ChabadInfo has been given an exciting update! As the much anticipated “Hachnosas Orchim Day” Charidy fundraising campaign is taking place, there will be multiple dollars from the Rebbe raffled off! One dollar will be raffled off for every donation over $36, and an additional dollar will be raffled off for every donation over $100 • Donate

As ChabadInfo.com reported, the Shluchim in Nairobi, Kenya, Rabbi Shmuel Notik and his wife Chaya, were robbed by a group of five locals overnight Wednesday, at the Chabad House. Please help cover the tremendous costs, thorough the emergency fund organized pro bono by Charidy.com • Donate

Established in 1966, the Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah) is Australia’s first and largest fully residential institute of tertiary Jewish studies. It caters for both Australian and international students • Donate

DA’AT – WHO ARE WE?

How did it all start?

The Da’at Institute was established in Rehovot in 1991 by Rabbi Yitzchak Arad, with the blessing and agreement of the Lubavitcher Rebbe MhM. Since then, we have been reaching out with the wellsprings of Torah learning and Chassidic teachings, as well as activities to help the community in various ways.

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Lectures and Getaways

We have hosted Shabbatons and seminars, both at the Da’at center and in other pleasant locations, as well as regular lectures and lectures for special occasions, on topics such as Jewish psychology, emotional awareness, tools for healthy self-actualization, education, domestic harmony, and more.

In his lectures, Rabbi Arad succeeds in presenting deep and abstract concepts from the teachings of Chassidut, in a detailed and authentic manner, all in clear and modern terminology, which enables people to apply this knowledge in building a practical awareness in their lives.

Yeshivat Da’at

In the year 2000 Rabbi Arad founded a yeshiva for people with less background in Torah learning, situated in Rehovot. Hundreds of students have studied there over the years, which resulted in a change of lifestyle for them towards living and experiencing Torah and its precepts, and thus the Da’at circle of influence has grown significantly. The yeshiva has been a warm home to the many students and a place which helped them build a meaningful life and establish Torah-observant and Chassidic homes.

Many of the yeshiva graduates serve as mentors today and as emissaries of the Rebbe in Israel and abroad, while keeping a warm connection with Rabbi Arad and the yeshiva staff.

Yeshivat Da’at – Migdal Mordechai

Yeshivat-Da’at – Migdal Mordechai for youth was established three years ago. The yeshiva employs a unique Chassidic approach, based on Rabbi Arad’s methods of explaining Chassidut, developed over decades. The goal is to empower them to be Chassidim with a healthy approach.

The yeshiva staff has a warm, personal relationship with each student, an approach of consistency and healthy boundaries. As a result, it has been very successful.

There is much emphasis on the study of Halacha, including the fields of shechita, safrut, Tefillin maintenance, kashrut supervision, and more. The students receive both in-depth and practical study in these fields.

The physical conditions are very good, including plentiful, nutritious, and tasty meals. In addition, there are extra-curricular activities, such as swimming, horse-riding, and other age-appropriate fun and challenging activities.

Within the last two years, the yeshiva students embarked on inspiring trips to explore the roots of Chassidut in the Ukraine, at the resting places of some of the holy Rebbes.

The special approach of this yeshiva has aroused much interest in educational circles and many educators have come to visit the yeshiva and consult with Rabbi Arad, with the goal of applying his approach in more educational institutions.

Publications

The Da’at Institute publishes many different materials which make this special approach available to the public. Among them are the books: Reim Ahuvim, Lech Lecha, HaNefesh keMashal, VeHem Yevonenuhu, and various books of questions and answers. The Institute is working on additional lectures, which are soon to be published. Hundreds of lectures from the institute are circulated in different media.

Explanations of the Discourses of B’shaah Shehikdimu Taf-Ayin-Resh-Bet

In the year 2011, as part of preparation for the hundredth year since the initiation of the famous series of Chassidic discourses by Rabbi Shalom DovBer of Lubavitch, known as “Hemshech Ayin-Bet,” we began to publish books explaining these discourses. Thousands of people study them, Chabad Chassidim and other Jews from various walks of life. This unique project has published ten volumes to date.

Website

Rabbi Arad’s lectures are presented on the Institute’s website and new lectures are uploaded weekly, on topics such as education and emotional awareness according to Chassidut. There is a special section for questions and answers in Jewish law, as well as family dynamics and counseling on additional topics. The website fields questions from various parts of the world, in Hebrew, English, Russian, French, and Spanish.

Treatment & Counseling

The Da’at Institute provides psychological counseling according to the principles of Chassidut to the community at large. Many families have, thank G-d, been established and/or rehabilitated, many children have been set on track, and many people have been enabled to release emotional barriers and be freed of anxiety and depression.

