1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (324+ words) As we are now beginning the new year, 5787, which is a LEAP YEAR – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains to a group of Yeshivah students what the Jewish leap year is, the special lesson it teaches us and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (346+ words) CrownHeights.info From the Honey Factory to the Holiday Table: Ukraine’s Jews Prepare for Rosh Hashanah In the heart of Kyiv, surrounded by major logistics centers, a production line is working at full pace, filling jars of pure honey that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (327+ words) Dovi Brody and Mendel Lieberman of South Florida have spent the last two years working on a project to revolutionize modern Jewish life. Here’s what they accomplished. Dovi Brody met Mendel Lieberman in Pre 1a, and they’ve been friends ever since....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) Ahead of the new school year, a throwback to the Kinus HaMechanchim keynote address by Rabbi Benjy Korf, Head of School at Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, Florida, who focused on the theme of raising פרומע, ערליכע, ווארעמע, חסידישע אידן....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (277+ words) This Wednesday, the Chabad world will mark the twenty-fifth yahrtzeit of the philanthropist Dovid Deitsch. For close to five decades, Dovid and his wife, Sara, supported numerous educational institutions, but one stands out today in his hometown of New Haven....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) History was made in Montecito on Sunday, August 9th, as approximately 150 people gathered for a joyous Hachnasat Sefer Torah—welcoming a newly dedicated Torah scroll to Chabad of Montecito. The celebration, led by Rabbi Chaim and Mushkie Loschak, directors of Chabad…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) There is something that has always bothered me, both as a bochur and now as a Yungerman in Kollel. Boruch Hashem, I try to follow the guidance of my Mashpiim and Rabbonim and, as a Frum Yid, I use only…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (516+ words) What does it mean to be there for every Jew? In Bowie, Maryland, the answer was brought into sharp focus this summer through two very different events — one a devastating tragedy in the woods of Bowie, the other a joyful…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (244+ words) The Rebbe understood that the trend towards bigger engagement parties within the community was about “keeping up with the Joneses.” Each person wanted their vort to be nicer than the other one, which is not a very good reason to…...