Lubavitcher Rebbe

Asteroid the size of 38 Lubavitcher Rebbes to pass Earth on Chabad head's yahrzeit - NASA

Asteroid 2003 LN6, the size of 38 Menachem Mendel Schneersons, is set to pass the Earth on June 18, the anniversary of the death of the Chabad movement leader.

|ByAARON REICH
An illustrative image of an asteroid orbiting the Earth.
RABBI MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON of Lubavitch at a Lag Ba’omer parade in Brooklyn, 1987.

The real secret to Chabad’s success, 32 years after the Rebbe’s passing - opinion

After October 7, Jewish communities across the world held challah bakes dedicated to the hostages. Women gathered in synagogue halls and community centers, with flour on their hands, saying prayers.

|ByAREYAH KALTMANN
Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

The guard outside the synagogue - opinion

Our guard stands in the cold, gives up holidays with his family, and carries a responsibility he never chose. When tragedy comes, men like him are often the first line of defense.

|ByMENDY CHITRIK
Hannah Arendt, pictured in 1958, was a German-American historian and philosopher. She was imprisoned by the Nazis for doing research into antisemitism.

'Eishet Chayil': Who is the biblical woman of valor? - book review

Eishet Chayil is re-examined as a theological statement about women’s role in Jewish survival, leadership, and destiny.

|ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER

Grapevine: Active airport

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

APRIL 14, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
With more countries being declared ‘red,’ travelers converge on Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday.

For their late leader’s milestone 120th birthday, Chabad Jews stage a worldwide celebration

Birthdays are a big deal within Chabad in part because Schneerson, who died in 1994 at age 92, himself encouraged their celebration, something that is not always done in Orthodox communities.

APRIL 14, 2022ByPHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
THE Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Argentines celebrate 120th birthday of Lubavitcher Rebbe

More than 2,000 people gathered in Buenos Aires on Monday to celebrate the 120th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

APRIL 5, 2022ByMICHELLE MENDELUK
THE CELEBRATION for the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Buenos Aires on Monday night.

How did Chabad go from hassidic subgroup to global Jewish phenomenon?

Ramash was truly following in the footsteps of his predecessors.

MARCH 10, 2022ByLEVI COOPER
LYUBAVICHI, CONTEMPORARY view – a rural village in the Rudnyansky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia.

What drives Chabad shluchim to put their life on the line in Ukraine? - opinion

For Chabad hassidim, the mindset of self-sacrifice for the sake of Jews and Judaism is imbibed with their mother’s milk.

MARCH 8, 2022ByDAVID ELIEZRIE
Dozens of Jewish refugees arrived in Moldova; Chabad emissaries assist.

The power of words has left a lasting impact on Jewish imagery - opinion

The Jewish character Shylock in Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice' is an antisemitic caricature.

MARCH 1, 2022BySHLOMO LITVIN
Shylock and his daughter, Jessica, in this painting by Maurycy Gottlieb: A storyline of brokenhearted fathers is still relevant today

Russian generals pray for peace at burial sites of Chabad rebbes

15 Russian military men arrived to pray after hearing that all prayers are answered at a Jewish cemetery in the small town of Lyubavichi.

FEBRUARY 21, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE
Russian soldiers march in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 13, 2022

Chabad Tech Tribe gets into the NFT craze

Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone: The Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson never shied away from technology, but embraced it.

JANUARY 19, 2022ByMIKE WAGENHEIM
An NFT available on the NFTorah project.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe: A reluctant leader answering the call - opinion

Great leaders don’t set out to change history, but respond to history’s call for change when it comes knocking on their door.

JANUARY 3, 2022ByMENDEL KALMENSON
A MAN PRAYS at the graveside of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, at the Old Montefiore Cemetery in New York.

Lubavitcher Rebbe's physician Moshe Feldman dies at 80

Feldman, known for treating the Lubavitcher Rebbe, was a pediatric specialist who practiced medicine for nearly 50 years in the Bronx and later in Crown Heights.

DECEMBER 3, 2021BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson