CLICK HERE TO DONATE Rabbi Dovid Zaoui, a dedicated Shaliach for over 25 years in the city of Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, passed away suddenly on Monday, 5 Shevat 5781. He leaves behind a flourishing community that has grown over the past 25 years.
Yeshiva World News: With profound sadness we regret to inform you of the Petira of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski – beloved author, Talmid Chacham, and psychiatrist.
There is a yid who owes money to the mafia and is getting terrible threats from them day and night. They threatened to kill him and his entire family השם ירחם. He has no peace of mind! This man is a frum man with a family and he has no one to help him. CLICK BELOW […]
Today, Tes Zayin Shevat, is the yahrzeit of Harav Baruch Shalom Schneerson, eldest son of the Tzemach Tzedek and great-great-grandfather of the Rebbe.
Despite numerous early challenges, 21 students from across the United States and Canada joined Hadar Hatorah’s recent Winter YeshivaCation for ten days of learning and inspiration, and personal growth.
The 15th day of Shevat, commonly referred to as Tu B’Shevat, is the ‘Rosh Hashana’ of trees and is marked by eating fruits. Read about its minhagim and watch the Rebbe celebrate the day.
Family and friends of R’ Pinchas (Pinto) Greenberg gathered on his first yahrzeit to celebrate the completion of a Sefer Torah written in his memory.
The family of Rabbi Ariel Rav-Noy a”h is launching a campaign to do 36,000 mitzvos in his memory to mark his 6th yahrzeit this month.
A campaign to support the Dukes family has reached 75 percent of its goal in less than 3 days, with COLlive readers from around the world already donating over $100,000 to the campaign. Full Story

Daily Rambam Shiur with Rabbi Moshe Wolberg of Manchester, England: 12 Reasons Why we Fast. Video

As Chasidim we invest ourselves on Yud Shevat by learning and Farbrenging, the Vaad Hatmimim is asking to take part in its Yud Shevat programing by contributing $71 for the next 71 hours to reach its goal of $180,000 in honor of 71 years to Yud Shevat.
Locked outside of Montefiore Cemetery late one Yud Shvat, Rabbi Binyomin Cohen found himself in the company of Rav Pinchos Hirshprung, who started a conversation he’ll never forget.
Join at 8:00 PM ET: Jews of all ages are taking part in the Let’s Start From Alef initiative: listening to the mission statement of our generation – directly from the Rebbe at the first Farbrengen 70 years ago. The program is free of charge.
Bochurim from across North America gathered on Thursday night in Rosa Hall in Beis Rivkah for the 17th annual Kinus Hatmimim which featured a unique program focusing on the Rebbe ‘s first farbrengen in 5711.
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Twenty years after the 39th volume of Likkutei Sichos was published, a new volume is set to arrive from the printer, containing sichos the Rebbe edited but were never printed in an organized fashion.
Monday night saw another bad car crash in Crown Heights, continuing a recent trend in car wrecks in the area. There were no reported injuries in the crash.
The driver of a black BMW wrecked her car Sunday evening after driving drunk and smashing into a Crown Heights home. There were no reports of injuries in the crash.
Surveillance video from 1414 President Street shows the moments of the crash on Kingston Ave Sunday afternoon that damaged three cars. The five teenagers can be seen fleeing the wreck, heedless of the damage they had caused.
A special siyum will celebrate the completion of the eighth Sefer Torah Haklali in Toronto, after thousands of letters were purchased in memory of Avremele Lieberman who tragically passed away at four months old.
A crew of five teenagers driving recklessly on Kingston Ave wrecked a rental car causing a three car pileup. There were no serious injuries reported in the crash, and police are investigating the incident.
Lubavitcher chassidim Rabbi Yitzchok Mozgerashvili and Rabbi Shimon Meir Bitton were the 2 candidates for Chief Rabbi of Lod, Israel – a position which has been vacant for 6 years. One of them was elected on Sunday. Full Story

With great sadness, we regret to inform you of the passing of R’ Naftali Feldman, OB”M, a resident of Flatbush, NY. He passed away on Friday, Beis Shvat. He was 70-years-old. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Molly Feldman and his children: Shloime Feldman, Crown Heights; Mrs.
A car wreck Thursday night in Crown Heights left two cars totaled after a car blew a red and got clipped by another vehicle. Thankfully there were no serious injuries reported, and the driver stayed on scene until the police arrived.