Laws and Customs: Sivan and Shavuos
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of the month of Sivan and the Yomtov of Shavuos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of the month of Sivan and the Yomtov of Shavuos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
As Yidden around the world count the days of Sefiras HaOmer in anticipation of Kabolas HaTorah, many are taking the opportunity to strengthen the foundations upon which a true Torah home is built.
In the tense days leading up to the Six-Day War, Israel found itself in an unimaginable position: surrounded on all sides by nations openly preparing for war. Armies gathered at the borders. Threats grew louder. The world held its breath. But behind the fear, behind the headlines, behind the political drama. There was another story that a few people know.
Every talmid comes with his own strengths, his own challenges, and his own unique potential. At TTOP, we believe that helping a child grow begins with recognizing that no two are exactly alike.
Mendy and Simi (nee Gutnick) Cohen from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Shimon Rubashkin (Brooklyn, NY) to Liel Dadon (Daytona, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
The special four-day seminar brought together participants from 45 cities, marking a significant milestone in their journey into Jewish adulthood.
Last week, I was walking through our neighborhood when I noticed a hateful antisemitic word written across a piece of Jewish art. I stopped for a moment, looked at it, and instinctively kept walking. No one had been physically hurt. There was no emergency. Just a word — ugly, hateful, and easy enough to pretend did not matter. But the farther I walked, the more it bothered me.
Mendel Goldstein (Crown Heights) to Miriam Smith (Miami, FL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at the JCM
American Airlines announced on Sunday that it would be suspending nonstop flight services from New York to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport through January 6, 2027.
Rabbi Yehoshua and Shayna Cohen have recently joined the team at Chabad of Pinellas County, Florida, led by Rabbi Pinchas and Mushky Adler. Pinellas County is a peninsula situated between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.
Chanoch and Bassie (nee Elfieja) Rosenfeld had a baby boy!
Uriel Rabenou (Antwerp, Belgium) to Toba Andrusier (Irvine, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:00pm at Lubavitch Yeshiva Crown Street
Held at the Chabad House and JCC in Zhukovka, the annual conference brought together teachers and administrators for sessions focused on educational challenges, classroom tools, and the responsibility of reaching every child with warmth and dedication.
Coming from Rabbi Akiva Wagner’s yahrtzeit, Conversations in Chassidus releases a heartwarming episode with Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, reflecting on the Light of Chassidus as it was imparted to him by Rabbi Wagner.
Israel secretly operated at least two covert military bases deep in Iraq’s western desert for more than a year, serving as launch and support points for military operations against Iran.
R’ Eliyohu Davis will be sitting shiva in England and Crown Heights following the passing of his father. Time and location in extended article.