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You Really Want to Change; So Why Haven’t You?
We tend to assume that if we truly wanted to change, we would have changed already. A powerful insight in the Rebbe’s maamar Ani L’Dodi 5726 suggests that the truth may be very different. From an Elul shiur by Los Angeles Mashpia Rabbi Mendel Schapiro.
What Do You Want Lubavitch to Be?
“Everything we place before the public tells people something about what Lubavitch is. The deeper question is: What do we want our children to understand when they hear the word ‘Lubavitch,’ and will the next generation see that derech clearly in us?”
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There Was Only One ‘Reb Shmuel’
Tickling Someone in the Ear with Tzitzis?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bringing tefillin into the mikvah, missed kapitlach before Boruch She'omar on Shabbos, and tickling someone in the ear with tzitzis.
New Press Publishes Translations of Chassidus for Women
Oholei Torah Zal Begins With 540 Bochurim, Expanded Faculty
Ohel Bus Runs Expanded Schedule for Elul
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How Do I Toivel a Keurig?
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Shliach and Tech Executive Chavrusa Turned Into a Book
After years of learning together, Vancouver shliach Rabbi Shmuel Yeshayahu and tech executive Daniel Friedmann, published Your Calling, exploring how Torah can help readers discover their purpose.
‘Party Planned’ Takes the Planning Out of Shluchos’ Events
As the Shluchim Office enters its 40th year, a brand new initiative, Party Planned is launched for Shluchos: a collection of five fully planned and tried and tested events, prepared from A to Z.
Moscow Yeshiva Opens New Year With Expanded Staff
Moscow’s main Yeshiva Ketana opened its doors on the first day of Elul for the new zman, welcoming the bochurim back as a new Rosh Mesivta and mashpia joined the yeshiva.
Chabad Delegation Pays Shiva Call to Yerushalayim Mayor
A delegation of Chabad rabbonim, shluchim and representatives in Yerushalayim visited Mayor Moshe Lion on Sunday afternoon as he sits shiva following the passing of his father, Shalom Lion.
The Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe Who Lived Near 770
11 Elul marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Moshe Chaim Yehoshua Schneersohn-Twerski, the Tomashpil-Koidenover Rebbe, who lived just steps from 770. A great-grandson of the Mitteler Rebbe, he maintained a close connection with the Rebbeim and devoted his life to Taharas HaMishpacha and strengthening Yiddishkeit in America.
Nine Years Later, Nigeria’s Unfinished Tanya Mission Is Finally Complete
Left unfinished nine years ago, a recently published ma’ane of the Rebbe prompted Shluchim to revisit a Tanya printing. There they discovered a lone Jew living in Calabar and finally completed the edition.
Missionaries Hide Messages Inside Siddurim at 770
Missionary pages carrying an innocuous-looking Hebrew message have been discovered inserted inside siddurim around 770, amid a recent increase in missionary activity targeting the area.
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A Holy Jew Lived in Shanghai: The Remarkable Life of Harav Meir Ashkenazi – II
Part two of the series about the fascinating and colorful story of Harav Meir Ashkenazi of Shanghai traces his response to the Holocaust, post-war communal activism, visit to Eretz Yisrael and America, and his final years in New York as the rov and father figure of the international Shanghai diaspora.
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You Really Want to Change; So Why Haven’t You?
We tend to assume that if we truly wanted to change, we would have changed already. A powerful insight in the Rebbe’s maamar Ani L’Dodi 5726 suggests that the truth may be very different. From an Elul shiur by Los Angeles Mashpia Rabbi Mendel Schapiro.
Torah
Tickling Someone in the Ear with Tzitzis?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including bringing tefillin into the mikvah, missed kapitlach before Boruch She'omar on Shabbos, and tickling someone in the ear with tzitzis.
How Do I Toivel a Keurig?
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Rice: Three Brachos or One?
Ask the Rov: Which bracha do we make on rice? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Splitting Davening Between Two Chazzonim?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including saying “Elokim Acheirim,” missed parsha when traveling to Eretz Yisroel, and splitting shachris between two chazzonim.
Late to Minyan: Daven or Wait?
Ask the Rov: I walked into Mincha, and they’re in the middle of Shmoneh Esrei. Should I daven or wait? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Making a Phone Call Before Davening?
In this week’s episode of Lemaan Yishmeu, Rabbi Yosef Braun addresses intriguing halachic questions on a wide range of practical topics — real questions that have come to his desk, along with his clear and insightful responses.
Inspiration
He Saw What the Tzemach Tzedek Did Behind Closed Doors
Called into the Tzemach Tzedek’s room to copy a maamar, R. Shmuel der Shreiber was left spellbound by what he witnessed, spending all night watching the Rebbe learn until he was ultimately sent on his way.
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Kasriel Nachman Keinan, 24, AH
After more than a week of intensive searches, the body of missing Lubavitcher bochur Kasriel Nachman Keinan was found Thursday afternoon in difficult terrain near the Swiss Forest outside Tiveria.
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Heritage Quest Ends, But Teens’ Global Impact Has Just Begun
Campus Shluchos Gather in DC for First-Ever JewishU Growth Summit
