A massive fundraising scam spanning hundreds of thousands of dollars and multiple years has been uncovered thanks to a CrownHeights.info exclusive investigation, with much of the targets being members of the Chabad-Lubavitch community.
A new initiative of Chabad Young Professionals International invites Anash participation to reach out to Jews through “Ambassadors,” each who can reach out to others to deliver specially prepared Pesach Kits.
Menachem Levy, Chabad singer from France performing in honor of the 11th of Nissan – “Harninu”. The Chabad keyboardist Yosef Chaim Ben-Moshe was entrusted with the musical arrangement, accompanied by the “Yedidim” choir, conducted by Yaakov Rotblatt.
For harmony week 2021, Minister for immigration and Multicultural Affairs, The Hon Alex Hawke MP, together with the Australian Department of Home Affairs, hosted a citizenship ceremony in Albert Hall Canberra to welcome Australia’s new citizens, and in a first, invited a Chabad Rabbi to speak.
Chabad preschools are enormously popular with non-Orthodox Jewish parents, but few of these children are later enrolled in Jewish day schools. Post COVID, this may already be changing as a new generation of Chabad Day schools open.
A new niggun for Yud Aleph Nissan 5781 has been chosen, and a professionally recorded version is now available from Meir Sasonkin.
Hundreds of cars rolled down Kingston Avenue last Sunday, as Chabad educators from across the Crown Heights area and its environs were showered with thanks and appreciation accompanied by lively music, for their tireless devotion towards their students.
The excitement was so palpable that you could lean on it. A young community got together to inaugurate the building of the very first Mikvah in the city of Miami Gardens. The Mikvah will be dedicated in memory of Rebbetzin Rivka Korf ע’’ה, wife of יבל’’ט, Rabbi Avraham Korf, Head Shliach to the state of Florida.
Seeing a Triathalon athlete run 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours is incredible, but watching a tie-wearing, tzizis flying, masked Chabad Rabbi joining him is simply mind-boggling. Rabbi Avraham Friedman and Thomas Dobbs are running the second set of 4 miles for the Goggins Challenge which will help sponsor Chabad of Coral Spring’s food drive.
This Shabbos marks the Yahrzeit of Reb Yisroel Friedman, a”h, The Rosh Yeshiva of Oholei Torah Beis Medrash. Each class of the elementary division joined in marking the Yahrzeit by participating in the Sefer Torah written in his honor and by learning of the many minhagim and halachos regarding the writing of a Sefer Torah.
As this Wednesday is 120 years since the Rebbe ‘s neshoma descended into this world, Jews will commemorate and celebrate the day, with the intent of bringing the Rebbe’s fervent desire to fruition: to elevate the world and bring about the ultimate redemption with Moshiach tzidkeinu. With that in mind, I chose not to write a miracle story; as the recognition of the Rebbe’s greatness is not the objective, and no one needs any convincing. Instead I chose to mention some stories, as I heard from mashpiim farbreng, to bring to our attention the deep love and concern the Rebbe has for each Tomim and member of his community, and for every Jew.
Master storyteller Rabbi Shalom Perl has released a new children’s story titled, “Any Whiskey For Sale?”. The story is available on Soundcloud, and on his website at RabbiPerlStories.com.
With Pessach fast approaching, it was of primary importance for the Jewish community Chabad Berlin to make it possible for everyone to have a wonderful and kosher Passover despite the pandemic restrictions.
The Passover Haggadah has seen more editions than any other Jewish book in history. Yet the recently released Chabad.org Haggadah, which is faithful to tradition, effortlessly accessible and refreshingly inspirational, has arrived as a new standard for this era.
Chabad Shliach in East Fishkill, NY, Rabbi Zalman Sandhaus and Mr. Jack Hananya graciously share their journey, and how they connected through Kidney Assist and kidney donation. Sandhaus connected with Mr. Hananya through Long Island Shliach, Rabbi Boruch Sholom Wolff the founder of Kidney Assist.
For the first time in its millenium-long history, Iceland has formally recognized Judaism as a religion. The year-long process, during which the country’s rabbi, local Jewish community members and an Icelandic attorney elucidated the Jewish religion and practices for government officials, finally paid off when it was approved on March 8.
The first two volumes of Selections from Likkutei Sichos, Bereishis and Shmos, have revolutionized the Likkutei Sichos learning experience. As the weekly Parsha has reached the third Chumash, Vayikra, the Sichos in English team has come up with an innovative way to enable its learners to gain insight on the weekly Parsha.
