The noted philanthropist and ish hachessed, Rabbi Yaakov Shalom Fischer, a”h, passed away Thursday at the Laniado Hospital in Kiryat Sanz in Netanya, after his condition was defined as very serious in recent days, following a serious illness from which he suffered.
For Chana Cantz, a sophomore at Niles North High School in Skokie, just north of Chicago, the sweet reward came a few weeks ago when the school’s cafeteria program began offering a glatt-kosher meal program.
For many years in post-war America, the Der Tog was the only newspaper that covered any religious news. So when the famed Yiddish paper ceased production in 1971, its news editor, Rabbi Gershon Jacobson, launched a new Jewish publication. And with the Rebbe’s guidance and blessing, the Algemeiner Journal was born.
Fijian law enforcement executed a seizure warrant freezing the Motor Yacht Amadea (the Amadea), a 348-foot luxury vessel owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.
Menachem and Esty Scheinberger from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
In Episode 23 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents a quartet of the series’ most popular stories to mark the one-year anniversary of its first episode.
Eitan Benitah (Paris, France) to Cheina Patouche (Lyon, France)
Join Rabbi Braun – Mara D’asra and Badatz Member – tonight, for a Review of Taharas Hamishpacha for Men on the Topic of “How To Ask a Shaalah.”
Chabad photographer Dov Ber Hechtman snapped this amazing photo of 770.
As the only month in the calendar where every single day has a unique Mitzvah commences, we are honored to publish the 13th edition of INTENTION.
Semichas Chaver – Chabad in conjunction with Irgun Torah, is announcing its expansion in Crown Heights with a new Shiur by Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz. In addition with the two ongoing shiurim, Rabbi Michoel Lerner and Rabbi Zalman Abraham starting a new Zman.
Over the past sixty years, Rabbi Tuvia Blau has held many senior positions in Chabad organizations in Israel as an educator, author and community leader. He was interviewed in August of 2011 and in May of 2017.
Betzalel Chaikin (Johannesburg, South Africa) to Miri Davidsohn (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Sunday, May 8th, 8:00pm at 1401 President Street
Why do we need psychology and mental health awareness if we have the Torah, especially Chasidus? “Levi Y. Rapoport, LMHC
Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation that prohibits colleges from withholding a student’s transcript because of unpaid debts or charging individuals who owe debts a higher fee to obtain their transcript.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit up blue and white tonight in honor of Israeli Independence Day, marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel.
Mrs. Chana Sharfstein is the daughter of Rabbi Yisroel Zuber, who studied in Lubavitch under the tutelage of the Rebbe Rashab. In 1940 she was blessed by the Previous Rebbe while on his way to America. She headed the Beis Rivka PTA, wrote for the Yiddishe Heim publication, was a tour guide to Stockholm, and most recently featured in a documentary about Jewish life in Sweden after the Holocaust.
