When war broke out on Sept. 1, 1939, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, was staying in Otwock, a resort town outside of Warsaw where he’d established a Chabad yeshiva.
A group of cyclists is on a cross-country journey from Poway to New York to help families who have children with special needs, and the five men started their ride at the site of a synagogue shooting that killed one woman in April.
For the Lubavitcher Rebbe, rather than his memory and influence shrinking in the 25 years since his passing, his legacy has only served to create a phenomenal growth in the movement he nurtured, inspired and guided for nearly a half-century.
Twenty-five years after the death of the Lubavitcher rebbe, Chabad is a force of nature that runs 3,500 centers worldwide.
Three months after the horrific shooting attack, US vice president, Mike Pence, made an unexpected visit to the Chabad community in Poway.
Cteen and Homework helpers was proud to announce a partnership with The Somerset Patriots, Clinton Honda, Flemington Car & Truck Company and Land Rover of Princeton. A special video was produced to highlight the success and growth of Homework Helpers.
A new online course on the teachings of the Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, recently became available as part of the worldwide commemoration of the 25th anniversary of his passing.
Whether people knew the Rebbe personally, or met him just once, or just read stories about him, each one feels a personal connection.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s entire life work was an expression of the Torah. But since the Rebbe’s death, research into his beliefs has progressed, both in Hassidic circles and in academia.
Nancie Shapiro’s body has been stored in a Worcester funeral home for almost eight months. She will finally get a proper burial, avoiding cremation.
You never heard the Rebbe call for protests or demonstrations. He never urged his followers to hit the streets to confront evil. Instead, he urged them to hit the streets to spread goodness and kindness.