In a powerful display of Chassidic achdus and preparation for the sacred day of Erev Yom Kippur, more than 600 English-speaking bochurim from around the world gathered Tuesday night in 770 Eastern Parkway, Beis Chayenu, for a grand and inspiring Seder Sichos.
Photographer Mordechai Lubecki recently visited Grenoble, France, documenting the city’s Jewish community, Chabad institutions and rich Jewish history as part of a special visit to the southeastern French city.
This Yom Kippur, as Jews around the world prepare for the holiest day of the Jewish year, I find myself thinking about something that extends far beyond the Jewish community. We desperately need Yom Kippur.
The Machzor Companions are prepared for those davening at home without a minyan. They include an easy-to-follow guide to the Piyuttim along with explanations, annotations and suggested niggunim. For Yom Kippur, there is also a useful list of Tefillah priorities for those who cannot daven everything.
After weeks of learning and practicing the unique Chabad niggunim of the Yomim Noraim, the talmidim came together for a special, upbeat, and interactive concert, a beautiful way to culminate all their hard work and preparation.
The discovery of hundreds of chickens abandoned in Crown Heights Friday afternoon has drawn renewed attention to Kapparos, and the important principle of Tza’ar Ba’alei Chayim.
With great sadness we report the passing of Dr. Asher (Allan) Plaut OBM, a longtime and beloved pediatrician who served the Crown Heights community for more than 40 years. He passed away on Shabbos, the 8th of Tishrei 5787, following a short illness. Updated with Levaya information.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Years later, at a farbrengen in shul, the man called Rabbi Raichik one of his best friends. Only then did Rabbi Raichik feel that his efforts had finally succeeded and that their relationship had been fully repaired.
Leading up to Rosh Hashanah, more than 6,000 Jewish children at over 200 Chabad centers around the world took part in Rosh Hashanah Opening Day, a sports-themed pre-Rosh Hashanah experience developed and supplied by CKids International, a program of Merkos 302.
From the archives: A 1964 press release by Lubavitch News Service reporting on a special Yom Kippur mission to a remote US Air Force Base in Greenland, at the instructions of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Mechy and Dini (nee Riechman) Weiss from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
As yesterday (Thursday) was Vov Tishrei – the 62nd Yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, I decided to note part of her biography.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks deep into every Jew’s soul, finding the spark that can never be extinguished and burns bright on Yom Kippur.
“Participating in the vote is not merely a right—it is a civic duty,” the Chief Rabbi told journalists after casting his ballot. “Every individual’s vote shapes the future of the entire nation. It is no coincidence that the elections are held in such close proximity to Rosh Hashanah; one must internalize that so much hinges on their personal choices.”
As the scaffolding comes down, the before-and-after picture tells an incredible story. Lubavitcher Yeshiva has literally doubled in size.
