Thousands of Breslov Chasidim who are making their way to Uman for Rosh Hashana have experienced the warm and generous hospitality of Rabbi Shaul Horowitz, chief rabbi and Shliach to Vinnitza, Ukraine.
While honey may play a pivotal role in the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, few if any give much thought to the thick, gold colored substance that will be gracing the tables of Jewish families worldwide. Yet for chasidic beekeeper Uri Laio, honey, and the bees that produce it, are not just part of a holiday observance, but a focal point of his life.
Astor & Black Custom LLC, a once successful company founded by Lubavitcher David Schottenstein, is shutting its doors and filing for bankruptcy liquidation.
The Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Dovid Lau, has called for more humane treatment of the chickens used in the Kapparos ceremony performed by most orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Every Motzei Shabbos over the past 5 months of the Australian winter, about 50 fathers and sons would arrive at the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Sydney to learn together, while enjoying light refreshments, a story and a raffle.
With sadness we inform you of the passing of Mrs. Leah Edelman, OBM, of Paris, France.
Two intrepid young rabbis are going “up the river” for the High Holidays — to a federal lockup in Brooklyn, where they will lead Rosh Hashana services for Jewish convicts.
Going for a walk Monday evening, our photographer observed crews hard at work cleaning up the mounds of trash left behind by the hundreds of thousands of revelers, who paraded down Eastern Parkway that day to celebrate West Indian heritage and culture.
Chassidic rapper Ari Lesser busts out some rhymes in his latest composition in honor of Rosh Hashana.
Back in 2009, Rabbi Benny Zippel of Chabad of Utah hosted a workshop on the upcoming Jewish New Year. While blowing the Shofar, family dog Chewy decided to join in and add his voice to the mix.
It’s Labor Day once again, which brings up some very important questions: Where is the best Labor Day sale? Where did I put my dark hats?
Rabbi Benny Hershcovich, Shliach in Cabo, Mexico, delivers his brief and hilarious thoughts on the coming holiday of Rosh Hashana, titled ‘Happy Birthday World!’
Chaim Stern (Crown Heights) and Chaya Mushka korf (Miami Beach, FL)
Mining magnate Yoseph Gutnick, one of Australia’s most senior Chabad rabbis, has been ordered to pay one million Australian dollars after a judge found him guilty of “misleading and deceptive conduct” in a business deal with a fellow Lubavitcher in Melbourne.
Maxim and Chana (nee Rose) Cohen (Hale, UK)
A special Selichos program for the students of Beis Rivka took place on Motzei Shabbos.
Yossi and Faigy Stern (Bal Harbor, FL)
