Children often sense danger before they understand it. Long before words are spoken, they notice the tightness in adult voices, the sudden urgency in conversations, the extra Tehillim whispered where bedtime stories used to be. Even when we try to protect them, fear slips in quietly.
New details have emerged about the heroism of Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff, a 20-year-old Chabad chossid and son of Texas A&M Shliach, who was seriously wounded in the antisemitic terrorist attack during a Chanukah celebration in Sydney, Australia.
A weather system passing north of New York State will push a long cold front through the city Thursday night into Friday. Light drizzle and scattered showers may begin around midnight Thursday, with steadier rain developing by about 4:00 a.m. Friday.
The Remsen Village Chabad community gathered Wednesday night for a Grand Menorah Lighting Ceremony outside their Shul at 305 Remsen Ave.
The $20 million Mayanot World Center, located across from Sacher Park, and minutes away from the Machane Yehuda market, represents a new chapter for the pioneering yeshivah as it approaches three decades of teaching more than 10,000 students.
The Powerball jackpot has surged to a monstrous $1.5 billion — the fifth-largest in the game’s history —ahead of the holidays after no ticket matched all six winning numbers drawn on Wednesday night.
The Jewish world continues to grapple with the horror of the antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Australia, but amid the tragedy, another powerful story of courage and self-sacrifice has emerged.
On the 4th night of Chanukah, over 50 Menorah cars took to the streets and highways of South Florida to parade the light of Chanukah departing from Chabad of Inverrary making a 38 mile loop from Inverrary, FL in Broward County, to Boca Raton, FL in Palm Beach County.
Lots of volunteers are bringing light and warmth to lonely seniors in NYC nursing homes, who could use some extra cheer. You can be part of it!
In this powerful interview from Sydney, Australia, Yanky Super recounts his miraculous survival during the Bondi Beach terror attack, where his radio stopped a fatal bullet. Through faith, courage, and community, he reflects on miracles, resilience, and unity amid tragedy.
Rabbi Shmuel Butman was the longtime director of the Lubavitch Youth Organization in New York until his passing in July of 2024. He was interviewed in December 2011 and January 2012.
Against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the horrific massacre in Sydney, Australia, the third candle of Chanukah was lit at a ceremony held at the JCC —Beit Menachem in Kyiv, led by the city’s Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch
As part of our Chanukah campaign, Eight Nights. Eight Leaders. One Community., we honor Rabbi Elye Gross obm, whose leadership helped shape the CHJCC in its formative years, guided by care for people, quiet strength, and devotion to Crown Heights.
On Sunday afternoon, families, seniors, children, and community leaders gathered at Castle Golf in Fort Myers for a public Chanukah Menorah lighting organized by Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida. What could have been a moment of fear became an expression of resilience, faith, and hope.
Throughout the days of Chanukah, the notes are being physically stapled onto the outdoor wooden menorah, alongside the names of the Sydney victims הי״ד, and a refuah sheleimah for all those injured.
After three long years of battling a devastating illness with strength, faith, and quiet courage, Chanie Elewitz, a devoted mother of six, was taken far too soon. As a young mother, only 48 years old, she was her children’s entire world.
Seventy-five years ago, the menorah was lit for the first time at the newly inaugurated Chaim Albert Synagogue, illuminating this neighborhood for generations. Though we are currently barred from the shul, we will not let the light go out.
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