Inspired by a story published last year on Lubavitch.com, in which the owner of a New Jersey printing shop built a giant Menorah across the street from a holiday tree display so the Jews wouldn’t feel left out, Rabbi Mendy and Aidella Blesofsky, Shluchim to Springfield, NJ, decided to build a similar menorah for their annual event.
Rebbetzin Nechamah Dinah Schneersohn, wife of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, poses for a photograph with their three young daughters – (l-r) Chaya Mushka, Shaina and Chana.
In the life of a Jewish woman, situations will occasionally arise in which help is needed from professionals in the realm of Taharas Hamishpacha. For many, assistance with mental health issues for themselves or a loved one may be needed, and trying to figure out where to turn to for help can be bewildering and frightening.
Little Rock, Ark., seems like an unlikely place for a yeshivah junior-high school. Yet, September saw an influx of adolescent boys from across the country converge on the southern city with a Jewish population of roughly 2,000 souls.
In his newest music video, titled ‘Avinu,’ Gad Elbaz eloquently and poignantly gives voice to the plea that is in all of our hearts, as we ask for divine protection and the peace that continues to elude us.
A select group of Jewish community leaders and activists, including Rabbi Shea Hecht and Rabbi Yaakov Behrman of Crown Heights, met last week with Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson and Councilman Chaim Deutsch to discuss issues and concerns facing the community on a daily basis.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Asara B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
A father and his son were kidnapped by gunman as they walked together to a Chabad Shul in Venezuela Shabbos morning. The gunman later made contact with the family and demanded a ransom for their release.
A group of Israeli backpackers in Argentina placed a sign in front of a glacier at the southern tip of the South American continent, which reads “Chabad House is our home in Bariloche.”
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