New Engagement!
Meish (ben Yitzchok) Wolf (Chicago, IL) and Mushkee (bas Leibel) Raskin (Melbourne, Australia)
Video: This Year’s Basi LeGani in Plain English
Learn the main themes of the Maamar Basi LeGani that is being studied this year by Chabad Chassidim all over the world in an easy-to-understand class given by Rabbi Moishe New of the Montreal Torah Center.
Tu B’Shvat: B’nos Chomesh to Host Art Event
B’nos Chomesh Academy invites the women of Crown Heights to participate in an art event this Tu B’shvat, the proceeds of which will benefit the beloved educational institution.
Thursday: Marmulszteyn Siyum Sefer Torah
The Crown Heights community is invited to attend a Hachnosas Sefer Torah, celebrating the completion of a Sefer Torah started last year by Rabbi Shmuel Marmulszteyn, OBM.
Photos: Praying at the Ohel on Yud Shvat
In honor of Yud Shvat, the day of the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the day The Rebbe accepted the nesius, many made their way to the Ohel to Daven and learn at the Ohel.
Photos: Oihel Nosson Hosts Yud Shvat Farbrengen
Oihel Nosson hosted a Farbrengen Tuesday night in honor of Yud Shvat. Farbrenging with the crowd was Rabbi Manis Friedman, who delved into the topic of Hiskashrus to the Rebbe and how it goes both ways.
Londoners Say Israel’s Human Rights Record Worse than ISIS
The Israel Advocacy Movement took to the streets of London to ask who has the worst record for human rights, Israel, ISIS, North Korea, Iran or Saudi Arabia. What people said will shock you.
Kipah Debate in France Seen as a Blessing in Disguise
When a community leader in the southern French city of Marseille recently suggested that Jewish men and boys should stop wearing their kipahs in public for fear of anti-Semitic attacks, he inadvertently launched a healthy dialogue on just how important it is for Jews to be able to practice their faith openly, say leaders of Chabad-Lubavitch in France.
Farbrengen Video, Photos Released for Yud Shvat
Special video from a Yud Shvat Farbrengen in 1983 along with a extensive gallery of photos Yud Shvat over the years are among a few of the things JEM has made available in honor of Yud Shvat.
Interactive Yud Shevat Class: “How the Red Sea Got Real”
In honor of Yud Shevat, join a live interactive class tonight at 8:00 p.m. EST with renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Tzvi Freeman entitled “How the Red Sea Got Real.”
New Engagement!
Gershon Klein (Manchester, England) and Miri Loschak (S. Barbra, CA)
Letter: To the Person Who Vandalized My Sister’s Picture
Recently, Menachem Roetter hung up a flyer in a Chabad Shul in the Detroit area inviting the community to join his family in honoring the memory of his sister, Pesha Leah, who passed away six years ago in a terrible car accident. A few days later, he stopped by the Shul and was shocked to discover that the sign had been vandalized – the photo of his sister had been torn out.
Video: Basi Legani on the Last Yud Shvat
Rabbi Moshe Klein, who was a volunteer for Hatzalah and helped attend to the Rebbe during the difficult years following his stroke in 1992, relates a story that transpired on the last Yud Shvat before Gimmel Tammuz, in 1994.
Zumba Recital at Friendship Circle
A winter Motzei Shabbos may seem to drag on and on, but for a group of young woman with special needs, it never seemed long enough.
Tonight: 66th Anniversary of Yud Shvat
Tonight is Yud Shvat; on this day 66 years ago the Frierdiker Rebbe passed away, and exactly one year later the Rebbe assumed leadership of the Lubavitch movement. We present for out readers a collection of videos and learning material, specially produced and compiled for this auspicious day.
Major Snowstorm May Hit NYC Friday
A major winter storm will hit the northeastern United States with the potential for heavy snow to impact more than 50 million people at the end of the week.
Cure Found for Multiple Sclerosis
A cutting-edge new stem cell therapy is achieving “miraculous” results in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, leaving many able to walk again while showing signs that the disease has been stopped dead in its tracks.