Training Therapists and Coaches

The ‘Da’at and Tevuna’ Institute was established about a decade ago with the aim of honing and teaching a Chassidic approach to therapy and train professionals and mentors in the community to work with and treat people with this unique approach. Over the years, many have graduated from its programs and are applying these teachings in their professional and personal lives, as well as guiding others.

Looking to the Future

The various activities of the Institute require vast resources, and the need has only grown in the last three years since the Yeshivat Da’at – Migdal Mordechai was founded. Additional staff needed to be hired and many more expenses were added.

The aim of our campaign is to intensify, develop, and expand all the above-mentioned beneficial activities in a significant manner. We are building the generations of the future, spreading the wellsprings of Chassidut, and touching individuals, preparing the world for the imminent Redemption!

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When we have a Shaaloh or when we need direction, we know who to call, but do we fulfill our responsibility to make sure the Rabbonim can cover their expenses? The Rabbonim have also innovated important new programs such as asktherav.com, the new website for submitting Shaalos, as well as Halacha guides for every Yom Tov • Full Letter, Donate

“Certainly, all those who help Eshel-Hachnosas Orchim – the Rebbe Benches them with special Brachos that they succeed in all their endeavors physically and spiritually. In the holy words of the Rebbe: the larger the assistance is – it creates a larger ‘vessel’ to receive larger Brachos.” Donate Here • Full Letter

There is one word to summarize this past year: Growth. It’s been so wonderful to get to meet more and more of the incredible Springfield community! After two years of reaching out to the community in every way, trying to make Judaism more accessible, fun and attractive, Chabad of Springfield now need your help to continue on • Full Story, Donate

On the grounds of the Poconos Yeshiva, a brand new state-of-the-art Mikvah is being built. Construction is already well underway, and now the Yeshiva is turning to you to help them finish the project • Full Story, Donate

As Lubavitcher Mechanchim, we enter the classroom everyday with the mission to inspire and uplift. We want our students to feel the same energy and enthusiasm to live as the Rebbe’s Chassidim that we grew up with before Gimmel Tammuz.

Unfortunately, nurturing a real and practical connection to the Rebbe has been a difficult task. This is a connection that needs to be cultivated from the youngest ages. While we would stand for hours by Farbengens and soak up the Rebbe’s words, our students have trouble sitting through a short video of a Sicha.

But all that changed three years ago!

Maor Kids Videos brings the Rebbe’s Horaos to life with fun and relatable animated characters, interactive questions and opportunities to win prizes! The Rebbe becomes alive in the classroom!

These videos lead to lively discussions, reflective questions and practical examples.

“My students look forward to the three days a week that it’s Maor video day!” a teacher from Crown Heights excitedly texted us. The Maor Videos is one of the biggest prizes my class can earn, and they make sure to earn it often!” says a teacher from Toronto!

“The Rebbe becomes alive on the children’s level… through these videos the child understands it’s not just their parents and grandparents Rebbe, but everyone’s Rebbe… Please support this most amazing organization!” says Mrs. Esther Wilhelm.

Join me in joining Maor on #MaorDay and give openly to an organization that is investing in our future. You can’t put a price on the future of Hiskashrus, and Maor works daily to keep it that way.

Maor only has 48 hours to raise $200,000!
The campaign is all or nothing….
Your support is needed to help them reach their goal!
Click Here and help bring the Rebbe to the classroom!

In connection with the current fundraiser campaign for ‘Eshel – Hachnosas Orchim’, we present an answer from the Rebbe in which the Rebbe writes “Thanks for the good news” in regard to Eshel • Donate

The first raffle took place at midnight for those who contributed over $60 to “Hachnosas Orchim Day” fundraising campaign, the dollar of the Rebbe will be going to Meir & Anat Moshe of Petach Tikvah. There will be multiple dollars from the Rebbe raffled off throughout the remainder of the campaign • Donate

ChabadInfo has been given an exciting update! As the much anticipated “Hachnosas Orchim Day” Charidy fundraising campaign is taking place, there will be multiple dollars from the Rebbe raffled off!  The first raffle will be held at midnight, for all who contributed over $60 • Donate

The Rabbonim of Crown Heights have put out a letter urging support for the Charidy fundraising campaign of Eshel – Hachnosas Orchim, commencing a 36 hour period during which you, too, can partner with Eshel in welcoming and hosting the Rebbe’s thousands of guests • Full Story • Click here to donate

After over a year of reaching out to the Springfield community in every way we can, hosting Shabbos meals, holiday celebrations, meaningful classes/study partners, house visitation, and Minyanim, Chabad of Springfield needs your help to continue on the amazing work that they do • Full Story, Donate

In the middle of an intense 24 hours fundraising campaign for Chabad of Krakow, local Shliach and director of Chabad Krakow, Rabbi Gurary, was seen helping with the important Mitzvah of Jewish burial. The campaign has just a few hours left, please donate here • Donate