The goal wasn’t 100 lulav shakes. We get that every year, often even more. People come to the Beit Chabad, shake the lulav one day, and perhaps return another day. This time, we wanted something different: 100 unique Jews, each given the opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of shaking the lulav.
An 8,000-square-foot sukkah, kosher food fest, attractions and a lively Simchas Beis Hashoeiva welcomed thousands of Yidden to Niagara Falls.
How poignant that his passing came as we celebrate Simchas Torah, completing the Torah and immediately beginning it anew. For my father, Torah was not simply something to study or teach. It was something to live, celebrate, and genuinely enjoy.
With registration opening Monday, October 12 (Aleph Cheshvan), at 12 PM ET, CYP International is preparing to welcome young Jews from around the world to Crown Heights for the 10th Annual CYP Encounter, taking place January 15–17, 2027 (7–9 Shevat 5787).
After the overwhelming response to our first two Bitachon Summits, we’ve been bombarded with requests to hold another one. Baruch Hashem, we’re excited to announce Round Three of An Evening of Bitachon!
In this episode, Rabbi Elimelech Neiman of Boro Park, an askan involved in many Jewish causes throughout the 1980s and ’90s, shares memories of his frequent encounters with the Rebbe.
Beis Lubavitch hosted a grand Melaveh Malka on Motzoei Shabbos Bereishis 5787 at the Beis Chaya Mushka Hall in Paris, bringing together members of the local Chabad community for an evening of unity, song, and Chassidic joy.
Baal Menagen and music producer Mendel Markel presents The Alter Rebbe’s Tetrology, a bold new arrangement to a traditional Chassidic niggun.
If even a few minutes pass without being utilized properly, he said, bursting into tears, “we are not giving the day its proper honor.”
The long-term plan is a permanent Jewish center with a mikvah, a large synagogue and a home for Jewish education, on land of Chabad’s own. The Notiks are already on the hunt for a bigger property. Nairobi’s only mikvah is old and sits in an area residents avoid at night.
by Elie Benhiyoun – Lubavitch.com Twenty-seven Jewish artists from around the world transformed Chabad’s longtime Daley Plaza sukkah into a public gallery, inviting thousands of passersby to encounter Jewish art, tradition, and community in the heart of the city. Since […]
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.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul visited the Ohel of The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Friday, paying tribute to the Rebbe’s enduring legacy and honoring the memory of Ari Halberstam, who was murdered in an antisemitic terrorist attack on the Brooklyn Bridge 32 years ago.
Our custom is that on Simchas Torah, and Shabbos Bereishis and for the next few weeks we announce ויעקב הלך לדרכו – which means “And Yaakov began going on his journey. “ The reason we announce it is to stress, that while the month of Tishrei is coming to an end and the multitude of yomim tovim have concluded, nevertheless, they have infused us with so much vitality that we have packed suitcases and trunks of inspiration.
The Rebbe held 42 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Bereishis. The sichos from these farbrengens span around 770 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and around 120 pages in the 14 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
Families come together for a joyful day of rides, Jewish tradition and community spirit overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Mayor Denise Grant of Lauderhill, Florida, hosted a moving candlelight vigil commemorating October 7, bringing together Jewish community leaders, members and supporters to honor the victims of the tragic attacks in Israel, remember those whose lives were lost, and stand in solidarity with the Jewish community.
