Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the period of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
This shabbos is Shabbos mevorchim, Elul. As is well known, during this month we increase in all of our mitzvos, but Shulchan Aruch notes and stresses that we should especially increase in the three aspects of learning Torah, tefilla and tzedoka. So, when I was told the following story a few weeks ago about How To Daven, I immediately decided to use it for this week’s post, Shabbos Mevorchim Elul.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman bridges the gap between the well-known metaphor of the King in the Field, and our action as we head into the month of Elul.
The production itself broke Hollywood norms that tend to run against Jewish practice. Filming occurred Sunday through Thursday for Shabbat observance, and kosher meals were provided for the entire cast and crew.
Sholem Ber and Deena Wolberg from Glencoe, IL had a baby girl.
In the week where we learn about some laws of kosher animals and kashrus – we share a letter of the Rebbe written to the chairman of the Shechita Board with some brief Chasidic thoughts about shechita.
Rebbetzin Chava passed away on Shabbat, Aug. 9 (15th of Av), at the age of 41 after a years-long battle with cancer. A young mother and beloved Jewish community leader who co-directed The Shul Bayside in Milwaukee, Wis., with her husband Rabbi Cheski Edelman, she left behind five young children and a grieving congregation.
CH Safetech internet filtering service has relocated to a new office, hosted at the new location of the Crown Heights Community Council. This new location will enable CH Safetech to continue serving the community with its internet filtering services with enhanced accessibility.
A newly discovered 4-hour-long audio recording from the night of Chof Ches Nissan 5751 shines a light on Chasidim’s real-time reaction to the sicha and the discussion that followed. The Chssidim can be seen attempting to be “מטכס עצה” on how to answer the Rebbe’s call to do all we can to bring Moshiach.
A special Chag HaSmicha celebration was recently held by Machon Lehoraa Online Smicha, honoring a new cohort of Bochurim who completed their studies and received Smicha. The event celebrated the devotion to learning by these Bochurim, and took place in the presence of Rabbonim and family.
After there was no winner in Wednesday night’s drawing, Powerball’s jackpot has climbed to an estimated $700 million.
New York-style kosher deli classics are now on the menu in the mountains of New Mexico, where the city of Santa Fe welcomed its first-ever kosher restaurant—the Manhattan Avenue Deli—housed on the second floor of Chabad-Lubavitch of Santa Fe’s newly expanded Jewish center.
Zale Newman is an educator and community activist, the former International Director of NCSY, and the founder of Bond Street Mercantile, a financial services company focusing on investment in Canada and Israel. He was interviewed in July 2025.
A very rare gold coin, bearing the portrait of the Egyptian Queen Berenice II, was discovered in the Givati Parking Lot excavations in the City of David National Park, conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The OU Kosher Certification, which provides the kosher certification for the Skittles products, has clarified the status, clearly noting which Skittles products are kosher under their certification.
Ahead of the world’s largest virtual Jewish speed dating event this Monday, one couple’s story shows how one small act can change someone’s life
Neighbors, please be on the lookout. The individual in the attached footage was caught on camera stealing a garbage can right here in our neighborhood. Several other residents have also reported missing cans, so it’s very possible this is the same thief making the rounds.
