Mrs. Chana Gurary lives in Montreal, where she raised her twelve children. In 1978, she had an instrumental role in building a new mikveh in the city, and went on to actively promote the mitzvah of Family Purity for nearly forty years afterwards. She was interviewed in January 2011.
A recent letter issued by Chabad Rabonim in Eretz Yisroel raised a halachic concern about a common way of blowing shofar, particularly an additional sound sometimes heard at the end of shevarim. According to the letter, when the sound is produced improperly, it may affect whether the listener fulfills the mitzvah at all.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Rosh Hashanah and the Ten Days of Teshuva, Blowing Shofar and Tzom Gedalia for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Recorded live with the incredible pianist Yaron Vershavsky, this rendition captures the raw emotion and beauty of these sacred words — Our Father, Our King.
As we approach the Yamim Noraim, I hope this melody inspires you and helps bring deeper meaning to these powerful words.
When Rabbi Mendy and Rivka Minkowitz shared a flyer for their Shabbat program at Chabad-Lubavitch at Elon University in North Carolina on their Instagram story, they were unprepared for the antisemitic hate and threats that would follow.
Apple has officially entered the foldable smartphone market with the introduction of the iPhone Duo, a dramatically redesigned iPhone that opens into the largest display ever offered on an iPhone while retaining a compact, pocketable form when closed.
The feverish preparations and extensive community work are, as in every year, receiving official state recognition. Once again, a special greeting letter was sent from the Kremlin by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the office of the Chief Rabbi, the Gaon Rabbi Berel Lazar shlit”a.
The maamarim and sichos from that year were recently published in four volumes of Toras Menachem – Hisvaaduyos: Volumes 82, 83, 84, and 85. They are available through Kehot branches in Eretz Yisrael and around the world, as well as through Jewish bookstores in Chabad communities and shlichus locations worldwide.
Shmully and Dina Hecht from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
In advance of the yomim tovim, the Beth Din of Crown Heights has issued a stern alert to residents: Do not invite Shachar Luz to your seudos, allow him to join your minyanim, or even engage in social activity with him.
New film release from JEM explores the story and timing behind Living Torah’s beginnings 25 years ago.
The book, the first in a planned series, follows a young Shlucha visiting her cousin in Crown Heights, where she takes the school bus to Bais Rivkah for the first time.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Chaya Laine OBM, a beloved educator and longtime member of the Bais Rivkah High School administration in Crown Heights. She passed away on Wednesday, the 27th of Elul, 5786.
Benyamin Popack (Hollywood Lakes, FL) to Annabella Nemer (Atlanta, GA)
Sholom Ber Liberow (Crown Heights) to Teibel Scheiman (Des Plaines, IL) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm at Ulam Chana
The historic building, established in 1880, was purchased in 1892 for the city’s rabbi at the time, the Gaon Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Schneiderman. Later, in 1903, the central synagogue was built in its courtyard.
It’s shofar season. Throughout the Jewish month of Elul, in the lead-up to Rosh Hashanah, the familiar blasts have been sounding in synagogues, homes, parks and now, rooftops and rivers.
