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.
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.
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.
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!
An out of control car ended up on top of another on Empire Blvd Sunday night, which thankfully resulted in no serious injuries.
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”.
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.
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.
Whether you’re a rabbi or layperson, teacher or businessman, worker or executive – you must use your respective role as a platform for sharing the light of Torah and Judaism.
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
Just in time for Yomim Noroim a new series ‘Songs of Awe’ – some of the most classic Chabad Nigunim, will get you into the spirit of the Yom Tov – the days of awe. The negunim are sung by Chazzan Aryeh Leib Hurwitz and Sholom Lieberman.
We are organizing people to go and blow Shofar in the homes of those in Our community, Crown Heights. who for whatever reason are not able to go to shul for Tekiyas Shofar. Please see links below for REQUESTS and for VOLUNTEERS.
After major success in the summer with the 13 day farbrengen camp, the directors saw a need to make a sukkos camp as well. Thus, the Sukkos Surfing camp was established. The age group is 15-17 years old.
Rabbi Yosef Braun of The Crown Heights Beis Din has published a Day-to-Day Halachic guide for the month of Tishrei Shnas Hakhel – Part I (until 13 Tishrei 5784).
Road milling will take place on Albany Ave in Crown Heights this week, bringing with it expected traffic and noise disturbances on Erev Rosh Hashana.
Rosh Hashana, the head of the Jewish year, is one of the most important days in our calendar. Hear Rabbi Moshe Bryski discuss some of the most fundamental themes of the day.
Anash of Moscow, Russia, gathered Motzei Shabbos for the first night of Selichos, which first began with an in depth Farbrengen and culminated with Selichos.
