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.
Inner Perspectives, the first work in English on the teachings of the Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, is placed on his resting place in Almaty, Kazahkstan.
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. Here is this week’s video for Parshas Re’eh.
Robert Meeropol was only six years old when, in 1953, his parents Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed by the US government as spies for the Soviet Union. Yesterday at age 71, he took part in an ancient Jewish ritual when he put on Tefillin for the first time, something that Jewish boys usually do when they turn 13 at their bar mitzvah.
In my correspondence, I try not to pry as Malka is extremely private. After Tishrei last year, I was informed that a shliach and Rov in his community used her story in his drosha on Yom Kippur. When I informed her of this, she inquired, “What did he see so special about my story?”
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of The Rebbe encouraging children to sing following a rally.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Shlomo Elkan, a Co-Director and Rabbi of Chabad at Oberlin College in Ohio, will lead a discussion on the topic of Shlichus at one of America’s most liberal colleges.
Having just celebrated the joyous day of Tu B’Av, we present a letter from the Rebbe with detailed and clear advice regarding a shidduch. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
As very devoted parents we would love to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of our children on the ‘altar’ of unconditional love. However, did we ever establish any goal plan and schedule of a structured program to follow, so we can maintain our relationships with them and keep a safe balance in achieving our target?
Stanford Shliach Rabbi Dov Greenberg authored an essay published in the National Review decrying “immoral and dangerous BDS movement” following an incident in which pro-Israel students were threatened with violence.
I am a businessman, an industrialist. And the story I have to tell here is how my family – despite the indisputable logic of the naysayers and despite our own finely-honed business sense – invested in a textile business in Israel, knowing it would be a losing proposition. We thought of it as a charitable donation, a short-term loss, because there was no way this business was going to survive long-term.
Bentzy Zirkind (Montreal, Canada) and Leah (bas Chaim) Miller (Crown Heights)
Coinciding with anniversary of the passing of R. Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the father of the Rebbe, Kehot Publication Society has just released “An Inner Perspective,” a book based on his Kabbalistic writings. Inline with the Rebbes request that his teachings be studied on the yohrtziet Kehot released one essay here, in the Extended Article.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on Parashs Eikev. This week he answers the question: How can we receive the greatest blessings? – based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Dovid Grossbaum (Indiana) and Chani Vogel (England)
Massachusetts Shlucha, Mrs. Esther Kosofsky, published a book titled “The Secret of Carlos Romanus” aimed at you readers and is inspired by the Jewish values her father Rabbi Dovid Edelman OBM worked tirelessly to instill in his community.
Myrna Horton, 84, was eager to talk about why she decided to leave a legacy gift to Chabad of Tustin, Calif. “I feel so good knowing that some of my estate will be used for children’s education. It’s so important for children to learn about their religion,” she told Chabad.org.
