The opportunity to build came in 2019, when the neighboring house went on the market. It was quickly purchased by a family close to Chabad at OSU, and later transferred to Chabad. From the outset, the vision had to match the scale of the university.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel New OBM, one of the esteemed elder members of the Anash community in Melbourne, Australia. He passed away on Monday, the 20th of Adar, 5786.
I watched some of these young students, who themselves had barely eaten, offering food to fellow passengers from their flights simply because someone else might be hungry. No announcement. No instructions. Just responsibility for others.
Rabbi Benny Zippel, the Chabad Shliach to Utah, sat down with Yisroel Teitelbaum of the Jew Project for a portrait.
A growing dispute within the U.S. military chaplaincy has drawn the attention of Jewish leaders after chaplains affiliated with the Messianic movement — a movement that blends Jewish ritual with Christian beliefs — began wearing the traditional insignia reserved for Jewish chaplains.
How did a squirrel intrigue a young boy in Toronto to begin learning Chassidus? How did the Rebbe respond to a first letter from a bochur in a Litvishe yeshiva?
In a moving display of respect for Jewish tradition, Chief Rabbi of Estonia Efraim Šmuel Kot was formally presented with the Order of the White Star, III Class, during a special ceremony held at the Tallinn synagogue on February 16.
A new book has been released from Rabbi Chaim Dalfin titled “Rebbe, Non-Jews and Converts”. Whether one is a Shliach or layman, this book shares the Rebbe’s directives for non-Jews and converts in simple, forthright words,
In a follow-up segment to recent claims that Chabad was the cause behind the Middle East War, Tucker Carlson attempted to explain his thought process, and find an excuse for targeting Chabad. His new argument? Chabad hasn’t released a statement against targeting civilians. Hello Tucker, stop while you’re only a little behind.
With all eyes on Israel, hundreds of shluchim worldwide gear up for Festival of the Future, a full-event program titled “Optimal Life,” taking place on Acharon Shel Pesach.
Five people were treated for distress Motzaei Shabbos after an Iranian missile was launched toward central Israel, triggering sirens across the region. According to local reports, part of an interceptor missile struck the home of a Chabad family in the southern section of the city.
The Merkos Chinuch Office invites Historia teachers of grades 6–12 to a focused professional development session: “Building Thinkers, Not Just Test-Takers: Teaching General and Jewish History with Skill.”
At that point my parents were not close to Chabad, and certainly not my sister, either. But my father did go to 770 from time to time to daven, and it seems that the Rebbe was keeping tabs on my sister through him.
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.
In his new book, Clear Vision: Living by the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Guidance, he presents a deeply personal memoir of his struggles in joining Chabad, balancing his personal avodas Hashem, and spreading Chassidus.
This week I am posting certain points that I heard as well as said at a farbrengen in connection to Tes Adar [Sheini], as it is 86 years since the Frierdiker Rebbe came to America to live.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman ties the story of Purim to a lesson on the Jewish way of dealing with challenges and how this method should be applied today.
