Starting this fall, McGill University will be partnering with Rabbi Shmuly Weiss and Rebbetzin Rashi Weiss at the Rohr Jewish Center, also known as Chabad at McGill, to provide a Kosher Meal Plan for students living on campus.
Chabad’s Brownsville foothold there began with Rabbi Israel Jacobson. who led the Anshei Dobroisk synagogue. A shliach of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, he entered the U.S. in 1925 and became one of the first Lubavitcher emissaries here.
On Monday, Chai Elul, Released Time kicked off the school year of 5784, gathering the teachers with a conference filled with insightful workshops and engaging discussions.
In recent days, a Michtov Kloli (general letter) of the Rebbe dated from “the days of Selichos 5727” has been circulating. Addressed to “The Sons and Daughters of our people Israel, Everywhere,” the letter is not at all uncommon for the end of Elul. However, this letter carries a special, timely message.
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks of his relationship with the Rebbe, whom he consulted at pivotal points in his life for advice and guidance on his path forward.
Rabbi Binyamin Elias served as rabbi of the Merchav Shlomo Command during the Sinai withdrawal that took place following Israel’s peace deal with Egypt. Today he is the head of the Avir Yakov Torah institutions in Emanuel, Israel. He was interviewed in November 2010.
Listen to Aryeh Leib Hurwitz and Moti Boyer in a magnificent duet of “V’af Hu Haya Miskaven” Of the Avoda of the Kohen Godol on Yom Kippur.
A documentary on Chabad’s Library stolen and held hostage by the Russian Government was aired on the 43rd Chabad Telethon 2023 – 5783. It was promptly blocked from being viewed in Russia, due to “Copyright” claims.
Learn how a child’s responsibility to care for their parents plays out in the retirement years and beyond. This session addresses a host of practical considerations for the sandwich generation.
More than 40 years after the launch of the first “Unity Torah”—a Torah scroll written for the sake of the unity of the Jewish people worldwide—thousands will gather in Montreal on Sunday, Sept. 10, to honor the completion of the Ninth Unity Sefer Torah, dedicated to the “merit and safety of the people of Ukraine.”
Listen to this moving rendition of “Umi Shechata”, a Chabad melody sung by Yisrolik Besh.
Rabbi Menachem and Zahava Angster were on a visit to Corvallis, Oregon when they realized the thirst for Jewish connection for Jewish residents of Corvallis, Oregon and the students Oregon State University. So they decided to open a new Chabad Center.
Chabad rabbis and emissaries joined the first-ever mission of American Jewish leaders to Ukraine to explore the dynamics of the crisis facing Ukrainian Jewry. Rabbi Shlomo Peles of JRNU Chabad relief agency and JRNU advisor Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie joined the mission.
Rabbi Levi Teldon, the “Busiest rabbi in showbiz” and Assistant Rabbi and Program Director at Alamo Chabad parodied “Rich Men North of Richmond” right in time for the Yomim Tovim. Be inspired and enjoy.
The famous Brunoy Yeshiva has begun the new school year in the suburbs of Paris with hundreds of students crowding the halls and rooms.
It has been many decades since the town of Lubavitch has seen a celebration the likes of the one held there this past week to mark two important days on the Chabad calendar: Tes Vov Elul, anniversary of the founding of Tomchei Tmimim, and Chai Elul, birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe.
The earliest believed footage ever published of Avraham Fried singing as an adult has been released. Enjoy!
