On Sunday May 26, Lag B’Omer, the Jewish community of Baltimore gathered for an incredible Lag B’Omer parade and fair. Presented by Chabad-Lubavitch of Baltimore under the leadership of Regional Director Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, and co-hosted by The Shul at the Lubavitch Center, Cheder Chabad of Baltimore, and Chabad of Park Heights.
Shluchos attending the Chabad on Campus International Kinus HaShluchos visited the Sheba Medical Center to show support and hear the experiences of wounded IDF soldiers, October 7 terror victims, and Chabad on Campus alumni staffing the hospital.
Marc Asnin, an award winning photographer, who took the photos of the Rebbe and Chabad for two articles in the New York Times Magazine, in time for the publishing of his new book The Oracle: Portraits of Rebbe Mendel Schneerson, reunited with the shliach who assisted him in his assignment.
This year, with Lag baOmer falling on a Sunday, hundreds of Jewish children marched together with Jewish pride, carrying large signs with psukim and quotes from our sages in Russian.
An author, speaker, and communal activist, Rabbi Shea Hecht is the chairman of NCFJE, the parent organization of Jewish Released Time. He was interviewed in the years 2015, 2020, and 2023.
When I found out about this election years ago, I was excited. And I thought to myself how can I get involved. But then I was told that women aren’t allowed to vote.
This is the third Lag BaOmer that Ukrainian Jews have celebrated under the shadow of the relentless crisis, and this year too, they faced numerous challenges.
NYPS Crime Stoppers has published the identity of a wanted man who assaulted and robbed a Jewish man in Crown Heights in December of last year.
Until there is a significant change in the status quo, and the klepotocracy is replaced, the elections are unlikely to bring about the necessary improvements.
Over 250 pledge cards with Mitzvahs for Israel were recently pledged at the bar mitzvah of young shliach Ziggy Burston in Monroe, New York.
An open letter to all the candidates of the Vaad Hakohol election. by Yosef Mendel Heintz, LMSW
A new publication has been printed in honor of the Baba Sali’s fortieth yahrzeit, presenting a compilation of fascinating perspectives and anecdotes from the Baba Sali on growing the beard.
To honor the lifelong dedication of Rabbi Shneur Zalmen Wilschanski OBM, to studying and disseminating Torah, his children have taken it upon themselves to write a Sefer Torah in his Zechus. The Torah will be housed in Chabad of Raleigh, North Carolina, which is headed by Rabbi Mendy Wilschanski.
In the true spirit of Lag B’Omer, the children got to enjoy the day outdoors playing with bows and arrows, jumping on inflatable games, horseback riding, and visiting the petting zoo, as well as join their own proud parade.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin gives an overview of a famed and much loved Lubavitch figure, Reb Meilich Zwiebel.
Over 150 campus Shluchos from around the world are gathering in Eretz Yisrael by the Chabad on Campus International Kinus HaShluchos 5784 for five days of inspiration, connection, and growth.
In The Three Missing Pieces, you’ll uncover why – no matter how hard you tried – some students didn’t master Kriah this year, and how you can ensure all students will gain this lifelong skill.
