Rabbi Avraham Korf, regional director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Florida and a trailblazing emissary whose work transformed the Jewish landscape of the southeastern United States, passed away on Monday evening, July 7, at the age of 92.
N’shei Chabad of Crown Heights invites women and girls of all ages to an uplifting and powerful Yud Beis–Yud Gimmel Tammuz farbrengen, titled “Geulah Unbound”, taking place at the beautiful Anshei Lubavitch Hall, 578 Albany Avenue.
The video highlights the powerful connection between modern technological breakthroughs and the coming of Moshiach—showing how today’s tools can be harnessed to spread Hashem’s vision and prepare the world for Geulah.
London Anash had the honour to host Rabbi Yossel Katzman, Mashpia and speaker in Crown Heights, for a series of Fabrengens over the period of Gimmel Tammuz.
Rabbi Avrohom Korf OBM, the head Shliach of Florida who passed away yesterday, spent years learning at the Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Burnoy, France. Courtesy of the Agudas Chasidei Chabad Library, we present his admissions paper signed by Rabbi Nissin Nemenow OBM.
Watch the Levaya of Rabbi Avrohom Korf OBM, Head Shliach of the Rebbe to Florida, as it heads to the final resting place in New York City.
Immediately prior to boarding an airplane for a flight to New York, the Florida Highway Patrol gave a salute to Rabbi Avrohom Korf OBM. The Levaya will continue in New York, passing by 770 Eastern Parkway at approximately 3:00pm.
When Rabbi Yosef Konikov faced zoning violations for hosting Chabad activities in his Orlando home, he took his case to federal court and won. His victory under RLUIPA set a national precedent protecting religious gathering and religious land use at times even within a residential area. In a recent Merkos 302 workshop, he shared his story and practical guidance to help fellow Shluchim navigate similar challenges with clarity and confidence.
Cheder boys from Paris made their annual trip to the mountains for summer learning camp where they continue their studies in the beautiful mountain environment.
As the school year ends and summer begins, shluchim around the world are seeing how the impact of Jewish learning continues outside the classroom.
The newest cohort of Shluchim, part of a growing group of over 200 who have taken Merkos 302’s fundraising training, gathered in Crown Heights for the full-day seminar that has become a staple for those answering the Rebbe’s call to go out on shlichus.
Technology has improved to the point that the red tape was finally lifted, and as of Monday, TSA is no longer requiring passengers to remove their shoes. However, if you are selected for secondary screening for any reason, including not having a Real ID, you may still be required to do so.
The fifth soldier killed in an ambush in Gaza Monday has been identified as Staff Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll HY’D, a Chabad bochur and Tomim from Beit Shemesh.
Five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 were wounded by a roadside bomb in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun last night, the military announced.
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Avrohom Korf OBM, the Head Shliach of Florida and the founder of a large Lubavitch network. He passed away on Monday, the 12th of Tammuz, 5785.
The visit, coordinated in partnership with the Vaad Hakohol and Crown Heights Kashrus (CHK), ensured that the wheat was harvested with full shmira mi’sha’as ketzira — guarded from the moment of cutting — in accordance with the highest halachic and Chabad standards.
Scary is the best word to describe the events leading up to a crash in Crown Heights Monday evening after an elderly man suffered a medical episode and careened into a pole in Crown Heights.
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