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We are in the final month of the Jewish calendar year—traditionally a time dedicated to taking spiritual stock of the year past. Examining our successes and failures, we need to look at those areas of life that are in our control. Have we given our relationships the time they require? Have we been more thoughtful and kind to our parents, our spouses, our neighbors? Has our bond with our people, our heritage, and our G-d grown stronger this year?
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Sixty one years ago this summer, Friday morning, July 13,1956, concluding the two weeks in Europe, we flew from Rome to the Holy Land.
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Thursday, August 10, 2017
Shluchot from all corners of the world gathered to draw inspiration and knowledge from an extended weekend jam-packed with workshops and events at the International Conference of Shluchot. 3,500 women from 90 countries celebrated at the event’s banquet dinner, which took place Sunday, February 20.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Tuesday, February 14, 2017
I was a rabbinical student then, and traveling with me were nine of my fellow students. The Rebbe had sent us on a mission to bring moral support to the Jews of Israel, specifically to those living in Kfar Chabad, near Tel Aviv.
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Monday, July 18, 2016
High ranking Government officials in just about every important capital in the world are honored to participate in these public events.
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Thursday, December 31, 2015
Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Rabbi Yossel Kranz | Editorial | Friday, August 21, 2015
Editorial | Thursday, August 13, 2015
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Friday, May 1, 2015
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Editorial | Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Marla Cohen | Editorial | Thursday, December 18, 2014
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Tuesday, November 18, 2014
It may be that instead of depending on adversity as the impetus for change, the Rebbe wanted us to look towards the redemption from a place of well-being, our minds free to imagine a categorically elevated experience, if only we have the audacity for such inventiveness.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Monday, June 30, 2014
To be Jewish, the Rebbe taught, is to care about matters great and lofty, but only insofar as they make us more attentive to the needs of our fellow Jew and our fellow human being
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Monday, June 30, 2014
I decided a long time ago that my job can be stressful enough as is and that if G-d wanted me as his personal publicist he would need to ask me Himself. Until that happens I don't feel the need to apologize for him anymore.
Yossi Lipsker | Editorial | Friday, April 25, 2014
If we feel we must blend in so well and make others feel so comfortable with us that they will want to marry us, we have neither freedom nor yiddishkeit.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Thursday, February 13, 2014
"I know you do great work," the man on the phone said. "But I don't give to religious causes."
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Monday, December 9, 2013
What subjective notions about Jewish identity did they bring to the study? More importantly why would they not include the single most important question of all?
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Friday, November 1, 2013
Born June 21, 1880 in the town of Lubavitch, Yosef Yitzchak was inducted by his father, the Fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneersohn, into communal work on behalf of Russian Jewry at the tender age of 15.
Mordechai Lightstone | Editorial | Friday, January 14, 2011
With the news of Mark Madoff’s suicide, this family’s ruinous fall has grown to make it worthy of Shakespearean tragedy. Like Macbeth, this is the story of how one man’s greed powered a calamity of epic proportions...
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Editorial | Friday, September 17, 2010
Biographies on the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, who passed away on the third day of Tammuz in 1994, are now making appearances in mainstream bookstores.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Monday, June 14, 2010
They are trading Harvard Square and College Hill for Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue. For an entire weekend, their course schedules and term papers will be relegated to the bottommost regions of their backpacks.
Dvora Lakein | Editorial | Thursday, November 5, 2009
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky was secretary to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, for a period of 40 years. As a young boy of 13, he came to New York from Boston, where he met the man who, four years later was to become the 7th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch. The Rebbe reached out to the young yeshiva student living away from home, in ways, says Rabbi Krinsky, that moved him and sustain him to this day.
Editorial | Tuesday, August 11, 2009
(lubavitch.com) Where were you the last time the Jewish people assembled to bless the sun?
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Sunday, April 5, 2009
"This country, with God’s help, can be self-sufficient in energy. The problem lies in the failure to utilize God’s gifts to their fullest... There is one energy source which can be made available in a very short time. Solar energy is non-polluting, cheap, and inexhaustible…it can power individual homes as well as giant factories. The United States has been blessed with plentiful sunshine, especially in the south… God has blessed this country richly, and it is our duty to use those riches to their fullest."
Rabbi Dr. Julian (Yedidya) Sinclair | Editorial | Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Rabbi Nochem Kaplan , Director of the education office of Merkos L'inyonei Chinuch, was recently elected President of the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA), the umbrella organization for accrediting agencies of private schools in the U.S. from early childhood through grade 12.
