Tonight is the yarzheit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushkah Schneerson [b. 1901], wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Rebbetzin passed away on the 22n...

This is an interesting response from a reader, to Friday's posting Gog and Magog: The Strait of Hormuz Guest post, authored by Joe. ...

Week's Energy for Parshas Mishpatim Resetting our Moral Compass by Rav DovBer Pinson The Torah reading this week opens with t...

עַיִן תַּחַת עַיִן " An eye for an eye " [Mishpatim 21:24] The term "eye for an eye" explain Chazal [Bava Kamma 84a]...

Received via email [Yosef Kaner] - free translation from the Hebrew  Rav Yekutiel Fish posted an interesting quote from Rabbi Shlomo Ephr...

[Hat tip: Joe] Chassidut by Rabbi Herschel Reichman Our Sages say that Yitro had seven names . The Shem MiShmuel takes an in-depth look a...

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv There has been a deterioration in the condition of Maran Posek HaDor HaGaon HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shli...

Oprah Winfrey spent a day visiting Hasidic communities in Brooklyn, NY. At the end of the day, Chabad.org's own Rabbi Motti Seligson int...

"And you shall select from among the entire people, men of wealth who are G-d fearing, men of truth who despise monetary gain" [...

Diplomats stationed in Israel request gas masks, prepare contingency plans in case of missile attacks; envoys fear that thousands of dual-ci...

The numerical value of "Bnei Yisrael" בּני ישׂראל plus the number 8 - corresponding to the words' eight letters - [an accept...

Tomorrow [Wednesday] is the 15th Shevat, known as Tu b'Shevat - a date which   is designated as "the new year for trees". On T...

President Obama slapped new sanctions on Iran Monday, freezing all property of the Central Bank of Iran, other financial institutions, and t...

If you're an orthodox woman who is a victim of domestic violence, your biggest nightmare could just end up being the rabbi you turn to ...

RECORD-breaking floods have sparked a disaster declaration in Queensland's southwest, with the premier warning the region has entered...

Pay no attention to any feelings of discouragement that may plague you. Do not listen to the criticism of the forces of evil, for they re...

Iranian blogger urges Tehran to exploit West's inaction to 'wipe out Israel' by 2014; lays out strategy. An Iranian blogger on ...

The Hebrew word for hand is "yad" which has a gematria value of 14. Each hand has five fingers, which together contain 14 bones -...

Amid crippling sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, Iran is continuing to prepare itself for war against the West, and now is warning...

''Yehei sheloma rabba min Shemayah" which is Aramaic for "May there be abundant peace from Heaven''. Performed b...

written by Rabbi Aron Moss [ Nefesh ] Question of the Week: My Jewishness is making it harder for me to find love. The more I get involve...

The sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, arrived on the shores of America in March 1940, after a miraculous escape fro...

The east coast of Australia is severely affected by flooding: the video  shows the areas currently being hit by heavy rain: [Queensland an...

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''Speak to the Children of Israel and let them turn back and encamp before Pi-hachiros '' [Beshalach 14:2] This verse, sa...

This Friday is Yud Shvat [the tenth of the Hebrew month of Shvat] - the anniversary of the passing of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi ...

HT: Moriah [Basically... they don't really know.... but they have a few theories] We have analyzed records of these sounds and found...

A senior political source claims Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is willing to uproot most of Yesha in exchange for Obama's backing. ...

The Mechilta states that " there are ten songs " beginning with the song at the sea led by Moshe, and concluding with the tenth ...

Art: Heidi Malott Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Riminov [1745-1815], a disciple of the Holy Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk, instructed everyone t...