Writing a biography of a larger-than-life figure is never easy. And when that figure is the seventh Lubavitcher rebbe, the charismatic leader of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement ...

The far-right pundit accused modern Chabad’s late spiritual leader of promoting hate toward non-Jews. For decades the Chabad-Lubavitch movement has followed the teachings of its last spiritual ...

The Hasidim are reluctant to count themselves: when asked how many followers he had, the Lubavitcher Rebbe replied, "How many Jews are there in the world?" Estimates in the mid-1960s put the ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) –Twenty-five years ago, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the 92-year-old Lubavitcher Rebbe, succumbed to his many ailments and died, to the horror of his Hasidim. Since suffering the first ...

They had the perfect energetic tune to keep them on their feet: the Niggun Didan Notzach. Up until then, this Chassidic melody was sung wordlessly and only occasionally. One notable instance was ...

The 28th of Teves is the birthday of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson (nee Yanovsky), wife of the gaon and mekubal Harav Levi ...

Another highlight was a letter Sacks sent to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1990, seeking guidance on whether to accept the role of chief rabbi of the United Hebrew ...

U.S. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan once scheduled an hour-long meeting with the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Towards the end of the consultation, the Rebbe asked if he could ...

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog began their diplomatic visit to the United States with a significant gesture: a prayer at the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens ...

A section of President Street in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood will be renamed “Lubavitcher Rebbe Way” to honor the leader of the Chabad movement, the New York City Council agreed on ...

Crown Heights Women for the Safety and Integrity of Israel calls on the Israeli Government to reject the terms being forced on Israel for a cease fire agreement with Hamas The Lubavitcher Rebbe's ...