The day on which we received the Torah from the Creator should be exciting, but knowing that our ancestors learned Torah long before it was given on Har Sinai kind of puts a damper on things . . . until we understand what actually happened. My Judaism has made a short engaging video that clarifies what exactly changed on Shavuos in lay man’s terms.
The Rebbe would wish people before Shavuos a blessing coined by the Previous Rebbe, “Kabbolas Hatorah Besimcha Ubipnemiyus – to receive the Torah joyfully and with inner meaning.” JEM presents a beautiful playlist of videos connected to the holiday of Shavuos.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on the holiday of Shavuos. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: What is the message of Shavuos?
Rabbi Meilech Leib DuBrow, a KosherFit Master Coach, is the founder of Kosher Health & Fitness, based in Los Angeles, where he was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in September of 2011.
We know that we celebrate the giving of the Torah on Shavuos, and that chassidus teaches us to truly cherish the value of Torah. But why? Is it fair to say that the entire Torah is an analogy? Rabbi Yisroel Glick answers these questions in this clear, concise, and engaging video that’s only 2 minutes long.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 164, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: Chassidus Applied to Shavuos; If our Forefathers Kept the Torah, What Was the Purpose of Mattan Torah? What is the Torah View on the US Embassy Relocation to Jerusalem? Is There a Difference Between Sadness and Emptiness?
One of the students’ non-religious Jewish professors came along to the Yechidus, and evidently he wasn’t too happy when he noticed that some or many of the students were taking the Rebbe’s words to heart, and were resolving to strengthen their commitment to Torah and mitzvos. So when the Rebbe said he is open to hear and answer anyone’s question, the professor himself decided to ask what he thought would be a knockout question.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Bamidbar is titled: Just God and You.
JLI’s newest course, Survival of a Nation, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the miraculous Israeli victory in the Six-Day War. To introduce the course to tens of thousands of students across the globe, JLI created this documentary summarizing the events leading up to the war.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe carrying his Sefer Torah to the Bimah.
Mrs. Zlata (Freiman) Hertzel is the principal of the Chabad Girls School in Nazereth Illit, in 1996 her husband, Meir, passed away. She was remarried to Rabbi Yeshayau Hertzel, the Chief Rabbi of Nazaereth Illit, where she was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in May of 2015.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Bamidbar. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How does G-d show his love for us?
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws of the month of Sivan and the Yomtov of Shavuos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
As the nation of Israel celebrates Yom Yerushalayim, the day the Jews’ eternal capital was liberated from Jordanian forces in 1967, we pray today for our true return to Jerusalem with the arrival of Moshiach.
A one person revelation narrative creates a credibility trap door. Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen lays out the 3 possibilities of how the narrative could proceed. His fascinating presentation leaves no doubt of the validity of Jewish history.
This week’s edition of MyLife: Chassidus Applied with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Episode 163, will air tonight, Sunday, here on CrownHeights.info, beginning at 8:00pm. This week Rabbi Jacobson will address the topics: To Give or Not to Give When the Money May be Used for Something Inappropriate? Should School Feel Like Prison? How Do We Protect the Innocent from False Allegations of a Vindictive Spouse?
In the leadup to Shavuos each year, the Rebbe would address the annual Nshei Chabad Women’s Convention. Here, JEM presents a collection of videos in which the Rebbe discusses the unique and vital contribution of the Jewish woman.
