New Engagement!
Mendel Rothman (Pittsburgh, PA) to Chani Zweibel (Ann Arbor, MI)
Uplifting Shabbat for the Jewish Community of ‘Krasnaya Sloboda’ Azerbaijan
The Jewish community in the Caucasus witnessed a remarkable and inspiring Shabbaton attended and led by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, and the prominent Zaharyaev family.
Here’s My Story: Polishing the Golden Years
Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky is the head of the New York branch of Kollel Tiferes Zekainim Levi Yitzchok, which has three study centers for seniors in Crown Heights and holds activities in nursing homes throughout the city. He also oversees a daily Rambam class in 770, and holds a public celebration on the completion of each its eighty-three sections of laws. He was interviewed in October 2020.
Crown Heights Insider Podcast: Episode #6 – How Can The Media Help Spread Light? With Rabbi Motti Seligson
PR Director and spokesman for Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Motti Seligson, joined the Crown Heights Insider Podcast to talk about his unique shlichus, and the challenges and opportunities that come with sharing our story and message with the secular media world.
Return of the Wild West Rabbi
In what has become a family tradition, Chabad Rabbi Meyer Orenstein is visiting North Dakota this summer as a Roving Rabbi. He and Rabbi Levi Shusterman are crisscrossing the state to meet and inspire Jewish residents, visiting the towns of Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot, Bismarck, Williston, Valley City, Cavalier, Hettinger and wherever else they can find someone Jewish.
“We Don’t Have A Clue What This Mitzvah Does”
Listen to the powerful words of Rabbi Bochner, founder of Bonei Olam. Be a part of this mitzvah today and donate at BoneiOlam.org/chabad.
New Engagement!
Izzy Katz (Crown Heights) and Rut Pachkous (Israel/Stanford Hill) L’Chaim: Thursday night in The Old City Jerusalem
Bonei Olam – Today Is The Day
As hundreds gathered yesterday to support Bonei Olam Chabad, will you be a part of investing in the future?
Portugal Human-Rights Group Honors the Rebbe’s Legacy
Leaders of the Portuguese Jewish community were joined by rabbis from Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and Israel last week at the headquarters of B’nai B’rith Portugal as a human-rights organization honored the leadership and legacy of the Rebbe.
Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue Shooter Gets Death Penalty
Robert Bowers, the man who massacred eleven people in an antisemitic shooting attack at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2018, has received the death penalty.
An Émigré Jewish Community Celebrates Its 15,000th Circumcision
Many have never heard of it, but amid the hustle and bustle of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, N.Y., a neighborhood heavily populated by émigrés from the former Soviet Union, 15,000 lives have been changed and countless future generations affected.
Students Treated to a Thrilling Week of Jewish Immersion in Dubai
What happens when nearly 150 Jewish students from 24 different schools spend their year studying Torah at their local Chabad on Campus? For the team at Chabad on Campus International, the answer is nothing less than. . . a grand, week-long educational experience in luxurious Dubai.
Baby Girl!
Yossi and Shayna (nee Saacks) Gutnick from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
JEM: An Earth Shattering Accomplishment
The story behind the translation of the Tanya to various languages. A breakthrough in the spreading of Chassidism.
A Mother’s Reflections: From Madison to Gan Israel, a Journey of Faith and Discovery
As summer approached this year, Madison native Danielle Rosales initially had apprehensions about sending her children, Ethan, Mira, and Avi, to their first-ever sleepaway camp experience. After years of attending day camp, the shift to overnight camping was a leap into the unknown.
Record Number of Bike4Chai Riders Unite To Support Chai Lifeline
More than 675 cyclists with one shared goal are gearing up for the largest Bike4Chai experience to date.
Watch Kids Music Video: Young Baal Shem Tov Sings “A Yid”!
Tu B’Av was and is a time for achdus. Watch a young Baal Shem Tov sing about emunah and bitachon while his father, Reb Eliezer, encourages his son to “Love every Jew with the fire of his soul, no matter who they are or how they behave.
