Chabad Hebrew School of Orange County, aka “Hebrew’s Cool,” found a meaningful and spirited way to celebrate the year-end Moving Up Awards Ceremony, despite the challenges presented by the current pandemic.
In the files of Rabbi Yaakov Schwei, ע”ה, were a group of photos from the 1940’s and early 1950’s. The portraits from chassidim in the DP Camp in Pocking, Germany, Paris, France and Montreal, Quebec, were seemingly given as mementos from their time together during a difficult era.
A Crown Heights mother of 4, daughter, wife, and sister brings the ongoing phenomenon of COVID weddings into perspective, weighing the pros and cons of holding one, and how they are held.
Family, Friends and Colleagues to Hold a Shloshim Event and Farbrengen for Rabbi Moshe Zaklikofsky this Sunday evening at 8:00pm.
Last week, JEM released a fascinating new video highlighting the history of the Children’s Torah Scroll campaign. Now, in connection with the new video, a brand new gallery has been published for the first time – with over 450 photos.
When her children’s school was closed in Peoria, Ill., in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Jenny Kravetz, like so many parents around the world, was plunged headfirst into the new world of online education. Thankfully, Chabad.org was there to fill in he gaps.
Rabbi Shmuel Greisman, who serves as a Chabad emissary in Jerusalem, Israel, has led the campaign of Children’s Torah Scrolls (www.kidstorah.org) since 1981. He was interviewed in February of 2015.
History was made in Lynbrook once again with its first ever Lag B’Omer car parade with music and beautiful car displays of Jewish pride.
Each home, each family, and each person has had their own experience with the volunteers of Crown Heights Hatzalah. With the Hatzalah-Thon ongoing, lets not forget to thank the individual volunteers for sacrificing their time, lending their heart, and providing each person with the personal and caring touch of a family member.
Shortly before Passover, the Jewish world lost one of its most devoted leaders. The Novominsker Rebbe, Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, who dedicated his life to serving the American Jewish community, passed away on April 7 after contracting the coronavirus. He was 89 years old.
A newly released publication, titled The Beard: Where Chassidim and Misnagdim Agree, demonstrates that the perception that the Litvish mesorah of misnagdim is to be beardless is a gross misconception.
A 24 hour Hatzalah-Thon event has been planned for Lag BaOmer this year to recognize and donate to Hatzalah chapters across the United States. The Telethon style event will feature famed Jewish singer Avraham Fried as well as other Jewish music stars.
From shuls and schools to programs for the young and old, Chabad of Totonto has seen a growing gains and growing pains. Today, the growth can be seen clearly by all.
Partnering with March of the Living and Chabad Warsaw, artist Yitchok Moully was commissioned to create a memorial for the Holocaust to be part of the program at this year’s March of the Living. Despite the march being cancelled, Moully shares his plan to inject an artistic twist, and bring light to next years march.
The price of oil plummeted in trading Monday, falling to the lowest level ever recorded. The price of the primary US oil benchmark lost more than $50 a barrel Monday, falling below zero for the first time in history, reaching -$36 a barrel.
The story of Rebbetzin Rachel Altein’s life is intertwined with the history of Chabad in America like that of few others. She passed away on April 13 at the age of 95 after complications due to the coronavirus.
Famed worldwide as a giant of Torah learning whose prowess as a Talmudist was matched by the depth with which he studied and applied the teachings of Chabad, Rabbi Yisroel Friedman was not only filled with Torah knowledge, but also with love for the Torah and with unbounded dedication to G‑d, the giver of the Torah. He passed away April 1 at the age of 84, after contracting the coronavirus.
