Some 25 years before the two holidays were to fall on the same day, the Lubavitcher Rebbe explains the connection between the American holiday of Thanksgiving and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Both represent the story of people who fought religious persecution and being thankful to G-d for being able to express their spirituality freely.
Imagine buying a desk under $200 on Craigslist only to find thousands of dollars hidden inside.
That’s exactly what happened New Haven Rabbi Noach Muroff and his wife. They found a huge pile of cash after buying a desk. When the couple brought the desk home it wouldn’t fit through the door. The couple had to pull the desk apart, including the file cabinets. Behind the drawers they discovered a plastic bag filled with cash. they counted up and there’s $98,000 cash sitting in the bag. The couple couldn’t believe their eyes. They picked up the phone and called the original owner
The original owner was speechless. “Oh my gosh, because I… oh my God,” she said. The former owner had stuffed her inheritance in the desk and forgot where she put the money. The rabbi and his wife returned the cash to the rightful owner. Rabbi Muroff said the most important thing in life is to be honest.
Rabbi Don Yoel Levy is director of the OK Kosher Certification. During the early 1960s, his father, Rabbi Berel Levy, was privy to the Rebbe's methods of working with other Jewish movements.
In anticipation of New York City mayoral elections, the Rebbe asks then comptroller and mayoral candidate, "Why do you want to be mayor -- who's the actual boss of New York City, the mayor or the comptroller?"
"Miracles, and retelling the wondrous deeds of the righteous, uplift the individual, evoking a desire to shake oneself free from the mundane; they stir the soul -- even one mired in the depths..." - The Rebbe, 1932
770 Eastern Parkway was the address thousands turned to in search of wisdom, comfort, and a miracle. Presented here are eight first-hand accounts of miraculous healing in the wake of the Rebbe's blessings.
The Chasidic community are recognized for their conservative dress, but what is the meaning behind their style, StyleLIkeU Uniforms Presents: The Substance of Hasidic Style
Pakistani terrorists attacked the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, 29th of Heshvan, 5769 (26 November 2008). Part of a concerted attack that killed 179 and wounded hundreds, they murdered the young Chabad emissaries running the house, Rabbi Gavriel and Mrs. Rivky Holtzberg. Their infant son, who turned two the day after his parents were brutally killed, was heroically rescued by his Indian caregiver.
Rav Sholom Mordechai Hakohen Schwadron Zt"l (Hebrew: הרב שלום מרדכי הכהן שבדרון) (1912--21 December 1997) was a Charedi rabbi and orator. He was known as the "Maggid of Jerusalem" for his fiery, inspirational mussar talks. Some of the stories he told about the character and conduct of Torah leaders and tzadikim of previous generations were incorporated in the "Maggid" series of books by Rabbi Paysach Krohn, whom Rav Schwadron mentored.
In honor of the upcoming annual Kinus Hashluchim, Israeli singing sensation Gad Elbaz has joined forces with noted filmmaker Danny Finkelman in a moving clip that depicts the Jewish soul's longing for its Creator.
Elbaz's haunting rendition of the Lubavitcher's Rebbe Tzama Lecha Nafishi serves as the catalyst for a young Jewish man to seek out his roots as he listens to the timeless song while riding the New York City subway. Inspired by the music that so clearly pierces his soul, the young man pays a visit to both the Lubavitch World Headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway, and the Rebbe's Ohel in Queens, where he pours out his heart in prayer to the One Above.
Why do so many in Europe feel so much hostility to the most open and liberal democracy in the Middle East? Daniel Gordis, President of the Shalem Center, zeroes in on the source of the problem in this fascinating look at the complex relationship between Europe, Israel and the Arab World.
This super smart Russian bear do some amazing tricks! Look how well he can play the trumpet! He just need 3 more bears to make a band! ''The Beartles!''
Zach, filming for the popular YouTube channel SoulPancake, visits Chasidic comedianMendy Pellin‘s home to learn more about the life of an Orthodox Jew.
