"Chassidim and Their Niggunim" by Rabbi Moshe Weinfeld: The Jew Who Gave Up Everything to Learn Torah. Full Story, Audio
Beis Nissan Marked With Farbrengen at 770
Photos: Dovber Donner/COLlive
A farbrengen marking the day of Beis Nissan, the Yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Rashab, was held at the Main Shul of 770 Eastern Parkway. Photos
R’ Chaim Dovid Zvi Chein and the Bracha of the Tzemach Tzedek
"Chassidim and Their Niggunim" by Rabbi Moshe Weinfeld: Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zvi Chein, known as the "Radatz," a towering figure among the Chabad rabbis during the era of the Rebbe Maharash and the Rebbe Rashab. Full Story, Audio
R’ Michael Dvorkin and a Dream of the Rebbe Rashab
"Chassidim and Their Niggunim" by Rabbi Moshe Weinfeld: Rabbi Michael Dvorkin whose destiny took a dramatic turn when he encountered the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch in a dream. Full Story, Audio
Handwritten Psak by Tzemach Tzedek Brought to Rebbe’s Library
A 4-page halachic ruling handwritten by the third Rebbe of Chabad, the "Tzemach Tzedek," that was stollen 15 years ago from the Russian-held Schneerson Archive in Moscow was finally brought to the Rebbe's Library in Crown Heights on Wednesday. Full Story
Farbrengen at 770 Marks Rebbe Rashab’s Birthday
Photos: Yossi Jerufi/COLlive
Bochurim learning in Tomchei Temimim 770 Yeshiva gathered for a Chasidishe Farbrengen marking the auspicious day of Chof Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab - the founder of Tomchei Temimim, with Mashpiim Rabbi Shloime Zarchi and Rabbi Kuti Feldman. Photos
Lubavitch Yeshiva Building Expansion Completed ‘Over Budget’…For Good Reason
Photos: Aharon Gellis/COLlive
Parents, supporters and friends of Lubavitcher Yeshiva of Crown Street gathered on Motzei Shabbos for an event celebrating the Chanukas Habayis of their new building expansion. Administrator Rabbi Yossi Langsam explained why they are "super proud of completing the project way over budget." Full Story, Photos, Video
Biography Explores R’ Dovid Horodoker’s Life on 80th Yartzeit
A new biography on the life of Rabbi Dovid Horodoker (Kievman) OBM, great chossid of the Rebbe Rashab, was written by his great-grandson Yehoshua Fogelman. The family recently marked his 80th yartzeit and the book is now available in the USA. Full Story
Photo Tour of Riga, Home of 2 Chabad Rebbes
Photos by Mordehai Lubecki
Photographer Mordehai Lubecki toured the city of Riga in Latvia, where the Rebbe Rashab and Frierdiker Rebbe once lived, and shows the Chabad school, the Riga Ghetto, and other famous sites. Photos
Rostov Marks Beis Nissan at Rebbe Rashab’s Ohel
The yartzeit of the Rebbe Rashab is marked today (Friday), Beis Nissan, in the Russian city of Rostov, where members of the community led by Rabbi Chaim Danzinger and visitors are davening at the Ohel; Send in your names. Full Story
The Little Known Life of the Rebbe Rashab’s Wife
Tune in at 9:00 PM: How much do you know about the Rebbe Rashab's wife, Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneersohn? In honor of her yahzreit, Rabbi Shais Taub presents unknown details about her amazing life. Live
Video: Chof Cheshvan Farbrengen in 770
Watch a replay: A Farbrengen at 770 Eastern Parkway marked Chof Cheshvan, the 162nd birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, the fifth Chabad Rebbe and founder of Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. The Farbrengen was addressed by the Hanhallah and Mashpiim of the 770 Yeshiva. Photos, Video
What R’ Mendel’s Grandmother Insisted He Remember
Motzoei Shabbos Story: As a child, the famed mashpia R' Mendel Futerfas was taken by his grandmother to visit the Rebbe Rashab. Upon leaving, she began insisting that he memorize something. Full Story
