A number of visits to Israel, particularly Jerusalem, have sparked Rabbi Avrohom Stolik‘s interest in archaeology.
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Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of Asara B’Teves for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on New Year’s Day, Thursday, January 1.
Police are searching for a group of four men who ordered a cab on Uber, then carjacked the driver at gunpoint. The incident occurred Monday, at around 12:45 in the afternoon, on Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights.
The only words that can adequately describe Chanukah in ‘Simcha’ Monica, CA, this year are “a sensational success.”
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Vayechi. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: Can rebuke be a blessing in disguise?
New photos posted on the Facebook page of the International Space Station (ISS) paint a detailed picture of Israeli topography. The photos—taken by NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore, commander of the current Expedition 41 to the ISS, were shot as the station passed over Israel from a height of 268 miles.
Chabad of Western Monmouth County, NJ, celebrated Chanukah on Monday, December 22, with a public Menorah lighting by Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornick at Marlboro Plaza. The giant Menorah lighting capped-off a parade of 50 cars adorned with custom-designed Chanukah Menorahs, popularizing the holiday through Marlboro and Manalapan Townships.
Noted author and Rov Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky of Crown Heights led a Farbrengen marking Hey Teves for the local Shluchim and Anash in Kingston, Pennsylvania.
The Lubavitch community of Montreal gathered on the 22nd of Kislev to celebrate a ‘triple’ Siyum Harambam: for the completion of the 3-Prokim-a-day, 1-Perek-a-day and Sefer Hamitzvos cycles.
Rabbi Mikhael Cohen, Founder and Executive Director of Jewish-French Community Center of New York, visited the French Consulate in Manhattan on the third night of Chanukah, where he lit the Menorah with Consul General Bertrand Lortholary and his staff.
The first ever certified Kosher restaurant is set to open in Tokyo, Japan’s capital city, next week, a culmination of the efforts of local Chabad Shluchim Rabbi Mendy and Chana Sudakevich.
Argentina’s President, Christina Fernández, has ceremoniously ‘adopted’ the son of a Lubavitch family in Buenos Aires as her ‘godson.’ The reason: to prevent him from turning into a ‘werewolf.’ Yair Tawil is the first Jewish boy ever to receive this honor, which until 2009 was only awarded to Catholic children.
Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a Pakistani man believed to be the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai massacre that left 166 dead, including 6 Jews at the local Chabad house, was released on bail by the Pakistani government.
Update: Suspect rearrested.
The Montreal Chabad community gathered to celebrate Hey Teves – the day a Federal Judge affirmed the Chabad movement’s ownership of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s library – with a grand Seudah on Motzei Shabbos.
For the past 20 years, Shluchim Rabbi Yitzchok and Nechamie Minkowicz celebrated Chanukah at the upscale Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers, Florida. However, this year, two months before Chanukah the mall notified them that due to new management and renovations they will not be hosting their Chanukah event this year.
Jewish Heritage Night with the Miami Heat on December 17 was, as advertised, Spectacular! From Heat stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh appearing on the giant screen to wish the sold out arena “Happy Chanukah” to all the celebrations that took place, Jewish Heritage Night (JHN) once again proved to be a grand celebration of the Chanukah holiday and Jewish unity.
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