Descendants of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, gathered in Crown Heights for the annual Melaveh Malkah held in honor of his Hilula, marking the period surrounding the 24th of Teves.

Shalom Hartman fellow Yossi Klein Halevi serves as Beth Jacob Congregation’s Shabbat scholar in residence. Author of the new book “Like Dreamers,” which explores the story of the soldiers who reunited ...