JEM: Why Youth Seek ‘Culture’ in Foreign Countries
The youth feel a void, they are thirsty for purpose and meaning in life. Three individuals recount their return to Judaism.
BDE: Rabbi Shimon Heshkovitz, 27, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Shimon (Shimmy) Heshkovitz OBM a Shliach of the Rebbe in Ofakim, EY. He passed away on Tuesday, the 26th of Elul, 5783, after battling an illness.
Chabad of Poland Launches Emergency Appeal To Feed Over 5,000 Local and Ukrainian Jews During Rosh Hashanah
As Jews across the world begin to prepare for the High Holidays, Chabad of Poland has begun to coordinate holiday food preparation at a record scale of more than 5,000 meals and food packages to help Polish and Ukrainian Jews to help celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
Gallery: First Pictures of Chabad of South Broward Gala Dinner at The Gulfstream
Enjoy this sneak peak from Chabad of South Broward’s 42nd Annual Gala Dinner that took place this year at the Gulfstream.
Baby Boy!
Bentzi and Devorah Leah (nee Koncepolski) Sasson from the Five Towns, NY had a baby boy!
Walk Your Child Through Tishrei With The Rebbe in 770
Imagine being able to walk your child through the front door of 770, straight into the incredible sights, sounds, experiences, and life-changing memories of Tishrei with the Rebbe. JEM’s new series of the acclaimed Good Night My Child project aims to do just that.
22 Years Later, A Memorial Commemorates The Fallen
Chabad photographer Dov Ber Hechtman captured the moments of the 9/11 memorial service for the fallen that took place today in Manhattan.
Baby Girl!
Betzalel and Miri (nee Kahn) Scheinfeld from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Mrs. Devorah Greenberg
Photo courtesy Greenberg family
Obituary: Mrs. Devorah Greenberg, 85, Descendants Lead 50 Chabad Centers
Mrs. Devorah Greenberg, the beloved matriarch of a large Chabad family—many of her 17 children and dozens of grandchildren lead more than 50 Chabad-Lubavitch centers around the world—passed away in Bnei Brak, Israel, on the 21st of Av, 5783 (Aug. 8, 2023). She was 85 years old.
Video of the Day
While on his way to Kfar Chabad for his Bar Mitzvah, Zalmy Brown received an EasyJet style shoutout, with his father, Rabbi Shmuli Brown of Chabad of Liverpool Universities, hijacking the planes intercom to shout out a Mazal Tov.
17 Years Later, Mazal Barbas Looks Back on Chabad of Poland’s Impact on Her Family
Mazal Barbaś was born into a Jewish family but growing up during the post-Holocaust communist era her family was scared to tell her about it. In 2006, she first crossed the threshold of Chabad of Poland’s burgeoning Jewish community center and fell into the warm embrace of the newly minted Lubavitch emissaries Rabbi Shalom Ber and Rebbetzin Dina Stambler.
Picture of the Day
When the party for Bubby Morosow’s centenary birthday was being planned, I’m sure they realized that a full banquet hall was needed. The entire family, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren came to celebrate. Happy 100th birthday Bubby Morosow!
Car Crashes, Flips Onto Another Car On Empire Blvd
An out of control car ended up on top of another on Empire Blvd Sunday night, which thankfully resulted in no serious injuries.
New School Inaugurated in Novosibirsk Will Integrate Special Needs Children
The eighteenth of Elul, was an especially auspicious day this year for the Jews of the Siberian capital city of Novosibirsk. On this day two beacons of light for the Jewish nation were born: the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe, also known as the Baal HaTanya, and on this day a brand new, state of the art Jewish Day School was inaugurated. The school, a first of its kind, will integrate special needs children under a project called “Lev”.
Moroccan Shluchim Rally To Help As Country Reels From Earthquake
Aware of the great need for funds, Chabad of Morocco has launched an earthquake relief fund dedicated to providing vital humanitarian aid and supporting the ongoing recovery efforts.
LIVE at 7:00PM: Completion of the 9th Unity Sefer Torah
Join for the Siyum Sefer Torah, celebrating the conclusion of writing the 9th unity Torah Scroll, where Jews world-wide participate in sponsoring their own individual letter in the unity Sefer Torah. The event is hosted by Chabad House of Quebec in Montreal, Canada.
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