Each summer, thousands seek respite from their busy lives and head to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for some well-deserved R&R. They come for the mountain climbing, cave crawling, hiking the Flume Gorge, driving up Mt. Washington and to see some breath-taking views.
More than 600 people packed the Ventnor, NJ, Beach for the 11th Annual Jewish Summer Fest at the Jersey Shore. The Event was organized by Chabad at the Shore.
The number of New Yorkers with the Zika virus has increased to 505 — 51 of them pregnant women — as city officials are urging New Yorkers, particularly pregnant women and their partners, to refrain from traveling to Zika-ridden countries for the next year.
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA), located in Longmeadow, MA, opened its doors yesterday, August 30, for the 2016-17 school year and is proud to welcome its student body for its 71st year of offering excellence in Judaic and secular education to families of the greater Springfield area.
The untimely passing of Rabbi Avremi Groner, a 43 year old loving father, husband, and son, has left the Chabad community in London and around the world in shock.
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Re’eh. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can we be sure to receive G-d’s blessings?
With great sadness we inform you of the untimely passing of Reb Motti Lipsh OBM, a young father from Kfar Chabad who was battling a terrible illness. He was 47 years old.
Tzvi Alperowitz, 20, of Great Britain and Mayer Brook, 19, of Brooklyn, New York, both rabbinical students, were in Rapid City early last week and in Pierre on Thursday. Along the way, they stopped at landmark South Dakota sights such as Mount Rushmore and the Capitol Dome.
Beit Chabad in Assaf HaRofeh Hospital in Rishon L’Tzion is running a summer camp experience for children who are admitted to day admissions area of the hospital. The program includes drawing, singing, dancing, and workshops, including one on eating healthy, which is run by a health professional under Chabad supervision.
A massive Kiddush Hashem unfold on a Sydney beach today when Hatzalah volunteers were the first to respond to an emergency in which seven vacationing students were drowning in the ocean.
Yakov Kulik (Sydney, Australia) and Sara Guedj (Paris, France)
For the grand finale trip, Yeshivas Kayitz Kingston went to one of the first cities where the Frierdiker Rebbe sent Shluchim – Worcester, Massachusetts. They were hosted by Rabbi Mendel Fogelman, whose father, Rabbi Hershel Fogelman, OBM, came to Worcester over 70 years ago.
Crown Heights comedian and filmmaker Moshe Kravitzky recently took a ride with Uber; his driver spent most of the ride talking to him about G-dliness and how to make the world a better place. When they arrived at his destination, the driver excitedly pulled out his phone and showed Moshe where he gets his daily dose of inspiration – JEM’s daily video of the Rebbe app.
In honor of the upcoming Shloshim of Mrs. Chaia Mushka Stiefelmann, OBM, beloved Shlucha in S. Paulo, Brazil, and loving mother to four children, we present the English transcript of a lecture delivered by her husband, Rabbi Avraham Stiefelmann, in loving memory of his wife.
In response to those who said Tel Aviv is not a holy city, a group of young volunteers working in tandem with Chabad on the Coast wrapped Tefilin with 262 men in just under 10 hours, setting a world record!
It only started about a month ago, but is already growing rapidly and gaining interest. “Memaleh Kol Almin” is the unique name of the new program which arranges, matches, and connects study partners in Chassidus from all over the world.
Chabad of Vancouver Island, Victoria, opened the Verrier Family Chabad Centre for Jewish Life and Learning last Wednesday, August 24th, in a historic ceremony.
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