Laws and Customs: Yom Kippur
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Kapparos, Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
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Video: Don’t Try to Change Who You Are
We’re all busy preparing for Yom Kippur during these Days of Teshuva. So, what does Teshuvah actually mean?
Friendship Circle of L.A. Earns $250,000 Grant
Friendship Circle of Los Angeles, a Chabad-Lubavitch-affiliated organization that provides support to more than 300 Jewish children and adults with developmental disabilities and special needs each year, as well as their families, has been awarded a $250,000 grant by The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
New Street Cleaners Could End Alternate Side Parking
Assemblyman Yoni Hikind has proposed that the New York City Department of Sanitation replace their large sweeper trucks with smaller, mobile vacuum units that are capable of cleaning the streets and could eliminate the need for alternate side of the street parking.
New Engagement!
Shmuel Neft (Pittsburgh, PA) and Ester Tyshenko (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
Miami Marks Completion of Rambam at Yeshiva
Close to 250 people attended the Siyum Harambam at the Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Miami on Tuesday evening, Vov Tishrei.
Learning and Inspiration at National Jewish Retreat
A record number of 1,200 plus participants concluded five days of immersive Jewish learning at the 2017 National Jewish Retreat.
Photos: Hundreds Gather for Siyum Harambam
Hundreds participated in the international Siyum Harambam, which took place in Crown Heights on Tuesday evening, the 6th of Tishrei, in the Oholei Torah Ballroom.
Weekly JLI Video: The Rooster-Boy
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Yom Kippur is titled: The Rooster-Boy.
Photos: Reb Yoel Farbrengs for Vov Tishrei
Hundreds of Tishrei guests and local Bochurim gathered Tuesday night for a Farbrengen with the legendary Mashpia Reb Yoel Kahan in honor of Vov Tishrei, the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana.
Photos: Paris Celebrates Siyum Harambam
On Tuesday evening, the Anash community of Paris gathered together to mark the annual completion of the Rambam.
Thousands Take Advantage of Subsidized Kapores
Thousands of Crown Heights residents took advantage of Kapores being offered at a subsidized price of just $5. The discount was offered thanks to the generosity of a number of philanthropists who enabled NCFJE to offer the deep discounts. Also, This year special pens were set up to allow the chickens to roam freely.
Baby Girl!
Avraham Tzvi and Chaya Miriam (nee Feldman) Katz (Crown Heights)
New Engagement!
Tzemach Greenfeld (Crown Heights) and Rashi Gold (Sharon, MA)
Schools Join for Unity Challah Bake
Marking the 53rd anniversary of the passing of Rebbetzin Chana, two girls schools in Crown Heights – Bnos Chomesh and Lamplighters – joined together for a unity challah bake.
Weekly Story: Why So much Suffering?
As today is Vov Tishrei, the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, we present our weekly story – one final chapter in the story of Malka, the orphaned girl who learned from the Rebbe that she wasn’t abandoned, and her incredible encounter with Rebbetzin Chana.
Boiler Explosion Destroys Bulgaria Chabad House
The explosion of a hot water boiler in the mikvah of the Chabad House in Bulgaria has left the site unusable. The powerful blast rocked the Chabad House, according to Shliach Rabbi Yossi Solomon, who explains that almost the entire Beis Chabad was destroyed as a result of the explosion.
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