Join Live at 8:00 PM ET: Chassidim worldwide will unite for a central Farbrengen marking Chof Av, featuring a special film walking through the life of Harav Levi Yitzchok, the Baal Hahilula.
With great sadness we report the passing of the Sadigura Rebbe, Harav Yisroel Moshe Friedman OBM, after collapsing in his home this afternoon. His father, Harav Avrohom Yaakov Friedman OBM, the previous Sadigura Rebbe, was close with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Following the directive of Defense Minister Benny Gantz, it was decided that the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza will be closed starting Tuesday morning.
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the U of I has been growing steadily since its inception on campus 17 years ago. The time has now come to expand their home to accommodate this growth and ensure Jewish students will always have a home away from home while away at school.
The IDF Spokesman tonight said that in accordance with current army situation assessments, some traffic restrictions for military vehicles have been removed and some roadblocks at the northern border area have been opened.
The tenth installment in the Likkut Maanos Kodesh series has been released. The Likut covers the year 5743, and which includes 201 Maanos or answers from the Rebbe. Many of the maanos are printed here for the first time.
The study of Torah is not simply a commandment, it is one of the essential components of Jewish existence. In this video, Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz OB”M speaks of the ability of Torah to bring about unity within the Jewish people, and within humanity at large.
The entire government of Lebanon resigned Monday following the massive explosion which left about 200 people dead and 5,000 injured in Beirut last week.
A large blast leveled homes outside the Jewish area of Baltimore, Maryland. Firefighters responding to the scene managed to free multiple people from the rubble, with only one having sustained fatal injuries, whole three others were listed as critical according to local reports.
Author and historian, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, gives a tribute to Rabbi Adin Even Yisroel Steinzaltz obm, in a multipart series filled with memories following the gaon’s passing.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked North Carolina early Sunday with the most powerful tremors to hit the state in more than 100 years. No injuries were reported.
On Monday morning, Chof Av (Kazakhstan Time) the Honorable Paul Packer, Chairman of the United States Commission For the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, made a special announcement proclaiming the resting place of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, the Rebbe’s father of righteous memory a national heritage site.
In coordination with the local authorities, and as 250 Chassidim from across the world were permitted to enter Kazakhstan for one day, tons of kosher food and humanitarian and medical equipment will be allowed in to assist the hospitals and aid organizations for the benefit of the country’s residents.
Throughout the past months as the world trembled before our eyes, one thought kept crossing the mind of chassidim everywhere. How would the Rebbe respond? How would the Rebbe view the natural and man-made disasters dominating the news cycle? The Answer can be found in the Rebbe’s Torah, and for JEM, that means making it more accessible by all.
