Alternate Side Parking Suspended Rosh Hashanah
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations are suspended on Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17, 2023 for Rosh Hashanah. Parking meters remain in effect.
Why Exactly Am I Here on Rosh Hashana?
Why am I here, at Services, on Rosh Hashanah? To feel small. An article on the underlying current of the new year by Rabbi Shimon Posner.
Rabbi DovBer Pinson Stars As Guest on The Michael Savage Show
In a conversation for the ages, Michael Savage speaks with world-renowned Torah scholar, author and spiritual teacher Rabbi DovBer Pinson. Savage and Pinson weave through some of the greatest questions of life and the most pressing topics of our time.
300 People Celebrate Opening of Kollel D’Rav Pinchas and Expansion of Chabad of South Broward
Three hundred people, mainly young men and women under the age of thirty five, celebrated the opening of a new Kollel and the imminent expansion of the major Jewish Center in South Broward, Florida Monday night.
A Torah Scroll At A Chabad House for Israelis in Orange County
The streets of Irvine, located in Orange County, California, witnessed an unusual spectacle this week. The event and ceremony of bringing in the first Torah scroll that was placed in a Chabad house for Israelis, which is located in the city and serves the Israeli community in the entire county.
Audio: Rosh Hashana by The Rebbe
In honor of Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Michoel Seligson has provided an overview of the special day by the Rebbe and included pertinent facts and stories.
Mother and Three Children Turn To Chabad in Poland For Help After Fleeing Ukrainian War
Mariana Tsopa and her three children’s lives were upended on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Chabad of Poland in Warsaw, offered welcomed relief for the family, inviting 250 members of the community to briefly escape the chaos by joining them for a two-week respite during the Passover holiday in 2023.
Mikvah.org Announces Enhanced Search Feature and Tishrei Hours
Mikvah.org has announced a new and improved search feature where they offer access to over a hundred podcast episodes. Now, you can easily filter by the oldest to newest, newest to oldest, and more.
NCFJE Announces New East Flatbush Location, Multi-Location Kaporos Schedule
Baruch Hashem with the continued growth of the Lubavitcher community, the NCFJE together with their sponsors have once again stepped up to help keep the Minhag of Kaparos alive.
Thug Arrested In Crown Heights After Attacking A Lubavitcher Without Provocation
One call to Shomrim, a fast response, and another person who attacked a Jew in an unprovoked assault was under arrest in Crown Heights.
The Shofar Campaign was introduced by the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—in 1953. In the decades since Chabad emissaries and countless volunteers have brought the call of the shofar to street corners, public parks, hospitals, prisons and military bases. Rabbi Shmuel Greisman (center, holding shofar) can be seen bringing the shofar to Israeli soldiers during the month of Elul, 1980.
70 Years of Bringing Shofar to the Streets
Since the beginning of Jewish history, the symbol of the High Holidays has been the shofar, the ancient curved instrument used to inaugurate the Jewish New Year. When Covid created unprecedented obstacles to synagogue attendance, many around the world were still able to hear the shofar’s hallowed cries thanks to a decades-old Chabad-Lubavitch innovation: bringing shofar to the streets.
New Engagement!
Mendele Zilberstrom (Eilad, EY) to Chassi Eizenbach (Kfar Chabad, EY)
Thousands of Food Baskets Distributed in Moscow Ahead of Rosh Hashana
After much organizing and planning, with all the complex logistics underway, Operation “Kimcha deTishrei” was launched this week. Thousands of needy Jews, amongst them elderly, indigent, or large families who are going through a rough patch, will each receive a large food basket during these days in an organized and dignified manner.
Internet and Smart Phones in School Education
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin interviewed Rabbi Yaakov Eckhaus, an educator for 58 years at Lubavitcher Yeshiva. The wide ranging interview, broken up into sections, will cover Internet, Smart Phones in school education, the Rebbe on Parallel Classes and more.
Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati Celebrates 18 Years With Alumni Hakhel
Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, under the leadership of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, has begun their 18th year of stellar Chinuch. To celebrate this special occasion, the Yeshiva arranged – through a vaad of alumni – a grand Hakhel Dinner for all of its alumni at the JCM.
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.
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