Lubavitcher Rebbe

Perhaps this was a critique of unbridled devekut that blocked out even the cries of a helpless baby; perhaps the real hero of the tale was Rabbi Shneur Zalman.

Declaring the birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe as National Education Day is a practice done by US Presidents since the administration of President Carter.

The contents of the heritage center and its location will be determined in the coming weeks.

The power of a woman is not when she is treated equally to men but when she keeps her femininity and her dignity while knowing how to show her strengths and her weaknesses too.

There are no “Tikkun Olam” Jews. There are no “Trump” Jews. There are only Jews, and we need to remember the dictum — you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Chabad’s leaders in Russia have walked a fine line amid a crackdown on free speech in the country.

I believe it may even have been the Lubavitcher Rebbe himself who said, “You listen with your heart, not with your ears.”

Chabad is the most dominant Jewish group in Russia and Ukraine and this was therefore a shocking statement that was perceived by the rabbis and emissaries negatively.

Any Chabad institution that will fly or prominently place an Israeli flag anywhere in their Chabad House, school, yeshiva, Jewish Community Center, summer camp or similar venue, will receive $770.

Even if there was no financial need for a prosbul, there was spiritual valence to its execution because it reflected fidelity to rabbinic tradition and affiliation with the legacy of Chabad's founder