In the years following the Holocaust, a 19-year-old university student wrote to the Rebbe expressing deep disillusionment and suicidal despair. The Rebbe’s response was not a single letter, but a sustained, multi-year correspondence that challenged the young man’s perspective, gave him a historic sense of purpose, and ultimately saved his life.
In the Rebbe’s letter for this week, of the construction of the mishkan as we begin our journey through the desert, the Rebbe underlines the unique role of the women in the construction.
As participation in this weekend’s CTeen Shabbaton reaches a record high, organizers are sharing schedule highlights to help Crown Heights residents plan around peak congestion times.
During the meeting, the Rabbonim expressed sincere appreciation for the Vaad’s ongoing work and for its consistent support of the Rabbonim as they serve the tzibbur with dedication and responsibility.
Yaki Kanevski (Crown Heights) to Chaya Mermulszteyn (New Hempstead, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Anshei Lubavitch 578 Albany Ave
They’ve come from Morocco, Moldova, and Slovakia, from rural towns where they’re often the only Jewish kid in their school. By Thursday evening, 4,578 teens from 486 cities and 60 countries will have arrived for the 18th annual CTeen International Shabbaton, the largest gathering of Jewish Teens.
On Monday night, our community showed up in a powerful way. Now, there is one final action that can make all the difference.
This Parshas Terumah, bring the message of “gold” into your classroom, home, or camp. Download the Good and Geulahdik learning booklet, play the companion game, and empower the next generation to live with Geulah now.
While working as a software engineer, Rabbi Kalman Shor has also been teaching Torah classes and providing other community services at Chabad of Henderson, Nevada, since 2003. He was interviewed in December 2025.
The Jaffe family is sitting Shiva in Crown Heights following the passing of their brother Mendy Jaffe OBM. Times and location in extended article.
The property, set on a beautiful 5 acre campus, was the former site of Temple Beth Shalom, a local reform temple. The site currently has a space that can be used as a shul with capacity for 350 people, social hall with capacity for 280 people, a commercial kitchen, offices, and a wing with classrooms.
AskTheRav has launched a major upgrade to its website this week, introducing one of the most significant improvements since its founding: a brand-new, powerful search engine.
The Philadelphia, New York City and Boston metro areas are bracing for a potential powerful nor’easter this weekend that could dump significant snow for millions across the Interstate 95 corridor, as well as other parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.
Shmulie Farkash (Bellevue, WA) to Mussa New (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
Shmulie Block (Plano, TX) to Sara Rosenfeld (Zurich, Switzerland) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at the JCM
Step inside the world of Chabad at Emory University as Miriam Lipker shares a hilarious, eye-opening, and deeply meaningful story about raising Jewish children in the heart of the Bible Belt.
Nearly eighty students of Yeshiva Ketana ‘Tomchei Temimim’ in the Istra neighborhood of Moscow participated in a special campaign to study by heart the entire 25th volume of ‘Likutei Sichos’.
