When Rabbi Levi and Chana Banon decided to move to Casablanca, Morocco, in 2008, they were hardly the first shluchim (emissaries) to do so. Chabad has had an active presence in the North African kingdom since 1950, when the local Jewish population numbered 350,000 strong.
In photos: Supporters and members of the Marina Roscha Synagogue celebrated 18 years since the re-opening of the synagogue. The event was held on a cruise and was attended by many supporters and rabbis, including Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Reb Velvel Kesselman, longtime mashpia (spiritual mentor) in Kfar Chabad, Israel, passed away on March 10 at the age of 91, leaving a legacy of piety, scholarship and humility. Here is his story.
We present a collection of 3 stories from a recent initiative to catalog the stories of those who have been given the name Menachem Mendel.
The Inside Story: A Chassidic Perspective on Biblical Events, Laws, and Personalities, Volume III: Leviticus by Rabbi Yanki Tauber, hits bookstores just as we begin reading this third book of the Torah. This new volume is being met with great anticipation and demand.
The IDF revealed for the first time on Wednesday that Hezbollah has begun an attempt to establish a secret resistance force on the Syrian Golan Heights.
Bais Rivkahs’ financial woes, a chronic problem for the flagship school, has allegedly worsened, as a letter sent by the schools principals claims that teachers have not been paid since the end of last year.
Sunday at Chabad of Georgetown, Brooklyn, a large Purim Party for kids was organized by Shliach Rabbi Avrohom Holtzberg. Hundreds of kids gathered, all dressed up in accordance with the Purim spirit.
At Yeshiva Darchai Menachem, with a waiting list of over 100 boys, twelve spots have opened up for the incoming third grade class. An open house will be held tomorrow.
Two Jewish girls walking on Kingston Ave were shoved in the second such shoving attack in Crown Heights on Monday. The NYPD and Crown Heights Shomrim both responded to the incident, and reportedly know the identity of the attacker.
Leah Tenenbaum and Elchonon Korolitzky, are the only two Crown Heights finalist in Ami’s epic contest to win a once in a lifetime trip to the White House. Ami received thousands of essays from children all over the world stating why they should go to Washington D.C. All these talented young writers need are your votes.
Two hundred and fifty young, Jewish professionals gathered in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY last week for a weekend dubbed Encounter: Crown Heights. This was the second annual CYP International Shabbaton.
Last week, the annual ladies dinner of Chabad Centre in Buckhurst Hill twinned with Migdal Emunah, the leading UK charity supporting victims of abuse within the community.
Six months after Eliyahu Moscowitz was shot at point-blank range on a rainy night in a Chicago park, the killer remains on the loose. Yet his community, family and friends are uniting to commission a Torah scroll in honor of the beloved 24-year-old to be used at Chabad Cambodia, Phnom Penh’s first and only Jewish congregation, directed by Mashie and Rabbi Bentzion Butman, sister and brother-in-law of the victim.
Rabbi Dalfin presents his new book titled “Rabbi Hutner and Rebbe” to a very special 102 year old man. Can you identify him?
A Gemach that supplies costumes for the community children for a minimal fee will be opening its doors Monday. The Gemach will be hosted at Eshel, 272 Kingston Ave on the second floor on Monday March 11th. The hours will be from 4:00pm – 9:00pm.
After the success of the Mivtzah “Halikut” by the Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Haolomi, a Mivtzah was started at the Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, to learn and become bahavent in a chelek of Lekutei Sichos by heart.
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