Editorial | Monday, March 16, 2009
A donkey, her foal, and a pig lived in a barnyard. The foal complained to her mother that the pig was fed generously although it did nothing all day, while she and her mother worked hard all day bearing heavy burdens yet received more moderate amounts of food. “Do not be jealous,” said the donkey.
Chana Silberstein | Editorial | Monday, March 9, 2009
Excerpts from Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky’s address at the International Conference of Chabad Women Representatives.
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Monday, February 16, 2009
As an actress and a Jewish woman, I can tell you that if I’d have been given that script, I never would have agreed to play in that movie [Loving Leah]. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to produce something that feeds the worst stereotypes of religious women. To be sure, if it were an African-American film perpetuating the worst stereotypes, there’d be an uproar.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Wednesday, January 28, 2009
In these sobering circumstances, Israel has no choice but to live by the sword. But it is by miracles that this indefatigable lamb among the lions survives, and it will be, I believe, I pray, by miracles that Israel will ultimately prevail.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Thursday, January 8, 2009
The tragedy in Mumbai made headlines, and was followed by millions. But for the immediate families of the victims, it is a devastatingly personal, private calamity.
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky | Editorial | Thursday, January 1, 2009
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Friday, August 22, 2008
So much has been written, and more said, about the Lubavitcher Rebbe whose 14th yahrzeit is marked on the third of Tammuz, this year July 6.
Editorial | Sunday, July 6, 2008
Lubavitch.com invited Rabbi Eli Silberstein , Chabad-Lubavitch representative to Cornell University, to share his own reflections on this day.
Editorial | Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Yesterday’s murder of innocent students at a Jerusalem yeshiva evoked flashbacks to the Hebron massacres of 1929 . . . to the Chabad-Lubavitch village of Kfar Chabad 1956 . . . Maalot 1974 . . .
B. Olidort | Editorial | Friday, March 7, 2008
The famous “American Gothic” couple that once stood staunchly for Midwestern ideals has now, with the help of Rabbi Yisroel Rubin--Chabad-Lubavitch representative to Albany, NY, and to University Art students--launched a massive Chanukah promotion in 200 cities across the US, Canada and England.
Rabbi Israel Rubin | Editorial | Friday, November 16, 2007
Once a year, Chabad-Lubavitch shluchim are offered a bird’s-eye view of their collective creative output. Once a year, they get to feel the reverberations of their aggregate energy, and see the dazzling mosaic they complete, unveiled for just a few moments before they move on to a new challenge.
B. Olidort | Editorial | Monday, November 5, 2007
In a recent editorial, Reform leader Rabbi Eric Yoffie criticizes the willingness of Chabad to allow any child a bar mitzvah.
Chana Silberstein | Editorial | Wednesday, October 31, 2007
A New Year Message from the Rebbe | Editorial | Sunday, September 9, 2007
For Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim in small Jewish communities in the United States, these are the best of times and the worst of times.
Rabbi Hesh Epstein | Editorial | Sunday, August 12, 2007
Few overnight camp directors could have missed a small news item about a whopping 11.2 million dollar gift to the Federation of Jewish Camp (FJC) last week.
B. Olidort | Editorial | Thursday, July 26, 2007
In an interesting news item published by the University of Manchester, a recent study finds that the ultra-Orthodox Jewish population will constitute a majority of Jews by the year 2050.
B. Olidort | Editorial | Thursday, July 26, 2007
In honor of the 13th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Lubavitch.com presents excerpts of an interview with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz and the editor of Lubavitch.com. Rabbi Steinsaltz is at work on a biography of the Rebbe.
Editorial | Tuesday, June 19, 2007
At 226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard, in Cambria Heights, Queens, a small, single story cape house on a tree-lined residential street, preparations are in high gear. Over a 24-hour period beginning Monday evening, an estimated 25,000 visitors will arrive here from every part of the world.
B. Olidort | Editorial | Monday, June 18, 2007
Why do people lie to their dentists? You know, "So, Jim, have you been flossing?" "Yeah, kind of, sure...well, last couple of weeks it was tough because we were in Cuba and we ran out of..."
Rabbi Yossi Marcus | Editorial | Monday, May 21, 2007
Editorial | Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Up until the morning of April 16, things were pretty much happening as they should on most American campuses at this time of year.
Rabbi Dov Wagner | Editorial | Monday, April 23, 2007
Some time ago, a group of people appeared in our Chabad Center on a Friday night; they were new faces, always a nice surprise. Together with a friend—one of our regulars—I approached to welcome them.
Rabbi Mendy Herson | Editorial | Monday, March 26, 2007
The 11th of Nissan, this year corresponding to today, March 30, marks the 105th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
Editorial | Sunday, March 25, 2007
Today, the 10th of Shevat on the Jewish calendar, is honored by Chabad-Lubavitch chasidim worldwide as a watershed in the movement's history.
