BESHT: Quality vs. Quantity
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendy Hershkop is the Sgan Menahel of the Oholei Torah Mechina Division. He will be giving this week’s lecture on Quality vs. Quantity.
New Engagement!
Mendel Saaks (Chicago, IL) to Leeba Grossbaum (Paramus, NJ)
Zamość in 1617
Weekly Story: Rabbi Yoel Baal Shem of Zamostcz
We are continuing our historical background of the spreading of Toras Hanistar before the era of Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov. Just they taught the teachings of Kabbala, while the Baal Shem Tov added and also taught Chassidus.
Over 2,000 Bochurim Take Second Moshiach Chidon Test — Winners Announced
This Monday, more than 2,000 Bochurim from over 40 Yeshivos participated in the second test of the Moshiach Chidon.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Shavuos Revelation of Divine Delight
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman reframes our view of the Torah. Not a document but a marriage. Not a manual but a union for us to thrive in.
R’ Avraham Shmuel Levine #6: Rabbis Moshe, Elberg, Soloveitchik, and Shach
The fifth part of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin’s interview with R’ Avraham Shmuel Levine has now been released, covering Rabbis Moshe, Elberg, Soloveitchik, and Shach.
Shluchim, Family & Friends Mark Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky’s First Yartzeit With Siyum Sefer Torah, Two Siyumim HaShas and Bold New Commitments
Thousands gathered in Crown Heights to mark the first Yartzeit of Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky a”h. True to his life’s calling, he was honored through continued action, supporting Shluchim and carrying forward the Rebbe’s vision.
Shliach Gived UMD Graduation Commencement Speech In Front Of Thousands
Rabbi Eli Backman of Chabad of University of Maryland stood in front of thousands this past week to give the commencement speech at the university graduation.
New Engagement!
Yisrolik Keselman (London, UK) to Shaina Keller (Crown Heights)
The Jewish community of Mat-su, Alaska, gathered recently to celebrate the holiday of Lag BaOmer.
Celebrating Shavuot Where the Sun Never Sets
Shavuot looks a little different in places where it never gets dark. The two-day holiday, which will begin at sunset on June 1, 2025 and goes until nightfall on June 3, 2025, marks the 3,337th anniversary of the Jewish people receiving the Torah at Sinai.
Trump Tariffs Back On After Appeals Court Slams Brakes On Trade Court’s Ban
A federal appeals court put the brakes Thursday on a lower court order that overturned most of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Two Weeks After His Mother’s Murder, Newborn Ravid Chaim Gez Dies
Tzeela Gez, a 30-year-old mother of three, was murdered on May 14 in a terror attack in Israel while en route to the hospital to give birth to her fourth child.
Information To Be Menachem Avel the Kramer Family
Rabbi Michel Kramer and Sara Gutnick will be sitting Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of their brother Rabbi Yosef Kramer OBM. Times and location in extended article.
AskTheRav Marks 7 Years of Global Halacha Revolution
AskTheRav celebrates seven years of a global revolution in providing clear, reliable halachic guidance for Lubavitchers in Crown Heights and beyond.
Zohran Mamdani’s Rise Sparks Alarm as Crown Heights Groups Urge Unity Ahead of Mayoral Primary
In response to Mamdani’s growing influence, Crown Heights United and Crown Heights PAC—the political groups in the neighborhood—have announced a joint slate of endorsements, marking a rare show of unity.
And The Launchpad Auction Winners Are…
Tomchei Tmimim Ocean Parkway thanks the Crown Heights community and beyond for fueling our mission by purchasing auction tickets. Your support helps ignite our Launchpad, propelling every talmid to reach new heights.
Weekly Letter: United As One at the Giving of the Torah on Sinai
As we prepare to receive the Torah on Shavuos – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains the mystery of how one nation – a people so different and diversified one from the other, could be united as one at the giving of the Torah on Sinai.
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