Baby Boy!
Mendy and Chana (nee Minkowicz) Donin (Crown Heights)
Weekly Story: Where To Look
One day when the Frierdiker Rebbe was in the cheder (class) in Lubavitch, during the class break, he and some of the other boys glanced out of the window.
Campus Shluchos Hone Fundraising Skills
Chabad on Campus Shluchim and Shluchos around the world impact over one hundred thousand Jewish students every year. Whether through a Friday night meal for a student who has never experienced a Shabbos, learning opportunities that can engage minds, or simply the feeling of pride and connection deep in the soul of a Jewish student who walks past their campus Menorah on Chanukah.
Positivity Bias: The Wonder of the Wounded
JLI presents its newest video in the new two-minute video series, Positivity Bias. The Wonder of the Wounded, here’s what the Rebbe told wounded IDF veterans
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present photos of The Rebbe singing at a farbrengen, 1960’s.
Shabbos at the Besht: The Mystery of Parah Adumah
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Chanoch Bistritzky, the soon-to-be Menahel of the Beis Dovid Shlomo Zal in New Haven, CT, will lead a discussion on the topic of Uncovering The Mystery of Parah Adumah.
Baby Girl!
Levi and Mushky (nee Friedman) Lavner (Crown Heights)
Chabad on Call Holds Conference
On any given day, Rabbi Yochanon Klein of Miami, Florida can be found walking the local hospital halls—visiting with patients, distributing his iconic smiling emoji pillows, and bringing cheer and warmth to those in need. Having had personal experience with illness and extended hospitalization, Rabbi Klein and his wife Esti chose hospital shlichus over the pulpit rabbinate and now directs Healing Hearts, a volunteer-based program offering support, kosher food and housing near medical facilities for patients and their families.
Weekly Letter: Trailblazing in the ‘New World’
In preparation for Yud Beis Tammuz we present a letter of the Rebbe to the chairman of a Chassidic Event – in which the Rebbe refers to the trailblazing activities of the Frierdiker Rebbe here in America and encourages all to be inspired by his boundless dedication and mesiras nefesh. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Instant Torah: Journey not Destination
This weekly fast moving — yet inspiring — 1-minute video on the weekly Parsha is created by Yitzchok Schmuckler, a Bochur from Montreal. This week’s video for Parshas Chukas is titled: Journey not Destination.
Here’s My Story: Dear Children
I was born in Kisvarda, Hungary, in 1947, when the country was ruled by a Communist regime. Life there was extremely difficult, depressing and bereft of Yiddishkeit.
The CKids Camp Network: Pioneering Progress For You and Your Kids
It is no secret that Chabad camps have a profound impact on their respective communities. At camp, children across the spectrum are infused with positive and enthusiastic feelings towards Judaism in an environment which promotes Torah values such as camaraderie, generosity, and love for a fellow Jew.
Hate Crime Charges for Assault on Jewish Student
Two men were indicted today in Brooklyn criminal court on charges of assault as a hate crime for an attack on a Jewish rabbinical student on President Street. According to the indictment, the perpetrators said the reason they attacked the student was because he was speaking a foreign language while talking on the phone.
Picture of the Day: U.S. Ambassador Visit Ohel
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mr. David Friedman, visited the Ohel today and was accompanied by Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Shliach to the Five Towns. Before entering the Ohel, he prepared a Pan.
Video: Bochur Performs CPR on Cardiac Patient
A passenger in a vehicle travelling on Eastern Parkway suffered a medical incident, he got out of the car and lied down on the ground and appeared to be suffering a cardiac episode. A Lubavitcher Bochur sprang into action and performed CPR, likely saving the man life.
Dinner Marks 70 Year of Tomchei Temimim Brunoy
At an annual dinner benefiting Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Brunoy, France, supporters and alumni marked 70 since its founding and celebrated the thousands of students that passed through its doors.
