Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a photo of the Rebbe giving Tzedakah on Erev Yom Kippur, 1968.
Author Archives: zalman
Rabbi Nissan Mindel receiving a set of Lulav and Esrog from the Rebbe.
The Unity of the Festivals
We present an excerpt from the writings of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel explaining the deeper significance of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
500 Gather to Celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Mexico
Rosh Hashanah brought a family reunion of sorts to Chabad Lubavitch of Playa del Carmen: The Jewish Center of the Riviera Maya in Mexico as 500 Jews, most of them strangers to one another, joined together for a holiday meal complete with round challahs, apples and honey, mouthwatering meats and lively conversation, complete with words of Torah.
Video: Are You Listening?
In his latest video, filmmaker Meir Kalmenson sat down three strangers and took away their ability to judge the others with their eyes, giving them an opportunity to listen to what the others had to say without any preconceived conclusions and prejudices.
Photos: Erev Rosh Hashana in Moscow
Hundreds of Jews filled the central Marina Roscha shul on both days of Yom Tov, with additional minyanim being held in the neighboring mosdos for the Bucharian community, the Kavkazi community, Israelis, youth, and more.
Community Board 9 Chair Abruptly Resigns
An embattled Community Board 9, already operating without a district manager, will now likely have to operate for the rest of October with an interim chair after Chairman Demetrius Lawrence abruptly announced his resignation.
Illustration photo
Rocket Strikes Southern Israel for 2nd Day in a Row
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has landed in an open area in southern Israel this afternoon. No one was hurt in Thursday’s attack, but it came a day after another rocket landed in the town of Sderot, also without casualties.
Illustration
Millions Urged to Evacuate as Matthew Nears U.S.
Hurricane Matthew marched toward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and nearly 2 million people along the coast were urged to evacuate their homes, a mass exodus ahead of a major storm packing power the U.S. hasn’t seen in more than a decade.
Traveling Shofar Factory Teaches and Entertains
The Shofar Factory was on the road again over the month of Elul, with Tzivos Hashem’s traveling crafts workshops. Thousands of children from all backgrounds sawed, drilled, and sounded thousands of kosher shofars.
Avraham Fried Teams up with Composer for New Single
Chasidic singing superstar Avraham Fried joined forces with the talented composer Martin Meir Widerker to release a beautiful new version of the age-old Shabbos Zemirah – V’zakeinu Lekabel Shabbosos.
Here’s My Story: The Unforgotten Jew
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Nemes works in the administration of Tzivos Hashem youth group at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with Rebbe project in Brooklyn, in July of 2012.
Photo: Lubavitch Archives.
From Days Gone By: Kos Shel Brocho, Mid ’80s
A Chossid takes a sip of the Kos Shel Brocho he just received from the Rebbe, as other Chassidim line up for theirs, on Motzei Yomtov, circa mid 1980s. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
Corsica, Birthplace of Napoleon, Says ‘Bonjour’ to First Chabad House
Every few weeks, Rabbi Levi Pinson takes the ferry from Corsica to Nice. It’s much quicker by plane, about 45 minutes, but Pinson needs to bring his car along so he can cram it with kosher food on the way back.
Putin Wishes Russian Jews a Happy New Year
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, issued greetings to the country’s Jews on the occasion of the Rosh Hashana. The official greetings letter, received by the office of chief rabbi Berel Lazar on Sunday, wished Russian Jews “happiness and prosperity in the new year.”
Friendship Circle Volunteers Kickoff New Year
Only a week into the school year, close to 300 Crown Heights high school girls gathered for their annual Friendship Circle volunteer kickoff and registration.
Illustration Photo
California Chabad House Sued over Kapporos
Chabad of Irvine, California, has been sued in federal court by animal rights activists over the annual Kapporos ritual performed at the center.
Video: From Rosh Hashana to Simchas Torah
Rising singing star Simche Friedman performs two age-old Chabad niggunim for Tishrei: one somber and meditative, the Alter Rebbe’s Avinu Malkeinu, which is typically sung during Davening on Rosh Hashana, and the second joyous and lively, a Hakkofos Niggun attributed to the Rebbe’s father, Reb Levik.
Submit a Story
