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.
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.
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