Baby Boy!
Achiezer and Chana (nee Laufer) Langsam (Crown Heights)
Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin Farbrengs For Cincinnati Yeshiva
On Chai-Elul, Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati hosted Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, who farbrenged for the bochurim late into the night.
Record 2 Million Acres Burned in Devastating California Wildfires
Wildfires have burned a record 2 million acres in California this year, and the danger for more destruction is so high the U.S. Forest Service announced Monday it was closing all eight national forests in the southern half of the state.
Israeli Government Enacts Curfew For 40 Cities
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted Tuesday morning to impose daily curfews on dozens of cities and towns across Israel in a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Picture of the Day
After Farbrengeging a whole night in Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati for Chai Elul, Rabbi Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin was seen davening at the “Amud” at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Chabad Rabbi Awarded Medal of Honor First Time in Ukrainian Parliament’s History
Yonatan Markovitch, the Chief rabbi of Kiev, was officially awarded (Yesterday) the Medal and a Certificate of honor of the nation’s parliament – the Verkhona Rada of Ukraine. It is the first time in the country’s history that a Jewish religious leader has been honored with the highest award of the Ukrainian Parliament.
Video of the Day
Visiting the Ohel is for everyone. Jews of all stripes, gentiles, celebrities and politicians. But did you know that you had a gentile neighbor that goes to the Ohel more than you?
How Reb Moshe Feinstein Almost Became Rosh Yeshiva of 770
A unique inside clip on a monumental moment in Chabad history has been released from the archive of Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, acquired for his book entitled “Chabad and Gedolim.” The eleven minute clip is of 90 plus year old Rabbi Nosson Greenblatt, the former Rabbi of Memphis, who was a protege student of Reb Moshes in Yeshivas Tiferes Yerushalyim.
71st Precinct Confiscates Another Four Guns Overnight
The NYPD’s 71st police precinct which covers a majority of the Crown Heights Jewish community announced the seizure of another four guns Sunday night, bringing the total of confiscated guns to eleven in less than a week.
The Rebbe’s Original Letter on Chai Elul, 33 Years Ago
In a letter addressed to the fundraising dinner of Colel Chabad, the Rebbe provides insight to the significance of the month of Elul, and encourages the participants to become partners in Colel Chabad’s important work.
Transform Tishrei: Empowering Leadership in our Youth
A new initiative from CTeen, provides a hands on leadership experience to Jewish teens around the world. ‘’Transform Tishrei’’ is a program that shares the beauty of the many mitzvot of the month, with as many teens as possible,
New Shluchim to the Crescenta Valley, CA
Rabbi Mendy and Mushka Grossbaum have been appointed to open the first Chabad center in Los Angeles’ Crescenta Valley.
Equipment Recovered After Window Breaking Thief Targets Hatzalah Vehicle
Thousands of dollars in lifesaving equipment was tracked down Monday morning after a unabashed thief broke the back window of a Hatzalah vehicle, making off with the equipment inside.
Shomrim Volunteers Secure “Hotspot” Corners As Children Head To School
As hundreds of children made their way to school on Labor Day morning, Crown Heights Shomrim fanned out across multiple “hotspot” corners in the shchuna, ensuring that each child arrived safely to their school.
The Rebbe Asked: Why is There No Hotel For My Guests?
Chai Elul marks a turning point, preparations for Tishrei go into high gear, and Chassidim make the final arrangements for the trip to the Rebbe. In honor of the day, Lahak Hanochos has released a never-before-printed Sicha from Shabbos Nitzavim-Vayelech 5733, where the Rebbe expressed his concern about the situation of the orchim in Crown Heights, and outlined his vision of how it should be.
Obituary: Chaim Osher Kahanov, 96, Quiet Chassid Who Escaped Soviet Union Twice
Deeply embedded within the biography of Lubavitcher Chassidim in the 20th century is the story of the Great Escape from the Soviet Union. Just after World War II, from early mid-1946 until New Year’s Day 1947, more than 1,000 Lubavitcher men, women and children illegally fled the Soviet Union using purchased or doctored Polish citizenship documents. The story of Chaim Osher Kahanov.
Examining Shochtim’s knives Before Rosh Hashana
Last week, Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, paid an extended visit to Russia’s largest kosher slaughterhouse, where he inspected the knives of the Shochtim, and closely inspected the entire process.
