Rabbis talk of freedom amidst persecution during their youth For more than 200 years in Chabad-Lubavitch communities around the world—in the best of circumstances and the worst—these early winter days have been dedicated to preparing for the Chassidic holiday of Yud Tes Kislev, the 19th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev (which in 2021 […]

How Atara Ciechanover spearheaded the design and creation of the world’s most visible menorah The gleaming two-ton Chabad-Lubavitch menorah on the corner of Manhattan’s storied crossroads at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street—one of the busiest and most affluent thoroughfares on the planet—has long been an inseparable part of life in New York. Throughout the eight […]

In Episode 13 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents Part 1 of the story of deaf Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff, and how Soudakoff is reaching out to deaf Jews around the world. One he encountered in the U.S. had walked away from the Jewish community at the […]

Joyous events and commitments to learning this week at Chabad-Lubavitch centers everywhere Jewish people of all ages and backgrounds around the world are celebrating the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidut” this week, marking the day when the founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, was released from a Czarist prison after being held […]

Young man remembered as a sensitive, courageous soul with deep love for the Jewish people JERUSALEM—Thousands of mourners from around Israel solemnly gathered under overcast skies at the Har Hamenuchot cemetery to join with the family and friends of Eliyahu David Kay, 25, who was murdered on Sunday by a Hamas terrorist in Jerusalem’s Old […]

19 Kislev: Rosh Hashana of Chassidut Yud-Tes Kislev, also known as the “Chag HaGeulah—The Holiday of Redemption,” or the “Rosh Hashana of Chassidut,” begins tonight and continues until sundown tomorrow. On this day in 1798, the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, was finally freed after spending 53 days in prison. Rabbi Shneur Zalman […]

Tuesday, November 23 corresponding this year to the Jewish calendar date of 19 Kislev, marked the Chasidic New Year. It is the date on which, in 1798, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Chasidism, was released from Czarist imprisonment. Jewish communities nationwide and abroad mark this day with joyous, commemorative celebrations, and […]

Hamas member opens fire with automatic weapon A 25-year-old recent immigrant to Israel from South Africa was killed and four were wounded on Sunday morning in a terrorist shooting attack in Jerusalem’s Old City. Two of the injured were civilians, and two were border police. The young man killed in the attack, Eliyahu David Kay […]

My grandfather did not recall the name of the first camp he was sent to. It was before Reigersfeld, before Blechhemmer, before Auschwitz. Still, he remembered well the daily routine at the camp. After being roused from their barracks early in the morning, the prisoners were given a sip of ersatz coffee, and then lined […]

The act of kindness by Rabbi Gabriel Benayon had passengers bursting with applause When Rabbi Gabriel Benayon took his family on a shopping trip in Manhattan on Nov. 9., he never imagined that it would become a viral sensation. Benayon purchased a new pair of sneakers, and as he rode the No. 4 train back […]