Author and Historian Rabbi, Chaim Dalfin, speaks about his newly published books that explore the connection and Achdus between Chabad and the Litvish Gedolim.
With great sadness we report the untimely passing of Yehoshua Mordechai (Motti) Cohen OBM, a resident of Kfar Chabad who tragically passed away following a motorcycle accident. He passed away on the 27th of Iyar, 5780.
It was eerily reminiscent of the route that Jews-turned-pirates fleeing Spain and Portugal in the 17th century would take. Making their way across the North Atlantic, these legendary swashbuckling Jewish pirates once roamed the Caribbean from Curaçao to Jamaica. In ships bearing names like Queen Esther and Shield of Abraham, the freewheeling buccaneers plundered and ravaged the Spanish fleet. Almost 400 years later, Amit Mendel set out on a similar maritime voyage—save for the swords and daggers.
Rabbi Israel Uzan and his wife Chaya of Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria, donated food packages to more than 3,400 Muslim children during Ramadan in a sign of continued religious tolerance and coexistence.
Join tonight in an inaugural weekly class in memory of Mrs Raizel Zucker OBM. The class will be held on Zoom, featuring famed Rabbi and lecturer Rabbi YY Jacobson.
In 2011, Rabbi Naftali and Sari Rotensteich, directors of the Chabad Center for Jewish Discovery and Chabad of Gramercy Park, recruited a young couple, Rabbi Mendy and Gillie Shanowitz, with one mandate: New York Hebrew. It would become the Hebrew School that spawned a community.
A verdict by the Honorable Harriet L. Thompson confirmed exclusive rights to control and manage the synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York, to its rightful owners. In her decision, Judge Thompson cited the testimony of attorney Mr. Nochum Gordon. Watch an excerpt from that interview.
Please help the family of Mrs Raizel Zucker OBM, who passed away following a lengthy illness. Help her family through the financial hardships by donating to the Zucker Family Fund.
Last week, JEM released a fascinating new video highlighting the history of the Children’s Torah Scroll campaign. Now, in connection with the new video, a brand new gallery has been published for the first time – with over 450 photos.
Most of us are still home, aren’t we? So are the young women of Machon L’Yahadus. These young women from all over the world and at all points on their Jewish journey call Machon L’Yahadus home. Please join Machon L’Yahadus opening your hearts and donating generously to the # OpenDoorOpenHearts Campaign
Rabbi Yisroel Eidelman, a Rabbi in Deerfield Beach, Florida, speaks about his niece, Mrs Raizel Zucker OBM, who passed away following a lengthy illness. A fund has been established to help her family.
The Jerusalem-based Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies is getting set to launch a unique online summer learning program. This will enable men and women from all over the world to expand their Torah-learning skill set from the comfort of their homes.
When her children’s school was closed in Peoria, Ill., in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Jenny Kravetz, like so many parents around the world, was plunged headfirst into the new world of online education. Thankfully, Chabad.org was there to fill in he gaps.
Chabad centers around the world—particularly those that primarily serve the most vulnerable populations—have had to adapt to serve their communities during the coronavirus pandemic, and Chabad Lifeline, which is located on the grounds of Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, has been an exemplar of such proactive flexibility.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed an executive order prohibiting resident camps (sleep away camps) for this summer. The order signed last night effectively closes Camp Chomeish, the one Lubavitch overnight camp that had announced its plans to open.
Yudi contracted Coronavirus on March 22. After a week bedridden at home, when he could barely talk, he was hospitalized. His condition continued to deteriorate. After his lungs collapsed, he was placed on an ECMO machine to provide respiratory support. Now, people are doing Mitzvahs and praying for him.
A large menorah was knocked down in front of the Chabad center at Elon University in North Carolina last week. Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
