First Ever CGI Girls Overnight Camp In Wisconsin Has Tremendous Impact
At CKids Gan Israel of Wisconsin, an immersive overnight experience of authentic Yiddishkeit has left the campers transformed.
Rabbi Pinchas Weberman during an interview with JEM’s “My Encounter with the Rebbe” project in 2010. (Credit: JEM)
Obituary: Rabbi Pinchas Weberman, 92, Architect of Orthodox Judaism in South Florida
With his long payos (sidelocks) tucked under his baseball cap and his woolen tzitzit billowing out behind him, Rabbi Pinchas Weberman and his ATV were a fixture on the Miami Beach shore. Every Friday, he’d spend hours inspecting the eruv he built around the island, where he had built Jewish life for more than 60 years.
New Magazine Caters To Hebrew Speaking Communities in the Diaspora
A popular Israeli Chabad magazine has been adapted and brought abroad by the Hebrew Desk at Merkos 302 for Hebrew-speaking communities outside of Israel.
Weekly Story: Battling For Proper Jewish Education
Last week I mentioned that one of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s contributions to Jewish education in America is that Limudei Kodesh (religious studies) is in the morning followed by secular studies in the afternoon. I noted that the New York Board of Education wanted to implement a decision that would have mandated that the day begins with secular education. This is the story.
Chabad Bochur Tragically Killed In Israel While Returning From Mivtza Tefillin
A tragic death in the Chabad community of Israel is being reported after a serious crash led to the passing of Hatomim Sholom Dov Ber Lipsh OBM as he was returning from doing Mivtza Tefillin Friday.
SHOCKING: Vandals Target Jewish Bus In Crown Heights
In the most recent shocking incident in Crown Heights, a Jewish bus used to ferry camp children around Crown Heights was targeted by vandals, who smashed its windows and attempted to steal it.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Chosen People and Chosen Land
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman tackles the question “What is the idea of the chosen people?” and we learn about the Holiness of the Land and the connection of the Jewish people.
Baby Boy!
Shmuel and Mussie Wagner from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Sholom Zachor: 666 Crown St. (between Troy Ave and Schenectady Ave)
Baby Boy!
Levi and Mushky Kotlarsky from Crown Heights had a baby boy! Sholom Zochor: 521 Rutland Rd (between Kingston Ave and Brooklyn Ave)
Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5782: The Lighter Side of Teaching
Watch this comedy clip featured at the Kinus Mechanchos Chabad 5782 / 2022.
New Beis Hamikdosh Website Opened to the Public
In honor of the nine days we are excited to share a new Beis Hamikdash website that has been opened for the public – created by Hatomim Mendel Lewis of Crown Heights.
Whatsapp Group Learns Rebbe Rashab’s Chassidus
Do you feel like you should be learning more Chasidus but are not up to it? Maybe you do not have the time, or maybe you don’t have the tools. Whatever the reason is, an opportunity is available.
Tales of War Captivate Regional Kinus
The Kinus Hashluchim of the New England and New York region, took place this past week at Chabad of Briarcliff-Ossining, New York, with Shluchim sharing Chizuk and advice. The Kinus culminated with a keynote address by Rabbi Yosef Wolf, Shliach to Kherson, Ukraine, who inspired the Shluchim with personal stories from the war.
Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present this weeks unique photo of the Rebbe.
BREAKING: Arrest Made In The Brutal Assault and Beating Of Jewish Activist in Crown Heights
Two weeks after Crown Heights resident and activist Yosef Hershkop was cornered and beaten on a Crown Heights street, the NYPD has made an arrest.
Ukrainian Orphans Get Treated to CKids Summer Experience
In its inaugural summer, CKids Gan Israel overnight camp in Denmark opened its doors to a group of orphans from Ukraine to join the fun.
Chabad Father Gives Kidney To Another Jew in California
Daniel, a Chabad husband and father living in Tarzana California went to a kidney donation awareness event in 2019, and became the latest person to donate a kidney through the Renewal organization, and saved a life.
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