Thrilling Lineup of Trips Announced for This Year’s CKids Shabbaton
In just under two months, hundreds of kids from across the country will descend on Crown Heights for the CKids Shabbaton and JewQ Championship weekend.
Weekly Dvar Torah: When the Rebbe Opened the Treasures — Again
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman introduces the amazing connection that Chassidim, even young Chassidim, have with the Rebbe.
Merkos Chinuch Office Hosts Two-Part Chinuch Training Focused on Helping Students Get “Unstuck”
The Merkos Chinuch Office will be hosting a two-part Chinuch program designed to accommodate both morning and afternoon Mechanchos so they can attend when not teaching, as well as Mechanchos and Menahalos who are in town for the Kinus Hashluchos.
Chabad Shliach’s Home Hit in Russian Drone Strike
The home of Rabbi Liron Edri, the Chabad Shliach to the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, was damaged Thursday evening after a Russian drone crashed nearby amid ongoing attacks across the country.
Stranded in Extreme Winter Storm, Travelers and Communities Find Warmth at Chabad
Across the country, Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and rebbetzins sprang into action, setting aside their regular schedules or their own snow shovels to assist those in need.
New Initiative Empowers Communities To Bring Purim Joy to Hospitals and Senior Centers
‘Simcha Ambassadors’ provides shluchim with a complete toolkit to recruit, train, and deploy community volunteers for hospital and nursing home visits, ensuring that every Jew—regardless of circumstance—can experience the joy of the day.
Baby Boy!
Menachem and Chana (nee Morozow) Shanowitz from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 701 Empire Blvd, Apt #4G
As Camp Registration Reaches 250 Milestone, CKids launches “One for 75” Campaign
Spearheaded by Head Shluchim, and a partnership with Mr. George and Pamela Rohr, the newly introduced $1,000 CKids Overnight Camp Grant enables families who had long seen camp as financially or logistically impossible to reconsider.
New Engagement!
Arie Leib Porhel (Creteil, France) to Priel Cohen (Paris, France)
New Engagement!
Heshy Goldberg (Crown Heights) to Zisi Vail (Crown Heights)
Baby Boy!
Mendel and Rochie Levin from Hastings on Hudson, NY had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 40 Donald Dr. Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706
Two Documents From The Frierdiker Rebbe’s Passing Unearthed
Two historic documents regarding the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe have been unearthed, and courtesy of the Archive of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, are now available to the public.
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Weekly Letter: An Ongoing Effort of Every Jew to Free Himself
As we are now leaving Mitzrayim – being liberated from Egyptian slavery, we keep in mind the timeless message in the Rebbe’s letter: LIBERATION is not confined to the specific Exodus at the time of Egyptian slavery, but is rather, an ongoing effort of every Jew to free himself both from his internal limitations (inborn and acquired) and the external influences of the environment which enslave and limit him.
Vaad Hakashrus of Crown Heights Releases Tu BiShvat 5786 Advisory
The Vaad Hakashrus of Crown Heights has released guidelines for the community relating to Kashrus on Tu BiShvat.
Laws and Customs: Tu B’Shvat and Shabbos Shirah
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the customs of Tu B’Shvat and Shabbos Shirah for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Show Up and Say Yes: A Night of Community, Hope, and Future
For Bonei Olam Chabad, showing up is the foundation of what propels hope forward.
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