Unfortunately, Jewish news is often filled with the obituaries of those who have lost their lives at a young age. We read the details, especially if the person is someone we know, or share a community with. Every once in a while, however, there comes the story of an individual who is so remarkable, so inspiring, that even without knowing them, the reader’s heart aches that they are no longer in this world. Full Story
Fund Set Up for Woman Who Lost Everything in Fire
Aviva, an elderly woman living on her own in Crown Heights, lost everything after a fire on Pesach ripped through her apartment. Her friends have set up a fund to help her get back on her feet. Full Story
Mommy, What Will Happen if You Die While Abba is Still in Prison?
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Three years ago, Sylvia Nahmani was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. Her husband, Ronan, was sitting out a 20 year sentence in prison for a first-time, non-violent offense. Her five beautiful children, ages three to fourteen, were forced to uproot their lives and relocate so Sylvia could obtain medical treatment. Full Story
Almost 75% raised: Give LIFE To a Young Mother and Shlucha
75% raised already! Please join with Colel Chabad of Tzfas to GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE to help a Shlucha, a young mother, get the emergency life saving medical treatments she most desperately needs, so she can return to her family and her shlichus, B'EzH"Y, in good health. Full Story
VIDEO: Child saying Kaddish for his Father
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Over 100 almanos are registered to receive help paying for their rent, food, clothing and for their children’s needs. Thirty-five new cases were added over the past 3 months due to Covid-19. Full Story
Help Rabbi Yitzi Spend Pesach With His Family
Rabbi Yitzi Hurwitz, the inspiring Shliach who is battling ALS, and his family are being hosted for a much-needed respite this Pesach at the KMR program in Florida. Please help with the cost of special air transport. Full Story
Girls’ High School Shaken By Shocking Death
For the past month the community of Petach Tikva prayed fervently for the recovery of Devorah Broiner, a 45 year old mother of 8 who was in serious condition with COVID. Despite their community prayers and efforts, however, Mrs. Broiner passed away last week, sending ripples of shock through the many who knew and admired her family. Full Story
Help a Hard-Working Father Keep his Daughter Connected to Yiddishkeit
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Please join in helping the father of a young Jewish girl who is currently stuck in limbo between two worlds: one where she is encouraged to appreciate Judaism and one where she is told to despise it. Full Story
A Jewish Home in S. Petersburg
The Chabad House in Maskowski, St. Petersburg, Russia, directed by Rabbi Shmuel and Batya Chitrik, is a warm home away from home for 5,000 Jewish families, providing help and support for anyone who needs it. Help them fulfill their dream of expansion. Full Story
Crown Heights Family Loses Everything in Fire
A campaign to help a family who lost everything when a fire broke out in their building has nearly reached the goal. Help them now. Full Story
New Lubavitch Cheder Opens in South Florida
What began last year as a Cheder of 35 students, founded by Shluchim and Anash in Palm Beach County, Florida, is seeing great success and has grown to a Moisad with 120+ students directed by Rabbi Aharon and Chaya Matusof. Full Story, Photos, Video
Who Can Stand Idly by While Missionaries Pursue Jewish Children?
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This is the very painful, heart-rending story of Miriam, fighting in New Zealand to keep her Jewish children from a father scheming to have them baptized and placed in a Christian parochial school. Full Story
My Uncle, the “770 Transplant” in Israel
Rabbi Yechiel Wilhelm tells of his uncle Rabbi Avrumi Bukiet obm, who "never left 770 and 770 never left him, when you saw him walking in the streets of Kfar Chabad, Bnei Brak or any other place his shlichus took him, you could see that deep inside he was still that bochur sleeping on the benches in 770." Full Story
Lubavitch Girls’ Schools in London Raising Funds
Lubavitch Junior Girls' School and Lubavitch Senior Girls' School in London, UK are raising £20,000 today for their continued growth and success in providing a a Chassidishe, warm and nurturing environment for hundreds of young girls. Full Story
Family of ‘French Twin’ Pleads For Public Support
The family of Yisroel Gurion, who entertained thousands as one of 'The Twins From France,' is speaking out about his struggle with mental illness and his current imprisonment instead of medical treatment in a hospital. Full Story, Video
Pregnant Young Woman Was ‘Wary of Vaccines,’ Died of COVID
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Osnat Benshitrit was a 31-year-old mother of 4, from Givat Shmuel, passed away after being infected with COVID. She was 30-weeks pregnant. Full Story, Video
Shluchim Need Urgent Funds for Their Children
A Shluchim family is in desperate need of help to raise funds for medical expenses as they are caring for their 3 critically ill children. Full Story
They Jailed My Innocent Father
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My innocent father is imprisoned in a foreign country for no fault of his own. Please save him. I miss him. I want him back home. Full Story
Merkos Initiative Funds Building of Mikvahs Around The World
The Global Mikvah Project, established by Merkos 302 and S. Paulo Shliach Rabbi Yossi Schildkraut, steps up to match donations for the Bring Mikvah Home Campaign, raising funds for seven Shluchos to build Mikvahs in their remote cities. Full Story
The Stockpile I Saw in R’ Yisroel Rapaport’s House
Rabbi Levi Silman, a Shliach in Cape Town, South Africa, recalls spending a night in the guest room at the home of New Jersey Shliach Rabbi Yisroel Rapoport OBM and being initially taken aback by what he found there... Full Story
Frum Family Facing Eviction
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My husband always worked hard to support us, but when the Coronavirus pandemic arrived, he was no longer able to find work to do and we fell into great financial struggles. Full Story
She Said The Four Words A Child Should Never, Ever Hear
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“Abba isn’t waking up!” are not exactly the most common words for a bochur to wake up to on a Shabbos morning at home. But unfortunately for Yechiel Zlotnick, that is exactly what he heard. Full Story
Young Woman Has Toxic Reaction to a Prescription Medication
Chaya Mushka Hendrie is a young woman from a Chabad family whose life recently took a devastating, life-altering turn as a toxic reaction to a prescription medication caused severe life-threatening burns over 90% of her body. Full Story
The Shluchim to the Tech Community
From a challah bake at Google to a menorah lighting at BuzzFeed, Rabbi Mordechai and Chana Lightstone have been serving the community of techies in New York City as part of "Tech Tribe." Full Story, Video
It’s Not Too Late to Win Extra Funding for Your Chabad House
Yesterday, nine additional prize winners were announced in a second surprise raffle during the Chabad Global Giving Day. Full Story
