Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The specialty of the first night of Rosh Hashana dedicated to one concept: "Meloch Al Kol Haolom Kulo Bichvodecho" - "Please accept the sovereignty of the world." Video
The Rebbe Gave Lubavitcher Chassidim a Uniform
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The central theme of Rosh Hashana is the sounding of the Shofar. What do we do this year when the first day is on Shabbos and the sounding of the Shofar is not permitted? Video
Long Island Shluchim Gather for Hakhel Kinus
Sunday, 5 Menachem Av, more than 40 Shluchim couples and some 80 children of all ages gathered at the beautiful Chabad of Great Neck campus for a full day Hakhel Kinus. Full Story
What the Rebbe Did on the First Night of Rosh Hashana
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The unique specialty in not being an ingrade and saying "Ribbono Shel Olom everything I have is only from You." Video
When the Rebbe Said: “Get Yourself a Good Lawyer”
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The Chidush - novelty of the Rebbe that was not revealed by the previous Rebbes. Video
When the Rebbe Asked: “Whose Birthday is it”?
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, and what is the inner meaning of "Re'eh anochi?" Video
Stories of My Brother with the Rebbe
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: Stories of the Tel Aviv chossid and mashpia Rabbi Sholom Ber Butman OBM and the Rebbe, and the connection of Chamisha Asar B'Av and Chof Av. Video
Yeshiva Directors Visit Bedford and Dean; Hope Eventual Move
Following an article on COLlive.com, a delegation from Achei Tmimim, a division of the Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Chabad, visited the old Yeshiva building on Bedford and Dean, hoping for a possible move. Full Story
Shluchim of Queens, NY Gather for Kinus
The Shluchim in Queens came together for the first ever Kinus Hashluchim in the Borough that houses the Ohel of the Rebbe. Full Story
When the Rebbe Looked into the Walk-in Closet
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, the "Lechatchila Ariber" approach of the Rebbe Maharash to the concept of "tznius,” and a Siyum on Maseches Midos. Video
When the Rebbe Blessed Good News and Healthy
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, and why is this sad time called The Three Weeks if the number 3 is a positive one? Video
Stories of the Rebbe in Paris in 1947
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: Stories of the Rebbe in 1947, and who was the first person who asked why do bad things happen to good people. Video
Story of the Rebbe Curing Boy with Tourette’s
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The story of the Rebbe healing a boy with Tourette Syndrome (TS), and why did the Frierdiker Rebbe insist on staying in Soviet prison for another three days. Video
Chof Ches Sivan is the Answer to Gimel Tammuz
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The Rebbe in 1941 after Chof Ches Sivan: "We will start with Mesibbos Shabbos and we will conquer the whole world." Video
What the Rebbe Said About Gimmel Tammuz
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The revolutionary thing the Rebbe said about the day of Gimmel Tammuz, and the importance of learning the Rebbe’s Torah. Video
The Time the Rebbe Said to Call Him Regarding a Minyan
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, and the mission to send spies to conquer the "Goy Asher Bekirbecho" - your inner self. Video
“My Thing is to Explain a Difficult Rambam,” the Rebbe Said
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: How was it possible for Moshe Rabbeinu to be the greatest and the smallest at the same time, and the comment the Rebbe made about explaining Rambam. Video
Siyum HaRambam Inspires and Leaves Unforgettable Impact
Video: Muli Berger/COLlive
The Siyum HoRambam Haolomi, as it was called by the Rebbe, was celebrated in grand style with over 15,000 in attendance, and was an extraordinary, uplifting, inspiring event with an unforgettable impact. Full Story, Video
Miracle Recovery Because of Daily Rambam Study
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe - connected with the recent Siyum Harambam, and what does accepting Torah "b'simcha u'bepnimius" mean? Video
Rebbe’s Bracha Made Her Live Until 98
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, and the letter of the Rambam to his translator Reb Shmuel ben Rab Yehudah Iben Tibbun asking him not to come to see him… Video
Doctors Gave Up Hope, Yet the Rebbe Didn’t
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, and seeing the Rambam as the Jewish leader who protected his people and fought on their behalf. Video
Publisher of Rambam With Rebbe’s Sichos Tours North America
An event in Crown Heights celebrated the landmark completion of the English edition of the Rambam Pardes Hamelech on the Rebbe's explanation on Rambam, the latest stop in publisher Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Elituv’s two-week tour across North America to encourage the learning of Rambam with the Rebbe's teachings. Full Story
Crown Heights Unites Around Lag B’Omer Bonfire
Photos: Aharon Gellis/COLlive
The Crown Heights Lag B'Omer bonfire in the merit of the Yartzeit of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai, which has become a beloved yearly tradition, took place Monday evening. Photos, Video
“Your Grandmother will be the Babysitter”
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The weekly story of the Rebbe, and the real accomplishments of the "Pesach Sheini Group." Video
Momentum, Unity, and Dedication at Tzach Kinus
Commemorating 68 years since its founding in 5715 (1955), the Central Lubavitch Youth Organization, Tzeirei Agudas Chabad Hamerkozis, held its annual gathering on Beis Iyar, to inspire each other and farbreng together in a spirit of “Sheves achim gam yochad” — friendship, unity and brotherhood. Full Story, Photos
