Listen to the Nigun Fonke Performed by the Yedidi Roi
Listen to the Nigun Fonke (2) which is published through the Yedidi Roi channel on YouTube. Fonke 1 is a nigun 146, and Fonke 2 is a nigun 147 in the Sefer HaNigunim.
An Interview With Reb Aron Dalfin Part #5 – Rabbi Mordechai Gurary of Congregation Chevra Shas
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin has released a fifth installment from an interview with Reb Aron Dalfin touching on Rabbi Mordechai Gurary of Congregation Chevra Shas.
Back to the Core: Over 100 Shluchim Reconnect at New York-New England Kinus
Over 100 Shluchim from across the New York–New England region gathered at the Suffield Yeshiva campus for a Shabbos Kinus Hashluchim, drawing emissaries from Manhattan to rural Vermont.
Before the Deal Closed, He Was Already In
A passing glance at a “School Building For Sale” sign turned into the first donation for Oholei Torah’s new Rabbinical Campus. Hear Rabbi Nissen Mangel share the story behind his commitment and the conversation he had with his grandson while driving by Bedford Ave and Eastern Parkway.
The Secret Behind the Journey
It took decades for Shlomo — now the famed Chasidic singer Shlomo Simcha — to learn that the Rebbe was the one behind his going to Reb Asher’s school. It was at a wedding he was singing at in Lakewood, New Jersey, which Rabbi Hertz was attending as the grandfather of the groom. That night, Rabbi Hertz revealed to him all the details in conversation.
The World Is Starting to Give Away Its Secret
Professor Shimon Silman and his wife of a few months came to see the Rebbe. They were the last to enter Yechidus that night. He placed his PAN (personal note) on the desk, expecting the Rebbe to ask about his recent marriage or spiritual commitment to fully transition to a Chabad lifestyle, coming from Litvish backgrounds. Instead, without even looking up from the note, the Rebbe asked a single, piercing question: ‘What is your profession?’
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Warsaw Memories #10, Warsaw Cemetery
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.
Farbrengen Held in Paris in Honor of Gimmel Tammuz 5786
Community members gathered at Beis Chaya Mushka in Paris for an uplifting evening of inspiration, Chassidus, and renewed commitment to the Rebbe’s mission.
Weekly Story: Because You Said It
Being that Gimmel Tammuz was this past Thursday I will post two points. The first one is something I recently heard from Rabbi Nissim Mangel Sheyichye, and the second one is something I said during a farbrengen on Wednesday night.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Parshas Korach
The Rebbe held 21 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Korach. The sichos from these farbrengens span just over 600 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and around 75 pages in the 8 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Thirty-Two Years Later
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman reviews the last thirty-two years since Gimmel Tammuz. Where are we holding, what do we still have from the Rebbe, and what is our ongoing mission for which we must keep on striving.
BDE: Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz, Veteran London Rov and Rosh Yeshiva
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz OBM, a longtime Chabad Rov, educator, and Rosh Yeshiva in London, England, who passed away on Friday, the 4th of Tammuz 5786.
More than 200 fans from six continents gathered last Friday night on a Manhattan rooftop for a World Cup-themed Shabbat dinner, hosted by Chabad-Lubavitch’s Jewish Latin Center (JLC).
World Cup Fans From Six Continents Find a Shabbat Table in Manhattan
New York and New Jersey will host eight matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium. As they do every time a World Cup comes to their country, Jewish communities across the region are welcoming a wave of visiting fans, among them Jews who have never set foot inside a Jewish community in their lives.
As I Was Davening From the Amud, Someone Blew The Candles Out
During the repetition of the Amidah, something unexpected happened. Someone walked over and extinguished the candles that were burning near the amud. For a brief moment, I faced a choice. Should I respond? Should I say something?
New Publications Highlight Psychological Relevance of the Rebbe’s Letters
For the first time, the voluminous archive of the Rebbe’s English correspondence will be published, in a project expected to span decades and see over 10,000 letters published in 50 volumes.
Oholei Torah Releases Shlichus List For This Coming Year – Shnas Halimudim 5786
Beis Medrash Oholei Torah in Crown Heights, under the leadership of Menahel Rabbi Elchonon Lesches, has released the list of 300 Talmidei HaShluchim being sent to Yeshivos around the world for the upcoming year.
BDE: Rabbi Shmuly Altein, 43, Chabad Shliach to Winnipeg, Manitoba
After years of a courageous and faith-filled battle with illness, Rabbi Shmuly Altein passed away on 3 Tammuz, the anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing.
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