The Rebbe’s Haggadah, With Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz
The Rebbe’s Haggadah taught by Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida available on Youtube, Spotify & Apple Play.
Rabbi Dovid Edelman handed out shmurah matzah in a good chunk of Massachusetts for six decades, a tradition now being carried on by his children, grandchildren and other Springfield-area rabbis. From left: granddaughter Bracha Kosofsky, son-in-law Rabbi Noach Kosofsky, grandson Rabbi Lavy Kosofsky and daughter Esther Kosofsky at their home in Longmeadow, Mass. (Photo: Pearl Gabel)
Following a Rabbi’s Legendary Matzah Trail Through Western Massachusetts
It’s a week-and-a-half into their annual pre-Passover matzah distribution, and there are still hundreds of more Jewish people to visit on their list. The father-and-son team, along with two more rabbis at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow—a leafy suburb of Springfield—are continuing a Passover tradition that started more than six decades ago.
JEM: Witnessing the Arrival of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in the United States
Yitzchak Popack recalls his memories from when the Rebbe and Rebbetzin arrived to the United States in 1941.
Gallery: The Shul Under The Kosel
Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubecki visited the underground Shul located beneath the Kosel, where years of painstaking preservation work and archeology have unveiled history.
JLI: The Stages of Antisemitism Throughout History
Hear the inside story of how a twelfth-century episode of mass psychosis spawned the blood libel myth that still plagues Jewish communities today.
Sefer Torah Safe Retrieved, Tragic Outcome, In Pomona Heights Shul Fire
Following this mornings fire at Chassidim 110 in Pomona Heights, the safe which held the Shul’s Sifrei Torah was retrieved with the use of a backhoe, unfortunately the Sifrei Torah were destroyed.
Chabad Air Puts Up Mezuzos and Opens New Stand, As ELAL Inaugurates New Fort Lauderdale to Tel Aviv Flights
Fort Lauderdale Airport near Miami is a busy airport that is well used by Jews flying around to and from South Florida. Now the airport will see even more Jewish traffic as they inaugurated their first ELAL flight to Tel Aviv.
Police Searching For Woman, Investigating Hate Crime At Chabad of Sunny Isles Beach, FL
A Chabad Center in Sunny Isles Beach was the target of a hate crime this past week when a woman toppled a Menorah outside the center.
JEM: The Frierdiker Rebbe and the Amazing Miraculous Escape from Tyranny
Mrs. Chana Popack and her husband served as Chabad emissaries in Philadelphia for three decades. She was born in Soviet Russia during Stalinist times, and her father was at a loss about where to send her to school.
Lubavitch Shul In Pomona Heights, Chassidim 110, Completely Destroyed In Early Morning Blaze
An early morning blaze tore through Chassidim 110, a predominantly Lubavitch Shul in Pomona Heights Wednesday, leaving the Shul a smoking ruin, but thankfully without injuries.
Gallery: The Ruins of The City of Koumran
Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubecki visited the ruins of the 2,000-year-old city of Koumran, an archaeological site in the West Bank overlooking the west bank of the Dead Sea. The city sits on the historic boundary of Judea, Idumea, and Perea, and in the territory of the Roman province of Judea at the time the site was attacked and destroyed by the Romans.
Mega Sale at Anshei Lubavitch Draws Hundreds
Anshei Lubavitch kicked off its highly anticipated mega sale with a bang, attracting hundreds of eager shoppers in search of top-quality children’s clothing at unbeatable prices.
Over 1200 Participants at the 15th International Russian Jewish Shabbaton
Twelve hundred people of all ages, including two hundred children, gathered in a grand show of Jewish unity and pride. Shluchim from over forty communities from across the US and Canada brought their mekuravim. Aptly, the theme of this year’s Shabbaton was Am Yisrael Chai.
Gallery: Sites and Scenes of Netivot and the Kever of the Baba Sali
Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubecki made a visit to Netivot and captured the sites and scenes at the Kever of the Baba Sali.
Joey Newcomb Releases Newest Music Video “Ka’eileh”
Many times in our lives, we just do things, but when Yidden do things, there’s always something more to it. The things we do are not just stam trends or other mishugassen. Our minhagim, even the ones that seem funny, are actually much deeper than we think.
JEM: The Rebbe and the Name “Noah”
Mr. Noach Dear visits the Rebbe: “The name Noach means “comfort.” May your activities proceed in similar manner.”
Jewish Ex-Mobster Talks Antisemitism & Jewish Pride
You don’t always find Jews and mobsters in the same vicinity. 86-year-old Myron Sugarman shares his fascinating story of being “The Last Jewish Gangster” and the valuable life lessons he gained from his unconventional upbringing by a mobster.
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