Just hours remain before the start of the most joyous week on the calendar. With hours left you probably hardly have time to read an article on COLlive - but this one is worth a minute to read and two minutes to take action. Full Story
What do the Guests Say About Moshe Rubashkin’s Efforts
Watch: Reb Moshe Rubashkin takes it all personally because this is a shlichus that the Rebbe cherished. The orchim feel it. They see the effort, they feel the care, and they can hardly describe the experience because it is so all-encompassing and so deeply meaningful. Video
Watch: Tishrei Tent Full of Action
The Tishrei Tent at 770 is bustling with Davening, learning, Farbrengens and more every day of Tishrei, helping to accommodate the overflow crowd of thousands spending the month in Crown Heights. Video
Rabbi Braun Urges Support of Widow and 13 Orphans
Watch: Crown Heights Beis Din Rabbi Yosef Braun urges the worldwide Chabad community to support the widow of R' Nachman Nachmanson, a beloved husband and father from Crown Heights who passed away on Erev Rosh Hashana, leaving 13 children. Full Story
Fund Set Up for Family of Atara Cohen
A fund has been launched to support the family of Atara Cohen, a 9-year-old girl from the Chabad community in Toronto, Canada, who tragically passed away after an accident on Wednesday. Full Story
The Rebbe to the Neighborhood Residents: ‘A Real Yasher Koach!’
Photos: Shalom Ross
The privilege of fulfilling G-d's shlichus through Hachnasas Orchim: "It would be appropriate here to express a real Yasher Koach and the tremendous satisfaction caused by those who strive and work to remove the claim of ‘if there’s no sustenance, there’s no Torah’; that everything for the guests should be arranged with spiritual and material tranquility (at least as much as possible) by organizing matters of Eshel (food, drink, and lodging) in a pleasant and peaceful manner and with respect." Full Story
Does He Have to Take Everything So Personally?
Every detail. Every nuance. Even the eventualities: a guest’s forgotten item (isn’t it always toothpaste?), a random meal for a dozen (or two or three) people at 2:30 a.m. - each guest’s every need is the personal concern and pivotal interest of Reb Moshe Rubashkin. Full Story, Video
Benny Friedman’s Plea to the Community
A devoted father of the Crown Heights community is fighting to keep his children in his life, in our community, living our way of life, and out of public school. Full Story, Video
Tzedaka Erev Mincha: Join Moshe Rubashkin
Take action. Create a kli for rachamim, parnasa, and tremendous bracha in your life by participating in the ultimate chessed: the Rebbe’s hachnasas orchim. Support the (only) hachnasas orchim operation where orchim are the personal guests of the host throughout Tishrei. Thank you for your partnership. Full Story
Help Support Family of Young Shliach
At the young age of 27 years old the Shliach Rabbi Shimmy Hershkovitz of Ofakim passed away after difficult months of fighting the cursed disease, leaving behind a young wife and a one-year-old toddler. Help them as they face life without him. Full Story
Urgent call from Rabbi Gluckowsky: Anash and Shluchim in Eretz Yisroel Need your Help!
It's Erev Yom Kippur and hundreds of Anash and Shluchim are still desperately awaiting assistance for Yom Tov. The "Adopt a family" fund needs your help to say YES to every one of them. please donate at CharityForIsrael.com. Full Story
Rabbi Lider’s Life Work of Chesed, Continued
As the Jewish world prepares for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, we are reminded of the many families within our neighborhood who are cared for on a daily basis throughout the year. Full Story
Eshel Hosts Meals in Large Tent as Tishrei Guests Grow
Photos: Dovber Hechtman
The Eshel Hachnosas Orchim organization, which hosts guests coming to the Rebbe for Tishrei, set up a large tent in the parking lot of Oholei Torah to accommodate the larger than ever crowd this year. Full Story, Photos
Celebrating Rosh Hashana on Lockdown
Unlocking Hope: This month, Aleph is sending groups of rabbis and volunteers to dozens of prisons across the country to blow the shofar, lead inspiring holiday services, and cultivate an atmosphere of community and connection for more than 350 people who would otherwise be alone. Help the Aleph Institute raise $500,000 by Yom Kippur. Full Story
Why I Ignored the Doubters and Built the Iconic Tishrei Tent
Op-Ed by Mendel Mintz: Seven years ago, when the idea of a tent outside 770 began to take shape, many eyebrows were raised. Full Story
Tishrei in Lubavitch: Now What?
Thousands of guests this Tishrei will turn to Vaad Hatmimim, and the numbers are simply astronomical! Full Story
Tishrei Comes to Devastating Halt for the Lewin Family
For the Lewin Family, the month of Tishrei started like it has for all of us. In an instant, however, all of this planning and preparation came to a screeching halt with the sudden passing of their son Levi obm. Full Story
The Man Behind the Largest Sukkah in Crown Heights
Faces of Crown Heights: Filmmaker Tzvi Eber spends the day with R' Moshe Rubashkin as he prepares his legendary Hachnosas Orchim meals served in the largest Sukkah in the neighborhood. Video
Davening for Extra Rachamim? Show Some Extra Chesed
Head over to 1349 President Street in Crown Heights for the ultimate masterclass in fine-tuned hachnasas orchim (no entry fee, lunch included). Avraham Avinu’s Tent is open for business - the business of caring for strangers. Reb Moshe Rubashkin can be seen welcoming the Rebbe’s orchim as guests in his home, fielding requests for linens and reports of a leak all the way to the basement... Full Story
New Shluchim to Burbank, California
Rabbi Moshe and Chaya’le Kornfeld have been appointed as the new Shluchim to the vibrant city of Burbank, California. Full Story
Reb Nachman – Loving Father of 13 Leaves Behind a Grieving Family
The heart-wrenching news of Nachman's passing has left our tight-knit community in profound sorrow. A father of 13 beloved children, Nachman was not just a pillar of strength for his family but a beacon of kindness and generosity for everyone who knew him. His sudden departure has left a void that will never be filled, leaving his family in unimaginable pain. Full Story
Neshamos Opens a Mental Health Fund
Over the past five years, Neshamos has received countless calls worldwide from individuals seeking therapists, referrals, or simply a listening ear to share their struggles. Now, they have launched a mental health fund in memory of Yerucham Mordechai Katz obm, a beloved husband and father of 3 who passed away one year ago. Full Story
R’ Moshe Rubashkin – Crown Heights’ Biggest Disruptor
R' Moshe Rubashkin’s Hachnasas Orchim house sounds like a seven-week nuisance, an annual disruption to the otherwise-normal life on President Street. Chutzpah. Full Story
Security Initiative Funds New Crown Heights Shmira Patrol Car
In advance of the 2023 High Holidays, the Community Security Initiative, a partnership of UJA-Federation of New York and JCRC-NY, has provided funding for new Jewish civilian patrol cars in Brooklyn. Full Story
A Widow and 13 Orphans Need Our Support
R' Nachman Nachmanson, a beloved husband and father from Crown Heights, passed away at the age of 50. Please help his wife as she faces supporting her 13 young children alone. They are in desperate need of our help. Full Story