| Developing Story:Updated
Blast Near Chabad House in Katmandu |  | A very strong blast rocked the area near the Katmandu Beis Chabad in Nepal. A hotel building adjacent to the Beis Chabad went up in flames, and began spreading in the area. There are tens of injured from the fire ■ more | | | |
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| Boruch Dayan Hoemes
Loss: Rabbi Sholom Dovber Raskin, OB"M |  | | (With sadness we report the passing of HaRav Hachossid R' Sholom Dovber Raskin, OB"M, of Kfar Chabad, at the age of 92. The levaye took place this afternoon in Kfar Chabad, continuing on to Har Hazeisim for kvurah. R' Sholom Dovber was born a year and a half after the histalkus of the Rebbe RaShaB and was among the first to bear his holy name ■ more | | | |
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| Wishing All Gut Shabbos & Gut Yom Tov
L'Kabollas HaTorah B'simcha U'b'pnimiyus |  | Shturem.org wishes all our readers, and all of Klall Yisroel a Gut Shabbos and a Gut Yom Tov. May we all merit to recieve the Torah b'simcha u'b'pnimiyus ■ more  | | | |
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| Rabbi Zalman Wolowik
Why We Accepted the Torah Unconditionally |  | | Photograph: INN | Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, Shliach to the Five Towns area of Long Island, delivered a special holiday message to Arutz Sheva viewers. In it, he explains why the Israelites accepted Torah unquestioningly, saying – according to the Torah account – "naaseh venishma" – "we shall carry it out and we shall listen to it," in that order ■ more  | | | |
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| Oholei Torah Kfar Chabad
Talmidim Ready to Receive the Torah |  | | The talmidim of Oholei Torah in Kfar Chabad were inspired to recieve the Torah with joy and strengthen their hiskashrus to the Rebbe. In a special rally as a hachana to Shovuos, they were adressed by principal Rabbi Bentzion Vishedsky, Rabbi Eli Wolf and R' Binyomin Lifshitz ■ more | | 1 comments | |
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| Chag Hashovuos:
Zmanim, Halochos and Minhogim |  | | The Beis Din of Crown Heights has released an instructional guide – in both English and Hebrew – which contains Halachos and Minhagim pertaining to the Yom Tov of Shavuos, as well as the answers to many questions regarding the upcoming Yom Tov ■ more | | | |
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| Bar Mitzvah Gallery
HaTomim Reuvein Kaminietzky, Dneper |  | | Mazel Tov HaTomim HaShliach Reuvein! | Photograph: Shturem | Shluchim Ayn Mishpocho: Head Shluchim to Dnepropetrovsk, Rabbi & Mrs. Shmuel Kanimietzky, celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of their son HaTomim Reuvein, with fellow Shluchim, family members and the local Jewish community ■ more | | | |
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| From Gan Eden HoElyon
El-Al Welcomes Unity Sefer Torah |  | | Photograph: Shturem | El-Al Israeli Airlines welcomed a special Sefer Torah whose first words were inscribed in Gan Eden HoElyon, the Rebbe's holy chamber in 770. the special Sefer Torah was written at various venues connected with Jewish history, and many individuals had the distinct honor of inscribing a letter in this Torah ■ more | | | |
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| Honoring FSU Jewish Heros
Victory Day: Commemorating 68 Years |  | | Moscow | Photograph: FJC | | The 9th of May, marking this year 68 years since the historic victory over the Nazis by the joint forces that ended the Second World War, was widely celebrated last week in hundreds of Jewish communities in the FSU, whose members include many war veterans ■ more | | | |
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| My Encounter
R' Leibel OB"M and The Rebbe |  | | Rabbi Leibel Bistritsky was interviewed multiple times for the My Encounter with the Rebbe project. This interview took place in his home in Israel in the summer of 5766 ■ more | | | |
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| Boruch Dayan Hoemes
HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Leibel Bistritzky, OB"M |  | | Photograph: Shturem Archives | | With sadness we inform you of the passing of HaRav HaChossid Rabbi Yehuda Leib (Leibel) Bistritzky,ob"m. R' Leibel passed away in Eretz Yisroel where he had moved a number of years ago, at age 86. The levaye will take place at 9:30 in Yerushalayim ■ more | | 1 comments | |
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| Attention Anash
Urgent Tehillim and Tzedoko Needed |  | | Attention Anash and Tmimim: Please take a moment of your to say Tehillim and give tzedoko l'zchus R' Yehuda Leib ben Shifra, a prominent eltere Chossid ■ more | | 1 comments | |
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| Erev Shavuos in Kfar Chabad
The Lipsker Bros. Carry On Family Tradition |  | | Photograph: Hyper Lipsker PR | Kfar Chabad residents were happy to participate in an old Lipsker family tradition on Erev Shavuous. The Lipskers, owners of the Hyper-Lipsker Supermarket, hosted an "Open House" event with tastes of Shavuos delicacies ■ more | | 1 comments | |
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| Gala Chanukas HaBayis
New Building Reflects Community Growth |  | | Photograph: San Antonio Express-News | A large crowd attended dedication ceremonies for the Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning Sunday in North San Antonio. The synagogue and community center is a 12,500-square-foot, $2.5 million facility that reflects the growth of the Chabad Lubavitch community in San Antonio ■ more | | | |
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| 10 Years of Shlichus
President of Cyprus Celebrates with Chabad |  | | Ten Years of Shlichus in Cyprus | Photograph: Shmulik Sofer | Shluchim Rabbi & Mrs. Zev Raskin celebrated 10 years of the Rebbe's Shlichus in Cyprus with friends and supporters. Among the honored guests was the island's president ■ more | | | |
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| Shul & Mikveh
Chanukas Habayis for $2.8 M Chabad House |  | | Photograph: Antonio Express-News | | About 28 years ago, Rabbi Chaim Block left New York City to spread Jewish awareness across South Texas and establish an Orthodox congregation. He started inside his two-room condo, along with his wife and then-infant daughter. “Usually, a congregation is looking for a rabbi. I was a rabbi looking for a congregation ■ more | | | |
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