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A Turf War Between Homeless Street Performers, A Rabbi’s Resolution

“Are you mad at me, Rabbi?” My mind began to race through possibilities, “Why would I be mad at this stranger?” To Read The Full…

By Lubavitch.com

August 17, 2020

770

August 16, 1940: 770 Purchased

It was on August 16, 1940, that 770 Eastern Parkway was purchased.

By Staff Writer

August 16, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Elul in the air

How many college students can fit into a tiny car or phone booth?

August 14, 2020

Travel

Blowing Into Newfoundland!

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…

By Ashira Weiss

August 13, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Derher

The phrase “I hear you” is the linguistic equivalent of a homeless orphan with no siblings. It makes sense in English on a very practical…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

August 12, 2020

History

Gravesite of Rebbe’s Father Designated National Heritage Site

On the rabbi’s 76th yahrtzeit, Kazaky officials and US Commissioner designate National Heritage status

By Staff Writer

August 11, 2020

Hospital

Rabbi Dukes Conscious and Communicating

Borough President recognizes Rabbi hospitalized since March from COVID19

By Ashira Weiss

August 9, 2020

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

A Teacher In Israel: Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz, 83

We mourn the passing this morning of Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael Steinsaltz.

By Chabad Lubavitch HQ

August 7, 2020

Weekly Torah Thought

Dear G-d, I want to Kvetch…

Dear G-d, I need to KVETCH a little… I know you’re listening, so here goes… People are walking around shaking their heads, ringing their hands……

By Rabbi Sholom Moshe Paltiel

August 7, 2020

Travel

It’s Grenada, Not Granada!

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…

By Ashira Weiss

August 6, 2020

Wordsmith

Wordsmith: Chasid

As is true of every close-knit cultural group that enjoys a history, traditions and habits particular and peculiar to it, conversations among Chabad Chasidim are…

By Shmuel Loebenstein

August 5, 2020

New Centers

New Shluchim to Erie, PA

Just as soon as coronavirus restrictions ease up, Chabad will open in Erie, Pennsylvania. Rabbi Dovie and Mushkie Kivman will move from their home in Brooklyn to serve…

By Ashira Weiss

August 3, 2020

Teens

Chicago Teens Paint The Town

Thirty-five Skokie teens who have been cooped up at home for the last four months had an opportunity to get their creative juices flowing recently.

By Ashira Weiss

August 2, 2020

Music

Wine, Torah, and Song

After years of intensive training and a brilliant debut, a budding opera star took a trip to Israel and finally found his voice.

By Tzipora Reitman

July 30, 2020

Reflections

Managing the stress of uncertainty

Chabad shluchim tell us how the individual challenges they’ve navigated in their personal lives have inured them to the stress of uncertainty and self-isolation. To…

By Rabbi Chaim Bruk

July 27, 2020

Talmud

Talmud Teasers: Staying Safe

The coronavirus pandemic has made us sensitive to the risks we take in our day-to-day living, and helped us become aware of the different ways…

By Baila Olidort

July 23, 2020

Books

Hippy In the Mikvah

“The Rebbe encouraged me to continue with the doctorate. I blurted out, ‘But what about the heresy?’ The Rebbe answered: ‘You should write all the…

By Dr. Chana Silberstein

July 22, 2020

Community

Hanover, Germany: A Tragedy and a Choice

Fifteen years ago, Zev Iluz’s phone rang. The Israeli expat had settled in Hanover, Germany, to escape the pressures of life in Israel. He wanted…

By Frayda Kaplan

July 21, 2020

Outreach

“Excuse me, are you Jewish?”

Does stopping people at random to talk about Judaism even work? And what actually happens inside a Mitzvah Tank?

By Rena Udkoff

July 20, 2020

Halacha

Pandemic And Priorities

Hospitals agonize over the allocation of limited medical supplies; city officials weigh the risk of an outbreak against the crushing cost of a prolonged lockdown.…

By Boruch Werdiger

July 19, 2020