Yesterday (Thursday) was the 13th of Tishrei, the 144th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Maharash. In this week’s post, we will discuss one of his innovations in the way he said Chassidus; specifically, the fact that he was the first Rebbe to say a hemshech. I am writing this to begin a discussion and gain greater clarity on the topic, rather than to offer a definitive answer.
On their last morning in New York in September, 150 young women, all students from universities and colleges across Israel, went to the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, in Queens, N.Y.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman speaks on the special uniqueness that
makes up each and every Jew. A uniqueness that creates an entire nation when brought together on Sukkos.
A quick Chazara on Hilchos Arbah Minim from Rabbi M. Yusewitz gives the tools you need as Sukkos begins tonight.
Sunkist Fruit Gems—those colorful, sugar-coated, chewy little candies that seemed to appear at every Jewish simcha—have officially been discontinued.
Much of Jewish life to this day remains centered on the Holy Temple, the historic and spiritual heart of the Jewish people. Simchat Beit Hashoevah is no exception.
Harav Yosef Braun of the Crown Heights Beis Din has released Important Guidance about your Sukkah with the Nor’easter expected to hit as Yom Tov begins.
The Rebbe explains in his letter how we can reconcile being inscribed for a happy New Year on Rosh Hashanah with the idea of free will and freedom of action.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives an informative and movRabbi Chaim Dalfin gives an informative and moving tribute to R’ Avraham Lipsker, the Chabad Mashpia at Morristown’s Tiferes Baal Teshuva Yeshiva.ing tribute to R’ Avraham Lipsker, the Chabad Mashpia at Morristown’s Tiferes Baal Teshuva Yeshiva.
Watch the full speech as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly.
As Crown Heights prepares for the joyous days of Sukkos, an impressive lineup of singers and musicians has been announced for this year’s Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebrations on Kingston Avenue.
Four Chabad institutions across Maryland are among 49 religious institutions and community organizations receiving more than $8.6 million in federal funding to strengthen security, as threats against houses of worship continue to rise.
A Shloshim gathering will be held on Monday, Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, October 12, in memory of Mrs. Chaya Laine OBM, beloved teacher and longtime principal and educator in the Bais Rivkah High School General Studies Department.
Empire Shtiebel is pleased to host and invite the community to a special Kinus Torah, which will iy״h take place on Chol Hamoed, Monday evening, 17 Tishrei, at the Shul, located at
Over 50 years after the Rebbe launched Mivtza Neshek just six days before Rosh Hashana, its classic brochures and original candlesticks, designed by the Rebbe himself, are returning for Sukkos mivtzoim through a new collaboration with Merkos Suite 302.
The talmidim were given a selection of iconic Tishrei scenes to choose from, including Chassidim climbing over the fence on the way to Tashlich, Mivtzoim with Lulav and Esrog, davening on Rosh Hashanah, Melech Basadeh, and Chassidim traveling to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe.
In 1991, Rabbi Baruch and Chanie Hertz were sent as emissaries of the Rebbe to Chicago, where he now serves as the rabbi of the Chabad community and the dean of Chicago’s Lubavitch Girls’ High School. Together, they also founded Chabad of Greater Lakeview. He was interviewed in October 2020.
