But while R’ Mendel very much lives in “today,” he is also a staunch defender of the idea of “gezhe,” or the value of holding on to one’s past that can be traced to the old home back in Russia.
We are now pleased to announce that the US Embassy will hold a special event at Chaim V’Chessed offices on Monday, February 5. At the event, parents of newborns will be able to apply for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) and first-time passport for their children.
Merkaz Sefarad Chabad in partnership with the Lipsker and Zaets families, (decendants of the Abir Yaacov and the Baba Sali), invite you to join in the annual Hiloula of Rabbi Yitzchak Abuhatzeira this coming Tuesday night, January 23rd.
A Crown Heights resident taking a walk Tuesday morning captured the beautiful sunrise over Eastern Parkway by the Brooklyn Museum.
Growing up in the upwardly mobile Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., award-winning photographer Marc Asnin says he was always a “loud and proud Jew” with a big heart and a deep concern for the underdog and the bullied—the kinds of people who have defined his professional life as a documentary photographer.
The IDF announces the names of twenty one soldiers who were killed in an incident in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, during which two building collapsed following a large explosion, and a tank was apparently hit by an RPG.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan today announced a pioneering medical debt relief program, that will invest $18 million over three years to relieve over $2 billion in medical debt for hundreds of thousands of working-class New Yorkers.
Israeli leaders have proposed a cease-fire of up to two months in exchange for the release of all the hostages in Gaza, officials said Monday.
It’s Tu B’Shvat already, and Mr. Greens on Albany Ave is well prepared. As everyone searches for a new fruit to make a Shehecheyanu on, Mr. Greens has arranged for a wide variety of exotic and delicious fruit for any palate.
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Commissioner Keith Howard today announced the opening of applications for the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), providing 100,000 summer jobs and other paid opportunities to young people ages 14-24.
In this Meaningful Interviews program, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin questions Rabbi Elchonon Poupko, a noted author and 11th generation Rabbi, about his opinion on Chabad-Litvak relationship, the 770 issue, Chasidus study at YU and Litvish yeshivos, the Rebbe and his ancestors.
To assist Chassidim and their families in their preparation, Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus is pleased to present our Chof Beis Shevat resource site, filled with hundreds of interesting and useful resources on the life of the Rebbetzin.
The Rohr Chabad House at UW-Madison hopes a proposed five-story expansion can help alleviate two persistent space crunches in Downtown Madison: one largely within its own facilities, the other in off-campus student housing stock.
With Hashem’s help and the Rebbe’s brachos, Mikvah.org is excited to announce the soft launch of a Taharas Hamishpacha Helpline, staffed by experienced certified Kallah Teachers, and Rabbinically endorsed by a committee of prominent Chabad Rabbonim who are experts in this field.
I could never wrap my head around it. The more the merrier, no? Why say “no” to more good? Why not accept more donations and save them for later? What does “more than enough” even mean? Until, one day, I heard myself saying, over and over, “It’s so nice of you to offer, but we have more than enough, boruch Hashem.”
Ornamental artifacts, including colorful glass and stone beads —probably originating from trade with distant regions, a bronze pin, and 4,000-year-old pottery vessels, were recently discovered inside an ancient dolmen, excavated by Uri Berger, Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist in the Golan.
How to handle failure and pain. Former Congressional candidate Scott Shore recalls the Rebbe’s life changing advice after he lost the election.
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