On the 5th of Tevet (Hei Teves) in 1987, the extensive library of the sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, was declared as belonging to Agudas Chasidei Chabad Lubavitch. The U.S. Federal court issued this ruling after a lengthy, highly-publicized trial. The anniversary of this event is marked annually, by purchasing new sefarim (Jewish books) […]

Streamed biennial meeting will tackle the challenges and promises of life online The Shul of Bal Harbor in Southeast Florida has been a hub for the exchange of scientific knowledge with a Torah perspective since 1987. That’s when Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar, its long-serving senior rabbi and founder, established a prestigious conference together with his […]

António Guterres is honored with kindling the shamash candle The annual public menorah-lighting and celebration in Manhattan’s Sutton Park, on E. 57th St., always attracts officials and dignitaries, but this year it was graced by a neighborhood resident with perhaps the broadest reach of all: U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. He was honored with lighting the […]

In Episode 14 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents Part 2 of the story of deaf Shliach Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, how he’s reaching out to deaf Jews around the world, including one formerly disaffected Jew who once aspired to be a rabbi. Through his communication skills, […]

Full lights lit in response to last week’s antisemitic attack On London’s iconic Oxford Street—a short walk from Buckingham Palace—a new menorah was lit Sunday evening, with all eight flames burning. The menorah-lighting joins more than 200 public menorah-lightings across the United Kingdom But this one is distinct. On Nov. 29, as Jews in London […]

A Chassidic designer created the digital menorah which blends Judaism and cutting-edge technology At the chic Williamsburg Hotel in Brooklyn, N.Y., on the fourth night of Chanukah, two worlds came together, blending the latest in ultra-modern technology with the menorah’s timeless glow. The eclectic celebration was hosted by Tech Tribe, an affiliate of Chabad Young […]

Awareness campaign launched by the Rebbe in 1973 reaches new heights in 2021 The worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Chanukah awareness campaign to increase private observance and public displays of the eight-day holiday is reaching new heights this year as millions of motorists throughout North America are being reminded of the holiday through locally initiated billboard campaigns. “A […]

Jewish light in the small Balkan nation shines more brilliantly than ever As the sun set over the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica on the first night of Chanukah, the country’s chief Rabbi Ari Edelkopf rose atop a cherry picker to recite the blessings and kindle the city’s giant public menorah. Edelkopf was joined by the […]

This past Sunday marked the groundbreaking for Chabad’s new education center. Located in the North Miami-Dade neighborhood of Highland Lakes, Chabad Chayil has broken ground on a new five story building that is estimated to cost $12 million, with construction costing close to $9 million.  Chabad Chayil was founded as the local Chabad Center in […]

Mayor-elect Eric Adams joined the Jewish community of Accra, Ghana, for a menorah lighting celebration on Wednesday. Hosted by former Brooklynite and Chabad Rabbi Noach Majeski, the celebration stirred Mayer-elect Adams to comment on the Rebbe’s vision he saw unfolding before his eyes. “Nobody personified the ideal of turning pain into purpose like the Grand […]