More than 40 years after the launch of the first “Unity Torah”—a Torah scroll written for the sake of the unity of the Jewish people worldwide—thousands will gather in Montreal on Sunday, Sept. 10, to honor the completion of the Ninth Unity Sefer Torah, dedicated to the “merit and safety of the people of Ukraine.”
Listen to this moving rendition of “Umi Shechata”, a Chabad melody sung by Yisrolik Besh.
Nearly 150 supporters and friends participated last night in a prestigious event to salute the participants of the ‘Yishshachar and Zebulun’ program, which has been operated in recent years in 770, organized by the Igud Talmidei Hakvutza. The evening provided the supporters with an exciting glimpse of the great work being done.
Rabbi Menachem and Zahava Angster were on a visit to Corvallis, Oregon when they realized the thirst for Jewish connection for Jewish residents of Corvallis, Oregon and the students Oregon State University. So they decided to open a new Chabad Center.
Chabad rabbis and emissaries joined the first-ever mission of American Jewish leaders to Ukraine to explore the dynamics of the crisis facing Ukrainian Jewry. Rabbi Shlomo Peles of JRNU Chabad relief agency and JRNU advisor Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie joined the mission.
Rabbi Levi Teldon, the “Busiest rabbi in showbiz” and Assistant Rabbi and Program Director at Alamo Chabad parodied “Rich Men North of Richmond” right in time for the Yomim Tovim. Be inspired and enjoy.
The Crown Heights community was visited this week by Harav Hagaon Chacham Nissim Ben-Shimon, Rosh Av Bet Din of Tel Aviv – Yafo in honor of Chai Elul and as a preparation for Tishrei 5784.
The famous Brunoy Yeshiva has begun the new school year in the suburbs of Paris with hundreds of students crowding the halls and rooms.
One man was seriously wounded and another lightly wounded when they were stabbed with a butcher’s knife near the Jaffa Gate outside the Old City of Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon.
It has been many decades since the town of Lubavitch has seen a celebration the likes of the one held there this past week to mark two important days on the Chabad calendar: Tes Vov Elul, anniversary of the founding of Tomchei Tmimim, and Chai Elul, birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe.
The earliest believed footage ever published of Avraham Fried singing as an adult has been released. Enjoy!
Rabbi Uri and Devorah Leah Medina, co-directors of Chabad of Rhodes, received a phone call from El Al flight attendants with an urgent request for help. 200 Jewish passengers realized that they would be stranded for Shabbat after their El Al flight had departed Thessaloniki towards Israel 10 hours earlier, but they were only in the air for a few minutes before the plane had to make an emergency landing on Rhodes.
This year, communities around the world are utilizing an innovative tool to tackle their Yom Tov resolutions head-on and make them tangible and practical, a community-wide initiative using Merkos 302’s OneMizvah’s Rosh Hashanah Resolution Template.
As summer comes to an end, Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Ocean Parkway is buzzing with activity as students, both new and returning, kick off another school year.
For the Jewish teens from South America who recently returned from an emotionally charged tour of Eastern Europe and Israel, the trip provided daily experiences of tragedy and hope that left them more committed to Judaism, more proud to be Jewish and thankful for the opportunities to freely practice Judaism.
A Crown Heights Hatzalah ambulance that normally sits in front of 770 Eastern Parkway was moved from the service lane in preparation for yesterdays parade, and wen it returned Tuesday, it had an unwanted addition.
Moshe Krakowski is a professor on American Haredi education and culture, focuses on the relationship between communal worldview, identity, and education. He visited many Hasidic boys’ schools for his research, and joined Frieda Vizel of Brooklyn Tour Guide to speak on the recent controversy.
