As this Shabbos is Yud Tes Kislev, the day that the Rebbe Rashab coined Rosh Hashanah L’Chassidus, as well as starling that the spreading and clarifying concepts on Chassidus began in earnest, (and for this reason we find the term before Peterburg (i.e. the chassidus that the Alter Rebbe said before his arrest) and after Peterburg ( the Chassidus he said after his liberation), therefore, I decided to note some aspects about Yud Tes Kislev and Chassidus.
In honor of the Yud Tes Kislev, marking the Geula of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Michoel Seligson has recorded a series including facts and stories about Yud Tes Kislev by the Rebbe.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Yoni Katz runs JewishBrooklyn.nyc which provides Chassidic walking tours around Crown Heights to people of all walks of life. He will be giving this week’s lecture using the phrase “To 770 they are marching in.”
In honor of Yud Tes Kislev, we are excited to kick off a new podcast series focusing on the theme of Building a Family, with a Chassidic discourse.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman explains the special significance of Yud Tes Kislev the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus.
“Leaves” is Rabbi Pinchos Kurinsky’s third collection of lyrical illustrated poems – mostly on spiritual topics, plus autobiographical vignettes and allusions to current political and social issues. Rabbi Kurinsky, a Chabad Rabbi, is particularly fond of insights from Hassidism and kabbalah.
With the approach of the Chag HaGeulah of Yud-Tes Kislev, Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky released an open letter to the community, reminding everyone to take part in the annual ‘Chalukas Hashas,’ an initiative begun by the Alter Rebbe following his release from prison:
There is a mistaken notion by some in the frum community that growing the beard is a chassidic conduct, limited to those with a high level of piety and commitment. A newly published compilation by Rabbi Moshe Nissan Wiener debunks this myth.
The Ohel Bus Service will be providing subsidized transportation round trip from Crown Heights to the Ohel for Yud Tes and Chof Kislev.
Chaim Kaplan (Jerusalem, EY) to Mushka Green (Rochester, MN)
Yehuda Malachowski (Crown Heights) to Devorah Basya Yomtov (Boro Park)
Chabad Stadium is set to make history as it hosts an extraordinary Chanukah celebration on December 11th, 2023, coinciding with the exhilarating Monday Night Football game. This unique event promises to be a night of Jewish solidarity, unity, and pride like never before.
The temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ended Friday morning as the Jewish nation blamed the terror group for “violating” the truce by launching rockets toward Israeli territory before the agreement expired.
We are coming from Yud-Daled Kislev, the 95th wedding anniversary of our Rebbe and Rebbetzen, and it is a fitting time to have an open and honest discussion on the recent trends in Simchas in general and weddings in particular.
A crash on President Street near Kingston Ave left three cars damaged and sent one person to the hospital in Crown Heights Thursday.
The Rebbe’s letter addresses our public relations with the politicians here in the US: in connection with reception in Washington DC where members of Congress were honoring the Rebbe and Chabad with an official declaration of EDUCATION DAY, proclaiming the Rebbe’s birthday as Education Day in America. In his letter, the Rebbe explains the importance of having the cooperation of all people in our efforts to promote our activities (in this case, education for all), for the good of non-Jews and Jews alike.
IDF special forces and ISA forces received six released Israeli hostages inside Israeli territory on Thursday evening, with an additional two released earlier in the day.
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