As we get ready to usher in the New Year 5786, I wish to take this opportunity to reflect on this past year and to give thanks to Hashem and to His many helpers who ensure our good work continues.
The Machzor Companions are prepared for those davening at home without a minyan. They include an easy-to-follow guide to the Piyuttim along with explanations, annotations and suggested niggunim.
The shock having subsided and the post-Oct. 7th world now a reality? We asked four rabbis to walk us through what they’ll be sharing in their synagogues during this High Holiday season.
On Rosh Hashanah 1956, the weather was anything but pleasant. Rain poured down all day, leaving the streets unusually empty. Many assumed that under such conditions, the traditional half-hour march would surely be canceled. They were wrong.
More than 200 heads of state and their entourages have descended upon New York City to mark the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly this week.
In a letter released by the committee behind the annual Simchas Beis Hashoeva event on Kingston Ave, and signed by Rabbonim, Mosdos, and community leaders, a firm message was sent: Street vendors will not be tolerated.
With great sadness we report the passing of Sholom Meir Rimler OBM, the son of Rabbi Tzvi and Pearl Rimler of Crown Heights. He passed away Sunday morning, the 28th of Elul, 5785.
In an important announcement for the Crown Heights community, Harav Yosef Braun of the Crown Heights Beis Din reminds the community that there is no Eruv, speaks about Kashrus, addresses extremist violence, and Tznius in the community.
As Rosh Hashana approaches, we are once again preparing a beautiful space for תשליך at the corner of Montgomery Street and Albany Avenue.
As was the Rebbe’s custom, a yearly letter called a Michtav Kloli was sent out to the Chassidim. The Michtav Klali suitable for this year’s Rosh Hashanah is available here for download in three languages.
That restlessness inside? It’s your soul calling. With wit and wisdom, this talk invites you to slow down, tune in, and embrace your unique mission—not with dramatic change but by answering where it counts most.
A Friday bomb scare which caused the evacuation of Chabad UC Santa Barbara has had it’s cause revealed, a kitchen timer in a box of cutlery.
The rare hoard of 22 bronze coins, over 1,600 years old (4th century CE) was discovered in a small crevice prepared deep in an underground hiding complex lying beneath the ruins of the Lower Galilee ancient settlement of Hukok.
Three major Western powers – Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia – formally announced on Sunday the recognition of the State of Palestine, in what they described as a coordinated effort to revive prospects for a two-state solution in the Middle East.
In preparation for Rosh Hashanah, the Shochtim in charge of slaughtering poultry and meat for Russian Jews came to the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar Shlita, to inspect their slaughtering knives (chalofim), as is customary in these days preceding the New Year.
Portugal will recognize a Palestinian state on Sunday, country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Maggid Shiur in Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of Rosh Hashanah and the Ten Days of Teshuva, Blowing Shofar and Tzom Gedalia for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
