raffle is a golden opportunity to support the yeshiva and win one of 16 spectacular prizes, including the Grand Prize of $5000.
With Purim and Ta’anis Esther just a few days away, JEMCentral dup up some beautiful footage to get you in the spirit. The Rebbe leading selichos on Ta’anis Esther, reading haftorah, and a lesson we can learn from Esther the Rebbe shared on Purim 5733.
Pictures from the L’chaim of Sholom Posner (Boston, MA) to Mijal Libersohn (Mexico City, Mexico) which took place Sunday night at the Jewish Childrens Museum.
Watch: The voice-synthesized words were tinny but unmistakably heartfelt, as Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz expressed his appreciation for the thousands of mitzvahs done in honor of his 47th birthday.
The Farkash Family celebrated the arrival of a new Sefer Torah written in memory of Riki Farkash obm. The Torah was written in Israel, and following its completion, was brought to its new home in Monsey NY.
Hundreds of passengers pass through the Chabad Air counter at JFK Airport daily, many with inspirational stories about Chabad and the Rebbe. Today we present you the second in a series of those stories. Inspiration in the air – The Start of Chabad in Florida.
At the JewQ International Championship, one woman was singled out for her outstanding contribution to Jewish education. Mrs Sarah Alevsky of Chabad of the West Side, Manhattan, was awarded Educator of the Year by CKids.
See in photos as the grand opening of Rashi’s Campus in Alpharetta, Georgia unfolded. Rashi’s Campus is the new Chabad House building built in honor of Rashi Minkowicz obm, a young mother and Shlucha, who passed away suddenly 4 years ago.
Watch Live at 12:15pm here on CrownHeights.info for the celebration of the grand opening of Rashi’s Campus. Rashi’s Campus is the new building built in honor of Rashi Minkowicz, a young mother and Shlucha, who passed away suddenly 4 years ago.
In connection with the upcoming Jem Foundation Gala, Rabbi Chaim Boruch Halberstam, founder and director of the WLCC (Worldwide Chabad Communication Center) was interviewed by the My Encounter with the Rebbe project for the first time.
After a 12-day sea voyage, the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), disembarked at the New York harbor on the 9th of Adar II of 1940, following his miraculous rescue from Nazi-occupied Warsaw.
Last week, the neighbourhood of Crown Heights hosted the annual “Encounter Crown Heights – An Immersive Shabbat” for young Jewish professionals. They also came to tour of JEM, where they got to see JEM’s work firsthand; archiving, restoring, and producing.
Rabbi Avtzon is a veteran mechanech and the author of numerous books on the Rebbeim and their chassidim. His newest book Farbreng With Reb Binyomin Kletzker, (vol. 6 in the Early Chassidic Personalities Series), is now available in Crown Heights seforim stores and on line. He is available to farbreng in your community and can be reached at avtzonbooks@gmail.com
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia has compiled a guide of Halachos and customs pertaining to this Shabbos, Parshas Vayikra, Parshas Zachor.
‘Armed,’ is a dramatic and engaging documentary film being produced by JEM on the history of the Rebbe’s tefillin campaign and its continued impact, turns to Kickstarter to crowdfund the film’s costs.
With Social Media abuzz about anti-Semitic comments made by a congresswoman, JEM has released a fascinating clip, where the Rebbe speaks of anti-semitism in his own childhood memories, and explains a truth about Jew hatred.
When Rabbi Levi and Chana Banon decided to move to Casablanca, Morocco, in 2008, they were hardly the first shluchim (emissaries) to do so. Chabad has had an active presence in the North African kingdom since 1950, when the local Jewish population numbered 350,000 strong.
With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Rabbi Amram Blau, the director of Mifal Kollel Chabad in Yerushalayim, and member of anash in Kfar Chabad. He was 81 years old.
Rabbi Gad Bouskila has served as the rabbi of the Congregation Netivot Israel since 1986. He was interviewed in June of 2018.
Reb Velvel Kesselman, longtime mashpia (spiritual mentor) in Kfar Chabad, Israel, passed away on March 10 at the age of 91, leaving a legacy of piety, scholarship and humility. Here is his story.
Following the shooting of a YouTube personality in front of the Los Angeles Chabad Girls School, Los Angeles prosecutors say they won’t charge a synagogue security guard. The reason given, prosecutors ultimately would not be able to disprove that Zelayagrunfeld was acting in self-defense.
