Watch: For the first time, Rabbi Mendy Hendel of Crown Heights and Director of Eshel Hachnosas Orchim, tells his personal story of 'Techiyas Hameisim' - coming back to life - and what he decided following the great miracle. Video
Live: Farbrengen With Rabbi Yossi Paltiel
Join a live Farbrengen with Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, one of the inspiring and uplifting Simchas Beis Hashoeva Farbrengens taking place in Crown Heights each night of sukkos. Live
Live: Simchas Beis Hashoeiva in Crown Heights Night 2
The annual music and dancing celebration in the streets of Crown Heights begining with a kids program and later music by Shmuel Batash, Mendi Gadasi, and musicians Kevutza Band and Yossi Cohen. Live
Montrealers Dance at Simchas Beis Hashoeva
Photos: Shneur Man
A Simchas Beis Hashoeva celebration took place in front of the Chabad “Yeshiva” building in Montreal, Canada, which included music, dancing and acrobatic stunts. Photos, Video
Kfar Chabad Family Escapes Just as Fire Burns House
In the dark of night, a devastating fire broke out in the highly populated, residential area of Kfar Chabad, engulfing, and ultimately destroying the home of the Levin family. Full Story, Video
Over 50,000 at Birchas Kohanim at the Kotel
During the first days of Sukkot, around 200,000 people visited the Western Wall This morning, over 50,000 people participated in the Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing). Another Birkat Kohanim service will be held on Wednesday at the Western Wall Plaza. Full Story, Photos, Video
Simchas Beis Hashoeiva Kicks Off Nightly Celebration
Photos: Mendy Krief/COLlive
The first night of the annual music and dancing celebration in the streets of Crown Heights took place Sunday night at the Mega Simchas Beis Hashoeva on Kingston Avenue, featuring music by Eli Marcus, Chony Zucker, and musicians Mendy Kraus and Yossi Cohen. Full Story, Photos, Video
Live: Mega Simchas Beis Hashoeiva in Crown Heights
Watch Live Now: The annual music and dancing celebration in the streets of Crown Heights Sunday night featuring music by Eli Marcus, Chony Zucker, and musicians Mendy Kraus and Yossi Cohen. Live
When the Rebbe had a Medical Issue During Hakofos
Shabbos Night Live with Rabbi Shmuel Butman: The importance of Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah equals the importance of Rosh Hashono and achieves the same things in a different way. The inner meaning of "Hakofos." Video
First Chol Hamoed Concert Sold Out
Message from Avraham Fried: The first Chol Hamoed concert starring Avraham Fried, Benny Friedman, Joey Newcomb & Moshe Tischler at Newark Symphony Hall is sold out, don't miss the second show! Video
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
Final Episode: In the Footsteps of Rebbetzin Chana’s Diaries
Final episode of "In the Footsteps of Rebbetzin Chana's Diaries" on COLlive.com, a documentary series by Rabbis Eliezer Zaklikovsky and Mendel Feller, revisiting the exile of the Rebbe's parents in Kazakhstan. Episode 6: The heartbreaking story of the Rebbe’s parents spending Sukkos and Simchas Torah 5703 (1942) alone in their “mud hut”. Video
Niggun ‘Vesamachta’ Will Get You in the Yom Tov Spirit
The Tzama Project has released a new single in time for the upcoming joyous Yom Tov of Sukkos, "Vesamachta," performed by superstar singers Avraham Fried and Lior Narkis. Video
The First Customer of the New iPhone 15…
Watch: A crowd gathered at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York to launch the new iPhone 15. The first customer wasn’t distracted by the presence of CEO Tim Cook… Video
Rambam In Depth: Salting the Sacrifices
A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: Salting the Sacrifices in the Bais Hamikdash. Full Story, Video
Women Gather to Mark Rebbetzin Chana’s Yartzeit
Hundreds of women and girls gathered for Nshei ubnos Chabad's Vov Tishrei event marking the Yartzeit of Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe's mother. Full Story, Photos, Video
Israelis Can Now Enter the United States Without a Visa
Only 40 countries have visa exemptions to the United States and now Israel has joined the list: Israelis will be able to apply to enter the U.S. for tourism or business purposes up to 90 days in advance without first obtaining a U.S. visa beginning November 30th, 2023. Full Story, Video
6 True Stories of the Impact Teachers Have
Watch: The Menachem Education Foundation (MEF) collected 6 true stories of teachers' impact on students, where the significance of these interactions was not immediately evident. Some of the teachers in these stories have never even heard them before. Full Story, Video
Recollections of Rabbi Dovid Krasnjanski
Watch: Historian Rabbi Chaim Dalfin shares stories and memories of Rabbi Dovid Krasnjanski obm - devoted husband to Etel, Torah genius, and humble Baal Chesed, who served as the Rosh Kolel of Tiferes Zekeinim Levi Yitzchak in Crown Heights. Video
Large Crowd at Late Night Levaya For Antwerp Chossid
Despite the late hour, a large crowd participated in the levaya of R' Yaakov Eliezer Friedrich obm, one of the eldest Lubavitcher Chassidim who was an educator in Antwerp, Belgium and passed at the age of 100. Photos, Video
Shiur: Is Your Calabria Esrog Kosher?
The past week, Kollel Anash of Crown Heights hosted a shiur by Rabbi Eliyahu Matusof on the halachic issues associated with esrogim murkovim, grafted esrogim. Full Story, Video
270 Lemaan Yilmedu Students Celebrate Semicha in Crown Heights
Photos: Yossi Jerufi and Dovber Hechtman
500 people participated in Lemaan Yilmedu's impressive “Chag Ha’Semicha” in Oholei Torah hall in Crown Heights with certificates given out to about 270 students who successfully completed the curriculum for Semicha. Full Story, Photos, Video
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
Chinuch Series with Educator Rabbi Yaakov Eckhaus, Part 3
Watch: 4-part Chinuch series with educator Rabbi Yaakov Eckhaus, interviewed by Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, Part 3: Emphasize learning and wanting to learn more Torah. Video