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Brunoy Inaugurates New Complex on Yeshiva Campus
A new and impressive complex on the grounds of the Brunoy yeshiva includes a spacious and beautiful shul for the local Anash community, along with four new, well-designed classrooms to serve the growing student body.
Souls on Fire: Grand Finale of CTeen 18 at Nassau Coliseum
8000 Jewish teens filled Nassau Coliseum for the electrifying closing of the 18th annual CTeen Shabbaton, capping off the weekend with music, inspiration, and stories of Jewish resilience. With thousands joining in a thunderous “Ani Maamin,” the night was a declaration to live fully, proudly, and unapologetically Jewish.
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
Young Professionals Spend Presidents Day at Hadar Hatorah
Live: Project Chana Woman’s Power Hour
Join at 8:30 PM: Project Chana Woman's Power Hour featuring Rabbi Yosef Braun on Shabbos Davening, Mrs. Sara Rayzel Wagner on Taharas Hamishpacha, and Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka on Vitamins, Remedies and Medicine.
Blizzard Couldn’t Shut Down Oholei Torah Learning
Yossi Rodal Shares His Journey to Happiness After Loss
As Snow Fell, Lively Teens Grew Still at the Ohel
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Postville Mesivta Hosted Powerful ‘Avos Ubanim’ Shabbos
Mesivta Bais Shalom Postville hosted a special and meaningful Avos Ubanim Shabbos, giving fathers and sons the opportunity to learn together, farbreng together, and experience the yeshiva environment side by side.
Tzama Releases Energetic Simcha Medley for Adar
Just in time to bring in the joyous month of Adar, the Tzama project has released a high-energy live medley of classic niggunim, guaranteed to get you into the Purim spirit, starring Avraham Fried, Motty Steinmetz, and Akiva
Through Distance and Danger, Shluchim Gathered for Unity Shabbos
The shluchim and their families from across Ukraine enjoyed a weekend packed with shiurim, shlichus workshops, women’s seminars, children’s activities, festive meals, and farbrengens. Highlights included a siyum of a Sefer Torah for Nikolayev, a surprise visit from Dnipro’s deputy mayor, and more, making it a historic and unforgettable weekend.
Overnight Shipping on Friday?
Ask the Rov: Can I ship an item on Friday with overnight shipping? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
R’ Tzvi Thaler, 79, AH
Dr. R’ Tzvi Thaler, a longtime resident of Crown Heights, passed away on Monday, 6 Adar, after a long illness, in which he inspired many with his humility, positivity and dedication to yiddishkeit, despite his physical limitations.
Women Show Up for Annual Bonei Olam Event
Hundreds gathered for Bonei Olam Chabad’s 5th Annual Women’s Show Up event, an emotionally charged evening that highlighted the journeys behind every child and the community’s shared commitment to turning years of waiting into long-awaited yeses.
Special Triple Siyum HaRambam Opportunity
Enter a unique chance to win a dollar from the Rebbe by contributing to the Siyum HaRambam Charidy Campaign. Two dimes from the Rebbe raffled exclusively for bochurim and girls who resolve to strengthen their Rambam study.
Crown Heights Weathers Historic Blizzard
Crown Heights recorded 21 inches of snow Monday, among the highest totals in the city, as a historic blizzard brought near-whiteout conditions, towering snow drifts, and a travel ban through midday,
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Rav of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere and mashpia at Yeshiva University, R’ Moshe Weinberger, led over 50 community members to the Rebbe’s Ohel on Chof-Daled Teves with a farbrengen accompanied by music and spirited dancing.
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Revelry and Radiance: Purim in Lubavitch
In honor of the approaching yom tov of Purim, From the Margins of Chabad History presents two unknown accounts of Purim with the Rebbeim—from Lubavitch with the Rebbe Rashab and Riga with the Frierdiker Rebbe.
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This Needed to Be Recorded: 3 Veteran Shluchos Share Their Stories
As Shluchos from around the world converged upon Crown Heights for the recent Conference of Shluchos, three senior Shluchos shared their stories with JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project.
Torah
Women Dipping Fingers in Havdalah Wine?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including mezuzah on a walk-in fridge, lefty tying his shoes, machtzis hashekel for children, and women dipping fingers in havdalah wine.
Matanos LaEvyonim: How Much is a Prutah?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including how much is a prutah, washing after shkiah on Shabbos, selling incense to a non-Jew, and using a swing on a tree.
Tying the Tefillin Knot Each Day?
Ask the Rov: Is it appropriate to loosen and tighten the knot of tefillin shel yad each day? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Is the World Broken or Are We Looking at It Wrong?
Once a week, the bochurim of Oholei Torah Zal enjoy a fascinating Moshiach Shiur in the Beis Medrash, given by members of Hanhalah and guest lecturers. This week's shiur was given by Moshiach expert Rabbi Rabbi Nochum Schtroks.
Apple Sauce: Ha’eitz or Shehakol?
Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin, Rov of Anash in London, explores interesting Torah questions and halachic dilemmas, including why jackets don't need tzitzis, bracha for a new child, gartel for bentching, and the bracha on apple sauce.
Stroking and Brushing the Beard?
Ask the Rov: May a man brush his beard if he may pluck out some hairs? Rabbi Chaim Hillel Raskin responds.
Inspiration
Russian Drunks Stood in Awe of His Learning
An incredible masmid who learned at every moment - even on his deathbed - R. Volf Levitin was chosen to oversee the learning in the Zal in Lubavitch. Goyim were in awe of him, and when drinking in his wife's taven, they would ask if they were disturbing him from learning.
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Eight Years Later, Rubashkin Recounts His Path to Freedom
In this raw conversation, Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin takes us inside the moments that changed his life forever: hearing the sentence, choosing emunah over despair, surviving years behind bars, and holding on when there was no visible way out.
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Women Show Up for Annual Bonei Olam Event
Shluchos Join Annual Farbrengen of Inspiration and Connection
