Dear friends, fans and readers,
We are officially back.
You surely have noticed – as your many concerned emails, text messages and calls indicated – that this popular Community News Service has gone dark in recent days.
This was due to a legal dispute. With Hashem’s help, we have overcome that hurdle and regained full control over the website.
While we’ve been loyally keeping you updated all these years, the dispute has barred us from implementing any significant and long-discussed programming and editorial changes in the site.
Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to you – our loyal readers and the general public – for input on how you like and perceive the website, what news topics would you like to see more of, the better integration of video and regulation of the comments and continuing being the impartial voice of the global Lubavitch community.
There’s a lot of news, events, updates, photos and videos that are sitting in the pipeline waiting to be posted and reach COLlive’s daily viewership of 60,000-strong, so we’d better get back to work.
It sure is good to be back.
Mica Soffer, CEO & Publisher
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin, Editor
Yossi Soffer, Director of Advertising & Sales
And the rest of the dedicated staff
Another thing is that every once in a while, there is a repeated comment. Delete it.
Thank you 🙂
How do u post so much on erev pasach?
Very happy you’re back. 🙂
My suggestion was going to be to please not publish comments which are loshon hora, #45 said more and better.
Thanks for being here. 🙂
i was starting to like the new collive.. just kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank god your back we cant go on without u
Every op-ed or comment you publish should be in line with truth, integrity, and aidel expression. That will differentiaite you from all the other blogs and hold your current audience.
That the staff watch Faithful and Fortified 2, about the Rebbe’s lessons to journalists.
Please take comment 45 and make it your life mission, so much is in your hands.
Whether or not you chose it. this is your shlichus- COL is probably one of the most influential voices today for ANASH worldwide. Not only WHAT you write, but WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO WRITE ABOUT, THE PHOTOS YOU CHOOSE TO DISPLAY, THE COMMENTS YOU ALLOW TO BE POSTED, all set the direction of Lubavitch tomorrow!
You are the Rebbe’s shluchim!
Thank you for posting an explanation. Mica & Yossi an absolute powerhouse couple who achieved great success by working hard and by just being the big Baalei Chesed that they are. To the both of you just gather strength from the challenges and take it as a compliment that your success has generated jealousies that caused those challenges. Much continued Hatzlacha and good health for the both of you and your entire family and A Kosheren un A Freilichin Pesach.
If it ani’t broke, don’t fix it it.
great news – may you grow from strength to strength
I’ve been especially waiting to hear news of the Jews in Ukraine
BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. We are your fans, we love u, don’t ever forget that!
I would like to see this site become more of a Torah site. One that takes our values to a higher level. VINEFLENU!
i log in to COL daily to be in the loop and participate when necessary.
thank u
your fans in miami lakes
No wonder why I was saying the same Nasi every day…
yay nashim tzidkonius!!!
so happy for u 2 be back
Welcome Back it wasn’t the same without COL
Great news.
Very happy for you guys
thanks for lletting lubavitch know whats happening around; engagements, births, news, events… all from you! thanks!
I had nothing to do for a day
I thought the COL team was cleaning for Pesach…
Please include more articles about things shluchim are accomplishing out in the field
Also more Rebbe stories and first hand interviews
Keep up the good work!!!
all these days i could not waste my time i was getting frustrated that there was nothing getting up dated its good that you guys back
finally
i was wondering what happened.. 😛
You guys are awesome and help so many people. One suggestion would be to really look over comments before you allow them to be posted and not allow really negative or offensive comments..
Thanks
kept cliking on ‘Home’
…..and thinking what great guys run this site – just dropped everything to run home and help with the Pesach cleaning!
On a more hopeful note I assumed that after the recent sad posts – we are actually seeing how – “NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS!
And most of all the sudden “going DARK” on COL seemed very much an actual message to our people – the “darkness preceding the light ” – the plague of darkness before our Exodus from Egypt in honor and ultimate celebration of Pesach!! Let it be NOW!!!
T.H. Israel
I’m sure u are backed up with loads of news and updates coming in. But honestly- I’m behind on the daily nasi. Please do me a favor! Thanks! this site is amazing! Thank goooodness ur back
i only connection to yiddishkeit today (im gezah)
is COL
how can we help??
life today without COL- is NOT possible—–
it has been very dark. so glad we get to have you back. we were getting scared
It was like a black out!!!!!——-
this is our life line – please make sure this doesnt happen again!!!!
agree with you totally, go COL!!!
So happy to hear that it all worked out! May you grow bigger and stronger here on out!!!
Now people could get engaged cause its not official till its up on collive ha ha ha
We <3 COL!
guess i’m not “with” the crown heights politics..
baruch hashem your back!
Woot woot
Yudi and co you’re the BEST!
New beginning for collive, can’t wait.
welcome back!
I check COL everyday! I was wondering why nothing new was coming up the past few days… Glad you’re back!
Welcome back we missed you. We need you. As one mishpocha we need to stay informed from all four corners of the world as we ready ourselves to greet Moshiach now!
Was eagerly waiting for this!
I have never met two ppl that act in such a wonderful manner,
good luck on the next amazing phase of COLLIVE!!!!
Not bad.
we love you guys! glad you’re back!
You are the biggest Kiddush Lubavitch out there!