Here, we share reflections on the Rebbe’s iconic leadership culled from several interviews. Wednesday, January 12, the Jewish calendar date of 10 Shvat, marks 72 years of the unfolding of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s vision. On that date (January 28) in 1950, Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn, sixth in the dynasty of Chabad Rebbes, passed away, and […]

In Episode 16 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Motti & Rochel Flikshtein. A hug from a Chabad emissary helped Motti overcome his troubled youth. Flikshtein, a rapper, and his wife Rochel, a former Hip-Hop dance instructor, now help youths in the […]

This Saturday, the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Shevat, marks the seventieth anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, assuming the mantle of Chabad leadership. The event, on the occasion of the first yahrtzeit of his predecessor and father-in-law, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, has […]

The 10th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, which falls this year on Wednesday, January 12, marks the 72nd Yahrzeit of Rabbi Joseph I. Schneersohn. The sixth Chabad Rebbe who relocated Chabad-Lubavitch Headquarters to New York following his escape in 1940 from war torn Europe, spent the last 10 years of his life disseminating Jewish […]

Yud Shvat is the anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, sixth Rebbe of Lubavitch, of blessed memory, (5710/1950). On the same day, one year later, his son-in-law, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, assumed the mantle of leadership of Chabad. During a farbrengen–a Chasidic gathering that evening, the Rebbe delivered his inaugural discourse titled Bati Legani— […]

Blaze that killed 19 and injured 63 called the worst in New York City in decades When a deadly fire that killed 19 and injured 63 tore through a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday, heart-wrenching images and video quickly spread around the world, and concern and offers of help were not long […]

Working with authorities and the Israeli Embassy, Chabad has arranged a special flight to bring home the body of a young Jewish father killed in Kazakhstan As Kazakhstan’s capital city, Almaty, locks down in the wake of large-scale anti-government protests, the country’s Jewish community is staying at home and praying for peace.  Initially sparked by […]

Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and PurposeManis Friedman & Rivkah Goldstein It’s Good To Know Publishing To paraphrase the punchline of an old Chasidic story: the difference between a window and a mirror is a thin coat of silver. The affluence of our society affords us opportunities that […]

One Jewish resident has been killed in the violence As unrest and chaos unfolds in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan amid protests and a reported attempt to overthrow the government, the country’s Jewish community is staying behind closed doors and waiting out the unrest. One Jewish resident, 21-year-old Levan Kogeashvili of Ashdod, Israel, was […]

Evening of tribute streams on Monday, January 10, at 7 p.m. Eastern. During his 39 years of life, Rabbi Yehuda (“Yudi”) Dukes touched countless lives. As director of JNet, which connects people for weekly remote Torah-learning sessions, he brought the joy of Torah accomplishment to Jews on every continent. With his near-perpetual smile and genuine […]