Kapores in Brunoy Ahead of Yom Kippur
As Yom Kippur 5787 approaches, many people gathered this morning at the Chabad yeshiva in Brunoy, France, to observe the custom of Kapores.
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Chabad Nigunim Medley – Yomim Noroim Album
Listen now to a medley of Chabad nigunim for the High Holy Days, performed live with energy and spirit, released by the “Yedidei Roy” YouTube channel, which specializes in reviving Chabad nigunim.
Over 600 Bochurim Gather in 770 for Grand Erev Yom Kippur Seder Sichos
In a powerful display of Chassidic achdus and preparation for the sacred day of Erev Yom Kippur, more than 600 English-speaking bochurim from around the world gathered Tuesday night in 770 Eastern Parkway, Beis Chayenu, for a grand and inspiring Seder Sichos.
Photographer Mordechai Loubetzky Visits Chabad Community in Grenoble, France
Photographer Mordechai Lubecki recently visited Grenoble, France, documenting the city’s Jewish community, Chabad institutions and rich Jewish history as part of a special visit to the southeastern French city.
Laws and Customs: Machzor Companions For Yom Kippur
The Machzor Companions are prepared for those davening at home without a minyan. They include an easy-to-follow guide to the Piyuttim along with explanations, annotations and suggested niggunim. For Yom Kippur, there is also a useful list of Tefillah priorities for those who cannot daven everything.
Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
The Long Road Back
Years later, at a farbrengen in shul, the man called Rabbi Raichik one of his best friends. Only then did Rabbi Raichik feel that his efforts had finally succeeded and that their relationship had been fully repaired.
Thousands of Children Join in “Rosh Hashanah Opening Day”
Leading up to Rosh Hashanah, more than 6,000 Jewish children at over 200 Chabad centers around the world took part in Rosh Hashanah Opening Day, a sports-themed pre-Rosh Hashanah experience developed and supplied by CKids International, a program of Merkos 302.
Photo credit: Pinny Lew
From the archives: A 1964 press release by Lubavitch News Service
From the archives: A 1964 press release by Lubavitch News Service reporting on a special Yom Kippur mission to a remote US Air Force Base in Greenland, at the instructions of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – Friends in Lod Chabad Yeshiva, Garelik, Raskin, Landa, Friedman
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Rebbetzin Chana
Weekly Stoty: Vov Tishrei – Rebbetzin Chana
As yesterday (Thursday) was Vov Tishrei – the 62nd Yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, I decided to note part of her biography.
The Chief Rabbi of Russia, HaGaon Rabbi Berel Lazar, Voted in the Parliamentary Elections
“Participating in the vote is not merely a right—it is a civic duty,” the Chief Rabbi told journalists after casting his ballot. “Every individual’s vote shapes the future of the entire nation. It is no coincidence that the elections are held in such close proximity to Rosh Hashanah; one must internalize that so much hinges on their personal choices.”
New Sefer Torah Dedicated to Jewish Community of Dnipro
A new Sefer Torah was completed and dedicated to the Jewish Community of Dnipro in a moving ceremony held at the “Levi Yitzchak” Synagogue, bringing together community members, rabbonim, philanthropists, and guests for an evening of Torah, joy, and unity.
After a vandal tore down two mezuzahs on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, more than 40 Jewish students at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, are responding by placing dozens of mezuzahs back up. File Photo / The Rohr Chabad Centre for Jewish Life in Waterloo
At Wilfred Laurier University, Mezuzah Vandalism Meets Its Waterloo
More than 40 Jewish students at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, will be placing mezuzahs on the doors to their rooms after a vandal destroyed two mezuzahs on campus on the first day of Rosh Hashanah.
Rabbi Levi Loewenthal leads a Sukkot celebration in Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city. This year, Loewanthal, together with his wife Chana, opened Chabad-Lubavitch of Jutland (Jylland) this past January, Aarhus’s first address for living Judaism in decades.
Denmark’s Mainland Gets High Holiday Services—and First Jewish Center in Decades
Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, is a Viking-founded port of some 350,000 people about three hours by train from Copenhagen that calls itself the “world’s smallest big city.” It is also the largest city on the Jutland peninsula, which juts north from Germany and makes up most of Denmark’s mainland.
New Torah Scroll Welcomed With Joy in Kaliningrad Ahead of Yom Kippur
Amid the solemn atmosphere of the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Jewish community of Kaliningrad gathered for a joyous and memorable Hachnosas Sefer Torah at the city’s Great Synagogue.
Here’s My Story: My Mother’s Whisper
Rabbi Shmuel Lew has been serving as an educator and Chabad emissary in London since 1965. He was interviewed five times, in the years 2007, 2009, 2020, and 2021.
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