A delegation of senior U.S. lawmakers and diplomats met in Odessa with Chabad Rabbi Avraham Wolff and heard about the life of orphans amid the war. Full Story
Crown Heights Steps Up to Care for 2,000 Stranded CTeens
Itzik Benabou of House of Glatt, caterer Bentzion Cohen, Crown Heights institutions, and Shomrim all worked to help the 2,000 teens stranded due to the blizzard. Full Story, Photos, Video
“Game-Changer”: Shluchim Tout JLI’s New Living Jewish Series
“For the first time, anyone can learn how we are supposed to live as Jews in a well-explained manner,” Rabbi Dovid Vigler says. Full Story, Video
New Children’s Series Launches First Episode Free in Honor of Snow Day
Just in time for a cozy snow day at home, Toveedo is thrilled to announce the release of the first episode of their brand-new brochos series — available today, completely free. Full Story
Raffle for a Dollar and 2 Coins From the Rebbe
A dollar from the Rebbe will be raffled among the contributors to the International Siyum HaRambam; bochurim and girls have a chance to be entered in a raffle for two dimes from the Rebbe. Full Story
Mesivta Bais Shalom Postville Hosts Avos Ubanim Shabbos
Mesivta Bais Shalom Postville hosted a special and meaningful Avos Ubanim Shabbos this past week, giving fathers and sons the opportunity to learn together, farbreng together, and experience the yeshiva environment side by side. Full Story
Crown Heights Covered in Snow as Blizzard Kicks In
Watch: The blizzard brought Crown Heights to a halt, with restrictions on travel. Early Monday morning, few people were seen walking the streets covered in snow. Full Story, Photos, Video
Fathers Join Sons for Shabbos at Cincinnati Yeshiva
This past Shabbos, Parshas Teruma 5786, over 50 fathers (of talmidim of Shiuirim Aleph and Gimmel) arrived at Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati for the annual “Shabbas Avos U’banim”. Full Story
New Leadership and New Campus at Pittsburgh Mesivta
Pittsburgh Mesivta has opened registration for the upcoming school year, with experienced new leadership in place and a recent move to a new, purpose-built campus in Greenfield. Full Story
Jewish Teens Declare Torah’s Timely Relevance In Nassau Coliseum
In a powerful display of Jewish resilience, eight thousand Jewish teens filled Nassau Coliseum for the closing ceremony of the 18th annual CTeen International Shabbaton, showcasing stories of a generation turning to Judaism's timeless teachings for strength and refusing to back down in the face of adversity. Full Story, Photos, Video
1,500 Teens Stranded in Snowy New York After Flight Cancellations
Hours after 4,578 Jewish teenagers from 60 countries filled Nassau Coliseum for CTeen's closing event, nearly 1,500 of them find themselves stranded in New York after a winter storm cancelled flights across the East Coast. Full Story
L’Chaim: Fisch – Zwiebel
Photos: Shmuel Lerner/COLlive
The L'Chaim of Simcha Fisch of Los Angeles, CA and Mushky Zwiebel of Crown Heights took place at Lubavitch Yeshiva Hall in Crown Heights. Photos
Rabbi Chaim Schapiro Appointed Rov of Morristown, NJ
A new chapter has begun this week for the Morristown Chabad community as Congregation Levi Yitzchak of Morristown celebrated the Hachtara — the formal installation — of Rabbi Chaim Schapiro as Rav of Congregation Levi Yitzchak and the Morristown anash community. Full Story
10 U.S. Shluchim Free Flight to Israel with Arkia Airlines
The winners of the 10 free tickets for Shluchim with Arkia Airlines were announced. Full Story
Despite Snowstorm, Crown Heights Schools Will Continue Learning
As a winter storm bears down on New York City, Crown Heights schools Oholei Torah and Lubavitch Yeshiva are pressing ahead with adjusted schedules, ensuring that limud haTorah continues across the neighborhood. Full Story, Video
Purim and Retroactively Transforming a Negative Past?
Applied Chassidus with Rabbi Simon Jacobson: What Does Purim Teach Us About Retroactively Transforming a Negative Past? Why Don’t We Make a Bigger Deal of 7 Adar – The Birthday and Yahrzeit of Moshe Rabbeinu? Full Story
Mrs. Rochel Zuckerman, OBM
Mrs. Rochel Zuckerman, of Lakewood, NJ, sister of Rabbi Shmuel Lew, senior shliach in London, England, passed away. Full Story
Empire Kosher Rounds Cash Totals Amid Coin Shortage
Empire Kosher Supermarket in Crown Heights began implementing a new cash-rounding policy to navigate the ongoing national coin shortage; they round the total up. Full Story, Video
Group Photo: Chabad School Leadership Retreat
50 menahelim from around the world gathered for the Chabad School Leadership Retreat at the Agam Resort of Chabad of SW Broward in Cooper City, Florida. It was organized by the Menachem Education Foundation (MEF). Photo
Chabad Houses in Mexico on Lockdown Due to Cartel Wars
Shluchim Rabbi Abraham and Elisheva Srugo were caught on the road as violence broke out in Mexico due to a drug cartel battle; many are staying in their homes for safety. Full Story, Video
R’ Sholom DovBer Levin, 86, OBM
Reb Sholom DovBer Levin, a beloved father and grandfather from Los Angeles, passed away on Sunday, 5 Adar, 5786. Full Story
Snowstorm Travel Restriction Issued in NYC for Monday
Mayor Zohran Mamdani today declared a local state of emergency ahead of a severe snowstorm expected to impact New York City. To ensure emergency responders and essential workers can move safely and quickly, city streets will be closed to non-essential vehicular traffic from 9 p.m. Sunday to 12 p.m. Monday. Full Story
Avos U’Bonim Gathering at Moscow’s Central Shul
An hour after Shabbos Terumah concluded, a steady stream of fathers and sons could be seen making their way to Moscow's central Marina Roscha Shul. Full Story, Photos
Yeshiva Experience Turns High Tech Macher Into Funding Matcher
Serial entrepreneur Niran Hebron seeking a new level of Jewish enrichment walked into Yeshiva Temimei Darech in the mystical city of Tsfat a couple years ago, stayed for only a month and indeed walked out on a new rung in his Yiddishkeit. Full Story
Zman Krias Shema on Mivtzoim?
Episode 4 “Lemaan Yishmeu” weekly halacha podcast with Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, Mara D’asra, and member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, addressing intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics. Full Story