In recent days, much of the focus – including at Chaim V’Chessed – has centered on foreign nationals stranded in Israel and urgently seeking a way out amid the ongoing conflict. At the very same time, however, another group of travelers is facing challenges in the opposite direction – those trying to reach Israel.
Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky has been a Talmudic lecturer at Crown Heights’s Oholei Torah yeshivah for over half a century, and is the author of the three-volume series Yemot HaMashiach B’Halacha. He was interviewed in January 2026.
Rabbi Yossi Lebovics, principal of CAS, has announced that beginning this fall—marking the start of the seminary’s 25th year—Mrs. Shana Wolf and Rabbi Shalom Wolf will assume their new roles as directors of the seminary.
As we prepare for the Yom Tov of Pesach – time of our redemption, we find inspiration and a lesson from the Rebbe’s letter with its encouraging massage – of the transition of the Jewish people from the depths of the Egyptian bondage to the Divine Revelation at Mount Sinai – in such a short period of time.
Shaya Lipsh (Brooklyn, NY) to Devori Golomb (London, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Ulam Chana
The Orthodox Union (OU), has released a list of items certified for year-round use which are also kosher-for-Passover, even without special Passover certification.
Five years ago, Yacova Venit, a second grader from Wilmington, Delaware, watched the older kids compete on the JewQ stage. “I want to do this,” she told her mother. Four years later, she was standing on that same stage, a […]
Chabad singer-songwriter Moti Muchnik, also known as Yechida, releases a vibrant new EDM remix of his hit song Faithful Shepherd in honor of Yud Alef Nissan.
His Excellency issued a Proclamation declaring 29 March 2026 as “Education and Sharing Day” in Jamaica, highlighting the importance of education, kindness, and community engagement.
Only 1 week until Pesach. Maos Chitim for Crown Heights families. Give directly and discreetly.
Motty Segall (Miami, FL) to Bryna Etel Kosofsky (Longmeadow, MA)
Simcha Vogel (London, UK) to Mussa Junik (Crown Heights)
Levertov, a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in Phoenix, directs Smile on Seniors with his wife Chani, and maintains regular contact with approximately 50 retirement communities in the Phoenix area.
The Crown Heights Jewish Community Council (CHJCC) is issuing an important notice regarding lemon juice distributed as part of recent Pesach packages.
In honor of Pesach, Mendel Markel has released two new Chabad nigunim — “Mimitzrayim” and “Vihi Sheomdo” — in his signature progressive pop-rock techno fusion style.
Brooklyn Community Board 8 (CB8) has recently presented a proposal at their general board meeting, requesting a bike lane starting at Eastern Parkway going north on Albany and Troy Aves, half of the Albany Ave bike lane will be painted, the other half will be ‘protected.’
Full Pesach meals, available for both dine-in and pickup, will be offered to all at The Rebbe’s Kich in Rubashkin House. Sedorim will also be held, led by Mendy Pellin.
