For decades, Rabbi Schmidel was a tireless advocate for Kavod HaMes (the honor of the deceased), leading the ‘Asra Kadisha’ organization with a legendary sense of duty. His impact was felt far beyond the Holy Land.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives a moving tribute to his uncle, Reb Yaakov Yitzchak Dalfin OBM, a Tomim with a deep connection to the Rebbe.
At the encouragement of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, of Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, Rabbi Duchman returned to Cincinnati to mark the 50th anniversary of this special date.
Before the existing structure is removed to make way for a new Chabad center, the building is serving one final purpose: providing firefighters with rare, real-world emergency training exercises.
With great sadness we report the passing of Reb Yankel Dalfin OBM, the younger brother of Reb Aron Dalfin of Crown Heights.
For the first time since the outbreak of the war, the relative calm between Russia and Ukraine enabled Kyiv’s Jewish community to hold an especially moving and festive event
The 1st Tefillin Stand in Africa has now been inaugurated at the Mega Plaza Mall in Lagos, Nigeria. This 1st publicly available Tefillin stand is a project of Rabbi Shloime and Chaya Nelken of Hollywood, Florida.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Sarah Raizel (Rosa) Kleinman OBM, the wife of the famed Chabad artist Zalman Kleinman OBM. She passed away on Shabbos day, the 22nd of Iyar, 5786.
As we mark 50 years since the Rebbe launched this monumental Mivtzah, it’s time to unpack exactly what he demanded of us.
The tavern owner recalled what Rabbi Yisroel had said: “Yes, I can never forget that there is no place where G-d does not exist.”
Most people know Olympia, Washington, as the state capital. For over 20 young Shluchim from across the Pacific Northwest, it was the setting for a Shabbos they won’t soon forget.
The Clappy and Frank Show hosted Mrs. Henya Laine, nicknames the “Queen of Crown Heights” on a recent episode of their podcast.
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.
The Rebbe held 35 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Behar-Bechukosai. The sichos from these farbrengens span close to 1,000 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and 125 pages in the English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
In this week’s post, I am going to try through two stories to answer a question that I was asked about a concept that I recently mentioned a couple of times during the last few weeks in A Taste of Chassidus.
Rabbi Leibel and Devora Simpson, together with their children, Mendel and Mussi, serve a cluster of growing communities nestled along the Potomac River, including Bannockburn, Cabin John and Glen Echo that are home to many Jewish individuals and families.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman changes your view on the simple approach to this week’s Parsha, creating the context that allows you to understand it with a positive, forward thinking mindset.
