Category: Collive

Yeshiva Temimei Darech, which caters to baalei teshuva men in Tzfas, Israel, held a celebration in honor of Chof Daled Teves, the yartzeit of the Alter Rebbe. The celebration included a printing of the Tanya, Siyum Hashas, siyum in Likutei Sichos, and a farbrengen. Full Story

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the United Nations “exhibited moral bankruptcy” in how it was treating Israel’s battle for survival during his remarks at the Holocaust Remembrance Day in New York. People in the crowd proudly put on tefillin. Full Story, Video

The Makova Rebbe, R’ Shimon Lemberger, who would attend the Rebbe‘s farbrengens at 770, was seen at the Ohel in New York on Sunday, flanked by his chassidim. Recently, new sinks were installed for handwashing after visiting the cemetery. Photos

The Jewish Museum of Moscow commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz, attended by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and five ambassadors. A “March of Life” occurred in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave between Lithuania and Poland. Full Story, Photos

The gaon and author Rabbi Yitzchok Raitport gave a shiur kloli to 400 bochurim at Beis Medrash Oholei Torah in Crown Heights on Thursday and shared a personal recollection of his interactions with the Rebbe as a young bochur. Full Story, Photos, Video

A trip to Nazi concentration camps and the ruins of Jewish life after the Holocaust is not a typical fun family getaway. Yet it is one that Rabbi Abba and Chanie Perelmuter and their children recently took and it was painful and empowering. Full Story, Photos, Video

Next week, the NCFJE organization will once again be hosting a farbrengen in honor of the auspicious day of Yud Shvat at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights and virtually on COLlive.com. 3 guests speakers were announced. Full Story

The annual “A Time for Music” concert, benefiting the HASC organization, was held for the 38th time in New Jersey. It brought together top stars in Jewish music and paid tribute to Israel in its ongoing battle against terror and its efforts to protect its people. Full Story, Photos

Chabad Camp of Austria (CCA), for girls completing 8th and 9th grade, is opening registration this week for another summer program blending European adventures with a warm, Chassidishe atmosphere directed by Shlucha Nechama Wolosow, LSW. Full Story

The wedding of Yosef Gniwisch of Montreal, Canada and Zelda Lieberman of Crown Heights took place at Oholei Torah hall in Crown Heights. Photos