The islands of the Caribbean are, for the average American, an exotic escape from the stresses of mainland life. For a small group of dedicated Chabad Shluchim, however, trips to these aesthetically-rich yet spiritually-barren oases are not just visits – they’re a life-time commitment.
On Tuesday, September 20, more than 65 people filled the shul at Chabad of Orange County, directed by Rabbi Pesach and Chana Burston, for a special evening with IDF Commando Mr. Sassy Reuven commemorating 40 years since Operation Thunderbolt – the Raid on Entebbe.
Chabad ties to the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk are deep, dating well back to the beginning of the previous century. The Rebbe’s father, Reb Levi Yitzchok Schneersohn, served as the city’s chief Rabbi for more than 20 years, and it was in this Ukrainian metropolis that the Rebbe and his brothers were raised.
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen worked in the rabbinate in England and Belgium until his retirement in 2008. He is presently a scholar-in-residence at the JCC in Manhattan. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in March of 2015.
Infants who get a taste of eggs and peanuts starting when they’re as young as 4 months old may have a lower risk of developing allergies to those foods than babies who try them later, a research review suggests.
Just in time for Rosh Hashanah, renowned cooking expert Leah Schapira shares three easy techniques on how to braid a round challah.
In honor of Chai Elul, the Alter Rebbe’s birthday, two Chabad musicians have teamed up to present us with a new and moving rendition of a classic Chabad Niggun.
Jewish community leaders and police liaisons from all over New York City gathered at One Police Plaza in Manhattan for the annual High Holiday briefing, which was delivered this year by newly-appointed NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill.
Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Dovid Lau slammed extremists who continue to harass Kiryat Gat Chief Rabbi Moshe Havlin .
A delegation of Magen David Adom instructors traveled to the former Soviet Union to train Chabad Shluchim in Russia and Ukraine with administering first aid.
A new booklet in the ongoing project of the “Complete Tanya” has been released by the Kehot Publication Society, just in time for Chai Elul.
A suspect under arrest bolted from police custody last night in Crown Heights. He was recaptured shortly afterwards.
Nestled within Canada’s Selkirk Mountains, the city of Nelson, British Columbia, has neither synagogue nor rabbi. But there are Jews there.
It was a textbook case of competing values. The need for vibrancy and growth vs the desire to preserve the historic came head to head when Chabad at the University of Wisconsin sought permission to demolish an old house on its property.
Chai Elul is one of the most important days in the Chasidic calendar, celebrating the Birthdays of both the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. In honor of this day, JEM presents a special YouTube playlist of Sichas and unique clips related to the day and its relevance to us as Chassidim.
A special Torah is now being written in the merit of Moscow Shliach Rabbi Yitzchak Kogan, whom the Rebbe titled the ‘Tzaddik from Leningrad’ due to his Mesiras Nefesh there during the dark days of the Soviet Union. The Torah scroll was started in honor of his seventieth birthday.
A website that sells designer-only duds for kids whose no returns policy applies only to five areas that are home to large Orthodox Jewish communities says that its rules were enacted as a matter of business and not discrimination.
