The thoughts which I am posting this week, are thoughts that I said during at a public farbrengen as part of this year’s Simchas Beis Hasho’eiva farbrengens. Bezras Hashem, I will add next week a few points I heard from others.
In light of the miraculous rescue in the skies that brought 174 Jews from certain death to life. L’chaim!
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains why dancing with the Torah on Simchas Torah is an “Avodah” in and of itself and may be able to accomplish more than expected.
Thursday evening, Erev Yom Tov Hoshana Rabbah 5787, at the Rebbe’s shul, the community came together to say Tehillim and Divrei Torah in the Sukkah.
A special Children’s Hakafos program will once again take place in Crown Heights over Simchas Torah, providing children and families with an opportunity to celebrate the Yom Tov with singing, dancing and Hakafos in a child-friendly setting.
Building on the success of previous years Achdus Hakafos in Crown Heights—and the positive feedback from so many—we are pleased to announce that the Third Annual Simchas Torah Achdus Hakafos will take place Sunday, 1:00–1:45 PM, at the corner of Albany Avenue and Crown Street..
habad’s Great Sukkot Harvest brought the themes of the holiday to life with a festive autumn experience for all ages.
The Rebbe explains the lesson we can learn from the fact that the culmination of all the festivals of the Tishrei is specifically the “Season of our Rejoicing” and especially Simchat Torah.
The scroll belonged to the Hammerschlag family, who had carried it out of Germany in 1939. It had long since ceased to be valid for public reading. The community used it to show to children, to teach bar mitzvah boys their portions and, once a year, to dance with on Simchat Torah.
On the third day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, Lubavitch of Remsen Village hosted a lively Simchas Beis Hashoavah outside its shul at 305 Remsen Avenue. White Fang Marketing served as the event’s corporate sponsor.
Members of the Crown Heights Jewish community will host Republican New York State Attorney General nominee Saritha Komatireddy for a Sukkos Holiday Night Celebration Thursday evening.
Kollel Iyun HaTalmud was created for Shluchim and Anash who want to return to regular Gemara B’Iyun but need a framework that can fit around shlichus or a busy work schedule.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Hoshanah Rabbah, Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Political leaders from across Victoria’s political spectrum joined Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece at a Sukkos gathering hosted by Chabad of Melbourne CBD, with antisemitism and Jewish safety taking center stage.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Levi Tenenbaum OBM, a local Mashpia and resident of Crown Heights.
A Montreal native, Rabbi Hershel Zalkos is a long-time teacher at the Lubavitch Cheder of Detroit. He was interviewed in March of 2025.
The idea behind GSD is simple: you don’t have to be a fighter, an athlete, or have any previous experience to learn how to protect yourself. You just have to start training.