The Hakhel Card of the Gaon R’ Sholom Marosow
Rabbi Sholom Marosow OBM was a Rosh Yeshiva, an outstanding Gaon and one of the most prominent Chassidim of the past half a century. When the Rebbe called on Chassidim to sign a "Hekhel card" in the year 5748 (1988), he humbly filled it out as well. Full Story
Rebbe’s Magbis Purim Fund to Help Ukraine Shluchim
A Chabad Purim minhag, started by the Rebbe Rashab and reintroduced by the Rebbe, is to donate to Magbis Purim also called Kupas Rabbeinu, this year to be earmarked to Machne Israel’s Ukraine Relief Fund. Full Story
Lubavitcher Yeshiva Production Tells Story of “Intruder”
Photos: Shneur Haviv/COLlive
Two sold-out shows attended Lubavitcher Yeshiva's captivating production of drama, song, and humor performed by the school's 7th and 8th grade students in Crown Heights on Sunday. Full Story, Photos
‘Hu Elokeinu,’ The Niggun Taught by The Rebbe
Listen: Chazzan Dovid Caytak sings the Niggun "Hu Elokeinu" which was taught by the Rebbe during the night of Simchas Torah 5724. Audio
Auction House Embroiled in Defense of Chabad Artifacts
The Kedem Auction House responded to a COLlive expose questioning the authenticity of items purportedly belonging to Chabad Rebbes. Their defense of the seller Shaul Shimon Deutsch of Boro Park reveals a troubling web of false narratives and misrepresentations. Full Story, Video
1 Shliach, 1 Week, 4 Bris Milahs in 4 Frigid Towns
Last week, the Shliach and Mohel Rabbi Mendel Zaklas traveled by plane and train in frigid, below-zero weather over a distance of 7,000 kilometers to perform Bris Milahs for Jewish newborns in the Caucasus Mountains, Rostov, Moscow and his Siberian hometown of Bryansk. Full Story, Photos, Video
Dubious Seller Floods Market With Questionable Chabad Artifacts
Shaul Shimon Deutsch, a Boro Park resident who titled himself the Liozna Rebbe and was embroiled in legal woes over theft, is behind questionable Chabad artifacts sold in Judaica auction houses, an investigation revealed. Full Story
Women’s Beis Midrash to Open in Crown Heights
Batsheva Leaming Center is planning to open a Beis Midrash for women in Crown Heights next fall; Mrs. Yitty Gniwisch and Rabbi Reuven Leigh are teaching the Rebbe Rashab's 'Hemshech Ranat' maamarim. Full Story
The First Mention of the Rebbe’s Name in Print
An original issue of the Chabad children’s weekly HaAch contains a list of children who sent personal contributions, among them Yisrael Leib Schneerson, Dovber Schneerson and their eldest brother, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, future Rebbe. Full Story
Young Professionals Do Mivtzoim As ‘Ambassadors of Light’
For the past few years now, a growing group of Chabad Shluchim is relying on caring young professionals to serve as "Ambassadors of Light" and distribute Chanukah menorahs to an unprecedented pool of people and places. "People go crazy for it," said Rabbi Mendy Levertov of Austin, Texas. Full Story, Photos
Farbrengen at 770 Marks Chof Cheshvan
Photos: Shalom Burkis/COLlive
Watch a replay: A Farbrengen was held at 770 to mark Chof Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, led by venerable Mashpia Reb Shlomo Zarchi and 770 Yeshiva hanhalah. Full Story, Photos, Video
Toras Emes Yeshiva Returns to Where It Was Founded 110 Years Ago
Photos: Shneur Mor Yosef
Yeshiva Toras Emes Chabad in Jerusalem took its bochurim for a special trip to the holy city of Chevron. They davened at Mearas Hamachpela, and at the Mitteler Rebbe's shul and then sat for a farbrengen at the historic Beit Romano where the Yeshiva first operated 110 years ago. Full Story, Photos
