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Mezuzah Affixed to Simferopol Yeshiva Returned to the Jewish Community
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (180+ words) A building in the Crimean Peninsula that served as a gathering place for thousands of Kedoshim on their final journey has been redeemed and returned to Jewish hands and will become a hub of storah and Chesed. Full Story A…...
'Stop Trying to Cope': The Rebbe’s 'Blunt' Response to a Student in Despair
2+ week, 4+ day ago (571+ words) In the years following the Holocaust, a 19-year-old university student wrote to the Rebbe expressing deep disillusionment and suicidal despair. The Rebbe's response was not a single letter, but a sustained, multi-year correspondence that challenged the young man's perspective, gave…...
Aleph Honors Jewish Heroes on Veterans Day
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (342+ words) Watch: In a special Veterans Day video released by Aleph's Military division, Colonel Jack Jacobs, the only living Jewish Medal of Honor recipient, reflects on his experiences in combat and what it means to serve as a Jew in the…...
After 37 Years, Couple Heard Each Other for the First Time
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (590+ words) After 37 Years, Rabbi Baruch and Rivka Wilhelm, who both struggled with hearing impairments for most of their lives, finally heard each other's voices, after successful cochlear implant surgeries. Full Story Rabbi Baruch Wilhelm, 61, and his wife Rivka (n'e Kurtzweil), 56, both…...
6 Campers Undergo Bris in a Single Day in Zhytomyr
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) Six children at the "Gan Israel YEKA" summer camp in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, where is circumcised in a single day, which the Shliach Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm called a rare occurrence. Full Story Six children at the "Gan Israel YEKA" summer camp…...
Detour Leads to Bar Mitzvah and Timely Cemetery Visit
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (431+ words) A spontaneous urge led Chabad bochurim Yossi Weinstein and Binyomin Karpelevitch to take a detour to a small town of Tennessee on Tuesday. The timing couldn't have been better. Full Story A routine drive between two southern cities turned into…...
Holocaust Victim Remains Finally Get Jewish Burial in Chicago
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (774+ words) The ashes of a Holocaust victim that were housed in an urn at the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois for decades finally received a Jewish burial. Full Story By Karen Schwartz " Chabad.org Caroline Glasser, a longtime member of the…...
IDF Chaplain Inspires Camp L’man Achai with Stories of Courage
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (279+ words) This past Sunday, Camp L'man Achai had the extraordinary privilege of hosting Chaplain Major Rabbi Shlomo Goldfarb, a heroic figure who recently completed nearly 600 days of active duty in the Israel Defense Forces following the events of October 7th. Full Story…...
Newly Discovered Photo of the Rebbe in Warsaw
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (183+ words) The image shows a massive crowd gathered at the Warsaw train station to welcome the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, upon his arrival from Vienna. Standing alongside him was his son-in-law and successor, the Rebbe. The caption underneath…...
New Mikvah to be Built in Debrecen 80 Years After Holocaust
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) In what many are calling a historic moment for Jewish life in eastern Hungary, the city of Debrecen will soon be home to a new mikveh (ritual bath) after Mayor L'szl" Papp transferred a substantial property in the heart of…...