Four thousand Jews, from over 100 Chabad House communities, experienced learning directly from the Rebbe in connection with Yud Shevat, thanks to Precious Souls, JEM’s newly launched program offering tools for Shluchim to share the Rebbe with their communities.
Author and Historian, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, has published a tribute to Rabbi Dr. Avraham Yehoshua Twerski OBM, who passed away this week.
Watch a heart rending clip dedicated to all the fathers lost this past year put together by Tzvi Eber, featuring a violin version of “Abba” from Avraham Fried.
A special presentation hosted by Ohr Vchom Hahiskashrus will share personal stories of the Rebbetzin and a Chassidishe Farbrengen in honor of Chof Beis Shevat 5781.The presentation will include stories from Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky and Rabbi Mendel Notick.
Igud Hamelamdim Gemara Curriculum Program holds exciting siyum for previous years’ accomplishments, full with exited boys and a video presentation.
A prototype of a SpaceX rocket on Tuesday crashed in a fiery explosion as it tried to land upright after a test flight. This was the second such explosion after the last prototype of Starship met a similar fate in December.
An investigation is underway in the Golders Green section of London Tuesday after a Molotov Cocktail was thrown at the Munks Beis Midrash. There were no injuries nor any severe damage in the incident.
In 1969, a large blizzard blew into New York City, dumping more than 20 inches of snow and paralyzing the city. Despite the widespread disruptions, the Rebbe still arrived at 770 as if all was normal.
29 years ago, on the 2nd of Adar Aleph, Mrs. Pesha Leah Lapine, HYD, was murdered al kiddush hashem. The horrific killing shocked the community, and the Rebbe took it very personally – attending her Levaya with pain visible on his face. A gallery of photos from that Levaya was acquired and restored by JEM, and can be viewed in the extended article – along with the translated diary of an Israeli Bochur who transcribed his firsthand account of the events of that fateful day.
With the passing of Larry King, the iconic television personality and radio host, many outlets have been hashing out his lifelong relationship with Judaism and Jewish organizations. This is the story of how Larry ended up being filmed in Tefillin.
In 1947 an unexpected snow storm dropped over 26 inch’s of snow on New York City which brought it to a complete standstill. Vintage news footage from the Universal-International News shows scenes from that storm.
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in the Directorate for Defense R&D of the Israel Ministry of Defense, and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have completed a successful series of flight tests of the Iron Dome weapon system.
Surveillance video of a shooting on Sterling Place in Crown Heights shows the heart stopping moments a man runs for his life while another does his best to shoot him Sunday afternoon.
At the Levaya of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski z”I that took place in Eretz Yisroel Sunday, the Niftar asked that no hespedim should be delivered and instead they should just sing the song he composed over 60 years ago, ‘Hoshia Es Amecha’. The niggun had been picked up by the Rebbe, and was sung by many farbrengens.
The topics in this week’s 342nd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Can We Learn About the Covid Vaccine From the Rebbe’s Attitude to Previous Vaccinations? What Can We Do to Honor the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka as the Rebbe’s Partner? How Can I Heal From an Abusive Home? What Can We Say to Disillusioned Teenagers Who Have Experienced Losses? How Do We Explain to Our Children Prayers Not Being Fulfilled?
In connection with the heartbreaking passing of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski OB”M, here are some insightful and edifying lectures in his honor and memory presented by Torah Cafe.
Sichos in English is proud to annouce that the seventh volume of Sefer Hasichos is now available for purchase thanks to the far-sighted vision of the Malamud family.
