When Segev Kalfon was held hostage in Gaza, he pledged to shout Shema Yisroel to the world. He got his chance on Friday, when he donned tefillin with the teens taking part in the CTeen Shabbaton.
New York City’s top elected officials joined more than 4,500 Jewish teenagers from 60 countries on Thursday night to kick off the 18th annual CTeen International Summit—the world’s largest gathering of Jewish teens.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Levy Djian, Shliach in Manhattan, is the founder and Director of Torah on Demand, a network of one-on-one Torah lessons for businessmen. His passion and love for learning brought him to lead a weekly Chassidus class in Crown Heights that inspires many. He will be giving this week’s Shiur on Adar Happiness.
This week I am going to post something I mentioned by a farbrengen last Shabbos, adding additional insight which I heard from Rabbi Nissin Mangel. As always, your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated and welcomed.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman invites his readers to join him in his joy and Simcha, celebrating a new and unending beginning.
Dashev’s portrait of Reb Yoel is part of the photographer’s ambitious Rabbi Project: Some 200 portrait sessions conducted across more than a decade, creating what Dashev calls “an encyclopedia of contemporary Jewish rabbis and personalities.”
The convoy will depart from the Lubavitch Educational Center (LEC) and drive through the city before the tanks disperse to their various mivtzoim locations to distribute Shmurah Matzah and help Yidden with Tefillin.
Shmuly and Rochel Leah Lang from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Shalom Zachar: Ohel Nosson, 580 Crown Street, Back Room
In the years following the Holocaust, a 19-year-old university student wrote to the Rebbe expressing deep disillusionment and suicidal despair. The Rebbe’s response was not a single letter, but a sustained, multi-year correspondence that challenged the young man’s perspective, gave him a historic sense of purpose, and ultimately saved his life.
In the Rebbe’s letter for this week, of the construction of the mishkan as we begin our journey through the desert, the Rebbe underlines the unique role of the women in the construction.
As participation in this weekend’s CTeen Shabbaton reaches a record high, organizers are sharing schedule highlights to help Crown Heights residents plan around peak congestion times.
During the meeting, the Rabbonim expressed sincere appreciation for the Vaad’s ongoing work and for its consistent support of the Rabbonim as they serve the tzibbur with dedication and responsibility.
Yaki Kanevski (Crown Heights) to Chaya Mermulszteyn (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
They’ve come from Morocco, Moldova, and Slovakia, from rural towns where they’re often the only Jewish kid in their school. By Thursday evening, 4,578 teens from 486 cities and 60 countries will have arrived for the 18th annual CTeen International Shabbaton, the largest gathering of Jewish Teens.
On Monday night, our community showed up in a powerful way. Now, there is one final action that can make all the difference.
This Parshas Terumah, bring the message of “gold” into your classroom, home, or camp. Download the Good and Geulahdik learning booklet, play the companion game, and empower the next generation to live with Geulah now.
While working as a software engineer, Rabbi Kalman Shor has also been teaching Torah classes and providing other community services at Chabad of Henderson, Nevada, since 2003. He was interviewed in December 2025.
