A proposed bill in the Kentucky State Senate aims to prevent the cremation of unclaimed Jewish bodies by requiring local authorities to first contact Chabad of the Bluegrass and offer the opportunity for a proper Jewish burial.
Rabbi Shmuel Wagner, Rosh Mesivta of the new Tomchei Tmimim Mesivta, explains the vision and direction for the Mesivta, and answers some frequently asked questions.
The audio recordings of the Rebbe from the year 5746, exactly forty years ago, are now online and available in beautifully restored quality.
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.
Shabbos at the BESHT: Rabbi Mendel Yusewitz is the principal of Cheder Menachem and a popular Magid shiur with podcasts covering Halacha and daily shiurim. He will be giving this weeks shiur on Hachana for Yud Shevat.
Nachman Vigdor (Brighton Beach, NY) to Mushka Wolff (Cutler Bay, FL)
Mendel Weiss (Antwerp, Belgium) to Chana Cohen (Toronto, Canada)
Being that we are in the week before Yud Shevat, I am posting two stories of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s childhood which I am still unsure and debating whether they should be included in his upcoming two volume biography.
Beis Rivkah has announced the BRHS Production for 5786 – ALIVE.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman tells a story from the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, and how America was changed instead of changing others.
Con Ed will hike electric bills by 10.4% and inflate gas bill 15.8% – costing the average Big Apple resident an eye-watering $600 more per year by 2028.
National Days of Mourning are exceptionally rare in Australia. The nation has observed only a handful since its federation in 1901: for the Bali bombings in 2002; for the victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine in 2014; and most recently for Queen Elizabeth II, in 2022.
Dovid Holtzberg (New Haven, CT) to Mimi Jacobson (Crown Heights)
An unreleased project recorded years ago in honor of the Rebbe is finally seeing the light of day, carrying with it a lifetime of musical connection, Chabad spirit, and personal history.
A fast-approaching deadly winter storm is expected to dump up to 18 inches of snow on the New York City area early Sunday — bringing a bone-chilling temps and a travel nightmare across the tri-state.
The event marked a strong step forward in building clarity, unity, and confidence as Oholei Torah continues developing a thoughtful and proactive approach to Chinuch and technology.
In his discussion with Hashem about his mission to go to Paro – Moshe wrestles with the question of why the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer. In our letter this week – the Rebbe addresses this question and the fact that the holocaust in our time has shaken the belief in G-d of some Jews.
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