This coming Shabbos, the fifth of Kislev, is the yahrzheit of Reb Shlomo Eliezer HaLevi Eidels,[1] better known as the Maharsha[2], whose commentary on the entire Gemorah as well as on the Aggaditas (the stories in the Gemorah) are well known. This story took place towards the end of his life in the city of Ostroh, Ukraine, where he was the Rov.
In his weekly letter, Rabbi Zalmen Wishedski wrote of a story of philanthropist Sami Rohr z”l, who faced the decision to learn or sleep, and the lesson we can learn.
Rabbi Moshe Moscowitz—the creator, voice-technician, humorist, and designer behind the beloved Shazak series—has unveiled the fruits of years of painstaking research, writing, and recording: Shazak Parsha.
A new bill introduced in City Council on Thursday would give citizens cash for reporting drivers who park their cars illegally — including placard abusers and cops.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe.
Georgia on Thursday wrapped up a recount of ballots cast in the presidential race — and the results confirm Joe Biden won the state.
Listen to Dr. Bob Richter as he gives a first hand account of the most amazing miracle of the recovery of Rabbi Dovid Raskin’s daughter after being hit by a car, and being pronounced brain dead.
NYPD Captain Richie Taylor, the Department’s highest-ranking yarmulke-wearing officer, is being promoted to Deputy Inspector, a source close to the Department told Hamodia Thursday.
Our parsha teaches about the children of Yitzchak and Rivkah – brothers raised in the same home yet taking different paths in life. How do we raise our children? In answer to this question – the Rebbe gives clear guidelines for raising Jewish children.
Organizers of the 34th International Conference of Chabad Representatives held virtually last weekend scheduled a Zoom conference that they intended to last twenty-two hours. It is in its hundred-and-fourteenth hour (!) at the time this article is being posted and still going strong.
Watch the lawyers for President Donald Trump as they outline their case for voter fraud in the past election in the United States.
To infuse the light of Chanukah in Jewish homes across the English-speaking world, JLI has collaborated with shluchim to create a comprehensive 20-page, full-color Chanukah Handbook. The handbooks are custom-labeled for each shliach.
Friendship Circle of Brooklyn has once again launched its Annual Toy Drive; all toys donated will be distributed to children with special needs and their siblings.
Levi Milworn (Crown Heights) and Faigy Donin (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, at Oholei Torah
As someone who feels deeply about the work of RCCS, I have decided to join the auction Drive Thru to assist with the incredible work they do in supporting patients struggling with the dreaded machla. Please Donate Here!
In honor of his birthday today, the 3rd of Kislev, community activist Rabbi Lazer Avtzon, was seen distributing masks to all schools in Crown Heights.
Rabbi Yitzchok Wineberg served as director of Chabad of British Columbia based in Vancouver, Canada, for over four decades. He was interviewed in November of 2018.
