An early and enthusiastic proponent of criminal justice reform through the Aleph Institute Back in the early 1980s, Judge Jack B. (Yehoshua Binyamin) Weinstein had no reason to take a meeting with a 36-year-old rabbi named Sholom Lipskar. Weinstein was the chief judge of the Eastern District of New York, while the young rabbi was […]
From Building to Building
How Chabad of Southern Ontario has Grown over the Last Four Decades It was with a poignant sense of deja vu, on a chilly afternoon this spring, that Rabbi Zalman and Esty Grossbaum welcomed guests to a small groundbreaking ceremony for their new Chabad House in Vaughan, Ontario. Exactly thirty nine years earlier, the Grossbaums […]
Young Women in Argentina Use Summer Vacation for Jewish Rejuvenation
Summer is only just beginning in the Northern Hemisphere; but back in January, when Argentina was soaking up the sun, twenty-five young women used their vacation to get away from the bustle of Buenos Aires and immerse themselves in a Jewish experience. At a hotel tucked away in the beautiful mountains of Cordoba, Argentina’s countryside, […]
Torah on the Blockchain: The First-Ever NFT Torah
For the first time ever, the Torah is available in NFT form. An NFT, a non-fungible token, is a unique work of art or other piece of intellectual property that has been transformed into a digital asset. NFTs are sizzling hot in the tech world, and for Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone and Jonathan Caras, co-founders of […]
The Rebbe’s Yahrzeit
The life of a tzaddik is not a life of the flesh, but a spiritual life consisting wholly of faith, awe, and love of G‑d. – The Tanya This Sunday, 3 Tammuz, marks the twenty-seventh anniversary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s passing. Since his passing, the Rebbe’s influence on world Jewry has grown exponentially and is […]
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, A Master of the Spirit
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky served the Lubavitcher Rebbe as his secretary for more than forty years and is the chairman of the Chabad-Lubavitch educational and social-services arms. With the passage of time—and it is now twenty-seven years since his passing on Tammuz 3, 1994—interest in the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of blessed memory, grows steadily. Those […]
Watch: 4000 Siyumim Launched
Resources available now for free access at TutAltz.com/4000. Share this with family and friends! As you prepare to conduct your Siyum Farbrengen at home, consider incorporating the new film released by JEM: “It’s Up To Us”. Inspired by the Moshiach Office.
Rebbe Stories Poem
By Chaya Mushka Kievman, Melbourne, Australia Before I start this poem- here’s an explanation in case you need. In recent history, people often write a letter to the Rebbe. They then, as one of the options besides for sending the letter online, can open one of the volumes of the Holy Books called Igros Kodesh- […]
World to Mark 27th Anniversary of the Rebbe’s Passing
Day also marks conclusion of 40th cycle of study of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah Across the globe, people from all walks of life are coming together this week and next to mark the 27th anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, on the third day of the Jewish month […]
‘Unfazed’ to Highlight the Rebbe’s Message of Resilience
A Symphony of Living Voices, Story & Song, live-streamed on Monday, June 14, at 7 p.m ET As the 27th anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory approaches—preparations are underway for a livestreamed event that will highlight the Rebbe’s teachings on resilience and self-empowerment. The message is all the […]