Over 20 years ago, JEM launched the My Encounter project, an ambitious undertaking to collect firsthand accounts of personal interactions and experiences with the Rebbe. Recently, their mission took them a flight away: to Argentina.
In the week when we learn of the blessings that Yaakov gives his children before his passing, we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the general and deeper meaning of the traditional blessing that we give to a person on his birthday.
One Sunday, my son Benny couldn’t make it to school. That afternoon, I received a message from his Rebbi, Rabbi Haberman, checking in. He asked how Benny was feeling. I explained why he was absent, and then shared a moment of nachas that had just unfolded at home.
A former Buddhist-seeking, tattooed college student from a tiny Pennsylvania town now teaches Chasidic philosophy steps from the Mediterranean, guiding a fast-growing English-speaking community in Hadera, Israel.
Thank you for being part of this important mitzvah and for supporting families at one of the most significant moments of their lives.
The month of Kislev brought an inspiring wave of ruchniyus, energy, and togetherness to Oholei Torah Mesivta with many meaningful events and moments across the month.
Boruch Phillips (Woschester, MA) to Bassie Blesofsky (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Small Hall
From Panama to Hawaii to England, the children gathered at the 112-acre grounds in the Verdugo Hills of Glendale for a week of connection, growth, and shared experiences.
Mendel Stern (Melbourne, Australia) to Fruma Pevzner (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
In Episode 61 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, reporter/producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Yossi and Rebbetzin Malki Rodal, whose shlichus has brought them from Australia’s sprawling Outback to the more settled city of Newcastle.
Mrs. Chaya Teldon co-founded Chabad of Long Island together with her husband, Rabbi Tuvia Teldon, in 1977. She has continued to serve in that role since, as well as lecturing around the world. She was interviewed in December 2025.
A triumphant Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office to become the Big Apple’s mayor just moments into the New Year — kicking off an uncharted era with a proud socialist at the helm of the nation’s largest city.
Camp Emunah’s traveling shluchos or better known as Cali-Emunah is getting ready for its 30th summer of its transformative program, continuing its mission to inspire and uplift girls through a powerful and immersive journey across the West Coast and beyond.
Why are so many Chabad bochrim struggling in, and potentially at risk of leaving Yeshiva? A complex question with an assuredly complex answer. I don’t claim to possess it. What I do know is that it is not the Israeli army.
With great sadness we report the passing of Doby Emanuel OBM, a Chabad husband, father, and son, just two weeks short of his 31st birthday, following an extended illness.
A classic case of de-escalation and professionalism after an erratic man attempted to steal from a Crown Heights store Tuesday night.
Yossi Spalter (Weston, FL) Rochel Tenenbaum (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:00pm at The JCM
