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Publisher websiteAt just 10 years old, Mrs. Sarah Mindel Shemtov began leading Mesibos Shabbos in Montreal. With the Rebbe’s personal encouragement and seeing how these gatherings inspired families embrace Yiddishkeit, she was motivated to continue her work through her teenage years, and into…
Lubavitch singer Avraham Fried has released a new English version of “Di Bletele,” the well-known Yiddish song composed by R’ Yom Tov Ehrlich , accompanied by an eye-catching animated music video.
Ask the Rov : If Shabbos begins at shkiah, why do we light the candles earlier? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Today, 11 Cheshvan, marks the yahrtzeit of the RaZA, Reb Schneur Zalman Aron Schneersohn, eldest son of the Rebbe Maharash. He was a great talmid chochom who wrote many chiddushei Torah, though he burned his writings and asked that the ashes be buried alongside him.
An out-of-town Lubavitcher parent describes his dismay at the spiritual atmosphere his son encountered in Crown Heights during Shiur Daled and calls on the community to take responsibility for restoring the kedushah of the Rebbe’s shechunah
A delegation of international journalists from twenty countries visited Miami’s Lubavitch Educational Center last week as part of a U.S. Department of State-sponsored reporting tour focused on efforts to combat antisemitism
Philanthropist Lev Leviev was joined by NY Governor candidate Bruce Blakeman , Shluchim, and community leaders for the dedication of the massive Lev Academy campus that will serve hundreds of students in Five Towns, New York
A Crown Heights Lubavitcher was stabbed with a sharp object while walking through Manhattan on Wednesday, in a suspected antisemitic attack
How does understanding battle strategy help us understand how Davening is meant to be? A new series of Shiurim by Chassidus Explained with Rabbi Shmuel Wagner
From Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Canada, classmates of the Oholei Torah Class of 5747 (1987), now in their 60th year, gathered for Shabbos Bereishis at the Ohel—united by a shared history, a renewed sense of responsibility, and a mission to bring…
In the latest episode of Chassidus Made Real, Rabbi Sholom Kesselman responds to the argument that Dirah B’Tachtonim is for Chassidus to address human struggles, and draws a fundamental distinction between fitting ourselves to Hashem or Hashem to us
A call to an Oholei Torah alumnus led to a discovery in Ford Motor Company’s archives that is saving the Yeshiva approximately $200,000 and six to eight weeks of work
As we approach the 40th anniversary of Hei Teves, Among Chassidim brings you a special 4+ hour episode exploring the story, significance, and lasting impact of this historic day — all through the eyes of a bochur living through it back then
As France is still reeling after a weekend of anti-government demonstrations devolved into some of the country’s most destructive riots in decades, shluchim are supporting their communities during this difficuly time
R' Yehuda “Flumie” Harris , a beloved member of the Anash community in New Haven, CT, passed away Wednesday morning, 10 Cheshvan, after battling an illness over the past few months.
