MIkvah.org: Bridges Are Not Built Overnight
When it comes to conversations with our children about sensitive topics, it is fair to say that at its core, a healthy connection and bond between parents and children is crucial.
The Purim Magazine That’s Uniting Kids Everywhere
Chabad Houses around the world are excited to give out a Purim magazine that’s perfectly geared to Hebrew School kids.
Photo Gallery: The Kever of Rachel, The Wife Of Rabbi Akiva
Parisian photographer Morde’hai Lubecki made a visit to Teveria in Eretz Yisroel where he photographed the Kever of Rachel, The Wife Of Rabbi Akiva.
Chabad Orange Teens Host Chocolates for Cops
Chabad’s Teen group gathered at the Chabad Center in Chester for a special evening dedicated to honoring and showing appreciation to the police departments.
A newly digitized collection of almost 3,000 volumes of manuscripts is now available for public viewing online thanks to the Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad. (Art: Sefira Lightstone)
Trove of Newly Digitized Jewish Texts Reveal Untold Historical Treasures
In a move that is making waves in academic and lay circles, the Chabad-Lubavitch Library has created a new site with high-quality, full-color scans of a vast collection of thousands of precious manuscripts that have never been seen by the public—until now.
Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld, a member of the executive rabbinical council at OK Kosher, Rabbi Mendel Weinfeld; Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev; and David Taban, a philanthropist on the Chabad building committee. The four met this month to discuss Azerbaijan's support for the Chabad House. (Courtesy of Rabbi Mendel Weinfeld)
Why a Muslim Diplomat from Azerbaijan Is Helping Rebuild a California Synagogue
In the wee hours of the morning of Dec. 22, 2021, an intentionally lit fire tore through the building of Chabad-Lubavitch of Almaden Valley, Calif. In the hours that followed, a GoFundMe page created by a community member garnered support from the wider San Jose community. Yet when Chabad’s of Almaden Valley’s co-director Rabbi Mendel Weinfeld was contacted by the Consul General of Azerbaijan, it wasn’t something he was expecting.
Behind the Scenes of Crown Heights: Interview with Compass Magazine
As part of the “Behind the Scenes of Crown Heights” interview series, CrownHeights.info spoke with Mrs. Elky Raitport, editor-in-chief of The Chabad House Compass Magazine, a project of Merkos Suite 302.
Torah Umesorah Invites Crown Heights Teachers and Staff For Appreciation Melava Malka
Torah Umesorah will IYH be hosting a Melava Malka of appreciation for all teachers and school staff in Brooklyn on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayakhel, Feb 26.
Photo Gallery: The Kever of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes
Parisian photographer Morde’hai Lubecki made a visit to Teveria in Eretz Yisroel where he photographed the Kever of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes.
JEM: Rabbi Ezra Schochet Wasn’t Sure If Learning Was For Him
Like every person, you are blessed with unique strengths and capabilities. And, you’re given the opportunities to develop them and maximize your potential. But sometimes we get distracted by others’ achievements and blame ourselves for falling short. The truth: You aren’t expected to live anyone’s life but your own.
New Engagement!
Shloimy Gottlieb (Nikolayev, Ukraine) to Shainy Butman (Ramat Hasharon, Israel)
New System will provide beds for Shabbos at the Ohel
The Vaad Hatmimim together with Ohel Chabad Lubavitch has announced a new texting system that will enable Bochurim to reserve a bed by the Rebbe’s Ohel for Shabbos.
Early Bronze Age Pottery Vessel Discovered in Israeli Cave
Cave 53, in the Qumran region, never ceases to amaze: A whole pottery vessel from the Early Bronze Age, one of the few ever discovered in the Judean Desert, was unexpectedly uncovered by a tourist in the cave.
Community Wide Search After Sefer Torah Found On the Street In L.A.
Do you know who this Sefer Torah belongs to? A Los Angeles Jewish community member walking in Downtown L.A. on Sunday, found a Jewish treasure apparently discarded on the street.
PSA: Did You Lock Your Car? Double Check
Did you double check if you locked your car? It’s not a joke, people are tying doorhandles.
The 92-Year-Old Man Who Made Me Cry
Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, Chief Rabbi of Rostov in Russia, shares a recent visit of his to a 92-year-old Jewish man who made him tear up upon asking a simple question.
New Engagement!
Levi Wise (New York) to Chanie Gajer (Crown Heights)
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