Editorial | Monday, January 29, 2007
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that placing Chabad-owned menorahs in public spaces did not violate the establishment clause, it set a slab of precedent for Chabad centers to rest their menorah requests upon. But as seen with the hullabaloo over Seattle-Tacoma Airport’s menorah, the Supreme Court’s ruling, as well as numerous other federal and state decisions in favor of the menorah, is no magic bullet.
R. Berman | Editorial | Tuesday, December 19, 2006
To all appearances, the Chabad representatives in the group photo—an annual rite at the Conference of Shluchim—look very much alike.
B. Olidort | Editorial | Wednesday, November 22, 2006
When the day of fasting and contrition was nearly over, after all the prayers had been exhausted, the pages now wet with the hot tears yearning for forgiveness, for blessings of life and redemption, the Rebbe turned towards the congregation. His face covered with the tallit, he began to sing a traditional, triumphant melody. Soon thousands of voices joined in the singing. In those few exalted moments, one achieved a catharsis beyond anything that the fasting and praying of Yom Kippur produced. And then, the shofar was sounded.
Editorial | Sunday, October 1, 2006
You don’t get very far in Israel without coming across a marker of a soldier who gave his life in defense of the land, of its people. So much of Israel is hallowed ground; I tread upon its worn stones and walk its hilly neighborhoods, conscious with every step, of the price exacted so that I may have the privilege.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Eli ’s life was wrenched from him on the Egged bus along with 17 others, on March 5, 2003, but his story did not end there. Recently, representatives from Chabad’s Terror Victims Project helped his parents
EJ Tansky | Editorial | Sunday, July 9, 2006
Convincing 120 Jewish boys from ages 6-17, many of whom live in an orphanage during the year, to clamor for seconds of Jewish learning and life requires devotion, and Yeka's staff achieves it in a trademark, off-the-wall fashion. First step: none of the staff is paid. Not a cent.
Rivka Chaya Berman | Editorial | Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Tonight marks the 12th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. The last 12 years have produced prolific narratives offering personal testimony to the imprint of a leader.
Editorial | Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The 10th of the Hebrew month of Shevat, corresponding to today's date, marks a transitional period in the history of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
Editorial | Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky , Chairman of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch educational and social services divisions, decried the attack, saying it is "reminiscent of the pogroms of old." But he said he is encouraged by the vigilance of law enforcement agencies in Moscow and by President Putin "against acts of antisemtism."
Editorial | Wednesday, January 11, 2006
It's hard to litigate against light, which explains why despite scattered attempts around the country by church and state purists to take down the eight-armed menorahs from public spaces, America's skies are illuminated with the Chanukah lights beginning tonight, the first night of Chanukah.
B. Olidort | Editorial | Sunday, December 25, 2005
In establishing some of the foundational values of Chabad, their teacher, Rabbi Schneur Zalman, eschewed any aspirations to the ethereal that might preclude involvement in the corporeal as it pertains to others.
Editorial | Friday, November 25, 2005
Jewish tradition ascribes a direct correlation between destruction and renewal, pain and growth, loss and gain. At the close of a year that has thinned out populations, dislocated others, and disbursed grief in generous measure, this is more than a comforting thought.
Editorial | Monday, October 3, 2005
Lubavitch World Headquarters announced that it has established a disaster relief fund to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina
Editorial | Wednesday, August 31, 2005
In a recently published account of personal meetings between the Rebbe and a London businessman, the Rebbe strongly advised him against a certain consideration. As he did so, the Rebbe said, "No one is trying to force you.
Editorial | Thursday, July 7, 2005
During his lifetime, thousands celebrated the Rebbe's birthday at an all night farbrengen , a Chasidic gathering. Seated at a table decked in a white cloth, the Rebbe's mellifluous voice commanded the cavernous, crammed hall at 770 Eastern Parkway.
Editorial | Wednesday, April 20, 2005
How many people worldwide during the past week, were reminded that it was Chanukah? To get a rough estimate, we'd have to add up every one of Chabad's public menorahs-and there were at least 1,843 of them in 559 cities in 65 countries worldwide.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Wednesday, December 15, 2004
The occasion of 10th yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, has generated generous media coverage examining the vitality of Chabad-Lubavitch.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Sunday, June 20, 2004
Few overnight camp directors would have missed a small news item about a whopping $11.2 million grant to the Federation of Jewish Camps (FJC) last week.
Baila Olidort | Editorial | Thursday, July 27, 2000
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