/> >The Avner Institute presents the following encounter, where Rabbi Levi Pressman, of blessed memory, describes the daring act of ...

A daughter in critical condition. A son forced to shave his beard. Even before officially stepping into his late father-in-law’s role, the...

Why is the beard so important to many Jews? Especially a beard that is untrimmed? The following is a letter to a mother who, upset over he...

Is Aliyah the only “way”? Shouldn’t every Jew simply pack his bags and move to Israel? The Avner Institute presents an insightful reply t...

Ben Gurion answered, after considering the various possibilities. "After endless agony, we were finally able to obtain a miniscule ca...

Chabad to Williamsburg—how far does the love for a fellow Jew go? Especially one who strayed? The Avner Institute presents a moving encount...

Over the year’s late British businessman Zalman Jaffe and his wife Roselyn spent every Shavuos in Crown Heights, where they merited an es...

Yom Kippur 1973. Israel was suddenly attacked, and in the devastating, dramatic battle with Egyptian forces, many lives were lost. Following...

“he never saw Heaven with a telescope.” The afterlife and other topics were posed to the Rebbe by a group of eager college students. The Avn...

“Rebbe, please explain the existence of G-d.” Over the years the Rebbe fielded many queries from youth who challenged Jewish belief in the f...

"Rebbe, my non-Jewish girlfriend and I are thinking of getting married" Assimilation was and still is one of the most challenging ...

Over the years the Rebbe dealt attentively with “at-risk” individuals who questioned their faith and wandered off the path. The Avner Instit...

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, was born Friday, April 18, 1902 (11 Nissan 5662) in the Ukrainian town of Mikolaiv. Over ...

It was December 1957, and Naftali Dulitzky, a wealthy Tel Aviv businessman, was asked by the Rebbe to donate a very large sum for the fledgl...

October 1973. On Yom Kippur Egypt launched a sudden attack on Israel, which by the skin of its teeth pushed back the enemy force and potenti...