Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe listening to the blowing of the shofar.
Russian President Sends Rosh Hashana Greetings
This morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his traditional letter of congratulations to Russian Jews ahead of Rosh Hashanah.
Paris Prepares For Rosh Hashana
The chabad community of Paris is hopping as the last preparations for Rosh Hashana 5781 are underway, with a large tent being set up for socially distant davening at the Beth Chaya Mushka School building.
From Breslev to Lubavitch with Love…Chessed Never Ends
After the Ukrainian Government refused to allow philanthropist Reb Laizer Scheiner from entering Ukraine and feeding guests for Rosh Hashana, he decided to send the prepared food to Crown Heights instead.
A Thank You To The 71st Precinct – From Crown Heights Shomrim
Crown Heights Shomrim wants to share with the community a positive experience that took place Wednesday night in Crown Heights, that shows true professionalism on behalf of the NYPD’s 71st Precinct.
JEM: Tishrei 5750 – Highlights from 770 #2
The second in the Highlights from 770 series from JEM presents video clips of Erev Rosh Hashanah in the Rebbe’s presence. 29 Elul 5749 marked 200 years since the birth of the Tzemach Tzedek, which the Rebbe marked by distributing a special booklet of the Tzemach Tzedek’s notes on Tanya.
Weekly Story: Shofar Part 2
Last week we explained through a story, why we don’t blow a shofar on erev Rosh Hashanah. Being that this year the first day of Rosh Hashanah is on Shabbos, we don’t it on the first day, only on the second day of Rosh hashanah (on Sunday), do we blow it. The gemorah explains that this is a rabbinical decree, as we are afraid that one may carry the shofar in a public domain.
Weekly Letter: The Proper Way to Repent
In preparation for the auspicious day of Rosh Hashanah – the opportunity for us to do teshuvah and start the year with a clean slate – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains the proper way to repent, to one who feels tremendous remorse for a particular wrong- doing. In a way that can bring practical and positive results.
Rabbi Chaim Zaklos, co-director of Chabad of Solano County in Vacaville, Calif., gives out gifts to neighborhood children.
West Coast Wildfire Victims Turn to Chabad
Rabbi Chaim and Aidel Zaklos, co-directors of Chabad of Solano County in Vacaville, Calif., have been trying to help those in their community who have lost homes or have had their properties significantly damaged by a fire that tore through the outskirts of their community.
Budapest Prepares For Rosh Hashana Under Threat of COVID-19
The Jewish community of Budapest is making preparations for the Rosh Hashanah celebrations that will take place on September 18-20 amid a surging number of COVID-19 cases in the country in recent days.
Over 120,000 High Holiday Kits Distributed to Families Worldwide
Attendance for community services and yom tov meals may be limited or altogether non-existent this year, but that’s not stopping shluchim from bringing the mitzvos and spirit of the day to their communities. Over 120,000 High Holiday kits were distributed to families worldwide, enabling them to celebrate yom tov at home.
BREAKING: Oholei Torah Zal Closes, To Quarantine Into Tishrei
In a blow to the return of normal schooling in Crown Heights, Oholei Torah Zal has officially closed, citing multiple confirmed cases discovered this past week.
Chabad Shliach of Berln Meets Germany’s Minister of the Interior
Germany’s Minister of the Interior Horst Seehofer met with Yehuda Teichtal, the Chabad Shliach of Berlin, to discuss the upcoming high holidays and genral practice of religion.
New York State Provides Guidelines For Tishrei
New York State Commissioner of Health, Howard Zucker, has published a list of guidelines to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Jewish community over the holidays of Tishrei.
Here’s My Story: The 29-Year-Old Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Yosef Hecht has served as the chief rabbi of Eilat, Israel, since 1979. He was interviewed in July of 2017.
Second Temple Era Inkwell Found in Gush Etzion
During archaeological work at the Khirbet Brakhot archaeological excavation site in Gush Etzion, a rare archaeological find was discovered – an intact inkwell dating to the end of the Second Temple period.
Shofar Sounded in UAE Embassy of Australia
Chairman of Chabad in Australia’s capital Canberra, Rabbi Shmueli Feldman, together with Rebbetzin Chasia Feldman, Principal of the Canberra Jewish School, paid an official visit to the UAE Embassy in Australia to blow the shofar, and herald in a new era of peace.
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