As I begin bezras Hashem the 11th year of this weekly column, based on the feedback I have received, I am making some changes. The primary focus will be to think about what would benefit the community at large in the long run. Simply speaking, if I am working on a new book, I will post sections or chapters of it, so that writing this column doesn’t delay the publication of that book.
In honor of Vov Tishrei, the Rebbe’s home at 1304 President Street, and room in 770, will be open for davening for the following hours.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman talk about Shabbo Shuva, the unique Shabbos between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur that is all about remembering Hashem, and returning to him.
Struggling to have children, a man from Detroit turned to the Lubavitcher Rebbe for help. But the Rebbe’s advice was completely unexpected: look back at a relationship from years ago, and ask for forgiveness.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
The shiur was on the topic of ‘Torah Lo Bashmayim Hi’ – after Matan Torah, Torah decisions are not decided by Heaven. Rabbi Landa qualified when one may or may not listen to a Bas Kol, a Heavenly voice or a Navi, a prophet, in regard to Halachic matters.
For decades, the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) has worked to ensure that this tradition remains accessible to all members of the Brooklyn Jewish communitie.
Historic recordings of Rabbi Zev Katz’s weekly English synopses of the Rebbe’s farbrengens are now available in digital format.
Ari Havlin (Frankfurt, Germany) to Raizel Vigler (Flatbush, Brooklyn) L’Chaim: Motzei Shabbos Shuva, Sept. 27th, 9:00pm at 3315 Ave N, Brooklyn
As it is our custom during these weeks before Rosh Hashanah and through Yom Kippur to recite extra Tehillim/Psalms – we present a letter where the Rebbe gives an overview of Tehillim – its origin and historical perspective and as it is emphasized by kabbala and chasidus.
A Siyum and Hachnosas Sefer Torah will take place this Sunday, Vav Tishrei, in Crown Heights.
The Op-Ed is right to sound the alarm. What happened on Rosh Hashanah — seats thrown into the street, a Rabbinic table upended, Rabonim ignored while chaos reigned — was intolerable. But responsibility without clear thinking will get us nowhere.
Due to the continued advocacy of Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, and under the strict guidance of Rabbi Yitzchok Stein Shlita, Supervisor of Va’ad Mishmeres Kahuna, Rov and Rosh Bais Din of Foltichen, we are pleased to announce that the trees have been trimmed once again and Kohanim will now be able to travel on the following street lanes along the cemeteries.
Mordechai Gorelik is an engineer and architect who resides in Nachalat Har Chabad, Israel. He was interviewed in his home in December of 2013.
Guardian security, a Jewish owned security company, has released a statement after hired guards involved in the Rosh Hashana madness in 770 were seen wearing the company logo.
Who is hosting these individuals? We are. Where are they eating? In our homes, or In the lunchrooms of our mosdos. Where are they building their sukkahs? On our school grounds. Where are they sleeping? In trailers on land provided by our community members, and in our own homes.
Despite the tense security situation, the head of Ukraine’s Military Intelligence joined the Chag meal • President Zelensky, attending the UN General Assembly in New York, sent his representatives • Kyiv’s Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch: “Precisely under the shadow […]
