Pittsburgh Holds Chof Chesvan Tzivos Hashem Rally
Dozens of families in Pittsburgh gathered on Sunday for an outdoor Tzivos Hashem rally in honor of Chof Cheshvan.
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Shabbos at the Besht: The Rebbe Rashab
This Shabbos at the Besht: Rabbi Sholom Dovber Avtzon is a noted author on Lubavitch history and a mechanech, he will be speaking on the topic of the Rebbe Rashab. Rabbi Avtzon’s 648-page biography on the Rebbe Rashab is presently by the printer and will be out available.
Op-Ed: 12 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Joe Biden
After an Op-Ed was published with 10 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Trump, Avraham Yosef Baez, Devorah Leah Backman, Laura Melnicoff, and Miriam Levy-Haim of Ker A Velt penned 12 Reasons for a Frum Person to Vote for Joe Biden.
Two New Synagogues Open For The Jews of Russia
In the shadow of COVID-19 and the directives of the Ministry of Health in Russia, two new synagogues were opened in Russia, with the participation of the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Op-Ed: Popular TV Host Praises Orthodox Jews For Not ‘Playing Along’ With Restrictions
Does Crown Heights have to worry so much aboout what other people or the media think? Aliza BasMenachem takes on this question, and gives her opinion.
Author and Historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin Launches New Website
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and historian has launched his new website, www.rabbidalfin.com, giving everyone a new opportunity to start the new year with high quality material that inspires one to grow and implement a true, healthy paradigm shift.
President Street Subway Station Gets New Name
The subway stop on President Street and and Nostrand Ave in Crown Heights got a new name Thursday afternoon, in an ceremony that shut down streets at the intersection.
The NBA Calls Chabad For Their Rosh Hashana Needs
On Wednesday, September 16, 2020, The NBA reached out to Chabad of Greater Orlando to help provide them with their Rosh Hashanah needs.
New Center For Chabad At Oberlin
Chabad Oberlin’s new center is also the city’s first ever synagogue and independent Jewish community structure. Opening its doors just in time for the start of the new academic year, the reconstructed 19th century home took five years and many hiccups to build.
JEM: Pictorial Highlights 22 Elul, 1991
Each time the Rebbe distributed dollars, individuals were touched and lives were impacted. Presented here are photos of several highlights and encounters from Sunday Dollars of 22 Elul 1991 (5751).
Chaim Osher Kahanov (far left) was a diamond polisher whose quiet personality belied a larger-than-life biography. Seen here with fellow members of the board of the Lubavitch Youth Organization, including its chairman Rabbi Dovid Raskin (second from right) delivering shmurah matzah to the mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, mid 1980s. Photo: Raskin Family Archives.
Obituary: Chaim Osher Kahanov, 96, Quiet Chassid Who Escaped Soviet Union Twice
Deeply embedded within the biography of Lubavitcher Chassidim in the 20th century is the story of the Great Escape from the Soviet Union. Just after World War II, from early mid-1946 until New Year’s Day 1947, more than 1,000 Lubavitcher men, women and children illegally fled the Soviet Union using purchased or doctored Polish citizenship documents. The story of Chaim Osher Kahanov.
Rabbi Zalman and Goldy Sandhaus with their children and their tractor at Pardess Chabad Farm in New York's Hudson Valley.
The Chabad Farm House: 25 Acres of Judaism in New York’s Hudson Valley
Rabbi Sandhaus and his wife, Goldy, a veteran educator, bought the 25-acre farm in 2019 to serve as an educational, spiritual and communal hub for Jewish life throughout New York’s Hudson Valley. Just a year later, the farm is bustling with activity.
Gone To Ghana
Bitten by the travel bug? Flying is not what it used to be–not since the pandemic. Thankfully, there’s still virtual travel. Join us each #ThursdayTravel as we take a virtual tour of one of the 5000 communities around the globe served by Chabad. Fasten your seatbelts.
YKTH The Camp That Achieved the Impossible
When the Director of YKTH, Eli Rosenfeld, together with Menahel Gashmi Chaim Heber, set out to create an entire summer program from scratch, they could not have imagined just how incredible it would turn out to be. They had achieved the impossible.
Emunah Finishes a Safe and Healthy Summer
In 1953 Rabbi JJ Hecht approached our Rebbe with a revolutionary idea. He proposed establishing a residential summer camp for Jewish girls, for Lubavitcher girls. He would call it Emunah – faith and truth. The Rebbe hesitated and then gave his blessings and directives. The rest is history. Until 2020.
Mayanei Hayeshua: Forty Years to the Renaissance of Simchas Beis Hashoevah
The upcoming holiday of Sukkos will mark 40 years since the Rebbe revitalized the celebration of Simchas Beis Hashoeva in our times. These Sichos, unique in their style, were the “Mayanei Hayeshua,” the source of inspiration for the dancing which would follow. This year, Lahak Hanochos is publishing the full collection of those sichos from those twelve years.
BREAKING: Historic Agreement To Normalize Ties Between Israel and The United Arab Emirates
A truly historic moment in history took place Thursday, August 13th, as an agreement was finalized that would bring normalization of ties between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates.
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