Earlier today, on Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Adar, 5781, Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik, the Rebbe’s Shliach to Italy, passed away. Chabad Chasidim around the world mourned the passing of the iconic Shliach, who – together with his wife Bassie, may she be well – personified the first generation of the Rebbe’s Shluchim.
As the 2021 New York City mayor’s race heats up, Jewish voters — one of the most coveted voting bloc in city politics — have yet to settle on a favored candidate for the June 22 primary.
Russia’s Vaad Hakashrus meets the highest kosher standards with hundreds of food factories providing Mehadrin food to Russian Jews and abroad. Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar make a visit to these factories.
Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik was the Rebbe’s emissary to Milan, Italy for over six decades. Courtesy of JEM, we present a unique video along with photos of him by the Rebbe.
Coinciding with the recent fifth Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yehoshua Binyomin Gordon z”l, the Rebbe’s Shliach to the S. Fernando Valley, Chabad of the Valley is excited to announce that Rabbi Mendel and Leah Baitelman have been appointed as Shluchim to Universal City, CA, to open the 30th Chabad House in the Valley.
The US aviation authorities are demanding that Israel find a solution which will allow its airlines to take part in the emergency flights, Channel 12 News reported Saturday night.
The Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump of an article of impeachment that charged he incited the Jan. 6th Capitol riot. The 57-43 vote fell far short of the Constitution’s two-thirds requirement.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Gershon Mendel Garelik OBM, the first Shliach named by the Rebbe to serve in Milan, Italy. He passed away over shabbos, the 1st of Adar, 5781. Updated with Levaya information
According to group organizer Mrs. Rivky Wilansky of Moscow, Russia, over 150 Shluchos signed up to the Menatzchim group, where Shluchim have begun a weekly Zoom Farbrengen to discuss their implementation of teaching and communicating Moshiach, even before the first meeting took place this Wednesday.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that given the continued decline in hospitalization and infection rates throughout New York, closing times for restaurants and bars will be extended from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. statewide beginning Sunday, February 14.
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended through Monday, February 15th for snow operations and Washington’s Birthday (President’s Day).
Boruch Hashem the response to the biography of the Rebbe Rashab is extremely positive. As noted, I have begun researching and writing about the life of the Frierdiker Rebbe. This week I am posting a chapter in his life that is not well-known. (It is primarily based on his letters in vol. 16, of his Igros Kodesh). Obviously, I hope to find out more details of this endeavor and all of his communal work.
In his weekly letter, Rabbi Zalmen Wishedski discusses the important role a father takes in a home, and how their approach can, and will, affect their whole family..
Twitter on Thursday yanked the account of conservative activist group Project Veritas over “repeated violations” of the company’s rules on sharing other people’s private information, after they posted leaked footage of communications between Facebook executives.
The newest release by singer and producer Mendel “Der Baal Menagen” Markel is an EDM hard dance version of the classic Chabad nigun “Umol’oh Ho’oretz”.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a weekly photo of the Rebbe listening to the proceedings at a children’s rally.
