Tips for a Non-Tipsy Simchas Torah
Simchas Torah can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But the one thing Simchas Torah should not mean to anyone? An excuse to get drunk.
Weekly Story: Uspizin Part 3 of 3
As promised, I am posting a story for the Ushpizin of Friday night, Shemini Atzeres and Motzei Shabbos Simchas Torah. The story of the Frierdiker Rebbe was written by my father, Reb Meir a”h. As always your feedback is most welcomed.
Alternate Side Parking Suspended Oct 7th-9th For Shemini Atzeres, Simchas Torah, and Columbus Day
Alternate side parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Saturday through Monday, October 7-9, 2023 for Shemini Atzereth, Simchas Torah, & Columbus Day. Parking meters remain in effect.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Hashem, The Torah, Moshe, The Rebbe, and the Love for the Jewish People
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman tells an inspiring story of an Israeli man who found the unique direction the Rebbe’s Sichos a magnetic draw back to his Judaism.
Chabad Chosid Struck by A Vehicle and Killed In Netanya
A tragic hit and run has taken the life of Raphael Benlolo OBM, a Chabad chosid from Netanya who was struck by a vehicle and killed in his home town.
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“Vlokach L’Mtaher”, A Torah from R’ Shlomo Zalman of Kapust Published From Manuscript
Two remarkable Torahs from R’ Shlomo Zalman from Kapust on Sukkos has been published from manuscript for the first time.
Siberian Shluchim Gather For Regional Kinus
In the heated sukkah, protected from the cold that is already prevailing in Siberia, the rabbis Chabad in Siberia gathered for a local Kinus Hashluchim held in the city of Novosibirsk, the capital of Siberian region of Russia.
JEM: The Story of the Rebbe’s Incredible Kindness to A Couple on their Wedding Day
The wedding was to take place the same night as the Rebbe’s Farbrengen. The Rebbe came up with a simple solution.
Before being called to the Torah for his bar mitzvah aliyah at the Choral Synagogue.in Kharkov, Ukraine, Yisroel Moskovitz helps resident bless the lulav and etrog. Photo courtesy Chabad of Kharkov
Joyous Bar Mitzvah Celebrated in Sukkah in Kharkov, Ukraine
Perhaps nowhere in Ukraine was Sukkot more widely celebrated this year than in Kharkov, the country’s second-largest city. There, in the eastern part of the country, close to the border with Russia, that Yisroel Moskovitz became a bar mitzvah during Chol Hamoed, the intermediate days of Sukkot.
Weekly Letter: The Question of Women Participating in Hakofos on Simchas Torah
On the question of women participating in hakofos on Simchas Torah – the Rebbe clarifies in this letter, some points (which he had made during a personal meeting with the correspondent) which need to be considered so that the actual practice should conform to halachah.
Crown Heights Safe Tech Expanded Isru Chag Hours
In response to the many requests from guests and students returning to yeshiva and schools right after YomTov, we will be open on Isru Chag from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.
Gallery: Simchas Bais Hashoeva Takes Over The Streets of Paris
Over a hundreds men, woman, and children congregated in Bastille Square in Paris for a Simchas Bais Hashoeva event complete with music, stuntman, and dancing.
Mobile Sukkah in the City of Sydney
With a full four days of Chol HaMoed Sukkos, and the temperature unseasonably hot reaching an average of 35 Celsius, CBDChabad Sydney was undeterred in taking their annual Sukkah Mobile Pilgrimage across the City of Sydney and the surrounding suburbs every day of Chol HaMoed.
Shliach Makes Birthday Hachlata to Teach the Rebbe and the Rebbe’s Fathers Teachings on the Zohar
Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Chabad Lubavitch Southwest Florida who teaches weekly insights of The Rebbe on the Parsha as well as a Mamar of the Rebbe on YouTube, has taken on a new initiative in honor of his Birthday. The Hachlata, to teach The Rebbe and The Rebbe’s Father teachings on the Zohar every week.
Powerball Jackpot Climbs to $1.4 Billion
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.4 billion after no players matched all six numbers and hit it rich Wednesday night.
Bochur Seriously Injured In Fall, At Least Four Arrested During Wednesday Night Simchas Bais Hashoeva in Crown Heights
Wednesday night, the second to last night of Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5784 in Crown Heights was an active night for Simchas Bais Hashoeva, and unfortunately not for all good reasons.
Here’s My Story: How I Got Engaged In My Sleep
Rabbi Yosef Posner has served as a Chabad emissary in Skokie, Illinois, since 1981. He is currently the president of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc). He was interviewed in November 2022.
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