In a festive event, a new Torah scroll was brought into the city’s “Beit Menachem” synagogue. Taking place at minus 28 degrees Celsius, the inauguration of the new Torah scroll in Novosibirsk can easily enter the Guinness Book of Records for the coldest Torah inauguration ceremony in history.
Rabbi Gershon Avtzon of Cincinnati, OH, answers a weekly question pertaining to relevant issues in the Chabad community.
Carroll Street and Schenectady Ave became a center for crime last night, with multiple cars having their windows broken.
Yeshayahu Abba Cohen (Alma Atta, Kazakhstan) to Efrat Sademi (Yerushalayim)
Please enjoy these five great classes in the five Mugah Mamorim that the Rebbe said, certified and edited in honor of this special day, taught by Florida Shliach Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz.
Meir and Chaviva (nee Katz) New from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Celebrities and film-makers, Bess Myerson included, visit the Rebbe. The Rebbe encourages them to use their platform for good.
As we celebrate the Year of Hakhel, join us in creating the Unity Menorah – a Menorah made of collective brushstrokes both real and virtual.
A new gang has made a move in Crown Heights this past week, targeting an expensive motorcycle parked behind a community member’s home.
With Yud Daled Kislev under one week away, Chassidim around the world are preparing for the joyous day. To assist you, your family, school, or community in preparing for the special day, Vaad Or vechom Hahsikashrus is pleased to present our resource site on Yud Daled Kislev and its celebration over the years in 770. Including ready-to-print articles in English and Hebrew, learning material, videos, and more.
One of the most powerful messages Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel received was when the Lubavitcher Rebbe challenged him to recognize that even the greatest accusations towards God could be born out of an innate appreciation that He exists.
With Elon Musk’s recent Twitter takeover, he vowed to make the public aware of what really happened at Twitter during the Hunter Biden Laptop story. At 5:00pm Friday, the story was broken on Twitter by Reporter Matt Taibbi.
Yehouda Arie Leib Abrahami (Epinay Sur Seine, France) to Dvora-Rahel Attal (Pantin, France)
Tanya Applied Episode 87 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The Tanya Applied radio show is broadcast every Saturday night, 10:00PM–10:30PM EDT.
Watch our executive director, Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin, give a “behind the scenes” tour of JEM! In this video, he shares what Jem does and what it’s all about.
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
The Shmotkin-Federman Family ha released a statement to the untold numbers of friends, islanders and former islanders, colleagues, classmates and beneficiaries of Chabad emissaries to the Virgin Islands — Rabbi Asher and Henya Federman — and to the world Jewish community at large.
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