The shocking murder of Charlie Kirk, carried out on ideological grounds, should set off alarm bells for all of us. This kind of violence is not confined to faraway streets. Right here, in 770, we are witnessing the same phenomenon – not in murder, but in raw violence, threats, and intimidation.
Askonim work their magic by currying favor with politicians: the promise of support, the promise of votes, the promise to answer the phone when they call. To that end, askonim are afraid to back anyone who might rock the boat of that relationship, especially without the guarantee that they’ll win.
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs for the period of Selichos for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.
Being that this Shabbos is two days after Chai Elul and is the Shabbos before the final Shabbos of the year, which is erev the birthday of the Rebbe the Tzemach Tzedek, I decided to post a saying of the Rebbe the Tzemach Tzedek about light, which as mentioned last week is the concept of Chai Elul.
Yosef Aharon Karpilovsky (Toronto, CA) to Chayale Silberstein (London, UK)
Zevi Granat (Edgware, UK) to Sophie Dubin (Baltimore, MD)
Beis Rivkah Elementary school of Montreal produced an original video which was shown at the Chai Elul assembly, to explain to elementary-school children how “Chai Elul gives a chayus into Elul”.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks to the famous story of the Miteler Rebbe and his different hearings of the blessings and curses. What can we learn from this story?
The biggest challenge isn’t whether people need filters — it’s the misconceptions that keep them from getting one. Here are five of the most common fears.
A once-quiet SoCal neighborhood is booming with young families — and is now home to a new Chabad.
A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.
For two days, Singapore’s Jewish community became a nerve center for Jewish life across Asia, as over 70 emissaries from 15 countries gathered for the regional Kinus Hashluchim.
Nepal’s violent protests have entered their fifth day, with soldiers now patrolling every corner. Yet within the walls of Chabad-Lubavitch of Kathmandu, an island of calm endures, a place of safety and reassurance amid the chaos.
When receiving an invitation, the time to share major dietary or lifestyle restrictions is before saying yes — not after.
On the bright day of CHAI ELUL – birthday of the two great luminaries, R’ Yisroel Baal Shem Tov and R’Schneur Zalman, the Alter Rebbe – we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the NEED for Chasidus.
Rabbi Bentzion Stein serves as the executive director of Detroit’s Lubavitch Cheder, where he first began teaching in 1974. He was interviewed in March 2025.
Chaplain (Col) Jacob Goldstein, Senior Chaplain at “Ground Zero” for all military branches assigned to the World Trade Center, tells his story of courage and purpose.
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