Thursday was a painful day for the Jewish nation. The worldwide community mourned as four caskets were brought back from Gaza to Israel. At Hostage Square in Tel-Aviv 18-year-old Crown Heights resident Moshe Perl was sought out to provide solace.
Thousands of Shluchos participating in the International Kinus Hashluchos boarded buses to visit the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s Ohel on the 37th yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka—a deeply personal yet global moment of prayer and reflection. This annual highlight carried extra poignancy in the wake of the tragic news from the holy land.
The family of Shmuel ben Meirav, the victim of the Eastern Parkway fire, has asked the community to please say Tehillim as they added ‘Chaim’ to his name.
When beachgoers in Hollywood, Florida, looked up at an overhead banner airplane on Friday morning, they certainly didn’t expect to see a message about Shabbat.
During the identification process, it was found that the additional body received was not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other abductee. It is an anonymous body without identification.
Having just received the Torah at Har Sinai – we stated with absolute conviction the famous declaration of “Na’asse v’nishma” – “We will do and we will learn. ” This approach, explains the Rebbe in his letter, is essential to gaining deep understanding and appreciation of the Torah and mitzvos.
In a special Chof Beis Shevat edition of The Alef in Conversation podcast, guest host and Relationshift Coach, Mrs. Chayale Tzukernik, leads a compelling discussion in honor of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson’s 37th Yom Hilulah.
In honor of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka’s yahrtzeit, Yagdil Torah has released a publication with full mishnayos for those who wish to learn it, expanded quotations on women’s part in Torah learning, and a short sicha from the Rebbe.
The realization that we have lost our precious ones who suffered for 500 days and more will dawn on some of us sooner or later. What we will say to our inquisitive and to our confused children will become clearer only after we, adults, speak to each other.
With his life hanging by a thread, David found hope through Aleph and a prophetic blessing from the Rebbe—proving that second chances can be a miracle.
This is the season when many begin polishing their Megillah-reading abilities so that they can share the mitzvos of Purim with as many people as possible. For decades, many have used the popular recordings of R’ Michoel Slavin, longtime baal korei in the main minyan in 770.
The Russian government’s press office published this evening the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Shmuel ben Meirav, the fire victim from the Eastern Parkway fire, has had a sudden turn for the worse, and his family is requesting Tehillim be said for him.
Hear Molly Resnick’s story of personal transformation as a celebrity journalist who fell in love with Jewish learning and life.
Three empty buses exploded and caught fire on Thursday evening in three parking lots in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv. Additional explosive devices were found on two buses in the nearby city of Holon.
In a significant achievement for the English-speaking community, Israel’s Health Ministry has directed all Kupot Cholim (health funds) to accept communications from patients to doctors in foreign languages. This follows pressure from Chaim V’Chessed and widespread backlash from English-speaking residents.
Watch this fascinating video as Rabbi Shmuel Lew tells a story of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka.
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