The policy, announced in a community-wide letter dated 28 Elul 5786, follows what organizers describe as an overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s changes, which brought a more orderly and focused atmosphere to the annual celebration.
The halls of Cheder Menachem Kingston were once again filled with excitement and energy as more than 700 students returned to school following summer break, beginning a new year of learning, growth, and Yiddishkeit.
Eitan Katz has given us niggunim that have become part of the most meaningful moments of the year. Now he joins Benny to revisit the music that shaped him, share stories behind the songs, and explore the impact a niggun can have.
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.
As Rosh Hashanah approaches, artist and rabbi Yitzchok Moully has unveiled his latest annual Shofar artwork, continuing a creative tradition that has become a signature of his work.
The year 5786 tested the Jewish people in ways few could have imagined—and Jews worldwide lived up to that test, again and again, with resolve, unity and a pride that refused to be diminished.
Mendel relented and agreed to depart that night—Rosh Hashanah—for Uzbekistan. In order to observe the holiday as best they could, Dovid hired someone to take their belongings to the station, and the family walked.
As we conclude our 11th (K) year of posting this Weekly Story and the third year of A Taste of Chassidus, I thank all who have taken the time to write me an email or stop and say that you enjoy it. This includes the thought I am posting this week about our footwear at the Ohel. I am not a Rov, and I am not saying Halachah, rather I am noting observations.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks to the meaning of blowing the Shofar on Rosh Hashana. What is it trying to accomplish? And why on Shabbos is this accomplished in another way?
The Rebbe held 40 farbrengens on Rosh Hashana. The sichos from these farbrengens span around 300 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and around 50 pages in the 10 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
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.
A Shliach weighing whether to make one more fundraising call. A businessman deciding how much to hold back for a rainy day. A parent deciding how much to worry. The question underneath all of it is the same one: where does making a natural vessel end, and where does real bitachon begin?
The Ohel Daily Bus has released its schedule for the upcoming week, including expanded service before and during Rosh Hashanah and throughout the following week.
With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Lipskier OBM, a beloved Chabad educator, longtime Rosh Yeshiva, and pioneering figure in the world of kiruv and Baalei Teshuvah. He passed away on Thursday, the 28th of Elul, 5786.
Mrs. Chana Gurary lives in Montreal, where she raised her twelve children. In 1978, she had an instrumental role in building a new mikveh in the city, and went on to actively promote the mitzvah of Family Purity for nearly forty years afterwards. She was interviewed in January 2011.
A recent letter issued by Chabad Rabonim in Eretz Yisroel raised a halachic concern about a common way of blowing shofar, particularly an additional sound sometimes heard at the end of shevarim. According to the letter, when the sound is produced improperly, it may affect whether the listener fulfills the mitzvah at all.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Rosh Hashanah and the Ten Days of Teshuva, Blowing Shofar and Tzom Gedalia for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
