A rare storm with hurricane-like, 100-mph winds left more than a million people without power Monday as it wreaked havoc across much of the Midwest — battering Chicago as the city recovered from a night of chaos and widespread looting.
In a beautiful resort nestled in the French Alps, bochurim and anash gathered together for a Yarchei Kallah and farbrengen in honor of Chof Av.
The broadcast of Vaad Or Vechom included 15 presenters, a Farbrengen at the Rebbe’s Ohel broadcast live and a special announcement from the white house. Watch a recap of the most memorable event.
Russia has developed the world’s first coronavirus vaccine, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Tuesday.
Join Live at 8:00 PM ET: Chassidim worldwide will unite for a central Farbrengen marking Chof Av, featuring a special film walking through the life of Harav Levi Yitzchok, the Baal Hahilula.
Boruch Sholom Schwey (Oak Park, Michigan) to Mushky Pomeroy (S. Paulo, Brazil)
With great sadness we report the passing of the Sadigura Rebbe, Harav Yisroel Moshe Friedman OBM, after collapsing in his home this afternoon. His father, Harav Avrohom Yaakov Friedman OBM, the previous Sadigura Rebbe, was close with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Following the directive of Defense Minister Benny Gantz, it was decided that the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza will be closed starting Tuesday morning.
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the U of I has been growing steadily since its inception on campus 17 years ago. The time has now come to expand their home to accommodate this growth and ensure Jewish students will always have a home away from home while away at school.
The IDF Spokesman tonight said that in accordance with current army situation assessments, some traffic restrictions for military vehicles have been removed and some roadblocks at the northern border area have been opened.
The tenth installment in the Likkut Maanos Kodesh series has been released. The Likut covers the year 5743, and which includes 201 Maanos or answers from the Rebbe. Many of the maanos are printed here for the first time.
The study of Torah is not simply a commandment, it is one of the essential components of Jewish existence. In this video, Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz OB”M speaks of the ability of Torah to bring about unity within the Jewish people, and within humanity at large.
The entire government of Lebanon resigned Monday following the massive explosion which left about 200 people dead and 5,000 injured in Beirut last week.
A large blast leveled homes outside the Jewish area of Baltimore, Maryland. Firefighters responding to the scene managed to free multiple people from the rubble, with only one having sustained fatal injuries, whole three others were listed as critical according to local reports.
Author and historian, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, gives a tribute to Rabbi Adin Even Yisroel Steinzaltz obm, in a multipart series filled with memories following the gaon’s passing.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked North Carolina early Sunday with the most powerful tremors to hit the state in more than 100 years. No injuries were reported.
On Monday morning, Chof Av (Kazakhstan Time) the Honorable Paul Packer, Chairman of the United States Commission For the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, made a special announcement proclaiming the resting place of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, the Rebbe’s father of righteous memory a national heritage site.
