New Engagement!
Sholom Lazaroff (Houston, TX) to Raizel Barber (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Wednesday, 8:30pm Ulam Chana 556 Crown St.
A Glimpse into My Father’s Strength: Rabbi Wagner’s Unwavering Dedication to Torah
About a year and a half ago, I found myself sitting on my father’s bed, chatting with my sister. Rabbi Akiva Wagner, our father, was a revered Rosh Yeshiva and a devoted family man. Despite his illness, he always tried to make time for us, his children.
A Tribute to Rabbi Akiva Wagner, The Rosh Yeshiva of Chabad Toronto
Author and Historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin provides a moving and insightful tribute to Rabbi Akiva Wagner OBM, the Rosh Yeshiva of Chabad Toronto who cared for every student.
From Sderot to Tel Aviv, Israel Under Rocket Attack
From Sderot to Tel Aviv, Israeli civilians are running to shelters as nearly 100 rockets have been fired from Gaza in the last few hours.
Terror Attack on Lag B’Omer Kills Two Jews at Tunisia Synagogue
A Tunisian security officer who was wounded in Tuesday’s shooting attack outside a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba has died, hospital sources said, bringing the death toll to six including the shooter.
JEM: An Incredible Miracle Story
Mrs. Gila Lilian turned to the Rebbe for a blessing for her unborn child. The heart defects vanished.
JEM: Why the Rebbe Stopped This Movie
In the late 1980s, Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz was a Chabad emissary in Los Angeles, California. He recalls having a great idea to pitch to producers in Hollywood. But after he asked the Rebbe for his blessing, all his plans were changed.
BDE: Anita Isaac, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Anita Isaac OBM, the sister of Crown Heights resident Mazal Zirkind.
Missionaries Target Jewish Homes In Crown Heights
A lone missionary spreading Kfirah has been targeting Jewish homes in Crown Heights, leaving a missionary book on Union Street homes that have a Mezuzah and spreading leaflets at homes without.
Amid Gaza Campaign, Lag BaOmer Parades Canceled in Israel’s South, Go Online
With renewed rocket fire expected to last for days following a dramatic IDF operation targeting terrorists in Gaza, Chabad centers in Israel’s south announced the immediate cancellation of hundreds of Lag BaOmer parades. Within hours of the order from Israel’s Home Front command to evacuate towns along the Gaza border, the Chabad-Lubavitch Youth Organization of Israel launched a virtual program for kids.
Newly Produced by JEM: Lag B’Omer 5750
On a specially-built raised platform in front of 770, the Rebbe’s talks on Lag B’Omer 5750 – 1990 were addressed to tens of thousands who had gathered from around the world to be present at the Lag B’Omer parade, a grand salute to Jewish pride.
Obituary: Rabbi Akiva Wagner, 55, Beloved Educator in Toronto
Rabbi Akiva Gershon Wagner, the beloved founding rosh yeshivah (principal) of Yeshivas Lubavitch in Toronto, whose deeply insightful Torah classes enlightened and inspired thousands of students in classrooms and online, passed away Iyar 17 (May 8) after a long illness. He was 55.
Targeted Assassination Kills Three Palestinian Islamic Jihad Leaders in Gaza
Israel’s military targeted the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement early Tuesday. The Israeli army spokesperson’s unit said it killed three leaders of the terrorist organization.
Video of the Day
At the Lag B’Omer Hadluka of the Lelover Rebbe last night, much of the singing took place around Chabad Negunim, and was filmed by Rabbi Chaim Dalfin.
JLI: How a Nazi Solider Helped Me Through the Death March
Rabbi Nissan Mangel, Holocaust survivor, and renowned author and lecturer, was all but 10 years old when he came to the concentration camps. This interview is by Annabel Anisfeld, an Actor / Writer / Director from London, England, and a recent graduate from NYU Tisch.
Gallery: Meron on the Holy Day of Lag B’Omer
Chabad photographer Dov Ber Hechtman has been in Meron since before the beginning of the festivities documenting the sites, crowds, and events that have converged at the holy gravesite of the Rashbi.
The Great Parade LIVE NOW: Lag B’Omer Parade Live from New York 2023
Join this live broadcast at 10:30am of the grand Lag B’Omer parade at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in New York, where thousands of Jewish children are gathering for this special event.
