Weekly Story: Shavuos
I am posting this week something that I mentioned last Shabbos in a farbrengen about the Baal Shem Tov’s Yahrzeit which was on Friday, the 1st day of Shavuos.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Parshas Naso
Each farbrengen is a priceless treasure. It was the highlight of the week for those fortunate to be present when the Rebbe farbrenged. Nowadays, these farbrengens are preserved in thousands of pages, waiting to be relived by every chossid.
New Engagement!
Ari Brod (Crown Heights) to Elka Friedman (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Monday, June 1st, 8:00pm at The JCM
New Yorkers Could Get $200 Check in State’s $1B Energy Rebate — Find Out If You’re Eligible
In line with the new state budget, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her team have allocated $1 billion toward one-time rebate checks, which will be distributed to over 8 million New Yorkers, Pix11 reported.
Weekly Dvar Torah: From Sinai to Blessing
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman brings the momentum of Sefiras Haomer and Shavuos into the rest of the year, transforming the world into a place of G-d and peace.
New Engagement!
Golan Settbon (Charenton le pont, France) to Shoshana Alex (Paris, France)
Hundreds Attend “Niflaos Giborot” Dinner in Kfar Chabad
Hundreds of women participated last Wednesday in the prestigious annual dinner of the “Niflaos Giborot” organization, held at Beis Zlata Hall in Kfar Chabad in support of widows in their senior years.
Weekly Letter: The Vital Importance of A Hebrew Education
Having just celebrated Shavuos and the receiving of our Torah – during which we gave Hahsem our children as guarantors – we share a basic letter about chinuch, where the Rebbe clearly explains to a parent the vital importance of […]
Coversations With My Rabbi, out today from Harper Infleunce, was co-authored by Rabbi Eli Schlanger and Nikki Goldstein, before he was murdered during the Bondi Chanukah Massacre.
Book Review: Murdered Chabad Rabbi Eli Schlanger’s ‘Conversations With My Rabbi’
Small wonder that when Rabbi Eli Schlanger, a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Sydney, Australia met Nikki Goldstein, a secular Jewish journalist and author, he set out to explore with her the meaning and practical application of Judaism’s teachings for the world.
When they heard a family was suddenly stranded in Rome, Rabbi Shalom and Chani (pictured third from left) Hazan mobilized their community to help.
Congratulazioni! El Al Flight Diverts to Rome for Birth of a Baby Girl
A Jewish couple returning home to New Jersey from Israel didn’t expect the first words they’d hear after delivering their first baby to be “Congratulazioni!” But that’s precisely what happened when their El Al flight was diverted to Rome.
A Chabad House for Colombia’s Caribbean Island of San Andrés
The tiny island of San Andrés, Colombia, sits closer to Nicaragua than to its own mainland. What it lacks in size, it makes up for in foot traffic: nearly 90,000 tourists visit the island year-round. And with thousands of Jewish backpackers among them, Rabbi Mordechai and Hadas Bigio are there to greet them.
In the photo: The Grand Synagogue in Petersburg
One Hundred Years After the Harrowing Imprisonment: Russian Rabbis Gather in Unity and Strength in the Great City of Petersburg
The powerful convention will open on Friday morning at the Grand Synagogue of Petersburg, hosted by the city’s rabbi, the shaliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Pewzner, and organized by the Director General of the Jewish community in Petersburg, the shaliach Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook, featuring a series of sessions and professional workshops.
Community Invited to Virtual Meeting on Grand Army Plaza Redesign Project
Residents of Crown Heights and the surrounding neighborhoods are invited to participate in an upcoming virtual presentation by the NYC Department of Transportation regarding the future of Grand Army Plaza and the surrounding public spaces.
Historic Recording: The Rebbe Establishes the Custom of Rambam Siyumim
During the first farbrengen of the second day of Shavuot 5749 (1989), the Rebbe instructed Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky to conduct a siyum on the Rambam’s halachos. From that point on, it became an established custom to mark the completion of each section of the Rambam with a formal siyum. Presented here is a recording of that historic siyum and gathering.
Baby Girl!
Shmuel and Chanie (nee Wilhelm) Pevzner from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Here’s My Story: How I Ended Up Addressing Ten Million People
Dr. Miriam Grossman is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist and the author of five books, including: The Wonder of Becoming You; Unprotected; You’re Teaching My Child WHAT? and Lost in Trans Nation. Her work has been translated into twelve languages. She was interviewed in January 2026.
HY’D: Sgt. Rotem Yanai, 20, Killed In Drone Attack
The slain servicewoman is named as Sgt. Rotem Yanai, 20, a service conditions NCO in the Givati Brigade’s Rotem Battalion, from Giv’at Ada.
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