Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Havlin is the rabbi of Ramat Shlomo’s Chabad community, a co-founder of Jerusalem’s Heichal Menachem library, and serves as the editor-in-chief of its publishing arm. He was interviewed in his home in January of 2011.
As far as Jewish communities go, Boston has a certain vibe. Its members tend to be well-educated, genteel and perhaps a bit more cautious about standing out as Jews. In the face of it all, Rabbi Moshe Gurkow, who passed away on Friday, 30th of Tishrei, Nov. 1, 2024, at the age of 90, stood in stark relief.
Montgomery Street in Crown Heights was shut down temporarily Thursday morning after a fire broke out in the basement of a home between Brooklyn Ave and Kingston Ave.
Shots were fired and multiple shell casings recovered on Lincoln Pl between Troy Ave and Schenectady Ave. At present, no injuries have been reported.
Mendel Azimov (South Brunswick, NJ) to Liba Wilowik (Baltimore, MD) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva
Shmueli and Toby (nee Carciente) Lisbon from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, the Satmar Rebbe of Kiryas Joel, was on his way for a high profile visit to Argentina Monday, when he made a visit to JFK’s Chabad of the Airport directed by Rabbi Yossi Rapp
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin has continued his release of a new video series exploring the Kvarim surrounding the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
After the incredible success of last year’s Building Bridges program, CBDChabad Sydney is taking things to the next level with the launch of J-iGNiTE—an electrifying new initiative designed for ambitious young Jewish professionals ready to dive into high-energy networking and global innovation.
through Chabad.org’s partnership with Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies, we are thrilled to bring you Torah classes directly from Jerusalem. There are two fresh series that we are especially excited about.
Six Israeli soldiers were killed during fighting in southern Lebanon earlier today, the IDF announced.
Renovations at the historic synagogue in Kislovodsk, Russia, are in full swing. The historic restoration and expansion are aimed at accommodating the local Jewish community and the many tourists who visit to enjoy the region’s mineral waters and unique climate.
We have seen pain and sorrow, but also yearning and closeness. I offer you these compositions, some new and some familiar, to help put words and harmony to the various emotions and feelings that we collectively experience as we engage with a world that is becoming ever more ready for it’s final redemption.
Over 700 attendees, representing all facets of Judaism, came together to honor Healing Hearts’ work and unveil plans for a permanent home—the future Healing Hearts Center.
Shmuli and Chana (nee Saacks) Adelman from Kingston, PA had a baby boy!
A “wholesale” mail thief, hard at work Tuesday in the Crown Heights area, got the “stamp” and a pair of cuffs this afternoon after the volunteers of Crown Heights Shomrim got involved.
Yossi and Chaya (nee Hirsch) Lebovic from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
