In a series of ‘Stump The Rabbi’ questions, Rabbi Yossi Paltiel, a popular Crown Heights teacher and mentor, answers many interesting questions. In this clip he responds to: “Part 2: Why was the Rebbe so adamant about not going to college?” • Watch

The heads of the Rabbinical Congress for Peace (RCP), which comprises close to 400 rabbis, held an urgent meeting today following the state of emergency and the murderous wave of terror that has swept the country this past week • Full Story

An image of a masked man with a machete scared many people at a local synagogue but Saturday night an arrest was made. A frightening picture taken outside the Chabad of North Hollywood appears to show a man with his face covered in a scarf, holding a machete in a threatening manner toward the Chabad • Full Story

For the fourth year this beautiful resort town on New Zealand’s South Island, Wanaka, has seen the light of Chanukah. Chabad of Wanaka, directed by Rabbi Shneur and Mrs. Mushky Shechter held nightly lightings, Chanukah parties for the many Israeli tourists and community events • Photos