Mrs. Arna Lipkind will be sitting shiva after the passing of her dear father, OBM, at 1703 President St. (between Utica and Rochester Aves., top floor) from Thursday until Sunday morning. Shiva times: 12 PM-5 PM, 7 PM-9:30 PM. Hamokom Yenachem […]
The former Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, headlined a gala dinner benefiting Chabad of the North Shore in Sydney, at which over $200,000 (AUD) was raised.
Controversy has erupted after it was leaked today that the Chief Rabbinate of Israel had compiled a blacklist of some 160 rabbis from around the world, including many Orthodox rabbis and three Chabad rabbis, whose authority to approve Jewish and marital status it rejects.
When Chabad on Campus International teamed up with Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) International to launch a Bar Mitzvah program, it’s unlikely they would have expected Vienna to be the location for the first graduating group of Bar Mitzvah students.
On Sunday, the campers of Gan Yisroel-Florida were visited by their parents, siblings and friends, who enjoyed many fun activities together both on and off camp grounds.
This morning, the large safe serving as the Aron Kodesh of the Belzer Shteibel in Boro Park fell on top of the Shul’s Gabbai, trapping him inside. Firefighters worked feverishly to extract him, and miraculously, he emerged without a scratch.
Menachem Schonbuch (Crown Heights) and Malky Feigenson (Crown Heights)
Camp videographer Motty Reizes captured the second week of excitement, inspiration and fun at Camp Gan Yisroel-New York.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Reb Naftoli Tzvi Gottlieb, OBM, a renowned author of Seforim, a sought-after Sofer Stam, a veteran member of the Chabad community in Eretz Yisroel, and the patriarch of a large family of Chassidim and Shluchim all over the world. He was 82 years old.
Meir Kay and Benny Friedman teamed up to produce this brand new video, paying tribute to the history of Jewish Music. Some we grew up with, some our parents told us about, and some that we get our children into. A generational link between eras! As Jewish music continues to evolve, this video is meant to take observation of those changes, with a little humor and respect, and a lot of love.
A record number of participants are anticipating in the annual Rohr Jewish Learning Institute National Jewish Retreat this August on the West Coast.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the fast of the 17th of Tammuz and the three weeks for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Police arrested a 29-year-old man after they say he shot a man standing outside his home on Maple Street between Kingston and Albany Aves. last week. The victim survived the shooting.
Could a responsible parent actually forget their child in an overheated car? Just mentioning it turns stomachs. The answer is: absolutely, and preventing it from happening is the mission of Angel, an intelligent and affordable car seat sensor recently launched by Sharkk, a company founded by young Lubavitcher entrepreneurs.
According to multiple media reports, Shlomo Helbrans, the leader of the Lev Tahor sect, drowned on Friday in Mexico while toiveling in a river before Shabbos. He was 55 years old.
On Friday night, the Thai military raided the Chabad House on Koh Samui Island, a popular tourist destination, amid a sweep of Israeli businesses. One local Israeli business-owner was arrested for illegal possession of weapons.
Israel, incensed at UNESCO’s decision to designate the second holiest Jewish site as Palestinian, is striking back.
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