Tisha B’av Reading Material For Kids
Where Hakhel & Tisha B’av come together: Excerpts from Last Act the new novel from the Moshiach Office at Merkos 302 about the Churban and Rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash
Video of the Day
What would you do if you are working as the On Duty overnight at Camp Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY and Rabbi Chodakov called from the Rebbe’s Office asking if the pool door was open? What would you do if he called twice? An important lesson in pool safety.
JEM: My Friends Criticized Me…But Here’s Why I Never Stopped
Watch this video courtesy of JEM in which you can hear the right approach to dealing with non-Orthodox Jews.
Schedule Changes For Subsidized Ohel Bus This Tisha B’Av
Beginning Wednesday evening this week is Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av, which brings with it a long day of fasting and mourning. The following changes have been made to the schedule for the subsidized bus service from Crown Heights to the Ohel.
A group of eighth graders from diverse Jewish backgrounds in the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, Calif., were tested on their mastery of the Talmud by rabbinic scholars in Los Angeles.
An Unlikely Group of California Boys Praised for Mastering the Talmud
Believe it or not, some 14-year-old boys might like sports and swimming, but say they enjoy discussing perjured witnesses, biblical cities of refuge and the functions of Jewish courts even more. That’s why some of California’s leading rabbis and educators were “spellbound and blown away” by a diverse group of eighth graders from the Sacramento suburb of Roseville, California.
Pensacola, Fla., residents joined Rabbi Mendel and Nechama Danow at the local Chabad center after an antisemitic vandal threw a brick with Nazi symbols and antisemitic writing through one of the center's windows.
Vandal’s Nazi Brick to Be Cornerstone of New Chabad Building in Pensacola
A campaign to build a new Chabad House in Pensacola, Fla., is on a fast track after an act of antisemitic vandalism brought the community—Jew and non-Jew, observant and not—together to spread kindness.
JEM: The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Racial Justice
The Rebbe shared the Torah perspective on crucial topics that impact our society. Education, crime, law enforcement, prison and more.
Tisha B’Av Evening Shiur on Zoom With Rabbi Nissen Mangel
There will be an English Tisha B’Av Shiur on Zoom by Rabbi Nissen Mangel, this Wednesday night, the 9th of Menachem Av, July 26th, starting at 10:15pm after after Maariv – Eicha.
UN General Assembly President Visits Chabad Headquarters
On Monday, the President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, met with representatives of Chabad Leadership at the offices of the Jewish Learning Institute.
Rabbi Yosef Goldberg receiving honey cake and a blessing from the Rebbe prior to Rosh Hashanah. Photo courtesy Goldberg family
Rabbi Yosef Goldberg, 92, Elder Chabad Chassid in Boro Park, Brooklyn
Rabbi Yosef Goldberg, a respected member of the Chabad-Lubavitch community in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn, N.Y., who served Jews young and old for many decades—first as a beloved schoolteacher and then with the New York City Department of Aging—passed away on 11 Sivan (May 31). He was just shy of his 93rd birthday.
Historic Tanya Printing at Boston Logan International Airport
In nearly every corner of the globe, a Sefer Tanya has been printed. Now, one of the major transport hubs across the world now has its own Tanya, #7979.
Mikvah.org: The Summer Learning Series Continues With Mrs. Tzippah Wertheimer
The Summer Learning Series continues this week with Mrs. Tzippah Wertheimer. She will be teaching a live class this Tuesday at 11 AM EST about The Role of Family in Divine Service
Camp Lm’Man Achai’s Second Session Starts With A Bang
Camp L’man Achai’s second session started this past Tuesday with a bang, greeting 50 new campers from California, South Carolina, Ottawa Canada and as far away as France.
Odessa Orphanage Seeks Refuge Amidst Unrelenting Missile Strikes
Rabbi Wolff and his wife, Chaya, direct the Mishpacha Children’s Home. Videos posted by the orphanage show children and staff rushing in their bedclothes hastily seeking refuge after midnight in the building’s basement.
JLI: The Unbreakable Spirit – With My Whole Broken Heart
This emotionally gripping 45-minute film features heart-wrenching stories of valiant parents whose children’s lives were claimed by terror and their inspiring responses to their horrific experiences. The documentary also follows the lives of two of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz who emerged from the darkness to transform the Jewish landscape.
What Does Chassidus Say About Self-Confidence?
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
New Jewish Teen Club Inaugurated in Kyiv
During the visit of the delegation of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, led by CEO Avi Cohen-Scali, a new Jewish teen club, operating in the ‘Simcha Chabad’ School in Kyiv, was inaugurated in a special and heartwarming event.
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