Rebbetzen Rachel Jacobs, a Shlucha from Birmingham’s Singers Hill Synagogue, has just returned from a whirlwind and deeply impactful speaking tour across Australia. Visiting Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, Rachel delivered 12 powerful talks to over 1,000 people, leaving a lasting impression on audiences ranging from schoolchildren to senior citizens.
It was a day filled with joy, connection, and Jewish unity and pride—truly a Lag B’Omer Parade to remember.
Blowing past its initial fundraising goal and completing its bonus round, Hatzalah of Crown Heights has one thing to say: Thank you!
The Raitport Family invites the community to join for a Shloshim event memorializing the life of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Raitport OBM. The event will take place on Sunday, May 25th, 8:00pm at The Lounge – 556 Crown Street.
Tomorrow, the global Jewish community will be marking Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky’s first Yartzeit with a Torah completion ceremony, Siyum Hashas, and an uplifting Farbrengen drawing inspiration from the Rebbe’s devoted chossid and global ambassador.
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.
Avremel Weingarten (Flint, MI) to Chana Potash (Noe Valley, SF, CA)
Ofir Akunis, the Consul General of Israel in New York stopped by Chabad Air at JFK to put on Teffilin and received and a special Tanya printed at the airport.
I was asked by a former student, being that Shavuos is the Yahrzeit of the Baal Shem Tov, if I can write something of the historical background of the era before the Baal Shem Tov revealed himself and began teaching his students Chassidus. Thinking it over, I decided to write the following historical background.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman tells of a special Lag B’Omer Parade that launched the famous Tefillin campaign.
Hot on the heels of last week’s viral Pesach Sheini farbrengen, JEM has released newly uncovered video of the Rebbe’s 1983 talk at the Kinus Nshei U’Bnos Chabad – long thought to exist only in audio. In the raw footage is captures powerful moments, including a live Hatzalah call, and features the Rebbe’s stirring words on Jewish identity, chinuch, and the integrity of Eretz Yisrael.
Listen to this incredible story of a pair of Tefillin stolen 28 years ago, and how it made its way through a taxi driver, his children, a Shliach in Frisco, to their rightful owner in Los Angeles.
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Naomi Marasow OBM, a devoted and beloved member of the Bais Rivkah family. She passed away on Thursday, the 24h of Iyar, 5785.
Are you looking for an uplifting Shabbos in your Chabad House filled with songs, inspiration, entertainment, and soulful energy—all in one?
Urgent call for all healthy eligible BLOOD donors (men & women) as the supply of blood drops to dangerously low levels.
In preparation for Shavuos – the receiving of the Torah on Har Sinai – the Rebbe’s letter will help us in our understanding of the declaration we made at Sinai – na’asehv’nishma. Where one may feel that the acceptance of mitzvos on faith may limit one’s independent thinking, the Rebbe uses the logical approach in weighing the pros and cons and the odds involved in this approach.
The effects of technology are already evident. With all time low attention spans, all time high mental health issues, children and teens wasting endless amounts of time instead of using their talents and time wisely and more. However, today, I’m here to discuss a different side to taking phones out of our classrooms and our children’s days.
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