For the first time, Spanish-speaking women from Jewish communities around the world will get to experience Crown Heights, in their own language. The visit organized by Merkos 302’s Spanish Desk and Rosh Chodesh Latino aims to unite Spanish-speaking Jewish women for a one-of-a-kind uplifting and educational experience.
Tonight, Vov Tishrei, Chassidim around the world will mark the 60th yahrtzeit-hilula of the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana obm. To help you learn more about her extraordinary life and honor this special day, Vaad Or Vechom Hahiskashrus is pleased to present a newly updated resource site.
Shye Klein – Weinstein, a 27-year-old Canadian Israeli, with Morrocan and Polish background, found himself escaping the Nova Festival on October 7th. A photographer himself, he sat down for a portrait with Yisroel Teitelbaum of The Jew Project.
Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Wenger (née Wolvovsky) were announced as the newest Chabad Shluchim to California who will be establishing Chabad of Sonoma Valley, in the heart of California’s Wine Country.
A new book for children, titled “The Mikdash Movement,” explores the unique significance of Bais Rabbeinu, both during Golus and at the cusp of Geulah. Produced by the Tut Altz Kids at Merkos 302, this exploration comes to life through fun learning experiences, and a guided video tour with Mendy Pellin.
Amidst centuries-old gravestones in Keszthely, Hungary, an unlikely scene unfolded this summer. Jewish teens from across the globe, armed with gardening tools and determination, breathed new life into the forgotten Jewish cemetery.
Hundreds of Jewish teenagers joined Israel trips arranged by Merkos 302’s CTeen Network this summer, despite the ongoing war and the troubling rise of antisemitism in school and online. The flagship “Heritage Quest” program takes these young leaders on a journey through Poland and Israel, immersing them in the resilience that has defined the Jewish people throughout history.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman introduces the core concepts of Elul, and the opportunity it provides for each person.
In September, Community Board 9 will vote on a proposal to co-name President Street between Brooklyn and New York avenues as “Lubavitcher Rebbe Way.” This honor would recognize the significant impact of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his wife, Rebbetzin, who lived on this street from the 1950s onward.
Eighty non profit institutions of culture and art across the five boroughs will be receiving grants from the New York City Culture Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo. The Jewish Children’s Museum is on that list.
Mesivta Oholei Torah has officially welcomed its new Shiur Alef students, marking the start of a new Shnas Halimudim. This year stands out due to the Yeshiva’s remarkable growth, reflecting its dedication to nurturing the next generation of Chassidim and Temimim.
Natal is ranked second most dangerous city in the globe, yet Bochurim of Project Mitzva Tank Brasil made a meaningful Shabbos experience for the local and ended the weekend celebrating the Bar Mitzvah of an old Yid.
Rabbi Levi and Mindy Katz, along with their son Sholom, will be traveling south to the “Best Island in the U.S.” to launch a Chabad Center on Amelia Island, Florida.
The second session at Camp L’man Achai started with a bang as many new campers from around the country joined, diving right into the fun.
Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman poses together with representatives from CTeen’s Mission To Israel at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, after addressing them.
A huge quarry – one of the largest ever found in Jerusalem, dating from the end of the Second Temple period, in recent weeks is being uncovered by an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation in the Har Hotzvim industrial area in Jerusalem.
In the caves of the Judean desert, the earliest evidence of red-dyed textile using scale insects was revealed. According to a new joint study of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Bar-Ilan University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the color of the rare 3,800-year-old textile was produced from the oak scale insects, which the researchers identify with the biblical “Tola‛at Hashani”.
