Omer Shem Tov and Agam Berger are the latest of the former hostages to visit the Ohel, the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, shortly after their release from Palestinian captivity in Gaza.
More than 600 men, women, and children gathered this past Sunday at Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Napierville, Quebec, for a beautiful and inspiring Lag BaOmer celebration that brought the community together with joy, meaning, and Hachlotos Tovos.
Congratulations to the winners of the annual KSCVK Auction.
In preparation for Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukosai and Shabbos Chazak, around fifty rabbis from across Russian cities came together for Shabbos Achdus in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia.
In this profound interview with Jerry Levin from 5753 (1993), filmed for “Windows To The Soul”, Rabbi Lipskar delves into the very essence of the Rebbe—a “general soul” intrinsically linked to every single Yid.
In this profound and insightful video, discover the shocking truth behind why enemies throughout history—from the Nazis and Crusaders to modern-day adversaries—have consistently targeted Jewish cemeteries first.
There have been Jews in Tanzania since the late 1800s, when Yemenite Jews and others founded a thriving community. A generation later, they were joined by Eastern European Jews fleeing the Holocaust.
Hundreds of passengers pass through the Chabad Air counter daily, many with inspirational stories about Chabad and the Rebbe.
Over twenty former members of Kyiv’s ‘Kedem’ community, displaced in recent years due to the crisis in Ukraine, gathered in New York for a heartfelt Unity Shabbat with their longtime rabbi and Chabad emissary, Rabbi Pinchas Vishedski.
This week’s episode is a crammed conversation with Rabbi Yosef Greenberg, Shliach to Anchorage, Alaska.
Rebbetzen Rachel Jacobs, a Shlucha from Birmingham’s Singers Hill Synagogue, has just returned from a whirlwind and deeply impactful speaking tour across Australia. Visiting Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, Rachel delivered 12 powerful talks to over 1,000 people, leaving a lasting impression on audiences ranging from schoolchildren to senior citizens.
It was a day filled with joy, connection, and Jewish unity and pride—truly a Lag B’Omer Parade to remember.
Blowing past its initial fundraising goal and completing its bonus round, Hatzalah of Crown Heights has one thing to say: Thank you!
Tomorrow, the global Jewish community will be marking Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky’s first Yartzeit with a Torah completion ceremony, Siyum Hashas, and an uplifting Farbrengen drawing inspiration from the Rebbe’s devoted chossid and global ambassador.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
I was asked by a former student, being that Shavuos is the Yahrzeit of the Baal Shem Tov, if I can write something of the historical background of the era before the Baal Shem Tov revealed himself and began teaching his students Chassidus. Thinking it over, I decided to write the following historical background.
Hot on the heels of last week’s viral Pesach Sheini farbrengen, JEM has released newly uncovered video of the Rebbe’s 1983 talk at the Kinus Nshei U’Bnos Chabad – long thought to exist only in audio. In the raw footage is captures powerful moments, including a live Hatzalah call, and features the Rebbe’s stirring words on Jewish identity, chinuch, and the integrity of Eretz Yisrael.
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